In today's #WTFGermany #wtf #Germany building code

Public buildings may not procure single serving coffee machines with capsules, or offer bottled / canned beverages, or have disposable cutlery.

But: the allowed heat transmission coefficent of building elements is so high that summer will turn rooms into ovens. They trust users to open windows to provide enough ventilation and cooling. They use wood pellets to heat water for a high temperature district heating system instead of having a low temperature installation.

#MeNoComprende #WorkingToot #WorkToot #WorkFrustrations #BuildingCode #TechnicalInstallations #HVAC

@Auxonic @c_9 In Canada foundations normally need to be at least 1.8 m below grade to be below frost-depth. A shallower foundation could push the house upwards in the Winter, since many soils swell when they freeze.

#foundations #BuildingCode

This Kind Of Smart, Walkable, Mixed-use Urbanism Is Illegal To Build In Most American Cities.

#SingleStair #Silo #BuildingCode

So I guess folks in VA, MD, PA, DE, NJ & NY now should be looking into strong rooms and/or shelters for tornados.

For those who don’t know, we don’t often have basements in this region. Most newer homes are slab on grade.

(Strong rooms are simply a normal room with extra framing etc etc to stay intact & protect from debris)

#TornadoSafety #shelter #SevereWeather #climate #ClimateCrisis #StormShelter #TornadoShelter #BuildingCode

Surfside: pool deck below standards :

Besides design understrength, investigators reported signs of corrosion, misplaced reinforcement and the placement of heavier and additional plant containers on the deck
#buildingcode #ChampainTowers #Collapse #Condominium #corrosion #NationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnology #NIST #Surfside
#Miami #news

https://kbindependent.org/2023/06/15/surfside-pool-deck-below-standards/

Article summarizing the status of mandating cleaner indoor air, as covid control but also other viruses, pollutants, allergens...

Potentially a *positive* legacy of covid: adding air quality monitors and standards to building codes.

Also would filter wildfire smoke and pollen, which climate change is increasing

#covidprecautions #covid #AirQuality #air #publichealth #architecture #wildfire #Allergy #BuildingCode

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00642-9?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Another #introduction after migrating to mastodon.energy: I study #EnergyEfficiency in #housing and #buildings, with a focus on #electricdemand and #carbon emissions. Also interested in #heatpumps and the #buildingcode. Happy to be here!

Court ruling in door dispute raises question about future of Surplus Direct Liquidation https://bit.ly/3BMLRxh #Court #Disute #BuildingCode #mbpoli

Barrie councillor to introduce motion calling for building code changes, incentives after tornado | Globalnews https://bit.ly/3i0repH #Barrie #Tornado #BuildingCode #BarrieTornado #onpoli