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CSE - Category II - Programming/Design (36%) Flashcards

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Age Group Design

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  • Elderly
    • Less mobility, security, increased lighting, material finishes and air quality
  • Children
    • Active, soft surfaces, superviosn, material finishes & air quality
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Alquist-Prilo Act

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An Act to prvent the construction of buildings used for human occupnacy on the surface trace of active faults.

Active fault = ruptured in the last 11,000 years

Building must be set back from fault by 50 feet or more.

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Approval Process Steps

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  1. Entitlement Phase
  2. Building & Safety Plan Check and other local agencies
  3. Obtain the Building Permit
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Basic Wind Speed

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Per CBC (Figure 1609)

  • Based upon the speed of a 3 second gust of wind
  • Basic Wind Speed on West Coas is 85 mph
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California Coastal Zone

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General

  • Extends 1,000 yards inland from the mean high tide line

Significant Coastal Estuarine Habitat and Recreatioonal Areas

  • Extends inland to the first major ridgeline or five miles form the mean high tide line, whichever is less.

Developed Urban Areas

Extends less than 1,000 yards

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California Geological Survey’s

(CGS)

Earthquakes

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Provides scientific products and services about the state’s geology, seismology and mineral resources including their related hazards that affect the health, safety and business interests of the people of California.

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CEQA Commenting Agency

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  • A public agency with ‘jurisdiction by law’ over a particular natural resource but is neither a lead or responsible agency.
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CEQA Lead Agency

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  • Public agency that has primary responsibility to complete the environmental review process.
  • Responsible for coordinating with the project applicant, the public, other agencies.
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CEQA Public Review Period

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  1. Lead Agency lies Notice of Completion and gives public notice of availablity of draft EIR
  2. Lead Agency gives public notice of availability of Negative Declaration
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CEQA Responsible Agency

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  • Public agency(ies) with discretionary approval authority over a portion of a CEQA project and interfaces directly with the Lead Agency
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CEQA Trustee Agency

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  • A state agency having jurisdiction by law over natural resources affected by a project which are held in trust for the people of the State of California.
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5 Main Climatic Conditions

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  1. Temperature
  2. Humidity
  3. Rainfall
  4. Wind
  5. Snowfall
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Coastal Development Permit

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Must be issued for developments within the coastal zone and work may not commence until permit has been issued by either the Commission or local government that has a Commission-certified local coastal program.

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Coastal Regions

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  • 1,000 yards inland from the mean high tide line.
  • Coasta estuarine habitat: inland to first major ridge line or 5 miles from mean high tide line, whichever is less
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Coastal Zone

Federal Agencies involved in coastal review process

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Coastal Zone

State Agencies involved in coastal review process

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Comfort Control Areas

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  • Internal Air Temperature
  • Internal lighting levels and daylighting levels
  • Noise Controls
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Components of Programming

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Dead Load

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The weight of materials and construction incorporated into the building including:

  • Walls
  • Floors
  • Roofs
  • Ceilings
  • Stairways
  • Built-in partitions
  • Finishes
  • Cladding
  • Equipment attached to the structure
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Defensible Space

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100 feet

CAL FIRE Requirment

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Design Reveiw Board

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  • Design professionals appointed to provide advice on new development projects and exterior changes to buildings.
  • Advisory in nature, final permit by AHJ.
    • Planning Commission
    • Zoning Administrator
    • Planning Staff
    • City Council
  • Meetings are typically open to public where they can voice concersn about projects.
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Design solutions for air Health Concerns

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  • Adequate Ventilation
  • Maintenance of building ventilation systems
  • Installation of Air Filter
    • MERV (min. efficiency reporting value)
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Designing for

Humidity

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  • Moisture in air and control
  • Exahust fan in toilet rooms, laundry areas
  • Allow materials to breathe
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Designing for

Rainfall

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  • Slope and drainage for roof and site
  • Overhangs
  • flashing
  • rainscreen
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Designing for

Snowfall

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  • Weight of snow on roofs & snow drift
  • Runoff from snowmelt
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Designing for

Temperature

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  • Wall & ceiling insulation
  • Larger overhangs on southern exposure
  • Passive heating and cooling strategies
  • Properly sized HVAC
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Designing for

Wind

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  • Wind hazards (hurricanes, tornados, etc.)
  • Placement of operable windows, passive ventilation
  • Overhangs to resist uplift (desert & Mountains)
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Earthquake Zone Maps

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  • Shaking (four zones)
  • Fault Rupture
  • Seismic Hazard Zones for Liqefaction and Landslides
  • Tsunami Inundation

California lies within two shaking zones 3 and 4

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Entitlement Phase

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To obtain permission/approval for project prior to producing construction documents.

  • Drawing to show size and scope
  • Submit to local Planning Department
  • Review for compliance with
    • CEQA
    • Zoning Code
    • Local Coastal Program (if in coastal zone)
    • Specific Plan Areas
  • Attend design review board / arch review board
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Entitlement Phase

Flow Chart

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Environmental Impact Report

(EIR)

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  • A detailed report written by the Lead Agency describing and analyzing the significant environmental effects of a proposed project
  • Identifying alternatives and discussing ways to reduce or avoid the possible environmental damage.
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Essential Services Buildings

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  • Fire Station
  • Police station
  • Emergency Operations Center
  • California Highway Patrol
  • Sheriff’s Office
  • Emergency Communications Dispatch Center
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Essential Services Building Seismic Safety Act

Exempt Buildings

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Fault

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A fracture in the crust of the earth along which rocks on one side have moved relative to those on the other side.

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Fault Rupture

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Cracks forms and the ground is offset along the two sides

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Coastal Review Process

Federal Agencies

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  • U.S. Fish & Wildlife
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (projects along the shoreline, marinas, harbors, ports)
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • U.S. Coast Guard (Marine Environmental Portection)
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Wetland Approval Process

Federal Agencies

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  • U.S. Fish & Wildlife
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (moving or placing materials such as dirt, rock, concrete or culverts)
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • National Resources Conservation Service (Relating to agriculture and wetland restoration)
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Flood Design Mitigation

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  • Locating building pads above 100 year floorplain
  • Avoid large areas of concrete/hard surface
  • Use of swales to direct water runoff
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Foundation Types

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  • Typical footings & stem walls (stable soils, bedrock)
  • Mat foundations (expansive soil, high water table)
  • Piles and grade beams (expansive soil, high water table)
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Fugitive Dust

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Small airborn particle called particulate matter that is generated or emitted from open air operations (emission that do not pass through a stack or a vent)

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Geological Conditions

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Concerned with soil conditions, directly impacts foundation design, under the surface.

  • Soil Types
  • Foundation Types
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Habitats of Endangered Species

Mitigation

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  • Designate no distrubance zones
  • Re-plant disturbance area to another area of site
  • Minimize distrubance to natural water supply on site
  • Minimize night site lighting to not disturb fauna
  • Maintain wildlife/use corridors through the site
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Habitats of Endangered Species

Applicable Regualtions

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  1. California Endangered Species Act
  2. Federal Endangered Species Act
  3. California Environmental Quality Act
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Habitats of Endangered Species

Federal Agencies

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  • U.S. Fish & Wildlife
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Habitats of Endangered Species

State Agencies

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  • California Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • California Environmental Protection Agency
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Hazardous Materials

Acts, Laws, Regulations

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  • Toxic Substance Control Act
  • Comprehensive Environmental response, Compensation and Liability Act
  • Federal EPA’s Brownfields Program
  • California EPA’s Brownfields Program
  • Federal EPA’s Clean Air Act
  • Federal EPS’s Clean Water Act
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Hazardous Materials

Agencies

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  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA)
  • California Air Resources Board (division of Cal/EPA)
  • Regional Air Quality Management District
  • State Water Resources Control Board
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Hazardous Materials

Mitigation

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  • Removing hazardous materials from the site and properly disposing per federal, state and locate guidelines
  • Encapsulating and permanently sealing the materials on the site per federal, state and local guidelines
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How to prepare for a flood

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Hydrological Conditions

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Concerned with water and its relationship to the site.

  • Water table
  • Site drainage
  • Movement of water through site
  • Foundation design
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Impacts a project can have on the environment

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Sustainable Strategies

Sustainable Strategies

Indoor Air Quality

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  • Low/no VOC products and finishes
  • Properly sized HVAC
  • Fresh are into HVAC
  • Passive ventilation
  • Ventilate ‘wet rooms’ to min. mold
  • Install radon venting if needed
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Initial Study

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A preliminary analysis prepared by the Lead Agency to determine whether an EIR or a Negative Declaration must be prepared or to identify the signific environmental effects to be analyzed in an EIR.

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Lateral Spreading

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Intense shaking can cause the soil to break into blocks.

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Live Load

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Those loads produced by the use and occupancy of the building or other structure and do not include construction or environmental loads such as:

  • wind
  • snow
  • rain earthquake
  • flood
  • dead load
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Local Coastal Programs

(LCPs)

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  • Basic planning tools used by local governments to guide development in the coastal zone, in partnership with the Coastal Commission.
  • LCPs contain the ground rules for future development and protection of coastal resources in the 76 coastal cities and counties.
  • The LCPs specify appropriate location, type, and scale of new or changed uses of land and water.
  • Each LCP includes a land use plan and measures to implement the plan (such as zoning ordinances).
  • Prepared by local government, these programs govern decisions that determine the short- and long-term conservation and use of coastal resources.
  • While each LCP reflects unique characteristics of individual local coastal communities, regional and statewide interests and concerns must also be addressed in conformity with Coastal Act goals and policies.
  • Following adoption by a city council or county board of supervisors, an LCP is submitted to the Coastal Commission for review for consistency with Coastal Act requirements.
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Mitigated Negative Declaration

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Significant impacts found upon the environment in respect to the project, but the project can be revised / redesigned to avoid or mitigate significant impacts and can move forward.

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Negative Declaration

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No significant impacts found upon the environment in respect to the project, the project may proceed as designed.

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Notice of Completion

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A brief notice released by the Lead Agency as soon as it has completed a draft CEQA documents for public review and comments.

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Notice of Determination

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A brief notice filed by a public agency after it approves or determines to carry out a project subject to the requirements of CEQA.

  • State Agency Files the form at the Office of Planning and Research
  • Local Agency files the form at the County Clear of each count in which the project will be located.
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Notice of Exemption

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If the project is determined to be exempt, a Notice of Exemption may be filed

  • State Agency Files the form at the Office of Planning and Research
  • Local Agency files the form at the County Clear of each count in which the project will be located.
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Notice of Preparation

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A brief notice sent by Lead Acency to notifiy the intent to prepare an EIR for the project.

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Project Approval Process

3 Steps

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  1. Entitlement Phase
  2. Building & Safety Plan Check and other local agencies
  3. Obtain the Building Permit
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Reducing the change of building loss

CAL FIRE

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Seismic Safety Commission

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Investigates earthquakes, researches issues and reports.

Recommends to the Governor and Legislature polices and program to reduce earthquake risk.

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Seismic Zone Maps

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  1. Shaking
    • 4 zones in U.S.
    • California lies in zones 3 & 4
  2. Fault Rupture
  3. Seismic Hazarn Zones for Liquefaction and Landslides
  4. Tsunami Inundation
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Soil Types

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  • Expansive / clay: low bearing capacity
  • Bedrock: stable, high bearing
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Coastal Review Process

State Agencies

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  • California Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • California Environmental Protection Agency
  • State Water Resources Control Board
  • California Coastal Commission (Coastal Zone)
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Wetland Approval Process

State Agencies

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  • California Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • California Environmental Protection Agency
  • State Water Resources Control Board
  • California Coastal Commission (wetlands in the coastal zone only)
  • State Lands Commission (Wetlands on State owned properties)
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Structural Design

Wind Loads

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Lateral load resisting design (for Earthquake too).

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Sustainability

Energy Efficiency Strategies

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  • Heating & Air Conditioning
  • Water Heating
  • Lighting
  • Appliances
  • Water Conservations
  • Resource Conservation
  • Indoor Air Quality
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Sustainable Strategies

Appliances

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  • Energy Star
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Sustainable Strategies

Heating & Air Conditioning

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  • Properly sized mechanical equipments
  • high efficiency equipment
  • radiant heat flooring
  • multiple zones
  • programmable thermostats
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Sustainable Strategies

Lighting

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  • Daylighting
  • flourescent lighting
  • LED lighting
  • dimmer controls
  • occupancy sensors
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Sustainable Strategies

Resource Conservation

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  • Reuse of existing materials on sites
  • Re-use of recyclable materials
  • Select locally manufactured materials
  • Use rapidly renewable materials
  • Use wood products that have been sustainably harvest - Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
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Sustainable Strategies

Water Conservations

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  • Low flow fixtures
  • Gray water system
  • Rainwater harvesting system
  • drought tolerant landscape
  • drip irrigation on timer and rain sensors
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Sustainable Strategies

Water Heating

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  • Insualte hot water tanks & pipes
  • gas water heater instead of electric
  • solor hot water system
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Three Fire Zones

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  1. Medium
  2. High
  3. Very High
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Topographical Conditions

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Concerned with surface conditions; on the surface

  • Grading - Vehicular access
  • Utilities access
  • Site Features
  • Bodies of water
  • Views
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Two key elements of

Fire Hazard Severity Zones

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  1. Probability of burning
  2. Probable fire behavior
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Types of earthquake damages

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Types of Users

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Client may be…..

  • Individula
  • Board of Directors (board of trustees)
    • designate an authorized representative
  • Governing Board
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Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)

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  • Glues and adhesives from carpet, millwork, paint, etc.
  • Important to prevent VOC to escape by ‘building leakage’
  • Provide ventilation to bring fresh air into the building
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Wetland Approval

Permits or Approvals

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  1. U.S. Army Coprs of Engineers
    • Section 404 of Federal Clean Water Act
    • Regulating activities in wetlands
  2. Regional Water Quality Control Board
    • Section 401 of Federal Clean Water Act
    • States must certify any activity subject to a permit issued by a federal agency
  3. California Department of Fish and Wildlife
    • Regulates activities that would alter the flow, be, banks, channel or associated riparian areas of a river, stream or lake.
  4. CEQA
    • maintain a high-quality environment
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Wetlands Definition

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Aquatic (wet) and terrestrial (land) characteristics.

They form wherever the land gets too wet for upland vegetation and standing water is not too dep for wetland vegetation.

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Wetlands

Federal Agencies involved in wetland approval process

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Wetlands

State Agencies involved in wetland approval process

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88
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Wetlands

The Big Four Permits / Approvals

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What are 2 California designated

coastal management agencies

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  1. San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC)
  2. California Coastal Commission
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What types of development NOT require a Coastal Development Permit?

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91
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What types of development require a Coastal Development permit?

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92
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What types of development require a Coastal Development permit per the Coastal Act?

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Wind Hazard

Areas of High Winds

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  • Deserts
  • Mountains Areas including ridge tops and passes
  • Coastal Areas
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Essential Services Building Seismic Safety Act

Duties During Construction

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Essential Services Building Seismic Safety Act

DSA Duties

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What mapping programs are in place in California?

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Natural Seismic Zones Maps, Earthquake Fault Zone Maps, Seismic Zones Maps, Tsunami Inundation and Evacuation Route Maps, Dam Inundation Maps are all mapping programs that are in place in California.

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