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(l) Security and screening areas.

4) Cargo services may require the following:
(a) Warehouse/distribution center
(b) Customs
f. Consider environmental elements such as birds, sand, and rain and provide means
to mitigate their impact on operation of the aviation facility.
2. Community Centers
a. Features: Community Centers can provide for a wide variety of activities. There will
be great variance in the offerings between facilities.
b. A great deal of investigation into the needs and goals of the client/end-user is
needed during pre-design in order to proceed to design. However, seeing plans may
initiate new thinking or render previous ideas moot. Therefore, several conceptual
plans will need to be explored with the client/end-user so the designer and the end-
user are comfortable that the path forward will best suit their needs and goals.
c. Sports/Fitness Functions
1) Spaces designed for indoor sports shall be designed to accommodate the
designated sport(s) according to established guidelines and rules published by
the governing sports associations. These include floor area, flooring type, sports
line markings, equipment specific to the sport, vertical height clearances,
peripheral area of the sport surface or court, spectator seating, team seating,
scoreboard locations, acoustics, lighting, and ventilation.
(a) The preferred flooring for most indoor sports courts and studio spaces
(dance and aerobic activities) is engineered wood athletic flooring. It is the
required flooring system for racquetball and squash.
(b) Synthetic flooring systems may be considered for basketball/volleyball
courts. Care must be taken to specify durable systems with the
appropriate resilience.
(c) Design and coordinate physical requirements such as floor and wall
materials, equipment supports, power, and proper lighting types and
layouts. Provide adequate storage space for equipment that is not in use.
(d) Personal fitness spaces must be designed for adequate clearance
around the workout equipment.
(e) Provide adequate locker rooms and showers.
2) Swimming Pools
(a) Design swimming pools to have perimeter overflow with non-metallic
grating. Skimmers are not appropriate for public swimming pools.
(b) Avoid locating lights and ducts over water surfaces. Indirect lighting works
best. Light levels at the water surface should be as even as possible for
safety.
(c) Daylighting is good, but minimize clear glass; use insulated translucent
sandwich panels.

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(d) Indoor swimming pools are to have separate HVAC to control moisture
and humidity; the space is to be negatively pressured relative to adjoining
spaces.
(e) Doors and frames shall be aluminum.
(f) Allow generous deck space on all sides of the water surface.
(g) To provide better acoustics, the roof should not be parallel to the water
surface. Consider also using acoustic banners and wall panels.
(h) Provide sufficient space in the pool equipment rooms to allow for easy
operations and maintenance. Do not undersize the room. The room is to
have access to the exterior for easier delivery of chemicals.
(i) Competition “short-course” pools are to be 25.025m clear between end
walls. This allows 25mm for touchpads. (A true Olympic-size, international
competition (“long-course”) pool is 50.025m).
(j) Entrance to swimming pools shall be through the locker rooms. Locker
rooms shall be arranged such that people must pass the showers into and
out of the swimming pool to encourage them to shower before entering
and after exiting.
d. Meeting Rooms
1) Design multi-purpose spaces to be flexible to accommodate the expected
functions and potential future ones.
2) Provide appropriate audio-visual and sound systems for the expected uses.
3) Consider manually- or electrically-operated folding partitions to subdivide spaces
for smaller gatherings or activities. Folding partitions must provide acoustic
separation and have durable finishes appropriate to the spaces.
4) Provide adequate storage for chairs and tables on racks, plus any specific use
equipment.
e. Auditoria
1) Submit sight line analysis no later than the 60% phase submittal.
2) Design the shape and materials of the space to enhance the acoustic
performance of the space.
3) Provide audio-visual capable of serving a variety of possible uses, including
audience participation.
4) Lighting is to be flexible.
f. Environmental Considerations
1) Design mechanical systems to minimize noise and vibration that could disturb
the users.
2) Provide wireless internet service throughout the facility, and wire connections
where appropriate.
g. Traffic Flow and Way-finding
1) Outdoor signage is to direct people to the desired portion of the building.

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