The UIP also included a review of accessibility issues throughout the park under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The project also identified several supporting goals of improving the overall energy efficiency of the building systems, meeting the preservation objectives of the park, addressing overall operational and maintenance needs, and facilitating the park’s interpretive objectives. Those objectives included the rehabilitation and improvement of old and failing utility systems, the installation or improvement of fire detection and suppression systems, the installation or improvement of security systems, the removal of hazardous materials associated with utilities, and the replacement of or addition to the interpretive exhibits in some 15 buildings throughout Independence National Historical Park.
Initiated in the fall of 1992, the Utilities Improvement Project incorporated multiple parkwide objectives. The Utilities Improvement Project (UIP) was an ambitious, multi-year project that helped ensure the continuing preservation of these historic buildings. The United States Congress has charged the National Park Service with the responsibility for preserving these treasures for the enjoyment of present and future generations. The historic buildings at Independence National Historical Park (INDE) are known throughout the world and include a World Heritage Site and several National Historic Landmarks. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if fulfillment of the order is judged in violation of copyright or federal or state privacy or publicity law. The National Park Service is not legally liable for copyright, privacy, or publicity infringement when materials are wrongfully used after being provided to researchers for "fair use." The holder of the original copyright isn't necessarily the National Park Service. Permission to publish, exhibit, perform, reproduce, prepare derivative works from, sell, or otherwise distribute the item must be obtained by the user separately in writing from the holder of the original copyright (or if the creator is dead from his/her heirs) as well as from any individual(s), groups, or corporations whose name, image, recorded words, or private information (e.g., employment information) may be reproduced in the source material. This institution's permission to obtain a photographic, xerographic, digital, or other copy of a document doesn't indicate permission to publish, exhibit, perform, reproduce, sell, distribute, or prepare derivative works from this document without first obtaining permission from the copyright holder and from any private individual, group, or corporation shown or otherwise recorded. If a user later uses a copy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," the user may be personally liable for copyright, privacy, or publicity infringement.
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