Weekly Blog Post 8/25

Monday, Stephanie came around to talk to our group about the Steel Case project. The big thing that we talked about was how we were going to present our information. This forced us to think about how we wanted to set up our powerpoint. Chelsea, Alexandra and I decided that we wanted a PowerPoint that was not so text heavy. This was kind of challenging because our topic is mainly codes and having to give our summary of the codes that are relevant to our space. We also had to come up with a "storyboard" to help with the order of our presentation.  The main concepts that we though were the most important to inform the class on are occupancy and how you find that, means of egress, fire safety and finishes, and ADA accessibility codes. This was our layout on Monday:

Codes and Standards for Educational Spaces

Occupancy
use and occupancy classification
means of egress
security

Fire and Smoke Protection Features
sprinkler placement- relation to design
fire walls
suitable materials- finishes, fire ratings, safety

Means of Egress/ Accessibility
ADA accessibility
interior environment- use, space planning, space flow
enough bathrooms
ceiling height
turning radius
egress fit occupancy

Energy efficiency/ Interior Environment
furnishings
finishes
relation to safety and accessibility
relation to codes