REFERENCES

The ACI 318-08 was used for structural concrete design. All concrete design in the final report conforms to this code.
American Concrete Institute. ACI 318-08: Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete. ACI: Farmington Hills, MI, 2008.

ASCE 7-05 was used to determine loads for this building.
American Society of Civil Engineers. ASCE 7-05: Minimum Design Loads for Building and Other Structures. ASCE: Reston, VA, 2006.

This webpage lists common native Pennsylvania plants with pictures and describes them with their common placement and habitat.
Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania. "Culture and Use Guide For Western Pennsylvania Native Plants." ACNP Culture and Use Guide. 2008. Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania. 16 Jan. 2009 <http://www.aswp.org/acnp_culture_and_use_guide.html>

The Carlisle Coatings website was used to determine the requirements for waterproofing of the green roof and specification of the materials.
CCW 500R Green Roof Waterproofing System. 10 Mar. 2009. Carlisle Coatings and Waterproofing. 24 Mar. 2009 <www.carlisle-ccw.com/Doco/spec07555613CCW500RGreenRoofWaterproofingSystem.pdf.>.
(PDF Version)

IBC 2006 was used to determine the load combinations and was the governing code for the design of the building.
International Code Council. International Building Code 2006. ICC: New York, NY, 2006.

This website lists the Allegheny county native plants. Although the building is in Butler county, Butler borders Allegheny so it was used as a guide as well.
Local Native Plant Species Allegheny County Area. Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania. 3 Apr. 2009 <http://www.aswp.org/files/allegheny_county_pennsylvania_native_plants_aswp.pdf>.

A roof drain calculator was used to determine the sizes of the drain and pipes needed for the roof.
Roof Drain Calculator. Portal Plus. 29 Mar. 2009 <http://www.portalsplus.com/drain_calc.htm>.
(PDF Version)

The RSMeans was used to determine the prices and time duration for the construction portion of the final report.
RSMeans Construction Publishers and Consultants. Building Construction Cost Data 2008 66th Annual Edition. Reed Construction Data, Inc.: Kingston, MA, 2007.

The Steel manual was used for the technical assignments and for moment diagrams in the final report.
Steel Construction Manual.  13th ed. American Institute of Steel Construction. AISC, 2005

The USGBC has a listing where each LEED credit is explained. This is the PDF showing it.
U.S. Green Building Council. LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations. Oct. 2005. U.S.G.B.C. 26 Mar. 2009 <http://www.usgbc.org/showfile.aspx?documentid=1095>. (PDF Version)

The USGBC also has a PDF of a checklist for each credit and can be used in conjunction with the preceeding PDF.
LEED For New Construction v 2.2 Registered Project Checklist. May 2008. U.S.G.B.C. 26 Mar. 2009 <http://www.usgbc.org/showfile.aspx?documentid=3998>.(PDF Version)

This document was used to help determine the type of green roof needed for this building and also the load to be used for it. It also explains the materials necessary and compares a typical roof to a green roof.
What are green roofs? June 2008. Department of Energy Quality Michigan. 17 Jan. 2009 <www.deq.state.mi.us/documents/deq-ess-p2-p2week-greenroofresources.doc>.

DESIGN SOFTWARE:

• RAM STRUCTURAL SYSTEM
• AUTOCAD 2009
• MICROSOFT EXCEL 2007