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water depth. This tool shows Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Bluespots along throughout <br /> the site, with a maximum depth of 12.15 feet. Most Bluespots are centered around the <br /> wetland features on the site. Primary Bluespots are the first areas to fill with water, followed <br /> by Secondary. <br /> Cooling Degree Days <br /> As defined by the National Weather Service, degree days are based on the assumption that <br /> when the outside temperature is 65°F, heating or cooling is not needed to be comfortable. <br /> Degree days are the difference between the daily temperature mean and 65°F. If the <br /> temperature mean is above 657, 65 is subtracted from the mean and the result is the <br /> cooling degree days. For example, if the mean temperature over a 24-hour period is 707, <br /> then there have been five cooling degree days.' Cooling degree days are used as a proxy to <br /> estimate cooling needs for buildings. <br /> According to Heat Vulnerability in Minnesota,6 the number of cooling degree days in 2019 <br /> for Anoka County was 379. The number of cooling days in 2050 for Anoka County is <br /> projected to be 453 and 598 for RCP 4.5 and 8.5, respectively. <br /> b. For each resource category in the table below, describe the project's proposed <br /> activities and how the project's design will interact with those climate trends. Describe <br /> proposed adaptations to address the project effects identified. <br /> Table 2: Climate Considerations and Adaptations <br /> VulnerabilitiesResource Project Information <br /> Category Climate Considerations Climate Change Risks Adaptations <br /> and <br /> Project Design Aspects of the building The site is in an area with Landscaping and <br /> architecture/materials risk of urban heat island stormwater <br /> choices and site design effect, increased management <br /> may negatively affect temperature and systems will reduce <br /> urban heat island precipitation, and runoff and urban <br /> conditions in the area increased frequency of heat island effect. <br /> considering changing freeze/thaw cycles. Wetlands and green <br /> climate zones, spaces on site will be <br /> temperature trends, and p <br /> p preserved. <br /> potential for extended <br /> heat waves. <br /> Land Use The project is proposing Minnesota climate Stormwater <br /> changing some trends predict an management <br /> vegetated areas to increase in precipitation facilities will be <br /> impervious surfaces. and urban heat island designed to <br /> effects in the general minimize standing <br /> project area. water and reduce the <br /> 5"What Are Heating and Cooling Degree Days." National Weather Service.Available at <br /> https://www.weather.gov/key/climate heat cool. <br /> 6 Heat Vulnerability in Minnesota. Minnesota Department of Health and the University of Minnesota.Available at <br /> https://maps.umn.edu/climateheaIthtool/heat app/. <br /> Haviland Fields EAW 5 July 2023 <br />