Cultural Resources
Mead & Hunt provides cultural resource management and historic preservation services nationwide. Our expertise includes assisting clients with compliance with Section 106, Section 4(f) and coordination with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to identify efficient and innovative solutions that balance project goals and regulatory requirements.
With historians, architects and engineers all under one roof, we can also seamlessly guide your next historic architecture or bridge project. Our historians identify and share the stories of historic properties and places through interpretation, surveys, historic contexts, documentation and National Register Nominations. We are nationally recognized for our work with historic bridges, historic roads, and postwar architecture.
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Cultural Resources
Mead & Hunt provides cultural resource management and historic preservation services nationwide. Our expertise includes assisting clients with compliance with Section 106, Section 4(f) and coordination with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to identify efficient and innovative solutions that balance project goals and regulatory requirements.
With historians, architects and engineers all under one roof, we can also seamlessly guide your next historic architecture or bridge project. Our historians identify and share the stories of historic properties and places through interpretation, surveys, historic contexts, documentation and National Register Nominations. We are nationally recognized for our work with historic bridges, historic roads, and postwar architecture.
Specialties
Called to Act: Accessible design puts people first
Mead & Hunt’s recent work at Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD) exemplifies the value of accessibility and universal design.
Juneteenth: commemorating freedom
Juneteenth is an important day in our nation’s history, but many people are still unaware of what exactly the holiday stands for.
Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial, updates to investigation/advances in healing
As this year marks the 100-year anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, ongoing efforts occur in Tulsa to understand – and heal from – the race riot.
Mead & Hunt wins Restoration Award
Mead & Hunt in association with Isthmus Architecture has received the Restoration Award from the Wisconsin Masonry Alliance (WMA) for the Bowman Hall Envelope Restoration project at University of Wisconsin – Stout. Congratulations to all involved.
The President’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan
The $2 trillion American Jobs Plan provides a much-needed investment in infrastructure. So where is the funding being applied?
How are DOTs responding to COVID-19?
Mead & Hunt recently conducted a follow-up survey of several DOTs to learn how they are dealing with COVID-19.
Public meetings—”virtually” painless?
Virtual meetings will likely continue into the future. Here are some lessons learned, as well as some best practices for how to make the most of them.
Professional organizations in the time of COVID
Professional organizations have had to adapt due to the pandemic. Here are some lessons learned we can apply moving forward.
Quality Assurance vs. Quality Control: what’s the difference?
Quality assurance and quality control (QAQC) are vital for long-term project success, so knowing the differences between them is important.
Connecting DOT Cultural Resource professionals during a pandemic
How are Cultural Resource professionals at state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) handling COVID-19? We conducted …
Why the 19th Amendment strikes a chord 100 years later
2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the constitution giving women the right to vote.
Desegregation of America’s schools in the postwar era
When we look closer at the history of desegregation and integration in schools, it becomes clear that the issue encompassed multiple facets of daily life.
Sustainability and resilience: a tale of two buzzwords?
Sustainability and resilience work in tandem. We must focus on both if we want to provide lasting and successful climate solutions.
Cultural Landscapes: Where human and natural systems intersect
The cultural landscapes approach is an important—though challenging and often overlooked—way to identify and understand cultural resources.
How do we maintain quality when everyone’s working remotely?
In these times, good QAQC remains as important as ever. We have the tools to execute our QAQC processes even when working from home.
