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The parking is Under the building

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posted by  Radwa Amin  on 

Hi, Our project is having the parking in the basement floors, makes it all covered. My question is about the parking roof; in our case the roof shall be the "ground floor" and won't be able to co

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Fri Nov 3, 2017, 7:50 pm

Glass Roof Above Stairwell

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posted by  Lucas Ozols-Mongeau  on 

We are currently designing a new construction project that will have a glass roof above a stairwell shaft.

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Tue Sep 19, 2017, 1:05 pm

Solar Reflectance of Porous Playground Paving Materials

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posted by  Steven Burke  on 

The reference guide does specifically mention that playgrounds are one of the non-roof areas that should receive shading, though after the one line where playgrounds are mentioned in parentheses, t

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Tue Sep 20, 2016, 4:12 pm

Concrete SR Values

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posted by  Brian Harris  on 

How are 3 year aged SR values determined for concrete if not available by the manufacturer?

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Mon Dec 14, 2015, 10:20 pm

Glass skylights and existing roof

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posted by  Jonathan Hickerson  on 

I have an existing metal standing seam roof that is historic and will remain, and there is a new skylight going in.

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Tue Aug 30, 2016, 7:32 pm

Can I build a career in this industry without a relevant degree?

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posted by  David Baker  on 

I live in Southern California and I have a degree in public administration and I took a few graduate classes in public administration as well, but have never worked in that field.

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Mon Jul 17, 2017, 3:32 pm

SRI values and roof slope

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posted by  Pam Lynch  on 

Why does a low-slope roof require a higher initial SRI value over a steep-sloped roof? I'm trying to understand how the SRI requirements are calculated. Thanks

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Fri Jul 29, 2016, 5:53 pm

Option 1 and Option 2?

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posted by  Jonathan Weiss  on 

For a project where we're pushing for parking garages for the cars, but have asphalt driveways, can we consider the footprint of the garage as hardscape that meets the requirement?

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Thu Apr 16, 2015, 9:47 pm

PV covered parking

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posted by  Deborah Lucking  on 

We understand that buildings roofs with PV should be excluded from the roof calculations. Does that also mean that PV canopies over on-grade parking should be excluded?

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Fri Jul 14, 2017, 5:57 pm

SR Natural stone

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posted by  Juan Carlos Contreras  on 

Hello, About the option 1 Nonroof and Roof, we are using a natural Stone (local material), Off-White color, for the pavement in the main square and walkway.

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Tue Jul 19, 2016, 7:29 pm