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Rooms, or Modules. Provide an individual climate control in each Apartment,
Room, or Module.
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SUSTAINABLE DESIGN. Minimize energy consumption and
optimize life cycle cost with renewable energy possibilities. Incorporate
renewable energy principles such as day lighting, passive and active solar,
natural ventilation, and photo-voltaics where they are life cycle cost effective.
Follow the guidance in NAVFACENGCOM Interim Technical Guidance 95-2,
Design Energy Target Reductions, dated 5 June 1995, to achieve energy
conserving designs for bachelor housing.
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PLUMBING. Plan plumbing systems for bachelor housing taking
advantage of stacking bathrooms and placing fixtures back to back wherever
reasonable. Mechanical engineers, architects, and structural engineers should
work together to carefully plan and minimize the size and location of plumbing
chases. Avoid plumbing chases whenever possible by placing plumbing in wall
cavities.
Provide hot and cold water to public toilets, en-suite bathrooms,
compact kitchens, janitor closets, and laundry rooms.
Provide shutoff valves at all fixtures.
Provide residential, tank-type low water volume water closets in
public toilet rooms. Use elongated or round, one-piece construction
with a closed-front seat and a lid. Recommend areas with low
water pressure use power-flush type water closets.
Water closets and bath fixtures should match and should be neutral
in color.
Provide hose bibs on exterior walls of each building at 30 meter
(100 foot) intervals; frost-free as dictated by climatic conditions.
Provide floor drains in janitor closets and laundry rooms.
Provide ice machine hook-ups in facility easily accessible to
patrons.
Provide a drinking fountain with cooler for interior public areas, and
appropriate exterior areas at 1 per 100 occupants.
Hot Water System type is optional, but must meet FEMP
recommendations.
o Use Building wide system; or
o 1-4 modules per WH closet unit in module mechanical areas.
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