Park Structures
Special event management and seasonal rentals have become a vital revenue stream for many park and recreation programs. Park structures provide various opportunities for hosting public events and attracting more visitors with extended seasonal programming. This area contains resources applicable to construction, maintenance, and preservation of environmental centers, pavilions, picnic grounds, and historical buildings within our parks.
Unleashed - Off-leash Dog Park Design Trends & Planning Tips
PlayCORE
Designing a meaningful dog park involves several steps, including selecting the rightsetting, ensuring the location and context within the setting is meaningful for diverse users, choosing a good mix of equipment and accessories to ensure usability, and adding landscaping to complete the space. In addition, considering the size of the space in relation to layout and design typology is also important to ensure the dog park is comfortable for both dogs and their owners.
"DCNR's Top 10 Best ""Green/Sustainable"" Practices for Recreation and Conservation"
PA DCNR
By following these practices you will be able to develop sustainable sites that are practical, conserve resources and have a positive impact on the environment.
Reopening Recreation Facilities During COVID-19
ePACT
To encourage the safe, effective delivery ofprogramming as states lift stay-at-home orders and rollout phased reopening strategies, ePACTconducted a sector-wide survey of communityorganizations that provide recreation and childcare programs to find out how the sector is preparing facilities, staffing, programs, and members for the reopening of their facilities and launching of new programs.
Dog Park Maintenance
PlayCORE
With the growing popularity of dog parks, maintenance is an ongoing responsibility affecting most parks and municipalities. This article outlines important maintenance factors to keep in mind.
How To Build a Concrete Pad
Lowe's Home Improvement
Watch to learn how to pour a concrete pad from prepping the site to building a form, pouring the concrete and finishing.
Guidance for Gyms and Fitness Providers
Arizona Department of Health
SAMPLE protocol - To the extent possible, these providers should take measures to ensure that customers may follow these guidelines.
Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19
US Department of Occupational Safety and Health Administration
This guidance is intended for planning purposes. Employers and workers should use this planning guidance to help identify risk levels in workplace settings and to determine any appropriate control measures to implement.
Guidance for Cleaning & Disinfecting Public Spaces
Center for Disease Control
Infographic to use in the workplace as a reminder
A Guide to Building Maintenance and Repair
Urban Homesteading Assistance Board
Resource for building owners and property managers
Template - Monthly Facility Maintenance Log
Pennsylvania Park Maintenance Institute
Sample monthly facility maintenance log to adapt for your operations
Managing and Reducing Wastes: A Guide for Commercial Buildings
Environmental Protection Agency
Here are tools and resources to help facility managers, building owners, tenants and other stakeholders improve waste management in their buildings, reduce costs and enhance sustainability.
List of National Fire Protection Association Codes & Standards
National Fire Protection Association
NFPA publishes more than 300 consensus codes and standards intended to minimize the possibility and effects of fire and other risks.
Building Code Taxonomy
National Council of Governments on Building Codes and Standards
National Council of Governments on Building Codes and Standards (NCGBCS) has developed the below taxonomy to identify the topics covered in code, the related state and local agencies, relevant standards and model codes, and other available guidance.
Cold Weather Concreting: Guidance, and Strategies
The Constructor
Cold weather concreting is the process of placement, finishing, curing, and protection of concrete during cold weather, as per ACI 306.1.
Concrete Waterproofing- Types, Steps, and Advantages
The Constructor
Concrete waterproofing is the application of impervious material layer on concrete which prevents water from penetrating and making the structure waterproof so that it remains relatively unaffected by water.
