1. Introduction toSign Construction& TechnologiesPresented By:Kenneth Soday

2. What Well Be Talking About TodayPurpose of On-Premise SignsSign TypesSign ConstructionTechnologies 3. Presenter Prole 26 years of hands-on experience with sales, design,management, consulting, fabrication, installation andpermitting State Certied Electrical Sign Contractor Past President of Florida Sign Association President of Southern States Sign AssociationKenneth Soday President Member International Sign Association GovernmentRelations Committee Many years of experience assisting city and countyplanners in evaluating and rewriting local sign codes 4. Purpose of On-Premise Signs Attract new customers Brand the business Create impulse sales 5. Purpose of On-Premise Signs Attract new customers Brand the business Create impulse sales Identify the business 6. Purpose of On-Premise Signs Attract New Customers 7. Purpose of On-Premise Signs Brand the business 8. Purpose of On-Premise Signs Create Impulse Sales 9. Purpose of On-Premise Signs Identify the Business 10. Purpose of On-Premise Signs Directional 11. Purpose of On-Premise Signs Informational 12. Purpose of On-Premise Signs Helpful? 13. Sign Types Ground Signs Waynding - Pylon - Directional - Monument- Informational - Pole Temporary Signs Building Signs - Banners - Wall/Fascia - Posters - Projecting/Marquee- Special Events - Roof- Political Signs - Awnings Off Premise Signs - Window graphics - Billboards - Bus Shelters - Benches 14. Locations Often HaveSeveral Sign FormsHigh-Rise Freestanding Monument Marquee Projecting Awnings Wall Signs Pylon 15. Sign Types Ground Signs - Pylon Signs - Monument Signs - Pole Signs 16. Pylon/Pole Sign Examples 17. Monument Sign Examples 18. Sign Types Building Signs - Wall/Fascia Signs - Projecting/Marquee Signs - Awnings - Roof Signs - Window Graphics 19. Wall/Fascia Sign Examples 20. Marquee and Projecting Sign Examples 21. Awning Sign Examples 22. Roof Sign Examples 23. Window Graphics Examples 24. Sign Types Waynding - Directional - Informational 25. Directional/Informational Sign Examples 26. Sign Types Temporary - Banners - Posters - Special Events - Political 27. Temporary Sign Examples 28. Sign Types Off Premise - Billboards - Bus Shelters - Benches 29. Off Premise Sign Examples 30. Sign Construction& Technology Design Installation- Needs of the Business - Engineering- Allowable by code - Permitting- Final Design- Support Structure Fabrication- Structural Materials- Sample Installations- Face Materials Maintenance- Lighting- Applicable Codes 31. Sign Construction & TechnologyDesign Need For Business - Attract new customers - Brand the business - Create impulse sales - Identify the business 32. Sign Construction & TechnologyDesign Allowable by code - Denitions - Available Footage Calculations 33. Sign Denitions Important for sign codes Poorly written denitions can result in confusionand legal action Flexible enough to capture emerging or rapidlydeveloping forms of signage Denitions from Model Sign Codes (on thumb drives) 34. Available Square Footage Calculations Based on Primary Road Frontage Based on Primary Building Frontage Based on a percentage of Building Area 35. Sign Construction & TechnologyDesign Visibility Readability Perceptual Detection(conspicuity) 36. Sign Construction & TechnologyDesign 37. Sign Construction & TechnologyFabrication Structural materials 38. Sign Construction & TechnologyFabrication Face Materials- Routed aluminum - Flex Face- Molded Plastic- Exposed Neon- Flat Plastic- Flat Cut Out Plastic -Aluminum- wood- foam 39. Face MaterialRouted Aluminum 40. Face MaterialMolded Plastic 41. Face MaterialFlat Plastic 42. Face MaterialFlex Face 43. Face MaterialExposed Neon 44. Face MaterialFlat Cut Out Plastics Aluminum Wood High DensityFoam 45. Sign Construction & TechnologyFabrication Lighting- Internal- External- Fluorescent- Neon- Metal Halide- LED 46. Sign Construction & TechnologyLighting Internal Illumination- light source emittingfrom the sign 47. Sign Construction & TechnologyLighting External Illumination - light source outside the sign 48. Sign Construction & TechnologyLighting Fluorescent 49. Sign Construction & TechnologyLighting Fluorescent 50. Sign Construction & TechnologyLighting Neon/Cold cathode - Proven to be sturdy and weather resistant - Comparatively long operational lifetimes - Traditional - popular use for outdoor signs - Sign industry works to properly dispose and recycle neon lamps 51. Sign Construction & TechnologyLighting Face channel letters w/ neon illumination 52. Sign Construction & TechnologyLightingExposed Neon Exposed Neon w/ incandescent lamps 53. Sign Construction & TechnologyLighting Metal Halide 54. Sign Construction & TechnologyLighting Metal Halide 55. Sign Construction & TechnologyLighting LED - Energy turns into Light - Uses lower energy consumption, longer lifetime, smaller size - Increasingly popular type of lighting for outdoor signs - illuminate solely by the movement of electrons over a semiconductor material 56. Sign Construction & TechnologyLighting Reverse channel letters with LED illumination 57. Sign Construction & TechnologyLighting Electronic Message Center 58. Sign Construction & TechnologyFabricationApplicable Codes Signs are regulated by: - National Electric Code - UL 48 (Standard for Safety of Electric Signs) - Other federal/state energy efciency regulations Occasionally, local sign codes attempt to impose an aestheticcontrol through the use of technical specications 59. Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 48 Global independent safety science company Covers the sign industry and our products- Safety- Quality Note: Federal law requires acceptance of any Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory; UL is the best known, but there are others such as MET Lab and ETL 60. Sign Construction & TechnologyInstallation Engineering Permitting Support Structures Sample installations 61. Sign Construction & TechnologyInstallation Engineering 62. Sign Construction & TechnologyPermitting - Permanent signs are installed with permits, subject to oversight and enforcement from city - Some other types of signs (highway, billboards) may be regulated by the state - Others (political, vehicle) may not be regulated or require any permits - Most Problem signs are not installed by Licensed Contractors 63. Sign Construction & TechnologyInstallation Support Structure 64. Sign Construction & TechnologyInstallation Support Structure 65. Sign Construction & TechnologyInstallation Same Structure, Different Displays 66. Sign Construction & TechnologyInstallation Channel letterwith raceway 67. Sign Construction & TechnologyInstallation Channel letter ush mount 68. Sign Construction & TechnologyInstallation Inspections- Necessary to see that the Installer meets therequirements of the Authority Having Jurisdiction Required inspections- Footer- Final electrical- Final building 69. Sign Construction & TechnologyMaintenance Over time, signs require reinvestment:- Regular Service (replace bulbs, clean faces,repainting, etc.)- Replacement (rebrand a national chain)- Upgraded components Occasionally, local regulations interferewith maintenance options 70. Sign Construction & TechnologyMaintenance Draft Spokane Code (proposed 2009): - Nonconforming Signs- Sign maintenance, sign repair, and changing of permanent sign faces isallowed so long as structural alterations are not made and the sign is notincreased in size.- Denition of structural alteration- Modication of a sign, sign structure or awning that affects size, shape, height,or sign location; changes in structural materials; or replacement of electricalcomponents with other than comparable materials. The replacement of woodparts with metal parts, the replacement of incandescent bulbs with light emittingdiodes (LED), or the addition of electronic elements to an non-electried signwould all be structural alterations. Structural alteration does not include ordinarymaintenance or repair, repainting an existing sign surface, including changes ofmessage or image, exchanging painted and pasted or glued materials onpainted wall signs, or exchanging display panels of a sign through release andclosing of clips or other brackets. 71. Sign Construction & TechnologyMaintenance Alteration of Nonconforming Signs - Intent of Code? - Prevent upgrade of visual elements of sign (wood/metal) - Prevent lighting a sign without obtaining permit - Prevent replacement of changeable copy panel with EMC without obtaining permit - Actual impact of Code? - Certain lamps no longer used (T12 phase-out) - Magnetic ballasts converted to electronic ballasts - Clients may choose to replace neon with LEDs - Upgrades 72. Questions