Multifamily
7. Healthy Living Environment
7.12 Water Drainage
Mandatory
Provide surface drainage of water away from windows, walls, and foundations.
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Minnesota Overlay
In addition:
Where a high water table is anticipated or observed, or has been documented in the soil boring report, or where specifically recommended by the Geotechnical Engineer in the required geotechnical/soil boring report, provide subsurface drain tile or other drainage system in strict accordance with the Geotechnical Engineer's recommendations, to divert underground water away from the structure. Coordinate these requirements with those Green Communities Criteria 7-11a and 7-11b as modified herewith.
Important Considerations
Codes and Regulations
This criterion is already required by Minnesota code.
International Building Code 1807.1
Where Required. Walls or portions thereof that retain earth and enclose interior spaces and floors below grade shall be waterproofed and dampproofed in accordance with this section, with the exception of those spaces containing groups other than residential and institutional where such omission is not detrimental to the building or occupancy.IBC section 1807 covers materials and methods of waterproofing foundations.
Specifications
Many specification section, including:
07 10 00 (07100) Dampproofing and Waterproofing 31 20 00 (02300) Earth Moving (Earth Work)
The information above refers to the Construction Specification Institute's (CSI) MasterFormat. The numbers listed above refer to some of the most relevant but not all of the possible MasterFormat sections related to this strategy. The 6-digit numbers refer to the newer 2004 MasterFormat edition. Numbers in parenthesis refer to the older 1995 edition.
Other Resources
Publications and Links
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Related Strategies
| W1b: | Manage site and stormwater through design |
| M1: | Do a durability plan |
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