JoshC-8B

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Storage

Going by the NKBS I am supposed to have a refrigerator landing area at least 15'' across for food or objects, that you are either taking out or putting in the refrigerator. Which I had more than enough as you can see. It also suggested that i would have the bottom of the microwave 3" below the users soldier and no less then 54" from the floor. I placed the microwave within the 54" height but on top of the counter so it is still accessible for people with disabilities. It also asked to have a 15" oven landing area for hot foods coming out of the oven. Which I have plenty of. It also asked for a total of 158" of countertop going across and 24" deep. Going by the lines next to the counter, have more than enough space. It also asked for 1400" of storage.



Traffic In the traffic section of the NKBS, there are certain standards for door entry and interference, but there aren't any doors that are located in the kitchen so i didn't have to worry about that. It also asked that I have a work triangle that tell the area between the refrigerator, sink, and cooktop. There is an area of 22.83' which is less than the 26' maximum. It also asks that no traffic lanes cross through the triangle which none do. I am also supposed to have 42" of clearance for work aisles which two of them do, and one is 5/8 of an inch off as shown in the picture below.



Disability

In this part of the NKBS, i am supposed to make the kitchen more accessible for people with disabilities so it will make the price of my house go up. Once again it asked that I do stuff with any doors but there aren't any doors located in my kitchen. It also asked that I place the light switches where someone in a wheelchair could reach it, so i placed it on the right wall away from the counters. It also wanted me too place the counters 42" away from one another so that someone with a wheelchair can move in and out of the kitchen. I made two work aisles more than 42" but the third one was not because I didn't have enough room. I also placed the Microwave low enough for a handicapped person, but not to low that someone whom is not handicapped. I had also put the light switch away from the counters so that someone with a wheelchair can reach it and turn the lights on.

Safety

In the safety section, I had to do stuff like place things in certain places for safety. I had to make sure that the doors did not interfere with any major parts of the kitchen, but once again there are no doors located in my kitchen. It also asked to round off any sharp edges on any countertops so they will not harm anyone. but because my kitchen is a U-style kitchen there aren't any edges that needed to be rounded. It also asked that I placed any light switches away from the sink so nothing short circuits, so i placed the mane light switch away from the whole kitchen and the other next to the fridge.

BATHROOM:



Storage: In the storage section of the National Bath Standards, you are not supposed to have any certain amount of storage in the bathroom. But i did need to add a Lavatory, which icludes two sinks, countertop, mirrors, and a cabinet. The distance between the center of the two sinks, must be atleast 36" away from each other, so that there is enough room to do what you need to do. The height of the lavatory must aslo be between 32" and 43", to fit any users height. I also need storage for toilet tries, but because the lavatory has a cabinet included, people can place stuff in there.

Disability: In the disability section of the National Bath Standards, I needed to make any doorways atleast 32" wide so that anyone can fit in and out of the bathroom.The height from the floor to the ceiling must be atleast 80" so most vpeople can fit in the bathroom without having to have their head hit the ceiling. I also had to make sure that there was atleast 30" of clearence around any fixture, so that everybody would be able to do anything they needed too. The shower size had to be atleast 36"x36" so anybody can fit in the shower. I also had to place grab bars any where there was a showere and or tub, which i did.

Safety: In the safety section of the National Bath Standards, i need to do stuff, like make sure that any doors didn't interefere with any fixtures. And when i placed the tub in the bathroom, i was not alloud to place any staires outside of it because they can be dangerous. I also had to make sure that i had tile for flooring and not hardwood, cause harwood can be slippery.



Water Efficiency: In this write up, i had to add things such as low flow toilet which are water efficient in to my home. I also had to change the landscape, so it will go down hill, so that any rain water can be collected into the well like i did in my design. Another way to save water, that is not shown in my plan is that you can not use as much water when its not needed.

Sustainable Sites: In this section, you can do things that are not shown such as not use light when they are not need, and let natural light from the sun come through the windows so the light will not pollute the air. I also placed the building in an urban are, and where an older home used to be, so that when building the house, we didn’t have to destroy any natural area’s.

Material and Resources: For this section I added a recycling bin next to the trash, so that any plastic or paper can be reused, and not put to waste. I also used wood from the old house that once set on the land before the new one, and i also used local materials to help the economy, and keep people in business.



Energy and atmosphere: In my section that I presented, I added a moon roof above the living room so during the winter, the heating bill would be less because the moon roof will supply the room with more heat. I also added a wind mill in the back yard of my house so that I will be able to use wind power when i need electricity, and all of the appliances in the kitchen have higher energy star rating than you appliances, so i will be able to save energy, and money.

Indoor environmental quality: In this section of the Write up, I added Thermostats so that i would be able to control the heat in every room, and added a lot of windows so that the rooms in the house will be brighter when the sun is out. I also planted plants around my house, and put trees on the hill in the back yard so that the air in the house is fresh, and without any pollutants or chemicals.