User Note:While great efforts have been taken to provide accurate and complete information on the pages of CPEP, please be aware that the information contained herewith is considered a work-in-progress for this thesis project. Modifications and changes related to the original building designs and construction methodologies for this senior thesis project are solely the interpretation of Derek Bauer. Changes and discrepancies in no way imply that the original design contained errors or was flawed. Differing assumptions, code references, requirements, and methodologies have been incorporated into this thesis project; therefore, investigation results may vary from the original design. |
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Internet Sources
"About Green Roofs." 2005. Green Roofs for Healthy Cities. <http://www.greenroofs.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=40#air>.
"Average Days of Precipitation, .01 Inches or More." Department of Meteorology. <http://www.met.utah.edu/jhorel/html/wx/climate/daysrain.html>.
"Intensive and Lawn Assemblies." 2008. American Hydrotech, Inc.. <http://www.hydrotechusa.com/intensive-lawn.html>.
"Monthly Climatic Data for Washington, D.C.." The Weather Channel. <http://www.weather.com>.
Pon, Brian. "High Temperatures." 27 April 2000. Heat Island Group. <http://eetd.lbl.gov/HeatIsland/HighTemps/>.
"Sustainable Design." 2000. American Hydrotech, Inc.. <http://www.hydrotechusa.com/sustainable-design.htm>.
Reference Guides
AISC Steel Construction Manual, Thirteenth Edition
ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals
R.S. Means Construction Cost Data 2008
Industry Members - Survey Feedback
Sean Cahill, Louis Dreyfus Property Group
Burgin Dossett, Crosland
Bill Forrey, Wohlsen Construction (formerly employed at Horst Development)
Meera Friemel, Greenebaum-Rose
Mark Konchar, Balfour Beatty Construction (formerly employed with a private developer)
Roberta Liss, CB Richard Ellis
David Miller, Boston Properties