Sustainable Land Development Today - March 2008 - (Page 39) Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain… rain… place in the days following.Though this approach can be very expensive and difficult to coordinate all parties involved, it does provide a means for developers to begin construction quicker. Have all aspects of your project precipitation-ready with coordinated software solutions from Carlson Software – • Carlson Natural Regrade • Carlson Civil • Carlson Hydrology Pilot Prototype Plan Review Program — A Step in the Right Direction The state of Florida entered a groundbreaking area when implementing an ambitious program for statewide approval of prototype buildings. The intent of the program was to alleviate the redundancy of reviewing the same set of construction plans for the same building that would be constructed in multiple locations in the state, such as chain restaurants, retail, and banks, for example. From the outset, this was clearly intended to save time and money for developers either considering multiple project locations or those that currently had a program underway. The Prototype Plan Review program proved to be a huge undertaking. However, even with all parties doing their best, at the end of the day, some major obstacles still needed to be tackled for commercial prototype buildings. In August of 2007, the Florida Building Commission voted to rescind the program. Nonetheless, this pilot program represents the ongoing efforts at the state level to strive for new and/or better means of assisting developers in the permitting process. Another innovative approach for prototype review has been implemented by the city of Chicago. Their program allows peer reviews specifically for the structural component. Once the structural peer plan review is completed it is combined with self-certified architectural plans and taken through the walkthough process for permits. The addition of the peer review for prototype projects is necessary to ensure the structural integrity of buildings. One of the key benefits of the peer-review program is that it offers a second set of eyes for quality assurance. The relatively new alternative program with the additional peer review appears to be very successful and well received. STEP 1: Turn a disturbed or highly-erosive site* into a low-maintenance, erosion-stable landform with Carlson Natural Regrade, which enables you to naturally optimize lot view lines and sunlight *Natural Regrade exposures, and minimize is also perfect for undisturbed sites, material movement. Then lay enabling you to out your site plan on this valuedesign functional, added landform. beautiful open space plus storm water drainage and treatment areas. Use one, two or all three of these solutions. Full 3D road and site design – both commercial and residential – feed directly into flow calculations and drainage design. A Carlson Software first! And all Carlson users get FREE Carlson technical support – the hallmark of Carlson Software’s renowned customer service. For a complete list of features and contact information for the Carlson dealer ready to serve you, visit or call: STEP 2: Use Carlson Civil to design your 3D streets with intersections and cul-de-sacs. Continue with Carlson Civil for accurate, efficient site grading and pond/channel design with balanced cut and fill, minimizing material import and export costs. STEP 3: Then let Carlson Hydrology calculate Runoff Coefficients based on Layers for various road and site surfaces. Continue with Carlson Hydrology to Find Low Points, Locate Storm Inlets and Structures, and calculate precise flows to each inlet based on the Design DTM. www.carlsonsw.com 800-989-5028 ® Works Simply Simply Works Circle 130 • or www.SLDTonline.com/webcard www.SLDTonline.com 39 http://www.carlsonsw.com http://www.carlsonsw.com http://www.SLDTonline.com/webcard http://www.SLDTonline.com
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