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Cultural Heritage and Local Museums give meaning and purpose to the objects on display in museums and art galleries as they disclose the historical and archaeological heritage of a community, leverage conservation and the rediscovery of cultural heritage through the arts, history, archaeology, literature and architecture, preserve biodiversity and rediscover cultures associated with agricultural, coastal and river communities.

Local Food Wineries and Breweries There are several fascinating examples throughout America of a resurgence in farming that cater to an ever increasing demand for local, quality and sustainable food, wine and ale consumption in both urban, rural and suburban communities.

Experience Local Atmospheres in American Communities with Historical and Sustainable Attractions

The North East and Atlantic Coast Destinations Vermont Upstate New York Hudson Delaware and Susquehanna River Trails Hershey Harrisburg Bucks County Lehigh and Brandywine Valley Maryland Virginia Historic Towns Washington DC.

From the Northeast Atlantic to the Pacific Northwest Traveling from Pennsylvania and New York to Mid America Oregon and Washington.

The US Gulf and South Atlantic City Breaks New Orleans Mobile Savannah Charleston Ashville and Charlotte.

The American West the Pacific Coast Lake Tahoe Deserts and the Rocky Mountains.

Rockies and Texas Trails Traveling along the Continental Divide Montana Wyoming Colorado Arizona and Texas.

American Preservation Towns heritage tourism cultural preservation and historic local resources. 

River Coastal and Lake Itineraries Historic Cultural and Culinary Traditions along America’s Waterways.

The US Midwest and the Great Lakes Travel Hubs and Itineraries in Illinois Iowa and South Dakota.

Southern Towns Itinerary a Journey along the South Atlantic to the Gulf Coast and up the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers Richmond Asheville Charleston Savannah Mobile New Orleans Mississippi River Memphis Nashville Louisville.

Water Resources Best Management Practices

conservation submeters water projects storm water waterways watershed infrastructure

Water and Energy Projects are catalysts in generating new employment opportunities and entrepreneurial efforts in communities that are in the forefront of managing watershed and water resources issues in urban and rural settings.

Managing Water Resources

Communities are confronting new and complex challenges to achieve safe and affordable water supplies, collect and treat waste water and storm water, flood protection, rivers and streams for fishing and swimming. There are also challenges with aging infrastructure and the impact of climate change on human health and ecosystems.

Challenges that Require New Infrastructure and Approaches to Urban Water Resources

Storm Water if rain is not properly managed and flows over impervious surfaces into the nearest storm drain, it can have a detrimental effect on rivers and streams. In an urban environment, storm water is also closely related to safety, flooding, waterway health and drinking water.

Waterways urbanization is responsible for many of the sources that contribute to waterway degradation. Increases in impervious surface area and runoff have negative effects on stream flow. Once the natural physical condition of a waterway is compromised by pollution or excessive runoff, it sets off a chain of degradation: erosion, water temperature changes and habitat loss.

Watershed groups, municipalities, agencies, and conservation groups working together to develop watershed and restoration plans, implement projects and return streams to healthy thriving systems by implementing watershed assessments and planning programs, quality control plans, floodplain protection, land use management and storm water best management practices and more.

Infrastructure Requires Continuous Inspection and Maintenance

Water Conservation the true cost of water in a property should be measured as the water rate + the sewer rate multiplied by the water consumption volume + plus fees and other associated costs. In addition, while the water usage profile varies by building type and use, mechanical systems account for 30 percent of water use in a typical building, with cooling towers nearly 50 percent and outdoor usage another 20-30 percent.

Water Heating Accounts for Eight Percent of Energy Consumption in Commercial Buildings

Sub meters help identify inefficiencies and malfunctions as leaks account for six percent of water usage and older fixtures consume up to five times more water prompting installation of leak detection systems.

Innovative Solutions to Achieve Water Quality

Financing Energy Efficiency Projects in Small Towns and Rural Communities

Energy Efficiency Projects face several financial impediments, including:

Information financial institutions often lack a full understanding of energy efficiency technologies which are almost always investments with long repayment terms;

Commercial Lenders are risk averse to this type of credit exposure while investment funds have a greater appetite for risk but focus on large volume transactions, hence

Energy Efficiency projects that would benefit small towns and rural communities require specific and unique knowledge, expertise and funding sources.

Solutions

Energy Audits provide the necessary information on current consumption patterns and establish baselines for future demand and consumption with IT-based monitoring and controlling systems whose software gathers and elaborates data coming from smart meters.

ESCos are energy and water service/savings companies that provide design, implementation and financing of energy/water saving projects via retrofits, conservation, infrastructure outsourcing, power generation and supply, as well as risk management as they share in the risk borne by the project beneficiary as the funding source buys energy savings receivables resulting from the project.

Project Tasks include: identification and evaluation of energy-saving opportunities; developing engineering designs and specifications; project management from design to installation to monitoring; energy supply at the best costs; funding; staff training and ongoing maintenance services; guarantees that savings cover project costs; understanding and applying of energy standards, laws and incentives.

Energy Performance Contracts contain risk allocation, cash flow segregation, financial instruments and controls with the appropriate management information systems.

Economies of Scale and larger volume finance transactions are achieved by linking with similar size and type projects in other small towns and rural communities. 

Exploring the Brandywine Creek and Valley

Brandywine Creek is a tributary of the Christina River in southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware. The Lower Brandywine is 20.4 miles long and is a designated Pennsylvania Scenic River with several tributary streams.

Development and Conservancy Issues in the 1960s, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania in the historic Brandywine Valley, faced a possible massive industrial development that would impact a largely rural community.  Also, development plans in floodplain areas threatened to devastate water supplies for numerous communities in southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware.

Residents bought endangered land and founded the Brandywine Conservancy in 1967.  The first conservation easements, protecting more than five and one-half miles along the Brandywine, were granted in 1969. 

These Experiences have placed the Brandywine Valley communities in the forefront of responsible land use, open space preservation and water protection with a focus on integrating conservation with economic development through land stewardship and local government assistance programs working with individuals, state, county and municipal governments and private organizations to permanently protect and conserve natural, cultural and scenic resources.

The Conservancy opened a museum in 1971 in the renovated Hoffman’s Mill, a former gristmill built in 1864, part of the Conservancy’s first preservation efforts.  It contains an unparalleled collection of American art with emphasis on the art of the Brandywine region, illustration, still life and landscape painting, and the work of the Wyeth family.

River Museums Microbrews and Shopping in Delaware and Southeastern PA

Professional Enrichment Tours address suburban sprawl, declining water quality, diminishing water supplies, vanishing agricultural land, loss of historic character, wildlife habitat degradation, and threatened biological resources. Learn to:

·         Protect and conserve land and water, natural, cultural and scenic resources;

·         Create and strengthen local government efforts that support resource conservation;

·         Improve site planning and design to support resource conservation;

·         Plan and conserve of natural and cultural resources;

·         Enhance awareness and knowledge of conservation approaches.

Travel to the US Mid-Atlantic

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On the way to the Brandywine Valley, it is worth visiting three cultural venues in Wilmington:

Rockwood Mansion & Park, an English country estate featuring unique gardens, a Rural Gothic mansion with conservatory, and a Victorian house museum with 19^thand 20^th century furnishings.

The Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, located in the Wilmington Riverfront District, is a non-collecting contemporary art museum dedicated to the advancement of contemporary art. The DCCA houses seven galleries with over 30 exhibits annually, featuring the work of regional, national, and international artists.

The Delaware Art Museum founded in 1912, it offers vibrant family programs, studio art classes, a diverse collection of American art and illustration and an outdoor sculpture garden.

Explore the Brandywine Valley, Delaware and Southeastern PA

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An Eco Museum in Your Community

A local, collective, private and public, entrepreneurial and sustainable economic development effort to create new employment and wealth opportunities:

Local a project made specifically for your community that draws on the history, traditions and talents that are unique to your town and region; shared, and paid for in part, with the participation and resources of visiting individuals, families, businesses, non profits and many others.

Collective a multidisciplinary approach that rests on the following wealth creating pillars:

o   Education and Training

o   Water Conservation and Management

o   Energy Savings and Creation Programs

o   Tourism services

o   Local typical products

The way out of a low wage, dead end job spiral: continuous acquisition of new collective knowledge

Private and Public drawing on the resources, expertise and vantage points of both in a carefully constructed partnership that is unique to the culture, values and needs of your territory

Entrepreneurial the freedom to be creative, to try something new, to fail in order to succeed!

Sustainable quality skills that empower the individual to create new wealth in the community in respect of the environment

Why  a Museum we cannot think of any other place -  anywhere - where history and culture, knowledge and learning, local citizens and visitors, the past and the future can come together and, building on past achievements, create new opportunities.

can we help make one for you

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Un Eco Museo nel Tuo Territorio

Un progetto locale, collettivo, imprenditoriale, pubblico e privato, per uno sviluppo economico sostenibile mirato a creare nuove opportunità di lavoro e di benessere sociale:

Locale un progetto realizzato appositamente per la tua comunità che attinge alla storia, le tradizioni ed i talenti unici della tua città e regione; condiviso, e pagato in parte, con la partecipazione e le risorse di persone e famiglie in visita, le imprese, i non profit e tanti altri soggetti.

Collettivo un approccio multidisciplinare allo sviluppo locale con:

o   Istruzione e formazione

o   Gestione delle risorse idriche

o   Risparmio energetico  e sviluppo di nuove risorse

o   Servizi turistici

o   Prodotti tipici locali

La via d'uscita dalla stagnazione economica: la continua acquisizione del sapere collettivo

Pubblico e Privato puntando ad un utilizzo efficace di risorse, competenze ed i vantaggi di entrambi in un partenariato costruito con la massima attenzione alla cultura, i valori e le esigenze del tuo territorio

Imprenditoriale libertà di creare e provare qualcosa di nuovo, anche fallire per poi avere successo!

Sostenibilità competenze professionali valide che consentono di creare un nuovo benessere socio-economico nel rispetto dell'ambiente

Perchè un museo c’è forse un altro luogo in cui la storia e la cultura, il sapere e l'apprendere, il cittadino ed  il visitatore, il passato e il futuro possono incontrarsi e, partendo dalle tradizioni locali, creare delle nuove opportunità.

possiamo contribuire a crearne uno anche per te

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