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The Committee on Design (COD) was founded to promote design excellence among members of the AIA, the broader design community, and the public at large, both nationally and internationally.

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Last year, COD held two domestic design conferences investigating The Authenticity of Place.  The first conference was held in New Orleans, LA.  View the short video of the venue tours and download the conference program book. The second conference was held in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, September 21-24, 2023. Download the Minneapolis guidebook and view the conference video

LGBTQ bullying and suffering academically...future classroom addition example sketch to help resolve

  • 1.  LGBTQ bullying and suffering academically...future classroom addition example sketch to help resolve

    Posted 04-14-2018 12:01 PM
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    This article calls for gender-neutral bathrooms as a remedy.  The gender-neutral "2018 IBC 2902.1.2 Single-user toilet and bathing room fixtures" code is ideal.  All restroom and bathing room toilets (including the <g class="gr_ gr_1552 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="1552" data-gr-id="1552">accessibles</g>) now count toward the required fixture counts for all occupancies.

    The attached sketch shows an example of a 650 student classroom addition applying this code - including the bathing room toilets in total fixture counts.  One toilet fixture is required per student per Table 2902.1.  13 toilets X 50 student/toilet = 650 students.  

    Notice how small a footprint is needed when clustered like this - even with 50% accessible per Section 1109.2, Exception 3.  If not clustered, all must be accessible per the first sentence of Section 1109.2.

    A corridor security camera can monitor who enters and leaves each room.  The southeast or the southwest classroom could instead be the administrative office with a window wall facing the corridor for more control.  County school districts, alternative means <g class="gr_ gr_1725 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep" id="1725" data-gr-id="1725">and</g> methods or variances and modifications can allow this code in advance.
    Researcher: LGBTQ victims of bullying suffer academically

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    Researcher: LGBTQ victims of bullying suffer academically
    LGBTQ youth, particularly in the Midwest, suffer higher rates of bullying than their straight peers, which researchers say can have long-term negative effects on their academics. Because bullying can lower self-esteem and discourage students from coming to school or engaging with peers, learning suffers.
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    Bruce Pitts
    A&E HVAC Mechanical Engineering
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    Aiken SC
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