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    The ideal building site has well-graded, stable soils that can support a conventional, economical foundation and receive high levels of sunlight to take advantage of solar gain. It should be free of natural hazard risks like earthquakes, landslides, or volcanic activity, and located away from health and safety risks involving cliffs, bodies of water, or waste disposal. The site must also have access to sewage, electrical, and water utilities.

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    The ideal building site has well-graded, stable soils that can support a conventional, economical foundation and receive high levels of sunlight to take advantage of solar gain. It should be free of natural hazard risks like earthquakes, landslides, or volcanic activity, and located away from health and safety risks involving cliffs, bodies of water, or waste disposal. The site must also have access to sewage, electrical, and water utilities.

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    The Building Site: Site Soils/Foundation Conditions

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    The ideal building site has well-graded, stable soils that can support a conventional, economical foundation and receive high levels of sunlight to take advantage of solar gain. It should be free of natural hazard risks like earthquakes, landslides, or volcanic activity, and located away from health and safety risks involving cliffs, bodies of water, or waste disposal. The site must also have access to sewage, electrical, and water utilities.

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    The Building Site

    Site Soils/Foundation Conditions


    Ideal sites contain
    well graded,
    stable soils
    high soil bearing pressure.
    Soil conditions should.allow conventional,
    economical foundation systems
    Sun Orientation
    The site should allow designs to take full advantage of available sun angles.
    receive sunlight normally
    facility can benefit from the solar gain of winter sunlight.
    Large stands of trees

    Proximity to Natural Hazards


    Criteria:
    Ideally, the site would have no susceptibility to damage from natural
    disasters. such as earthquakes,
    avalanches/landslides, volcanic activity as well as health and safety hazards such as bluffs/steep
    cliffs, bodies of water and sewage/garbage disposal areas.
    Availability of Sewage Utilities
    .
    Availability of Electrical Power
    Availability of Water Utilities.

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