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Provide outdoor cooling stations with emergency backup power.
- Demonstrate proximity to an emergency cooling station within 0.25 miles (400 meters).
- Use paving materials with an initial solar reflectance (SR) value of at least 0.33.
- Use an open-grid pavement system (at least 50% unbound).

AND/OR

Flooding Integrate two or more of the following strategies, in accordance with ASCE 24 and FEMA 543 standards or local equivalent:

o Locate critical utilities in new construction above the design flood elevation (DFE),

plus freeboard as recommended.

o In retrofits, locate critical utilities inside protective, floodproofed enclosures to prevent

water intrusion.

o Design new potable water systems to resist flood damage, infiltration of floodwaters,

and discharge of effluent.

o Elevate on-site wellheads above surrounding landscape to allow contaminated

surface water to drain away.

o Design new sewage systems to avoid infiltration and backup from rising floodwaters.

o Design and anchor plumbing conduits, water supply lines, gas lines, and electric

cables that must extend below DFE to resist the effects of flooding.

o Design and anchor rainwater storage tanks to resist flood forces.

Ensure that all structural materials, finish materials, and connectors used below DFE are flood resistant.
Certify the project under a qualifying flood-resilient design standard(s)

AND/OR