Other design topics

Question 1

What lines of site should be maintained for CPTED

Answer 1

3-6’ (no shrubs greater than 3’ trees pruned up to 6’)

Question 2

What three ways is CPTED implemented?

Answer 2

electronic - security products. alarms. lighting. -AVOID sharp drop offs in lighting

design - minimizing blind spots and corners, eliminating dead ends and dead non visible space. regulating access points, designing with lines of site in mind

organizational - site security. door,ent. operating hours and site access

Question 3

What are the 5 principles of CPTED

Answer 3

defensible space

natural access control

territorial reinforcement

natural surveillance

mgmt and maintenance

Question 4

What is defensible space?

What three concepts does it consist of?

Answer 4

they are the physical suggested. pyscholgoical and social barriers that define a space for purpose of surveillance by site owner

1 territory
2 access
3surveillance

Question 5

What is natural access control?

Answer 5

using defined entry points and physical barriers to limit access toa site - limiting access decreases opps for crime AND

makes site feel safer by defining ownership of a space

Question 6

What is terrirtorial reinforcement?

Answer 6

companion to natural access control

uses design features such as plants. handscape walls and fences to define “sphere’s of influence” AKA PUBLIC V PRIVATE

deters crimers by making it VISIBLY clear they have entered a controlled or maintained space

Question 7

Natural surveillance

Answer 7

maximizes visibility to increase safety - windows, lighting, site lines, ped friendly streetscapes

Question 8

MGMT and MX

Answer 8

keep site in good working order and convey sense of security - ensure safety features are operational

Question 9

Min slope necessary for proper drainage

Answer 9

2%

Question 10

What is max slope for an athletic fieid

Answer 10

1 to 2% - 1% preferred

Question 10

What is max slope range for sidewalk

Answer 10

1 to 5%

2% cross slope

Question 11

What is ideal slope for a street? max?

Answer 11

1 to 10% max 20%

Question 12

What are common slope ranges and their slope intensity?

Answer 12

Question 13

Max slope for sitting area?

Answer 13

idea 1% (max 2%)

Question 13

desired and max slope for lawns

Answer 13

5 to 10% (max 25%)

Question 13

What is slope range for parking lot / max slope?

Answer 13

2to3 % (max 5%)

Question 14

What is 4 step order to site grading?

Answer 14

Question 15

What is more stable - walkway cut or fill?

Answer 15

Question 16

Explain example of cut and fill section

Answer 16

Question 17

explain example of basic cut fill calculations

Answer 17

Question 18

Where do the highest rates of erosion occur?

Answer 18

on construction sites?

Question 19

sediment and erosion mitigation on construction sites invovles what two basic steps

Answer 19

minimizing distrubance - erosion control

limited damage caused by sediments (sediment control)

Question 20

list 8 erosion control best practices

Answer 20

LIMIT DISTURBANCE

avoid grading during wet season

stabilize soils after grading

locate non point pollutions sources (mat stockpiles) away from steep / erosible areas that drain into water bodies

cover and stablizie stockpiles

construct ditches benches and terraces at regular intervals to divert runoff away from areas being graded

line drainage channels with rip rap

add check dams in swales to reduce runoff velocity

Question 21

List 6 sediment control best practices

Answer 21

sediment basins

sediment traps

filter fabric fencing

strawbale barriers

drain inlet protection traps

vegetated filter strips

Question 22

Stormwater mgmt controls what three aspects of runoff

Answer 22

volume. concentration and quality

Question 23

What is suggested BMP for a LID “treatment train”

Answer 23

green roof

permeable pavement

bioretention basin with underdrain

water harvest / cistern

Question 24

To what standard are stomwater systems designed?

Answer 24

equal to or greater than pre-development condition of a site

Question 25

ID the dimensions of a hydrograph

Answer 25

Question 25

What materials have higher embodied energy and which lower?

Answer 25

Question 26

What are the pros and cons of aggregrate materials?

Answer 26

Question 27

What are pros cons of asphalt?

Answer 27

Question 28

what are pro cons of bricks?

Answer 28

Question 29

what are pro cons of concrete?

Answer 29

Question 30

what are pro cons of flagstone

Answer 30

Question 31

what are pros cons of granite matieral

Answer 31

Question 32

what are pros cons of turf

Answer 32

Question 33

What is a material saftey data sheet (SDS)

Answer 33

lists hazardous ingredients of a product - it sphysical and chemical characteristics and impact on human health,

includes handling precautions. types of measures to control exposure and emergency and first aid, and how to control a spill

SDS INFO MUST BE PRESENT ON CONSTRUCTION SITE

Question 34

What are common styles of paving pattern

Answer 34

Question 35

In what units are common materials quantified?

for example PVC

vs concrete

vs soil and gravel

vs boulders

Answer 35

Question 36

What are key differences between SITES and LEED

Answer 36

sites is landscape LEED more architectural

LEED does not give point for project SITING

sites and LEEd are voluntary

Question 37

What are the 4 goals of SITES

Answer 37

REGENERATIVE

FUTURE RESOURCE SUPPLY

MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE

TRANSFORM MARKET

ENHANCE HUMAN WELLBEING

STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY