A first for Yellowstone National Park (YNP), and a rare designation for an historic building, the Yellowstone Park Foundation (YPF) announces that the 87-year-old Old Faithful Haynes Photo Shop (OFHPS) earned LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.  

“Yellowstone National Park is often at the forefront of the sustainable movement – from recycling gas cylinders to the use of soy biodiesel in the Park’s vehicles - and this project is an extension of that commitment,” said Dan Wenk, Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park.  

The OFHPS project received 75 out of 76 attempted points in seven LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Certification areas:  sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality, innovation in design, and regional priority credits.  Some of the innovative elements included in the restoration are:

• Reuse of the original building structure, windows and exterior materials.
• Salvaged and recycled materials sourced from regional manufacturers, including Douglas fir wood interior finishes, ceramic tile, and recycled glass counters throughout the building, as well as recycled glass permeable paving outside.
• Many materials sourced from regional manufacturers.
• Energy-efficient lights activated by occupancy sensors throughout the building.
• Light pollution reduced in compliance with LEED, and Yellowstone National Park’s Outdoor Lighting Standards.
 
“This project presented special challenges because we not only had to modernize the building, but maintain its historic integrity,” said Lesley Gilmore, Director of Historic Preservation Services for CTA Architects Engineers.
 
​CTA’s Historic Preservation Services provided full architectural and engineering services for the restoration of this log-out wood frame construction.
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Located in the Old Faithful area of Yellowstone, the structure once housed one of F. Jay Haynes photo shops, and was built in 1927.  Haynes was the first photo concessionaire in YNP.
 
“Today it is a showcase for creative exhibits, videos, vintage photographs, displays that highlight exciting projects supported by YPF, and original Haynes memorabilia that date from around 1900,” said Karen Bates Kress, President of the Yellowstone Park Foundation.
 
Construction began in September 2012, and was completed for the grand opening on June 21, 2013.  It was restored by the Yellowstone Park Foundation and Yellowstone National Park.  The original building is 1,550 square feet with a 650 square foot addition.  The project cost $2,100,000.
 
About the Yellowstone Park Foundation:
The Yellowstone Park Foundation has more than 18,000 individuals, corporations and foundations that donate to YPF each year, and has served as Yellowstone National Park’s official fundraising partner since 1996.  Its mission is to fund projects and programs that protect, preserve, and enhance the natural and cultural resources, and the visitor experience of the Park. YPF has raised more than $80 million, and funded more than 250 important projects and initiatives since its inception including wildlife research, cutthroat trout restoration, trail restoration, and youth education. For more information, please go to www.ypf.org.
About Yellowstone National Park:  Yellowstone National Park (www.nps.gov/yell) is home to the majority of the world’s geysers, the main reason it was established as the world’s first national park in1872.   This wild, mountainous, 2.2 million-acre expanse is home to grizzly bears, wolves, bison, elk, numerous rivers, lakes and waterfalls, and the magnificent Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.

About CTA Architects Engineers:
CTA Architects Engineers has been in business since 1938. Originally an innovative combination of an architect and an engineer, the company has continued to expand this multi-disciplinary approach to now include 24 building-related disciplines under one roof. Now numbering 380+ employees, CTA has 17 offices throughout the U.S. and Canada, including, Colorado, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, Texas, Washington, Wyoming, British Columbia and Saskatchewan.  For more information, visit www.ctagroup.com.