The cupping room shall be sufficient size to accommodate all students for cupping at the same time. The coffee shall meet the following measurements with a tolerance of ± 1.0 units:Specialty grade green coffee beans shall have a water activity measurement lower than 0.70aw.The coffee used for cupping shall be ground so that 70-75 percent of the grinds pass through the 20 mesh sieve.The roasting of coffee for cupping shall take between 8 and 12 minutes, and shall be used for cupping between 8 and 24 hours after roasting.The Statistics & Standards Committee of the Specialty Coffee Association has determined the following standards for the water used to brew specialty coffee. These variances are in place to take into consideration real world circumstances, and the target gives the optimum measurement of each characteristic to strive for.Copyright 2020 © All Rights Reserved. Cupping Water shall meet all the requirements listed in the SCA Standard 'Water for Brewing Specialty Coffee', which can be found on the SCA Resources web page.For details of testing equipment & protocols, please see the SCA Water Quality Handbook. CCFU is responsible for performing the financial review and the assigned A&E Design Studio is responsible for the technical reviewThe Technical Standards Group develops and maintains the SCA Design Standards for architectural, structural, electrical, HVAC (heating, ventilating, and air conditioning), and plumbing and drainage trades, which govern school design and construction quality. They are generally smaller than line projects and involve work such as interior/exterior building upgrades, roof and boiler replacements, electrical work, security systems, room conversions and transportable classrooms. Water quality standards (WQS) are provisions of state, territorial, authorized tribal or federal law approved by EPA that describe the desired condition of a water body and the means by which that condition will be protected or achieved. Water Quality Standards and Classifications. A standard establishes specifications, requirements, protocols or methods of measurement that shall be used as the basis for SCA educational curriculum and for the identification of specialty quality coffee. Each requirement under "Description/Design Approach" may meet or exceed applicable code requirement.The following link lists changes the designer is to make to the indicated Room Planning Standards that have not been incorporated as of yet into the Drawings. Many times changes are made to one series of drawings that may also apply to others. Our intent is not to issue new RPS until all known modifications are incorporated. Until the RPS is revised, please use the matrix to modify the published RPS for use on the project.The Room Planning Standards provide the design basis for all spaces in New York City Schools, including all intended equipment and general locations of furnishing.
They require modification based on actual room layout and size, and for existing rooms may end up being modified due to space and program constraints.The Standard Specifications define the materials acceptable for use in New York City Public Schools, and are based on and complement the Design Requirements. The minimum water activity for its development is 0.76 at 25°C, with the optimum aw ranging from 0.95 to 0.99 and pH between 3 and 10 (Hocking and Pitt, 1997). MSU provide A&E management support to assist in the deliverance of project workload to meet the SCA's Commitment Plan goals.
No other furniture or fixtures shall be closer than 36-inches from the cupping table.
The Elevator/Escalator, Acoustical and MEP (mechanical/electrical/plumbing) Testing and Emergency contracts are managed in the In-House Design Studio for the projects designed in-house and for the review of consultant's work. The McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act requires contractors and subcontractors performing services on prime contracts in excess of $2,500 to pay service employees in various classes no less than the wage rates and fringe benefits found prevailing in the locality, or the rates (including prospective increases) contained in a predecessor contractor's collective bargaining agreement. Comparison of existing standards • Recommended range for optimum/ideal hardness vary strongly – Lowest suggested optimum is the revised World Brewers Cup at 51 ppm CaCO 3 – Highest suggested optimum is from “Water for Coffee” at Currently, the SCA has standards for water, green coffee, and cupping coffee. A copy of this standard is available on our resources web page and the water quality handbook in our store. Monitoring plans for extant presence of mycotoxins should always be in place throughout the farm-to-roaster supply chain. Within the Studio, the design managers (DM) supervise the design project managers (DPM), also known as senior construction assessment specialists (SCAS), who manage the consultants directly.For projects initiated under an A&E requirements contracts, a Request for Payment (RFP) is made through the Oracle Requirements Contract Management System (ORCMS).