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Week 1: Basics

Community Development page notes:

- The Community Development Wikipedia page provides definitions of community development from different sources, therefore, providing multiple viewpoints on the topic.

- Very few sources are cited in the 'History' section of the page.

- The article doesn't seem to be written from a biased viewpoint; is relatively neutral.

- Some sources are no longer available and, therefore, cannot be fact checked.

- Most sources are up to date, however.

- Some organizations are merely mentioned and could easily be expanded on.

- On the 'Talk' page there are certain sections that have been removed for lack of sufficient support and reasoning.

- Through this process I have learned it is important to pull from multiple credible sources which must be cited.

- Providing multiple view points so as to provide a non biased article is also very important.

Week 2: Critique an article

Global Communities page notes: (in comparison to Community Development page)

- The Global Communities page only contains a main/introduction section and a 'History' section.

- The 'History' section touches on different projects that Global Communities has done or taken part of. These could be expanded upon and made into separate sections all together.

- Although the article is short, it only pulls from two sources. The lack of multiple sources hurts the article's credibility and results in a biased or one-sided article.

Add to an article: Charrette

Although the structure of charrettes may vary, the general idea of a charrette is to create an innovative atmosphere in which a diverse group of stakeholders can collaborate to "generate visions for the future". 

Cite:

Roggema, Rob (2014). Roggema, Rob, ed. The Design Charrette. Springer Netherlands. pp. 15–34. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-7031-7_2#page-5. ISBN 9789400770300.

Week 3: Choose topic/find sources

California Building Standards Code is a stub article which only contains a small lead section regarding who oversees the Code. The CBS Code is extensive, so I hope to add some information regrading the sections of the code and, details of how the code is created and changed.

Post bibliography in talk page: Done!

Week 4: Draft your article (underlined portions are my additions)

Bibliography:

"Codes". www.bsc.ca.gov. Retrieved 2017-05-04.

"PREFACE | 2016 California Existing Building Code Part 10 | ICC publicACCESS". codes.iccsafe.org. Retrieved 2017-05-04.

Draft: (underlined portions are my additions)

LEAD SECTION

The California Building Standards Code is the building code for California, and title 24 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR). It is maintained by the California Building Standards Commission. ….. which is granted the authority to oversee processes related to the California building codes by California Building Standards Law. (http://www.bsc.ca.gov/codes.aspx)

The California building codes under Title 24 are established based on several criteria: standards adopted by states based on national model codes, national model codes adapted to meet California conditions, and standards passed by the California legislature that address concerns specific to California.

Portions of editions of the California building codes are published by the International Code Council (ICC), International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO), and BNi Building News. (http://www.bsc.ca.gov/codes.aspx). As they are, in effect, amended versions of copyright works such as the International Building Code (IBC) maintained by the International Code Council (ICC), the regulations have substantial portions under copyright, and hence may be withheld from the public or individuals, but still have the force of law. In 2008, Carl Malamud published the California Building Standards Code on Public.Resource.Org for free.

CODE ADOPTION CYCLE

New editions of the California Building Standards Code are published every three years in a triennial cycle with supplemental information published during other years (https://codes.iccsafe.org/public/chapter/content/2110/). Publication of triennial editions of the CCR began in 1989. The most recent version of the code was the 2016 edition published January 1, 2017. Changes made to each edition are based off proposals made by state agencies. Proposals are presented to the California Building Standards Commission and must provide thorough justification for proposed changes. Proposals go through multiple phases during the adoption cycle. (http://www.bsc.ca.gov/codes.aspx) 

LIST OF PARTS

• Part 1: California Building Standards Administrative Code

• Part 2: California Building Code (based on the International Building Code)

• Part 2.5: California Residential Building Code (based on the International Residential Code)

• Part 3: California Electrical Code (based on the National Electrical Code)

• Part 4: California Mechanical Code (based on the Uniform Mechanical Code)

• Part 5: California Plumbing Code (based on the Uniform Plumbing Code)

• Part 6: California Energy Code

Part 7: currently vacant - formerly California Elevator Safety Construction Code

• Part 8: California Historical Building Code

• Part 9: California Fire Code (based on the International Fire Code)

• Part 10: California Existing Building Code

• Part 11: California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen Code)

• Part 12: California Reference Standards Code