Ben Schmidt

[Ben Schmidt @bennyschmidt_]

@TheFortressInc Good practice. However, you should avoid sand. Instead use 4” thickness of clear gravel. No capillary rise through clear gravel

[Ben Schmidt @bennyschmidt_]

@Rupper17

[Ben Schmidt @bennyschmidt_]

@CdnConsultEng It’s funny to say they “have a relationship with the region built on trust”

[Ben Schmidt @bennyschmidt_]

@jasonpereira Has first 6% month…. posts thread

[Ben Schmidt @bennyschmidt_]

@TrungTPhan This is a good take. Great versatility. Except the rubber wears and they begin to rip

[Ben Schmidt @bennyschmidt_]

@MLarkinHockey Spot on. Canucks have that in JT Miller

[Ben Schmidt @bennyschmidt_]

@realestatedude0 In reality, groundwater is a difficult to manage. Even well designed systems with redundancy can have issues. In any case, best to have an engineer complete an assessment, ideally someone with knowledge of this design.

[Ben Schmidt @bennyschmidt_]

@realestatedude0 In theory, the groundwater infiltrates through the native soils, meets the membrane, and travels down the membrane to the base of wall where it is collected in a sub-slab drainage system and is typically pumped to a storm drain connection.

[Ben Schmidt @bennyschmidt_]

@djh11375 These are everywhere college/university campuses

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@BenRabidoux Beer ads have been replaced by gambling ads

[Ben Schmidt @bennyschmidt_]

@realEstateTrent Not down with the ‘schedule a call’ crowd

[Ben Schmidt @bennyschmidt_]

Seems relevant in Victoria and Vancouver. Some mighty large campuses with crowded basement suites in their surrounding areas.

[Jennifer Keesmaat @jen_keesmaat]

Public policy idea: require colleges to demonstrate where new students will live, as a condition of expanding their enrolment. If there is an existing housing shortage where they are located, they must build new residences before expanding enrolment. Colleges need to take responsibility.

[Ben Schmidt @bennyschmidt_]

@sdcavens @TalktoARYZE The change shouldn’t be viewed as more conservative, rather it’s about getting closer to a true earthquake response. Variations by period and amplification for ground conditions will be better modelled from this code revision. Mexico City is a case study for when we miss the mark

[Ben Schmidt @bennyschmidt_]

@sdcavens @TalktoARYZE Can’t point the fingers at the regulators on this one. We should be pointing it at the seismologists 👈. And they would will point us to their studies on the activity of the Leach River fault under Victoria, and the increased shaking expected from the Cascadia Subduction Zone.

[Ben Schmidt @bennyschmidt_]

@sdcavens @TalktoARYZE Not a primer but the 2020 NBCC is out and can be reviewed. The 2023 BCBC will adopt most of the NBCC. I wouldn’t suggest reading the whole code for changes. Their are a few sources that discuss the key changes: https://t.co/pEmG9EUfps