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Articles Tagged with ''storm water''

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Building Design Principles for Excess Rainfall

Evelyn Long
September 17, 2021

Climate change isn’t just making the planet warmer. It’s also impacting everything from weather patterns to sea levels, causing excessive rain, record-breaking storms, devastating wildfires, and everything in between.


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How to Quantify a Percentile of Rain Events

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Daniel Overbey
September 30, 2020
When it comes to assessing the impact of low-impact development and green infrastructure practices, site development teams are frequently asked to determine the percentile of rainfall events that can be managed by the site development solution
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Code Council, CSA Group Publish Rainwater Harvesting Standard

March 14, 2019
The new standard sets guidelines for the safe implementation of rainwater harvesting components and systems in the U.S. and Canada.
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The Wharf

A Capitol Approach to Managing Rainwater

Tiffany Coppock
February 4, 2019
Vegetative roofs support the mixed-use development's sustainability efforts
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Soprema ALsam

Taking a Comprehensive Look at Sustainable Roofing

There’s more to Sustainability than What We Typically Consider
Matt Davis
January 21, 2019
When we think about sustainability in roofing, images of LEED certification requirements and environmentally friendly roofing materials are often the first to come to mind
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Acid-Etched Glass Adorns Zoo's Education Center

December 5, 2018
Glass with bird-friendly pattern, solar control capabilities help land top building award
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Blue Roofs are Essential to Achieve Zero Rainwater Overflow

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Daniel Overbey
November 30, 2018
The American Society of Civil Engineers gave wastewater infrastructure an average grade of D+ citing 772 communities in the U.S. in which wastewater and rainwater drain into the same treatment system
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Green Roofs and the Rainwater Crisis

Damla Boyer
November 21, 2018
Green roofs offer significant benefits in urban rainwater mitigation
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Bulk Water Drainage

New Generation of Building Wraps

Innovative Products Take on Bulk Water Drainage
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Bijan Mansouri
June 11, 2018
Among the many performance characteristics we expect of today’s building wraps, draining bulk water is increasingly gaining importance
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AAMA

White Paper on Storm-Driven Rain Updated

June 8, 2018
A white paper about water penetration in hurricane conditions recently was updated by the American Architectural Manufacturers Association.
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