Aia fall10 brochure

Fall 2010

Center for Continuing and
Professional Studies/Manhattan

AIA Continuing Education
Professional Development Series for
Architects and Professional Engineers

Pratt Institute Center for Continuing and Professional Studies located in
Chelsea at 144 West 14th Street announces Professional Development
Series for Architects and Professional Engineers.
Drawing on Pratt’s historically superior Architecture curriculum, we
are pleased to announce our expanded program registered with the
American Institute of Architects, Continuing Education System (AIA/
CES). The Professional Development program guarantees excellent
instruction and a forum for exchanging ideas. Classes are determined
by the subject matters that are most needed by practitioners.
As an Authorized Autodesk Training Center, Pratt Manhattan’s Center
for Continuing and Professional Studies offers quality education in
accordance with the AIA/CES criteria. For additional AIA/CES approved
courses in AutoCAD, Vectorworks, form•Z and more, please call us at
212-647-7199 for a brochure or visit our website at http://prostudies.
pratt.edu.
For the Architect
New York State Licensing Board law requires architects to complete
36 professionally related continuing education hours for every three
year registration period. Of the 36 hours, 24 must relate directly to
HSW issues.
For the Professional Engineer and Land Surveyor
Every New York State licensed and registered professional engineer
and land surveyor must complete continuing education. Professional
engineers will be required to complete 36 hours of continuing education
during each three year registration period. Land Surveyors will be
required to complete 24 hours of continuing education during each
three year registration period. Please see courses with PDH’s noted.
State Approval
It is your responsibility to check with the state licensing boards as to
whether or not a course is acceptable to meet its continuing education
credit requirements. Visit Pratt’s website at http://prostudies.pratt.edu
for courses not acceptable to NYS or see courses that state:
Not accepted by NYS for LU, PDH credit.
For more information, visit the website for New York State Education
Department, Office of the Professions at http://www.op.nysed.gov/.
Pratt AIA On-site Offerings
These lectures can be delivered on-site to corporate clients. For further
information, please contact Karen Adler Miletsky at kmiletsk@pratt.edu.
Registration Deadlines
Registration deadlines for all courses are one week prior to course start
dates, unless otherwise noted. Exceptions will be allowed based on
space availability. We recommend that you register early.
VA Benefits for Certificate Program
This program is approved for veterans and other eligible persons under
the GI Bill for education. Contact the Department of Veterans Affairs
at 1-888-GI BILL1 (1-888-442-4551 ), or www.gibill.va.gov regarding
eligibility. Contact: Perry Han <phan@pratt.edu> or Karen D’Angelo
<kdangelo@pratt.edu>

Table of Contents

2 Course Descriptions

32 Program Announcements

32 Faculty

35 Information

36 How to Register

36 Directions to Pratt

37 Registration Form

Certificate Program
Sustainable Building, Infrastructure Design and Management
Designers have long been able to meet the needs of their clients and
businesses by using their creativity to blend form and function. Today’s
world of limited resources and changing economic and environmental
values requires a new set of tools to design a sustainable world.
This certificate program, Sustainable Building and Infrastructure Design
and Management, brings designers into 21st Century design by building
on their existing design skills and enhancing them with cutting edge skills
and knowledge, enabling them to meet the new goals and challenges of
sustainability.
Why Choose Pratt Institute?
For over a century, Pratt Institute has combined the practice of art
and practicality by educating artists and designers in its traditional art,
design and architecture classes, at the graduate, undergraduate and
professional levels.
This program brings Pratt and you to a new level and a new world of art
and design, again in a practical way.
You will learn about the driving forces which are changing your client’s needs
and the tools needed to meet those challenges and design a sustainable
world. In short you will become part of the solution and be able to assist
your clients and businesses in succeeding in a carbon constrained world.
Recommended audience: architects; engineers; interior designers; urban
planners; facilities and construction management professionals; contractors;
and government agency professionals.
Application fee: $100, non-refundable
Certificate Requirements: The certificate program requires the successful
completion of all 7 courses, which totals 49 hours of study.
Required Courses: Seven
PMPD 600 Climate Change Fundamentals for Design and Management
Professionals
PMPD 601 Designing and Renovating Carbon Neutral Buildings
PMPD 602 Performance Modeling for Carbon Neutral Buildings
PMPD 603 Sustainable Standards for Buildings and Infrastructure–LEED,
BREAM, Energy Star
PMPD 604 Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Weatherization Audits and Capital Planning
PMPD 605 New Technologies – Smart Grid and Smart Buildings
PMPD 606 Capstone Project – Sustainable Building and Infrastructure
Design and Management

Course Descriptions

Adaptive Reuse Re-Imagined Prerequisite: AutoCad Level 1
An existing structure presents many opportunities and F 9am–5pm, 1 session Dec 3
many challenges. Architects are sometimes reluctant Michelle Jubran
to use the existing infrastructure, hesitant to assume 7 AIA/CES LU’s
responsibility for unforeseen conditions or they do not PMA 523 $295
recognize the valuable resource they have. It is vitally
important to understand what is possible given new Analysis of Continuous Spanned Beams I
technologies. Part of the challenge is to discover hidden A popular choice for the analysis of continuous beams
features of a property to both preserve and improve the later to be used in computer programs solutions has
facility by applying creativity and taking the care neces- been a classical method, known as the force method in
sary to envision the end product. This course examines the structural engineering community among engineers
the conceptual underpinnings as well as the methods, and architects. This method had become the engineers
materials, and process of reconstructing and adding to tool for designing continuous beams and was deservedly
an older building. recognized as the alternative method to that of moment
Course Outline includes: distribution established by Hardy Cross.
i Survey existing conditions, code and zoning The seminar gives a detailed overview of designing
ii Planning for preservation (old vs. new), long spanned continuous beams providing the engineer-
building charm and interest architect with the geometric and physical properties of
iii Permitting process, the construction process, the beam rendering a more effective solution to the
and case studies design as well.
Course Outline includes:
Th 9am–5pm, 1 session Sept 23
I tructural engineering principles: virtual work,
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Steven Zalben, AIA, NCARB, LEED® AP
bending of a beam segment, angle changes
7 AIA/HSW, LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s
along a beam, moment area method, reciprocal
PMPD 894 $295
relations along a beam, moment distribution
Adobe Illustrator for Architects: Introduction ii layout and solution of the n linear equations
This class is designed for Architects who want to illustrate of the continuous beam’s geometry to its nth
existing AutoCAD drawings for journals, presentations, degree of indeterminate forces. From the
competitions, Power Point ready images. These techniques solution, a pictorial diagram will show the
will allow you to keep your presentations updated quickly beams structural response to the loads acting
and easily. A few hours of practice with Illustrator you will upon it.
have the tools you need to create rendered site plans floor Th 9am–1:30pm, 1 session Dec 16
plans , elevation and sections from AutoCAD drawings Kenneth Wagner, PE
and aerial photography. 4 AIA/HSW LU’s, 4 PDH’s
Course Outline Includes: PMPD 958 $199
i Prints and Projection
• IA Award Winner Illustrations
A Analysis of Continuous Spanned Beams II
• llustrations in PowerPoint
I Established in long usage for the structural analysis
ii Software Comparison of continuous beams, later to be implemented in
iii essential illustrator: graphic interface computer program solutions, the classical method
• oolbar, Floating Palettes, Docking,
T known as the displacement method is today’s selected
the Pen tool mechanism for the design of continuous beams, the
IV rom AutoCAD to Illustrator
F alternative to both that of the force method and
• ref and Layer Analysis
X moment distribution as well.
• xporting Alternates
E This seminar will give an in depth view of an easier
V Steps in AutoCAD
5 and more effective solution for continuous beams than
• inimize your drawing in Illustrator
M that of the force method.
Vi 5 Steps in illustrator Course Outline includes:
• et up preferences
S i theory of angle changes along a beam
• nderstanding Order of Display Layers
U ii Moment area method
• ines weights and types
L iii Stiffness factors for structural elements
• watch Libraries, Gradients and Transparencies
S IV Displacement method description
• nnotations
A Vi linear equations for rotations
VII Draw and Illustrate a New Image
Vi Moment distribution
Viii Printing Variables and exporting Vii Moment diagram for the structural
ix Critique continuous beam
F 9am–1:30pm, 1 session Dec 17
Kenneth Wagner, PE
4 AIA/HSW LU’s, 4 PDH’s
PMPD 959 $199

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Analysis of Continuous Spanned Beams III alloon Framing: Two men – which one is the
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From successful long term usage of analyzing continu- actual inventor?
ous beams the classical methods known as the force IV The Dissemination of the Idea in 19th Century
method and the displacement method had become V Platform Framing and other improvements
the selected tools of the designer’s choice for these Vi emerging american House Styles after 1850
structural elements mentioned above. The displacement VII he role of Architects versus Pattern books in
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method has become today’s more popular choice for Domestic Architecture
the computer solutions of these beams. Sa 9am–4pm, 1 session Sept 11
The seminar introduces the engineer/architect to an Warren Ashworth, RA
inner depth view of these classical methods mentioned 6 AIA/CES LU’s, 6 PDH’s
above as alternate solutions to the method of moment PMPD 940 $295
distribution implemented in preliminary designs of
continuous spanned beams. Architectural Acoustic and Noise Control
Course Outline includes: This seminar is intended for planners, architects,
I Virtual work engineers, interior designers, facilities managers and
II bending of a beam segment construction personnel who wish to raise their awareness,
iii angle changes along a beam sensitivity and technical knowledge of architectural
iV Moment area method acoustics, noise control, and the related regulations.
V reciprocal relationships of deflections Though related regulations have existed and been
along a beam refined over four decades, serious attention is finally
Vi Moment distribution being paid to acoustics and noise pollution, as aware-
Vii Stiffness factors ness increases about the negative impact of noise and
Viii Force method description poor acoustics to human comfort, health, safety and
IX Displacement method description welfare contributes to irritability, reduced workplace
x establishment of n linear equations for the productivity, sleeplessness, anxiety, exacerbation of
force method learning and hearing disabilities. It makes practical sense
xi establishment of n linear equations for the that good acoustics and effective noise control be incor-
displacement method porated as determinants in the planning and the design
xii Moment distribution considerations for projects. As an important frontline
xiii Shear diagram-force method consideration for government funding of projects,
xiV Moment diagram-displacement method facilities acquisition and construction, noise control and
xV Force method versus displacement method abatement have become critical determinants for
Sa 9am–5pm, 1 session Dec 18 proceeding with such project funding, and the impact
Kenneth Wagner, PE of noise pollution is also a critical component of envi-
7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s ronmental site assessment for facilities development.
PMPD 960 $295 However, the reality is that acoustic and noise control
are often overlooked.
An American Revolution: Course Outline includes:
The Invention of Balloon Framing I roperties and Characteristics of Sound Wave
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Many architects and historians are under the impression and noise
that balloon framing, and what we now call platform ii institutional Standards and regulatory
framing, was a gradual evolution from post and beam Framework
timber framing. Balloon framing, in fact, sprung from • Federal, NYS and Municipalities levels
the brain of one man in the summer of 1833 in Chicago. iii occupational Standards for noise Control
At the time, Chicago was a city of just 150 inhabitants, iV indoor acoustics and noise Control
but it was already rife with wild real estate speculation. V outdoor noise and noise abatement
In order to keep up with the demand for housing, one F–Sa 9am–5pm, 2 sessions Oct 1–2
man realized that milled 2 x 4s, 2 x 6s and 2 x 8s set at Alfred Yalaju, RA
regular intervals could make an easy and fast to erect 14 AIA/HSW LU’s, 14 PDH’s
structure. The idea caught on rapidly and moved west PMPD 914 $595
over the course of the next 20 years, making the expan-
sion into the Western Territories much more feasible.
Balloon framing also fed America’s avid interest in a
wide range of house styles, making the variety of housing
stock in United States the most diverse in the world.
i a review of timber Framing and its origins in
england
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Course Descriptions

Architectural Restoration: Motivators Basics of Building Performance
and Constraints to the Preservation with Case Studies
of Older Structures The objective of the introductory course is to aid
This course addresses generating and controlling projects architects, engineers, real property appraisers, realtors,
involving architectural restoration, which accounts for and assessors in the recognition and understanding of
a significant portion of all construction. The role of the building performance components and systems.
architect in such projects is pivotal; a pro-active architect To date, there has been little empirical data organized
with a comprehensive understanding of restoration by appraisers or realtors in regard to building perfor-
principals can be instrumental in its success, and can mance, especially energy efficiency items and property
also play a significant role in facilitating these projects. design and development aspects. As a result, the
Technical expertise must cover an extremely broad contribution to market value of such items is difficult to
range of knowledge. The architect must be thoroughly determine. Before appraisers can measure how the mar-
familiar, not only with current codes and construction ket indicates the contributory value of efficient design,
methods, but those of the past as well. The role of the development, and component systems, appraisers must
architect in program development, administrative issues be able to recognize and store data to identify and track
and approvals, the technical aspects of restoration, and their influences on value.
financial considerations will be explored in depth. Guest Course Outline includes:
speakers with specific areas of technical expertise will i Construction components and high
participate in open-ended discussions on restoration performance installations of: building
techniques. Restoration often involves adaptive reuse or envelope, insulation, lighting, thermostats,
historic preservation, as well as broader planning issues. windows and doors, uv protection technolo-
Some projects simply address restoration and repair, but gies, r Values, and ventilation components
students will cover the full spectrum of building types, and systems.
architectural styles, and programmatic requirements. II nderstanding heating and cooling systems,
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Beyond the technical and administrative constraints, including furnaces, hot water heaters, and air
understanding, identifying, and satisfying funding conditioners, including traditional and new
sources can be determinant as to whether a project is high performance options
undertaken. The architect’s role in funding process will iii Solar Power systems-photovoltaic, hot water
also be discussed in depth. iV geothermal options-open loop, closed loop
Course Outline includes: V heat Distribution Systems
i Motivators for restoration Recommended Audience: The primary target audience
• Identifying the owner’s objectives and desires is architects, engineers, real property appraisers, realtors
ii administrative issues and assessors seeking continuing education. The course
• Dealing with municipal authorities, funding sources is designed so that it could also have an audience of
and contractors; the role of the architect realtors, building inspectors, and municipality employees
iii technical issues who seek training in building performance and
• Selecting and sourcing materials, developing sustainability concepts.
method of construction, dealing with specific issues 1 session To be determined.
IV Construction Costs and budgeting Kathleen Bowen Ha, ASA
• The architect’s role and responsibilities 7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s
V examples PMPD 669 $295
• A representative cross section of projects
demonstrating different types (residential single
family, multi-family, commercial, municipal),
program requirements (adaptive reuse, alteration/
addition, pure restoration, historic preservation),
and architectural styles.
VI Discussion
• Open ended discussion by all participants.
Guest speakers would join in.
Th–F 9am–5pm, 2 sessions Oct 7–8
Martin Kravitt, RA
14 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 14 PDH’s
PMPD 916 $595

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Bidding the Construction Project Capstone Project – Sustainable Building and
This how-to course is for architects, engineers, general Infrastructure Design and Management
constructors, construction managers, sub-contractors This seminar will be the capstone project for The
and other construction personnel interested in the Who, Certificate in Sustainable Building and Infrastructure
What, Where, When, Why and How of bidding the Design and Management.
construction project. You will be required to complete two in class projects
Course Outline includes: involving the design and management of sustainable
i the relationship of the Contracting Parties buildings and infrastructure. The projects will involve
II Understanding the Project retrofitting, renovating or the new construction of resi-
III Overview of bid Documents dential, or commercial buildings, or major projects such
IV Assembling the bid Team as new municipal facilities such as ports and terminals.
V the role of the Subcontractors Each project will focus on sustainable schematic design
Vi the estimate Process and management of buildings and infrastructure.
VII bid Day Preparation
The projects will require the use of green standards, and
VIII bid Day green technologies to meet the mitigation and adaptation
Sa 9am–5pm, 1 session Oct 9 levels which will be needed to combat climate change
Arnie Weitzman, CPE and perform due to the changes from climate change.
7 AIA/CES LU’s, 7 PDH’s Course Outline includes:
PMPD 861 $295 i the decision process for identifying environ-
mental goals and standards for the project
Brick Essentials including greenhouse gas and energy reduc-
Brick masonry is used in many different ways in the tions, adaptation to climate change risks and
construction industry. Through this seminar you will techniques to reduce the heat island effect
gain an in depth understanding of brick masonry and its and storm water runoff.
various uses. Learn about the requirements governing ii the application of green standards such as
clay masonry as established by the American Society bREAM, EPA — Energy Star, USGbC — LEED,
for Testing and Materials (ASTM). The discussion will to the projects to achieve a recognized and
include standards for both brick masonry units and accepted “green project”.
the mortar used in conjunction with those units. III he use of modeling and benchmark tools
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Participants will develop a full understanding of brick such as equest and Portfolio Mgr to predict
by size, shape, exposure limitations, and compressive building and infrastructure performance and
strength. The advantages of brick to sustainability will the ability to meet mitigation and adaptation
also be described. In particular, it will be demonstrated requirements for climate change.
how brick may contribute to as many as twenty-nine iV the design and management of sustainable
LEED points toward certification. systems such as solar PV and thermal, green
Course Outline includes: roofs, combined heat and power systems,
I history of brick Masonry geothermal systems and the interface with
• Ancient times and modern times a “smart grid”.
ii review of aStM Standards V the financial analysis tools to estimate costs
• Brick and mortar and paybacks for the projects and the systems.
iii Shapes, color, methodology Prerequisites: For those in the certificate program
• Extruded and molded prerequisites include either Climate Change Fundamen-
• Sand struck, water struck tals or Carbon Neutral Design and three other courses
• Dyeing, Joints in the program.
IV Wall types Su 9am–5pm, 1 session Nov 21
• Drainage walls: Tony Gelber, LEED® AP
- Cavity 7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s
- Veneer (Wood and Steel stud) PMPD 606 $295
- Rain screen wall
V Pavers
• Rigid underlayment, flexible underlayment
VI LEEDS
Tu 9am–5pm, 1 session Oct 5
Brian Trimble
PMPD 918 $295

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Course Descriptions

Chronicles of Security Technology in the Age Climate Change Fundamentals for
of Terrorism and Natural Disasters Design Professionals
This course was specifically designed for Architects This seminar is an overview of climate change basics
and Consulting Engineers interested in the design of and their relation to the design world. The seminar is
complex security systems for large urban facilities. The the first in the Climate Change Certificate Program, and
program offers an historic and antidotal overview of is designed to give design professionals the basic tools
basic concepts in physical security technology from needed to begin to design buildings, interiors, products,
standard locking hardware to state-of-the-art digital transportation and cities for a carbon neutral world
computerized surveillance and monitoring systems. Designers will learn how to measure and mitigate the
Two nationally recognized experts with experience in all carbon footprint, analyze and adapt to climate change
areas of physical security will describe the effects of IP risk, and learn carbon neutral design standards.
networks on digital CCTV Surveillance Systems, access Course Outline includes:
control systems, biometric devices and emphasizes I hat is Climate Change, and what are the
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new design criteria to incorporate wide-band Internet effects?
networks for all security systems. Case histories of security II hat is carbon neutral and how do we
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system successes and failures experienced by the measure it?
presenters will be discussed. They were directly involved III What are the standards?
in the introduction of many unique and controversial • The 2010 and 2030 Imperatives
security projects for public facilities [museums, hospitals, • College and University Presidents Climate
airports] and private complexes such as the World Trade Change Commitment
Center, CoOP City, Educational Institutions, Healthcare • NYC Stds
Institutions and other complex structures. Can a security • US Mayors Climate Change Commitment
system protect against manmade and natural disasters • The Kyoto Protocol
in this age of potential terrorist attacks or the event that • USGBC LEED
took place on the Virginia Tech campus? IV hat is mitigation and what tools are available?
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This timely course will explain how to upgrade security • What is a carbon footprint?
without creating a fortress like environment that may • How to measure the carbon footprint
alienate the very public that the building was supposedly - Greenhouse gas protocol
built to serve. Every building complex has unique area(s) - The World Resources Institute
of vulnerability and the special risk factors in the following • How to reduce the carbon footprint
structures will be analyzed: Museums; Schools and V What are the risks and how do we adapt?
Colleges; Banks; Hospitals; Hotels; residential and • Risks – business, regulatory, physical, investment,
Commercial High Rise. social
Course Outline includes: • Risk avoidance and mitigation strategies
I oor locking systems (conventional hardware
D • Adaptation – seawalls to power towers
to wireless smart keys) VI What are the Opportunities?
II ard Access Systems – various card formats –
C • Design, design, design
biometric Devices • Carbon neutral buildings
iii addressable iP CCtV Surveillance Systems and • Carbon neutral products
IT managed networks • Carbon neutral systems
IV Upgrading Analog to Digital recording formats • Carbon neutral cities
V nalyzing Risk Assessment vs. basic Security
A Sec 1: Su 9am–5pm, 1 session Sept 19
Solutions Sec 2: Su 9am–5pm, 1 session Dec 12
Vi Separating “Competent” Security Consultants Tony Gelber, LEED® AP (all sections)
from opportunists 7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s
VII Developing Specifications and bid Package
PMPD 600 $295
W 9am–5pm, 1 session Oct 27
Charles Schnabolk, PE and Ben Scaglione, CPP
PMPD 952 $295

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Components of Passive Fire Protection Connecting Us: The Arterial Highway System
This program provides an overview of code requirements, of the New York-New Jersey Region
testing, installation, and inspection of Fireproofing, In combination with the region’s transit systems and
Firestopping, and Interior Finishes. This presentation is intercity rail systems, the region’s expressways and
intended for design professional, including architects parkways provide the essential network for mobility of
and engineers involved with the design or evaluation of people and goods in the New York-New Jersey Metro-
fireproofing, firestopping, and interior finishes. politan Area. This arterial highway system directly moves
Course Outline Includes: people in buses, taxis, HOVs, and automobiles, and
i Fireproofing gives access to the other “people modes,” such as
• Overview of the code requirements related to bicycle, rapid transit (bus or rail), ferry, etc. Along with
fireproofing and fire-resistance rated construction freight rail lines, the expressways also move the vast
• Laboratory testing procedures and requirements quantities of goods that support the region’s economy.
• System design, including drawings and Unlike many other areas, the New York-New Jersey
specifications region’s arterial highway system, including its key bridge
• Review adequate and inadequate fireproofing and tunnel links, is provided by a multiplicity of govern-
system installation procedures ments and authorities, in both states. The roles of the
• Required inspection and testing protocol will be agencies and organizations involved have undergone
outlined many changes over the past 100 years, the period with-
• Review of fireproofing manufacturers and prod- in which the present network developed. This course
ucts, as well as new products will review that development, focusing particularly on
ii Firestopping the period from the 1930s through the present. It will
• Overview of the code requirements related to examine key influences and “influencers,” system mile-
firestopping and fire-resistance rated construction stones, points of controversy, current system status, and
• Laboratory testing procedures and requirements the outlook for the future. The course will also present
• Review a firestop system design, including and analyze past, current, and emerging concepts for
drawings and specifications policy, planning, design and operations of the arterial
• Review adequate and inadequate firestop system highway system.
installation procedures Course Outline includes:
• Required inspection and testing protocol will be i the region’s roadways at the turn of
outlined the (20th) Century
• Review of firestopping manufacturers and II Emergence of the Automobile (1920s, 1930s)
products, as well as new products. III nfluences, Inside and Outside of the United
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iii interior Finishes States (1930s, early 1940s)
• Code requirements and regulations governing the IV ridges and Tunnels, Linked and Not-so-Linked
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use of interior finishes, upholstered furnishing, and (1880s to 1930s)
decorative materials in new construction V Programs of NYC, NYS, NJ (1920s-early 1940s)
• What materials and building elements are VI Post-World War II (1950s, 1960s)
regulated, interior finish classifications VII Some New Twists (1960s, 1970s)

• Overview of the applicable test standards VIII aturing of the highway System (1980s,
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• Increase awareness and provide guidance on the 1990s)
complexities frequently associated with evaluating IX Recent Developments (early 2000s)
and specifying interior finishes in compliance with X etrospective, Prospective...A Look back,
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the applicable codes and a Look Ahead
W 9am–1pm,1 session Oct 13 Tu 9am–5pm, 1 session Nov 23
Jeffrey M. Amato, PE Leon Goodman, PE, PTOE
James Convery, PE, CPP 7 AIA/CES LU’s, 7 PDH’s
Michael J. Rzeznik, PE PMPD 924 $295
PMPD 677 $195

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Course Descriptions

Construction Cost Estimating Course Outline includes:
This course for project managers, architects, engineers i review of
and other construction personnel goes beyond the unit • causes and effects of climate change
pricing and cost book approach, examining how the • procedures for measuring and mitigating
various trades arrive at their bids. The course will be greenhouse gas emissions
taught by a team of professional estimators whose • green design standards
in-depth knowledge of New York City construction II asic overview of energy and greenhouse
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practices will give an added dimension and relevance to gas calculations in reference to designing for
each topic. carbon neutral buildings
Course Outline includes: III verview of USGbC LEED green building
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I asic estimating procedures for CSI Divisions
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2 through 9 • LEED certified, silver, gold, platinum
II Determining the cost of General Conditions • New construction, renovations, existing buildings
III An overview of bid Day procedures iV overview of software tools available to
Prerequisite: Blueprint Reading, Construction Methods measure and predict greenhouse gas emissions
& Materials or equivalent experience. • DOE 2, Equest
M 6–9pm, 10 sessions Sept 13–Nov 22 V Carbon and energy footprints in structural as
George Lawrence, CPE well as operational building systems
Gerald Ratner, CPE • Embedded energy and carbon
Alex MacKenzie, CCI • Operational energy and carbon
30 AIA/CES LU’s, 30 PDH’s Vi Case studies of leading carbon neutral buildings
PMCM 104 $685 • South London, NYC
VII esign charette for a carbon neutral building
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Construction Specifications Writing (in class) – New Construction
Learn specifications writing techniques that give you a • Green your design team, Brainstorm problems and
level of confidence required to research, evaluate, write solutions
and edit construction specifications. • Set criteria for design decision making
Learn correct specifications writing language, use • Design carbon neutral building systems
master electronic specifications systems, using the VIII esign charette for a carbon neutral building
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internet to research, evaluate and specify products and (in class) – Major Renovations
systems for construction. • Analyze footprint of existing building
Course Outline includes: • Set design criteria for the renovation
I pecifications Writing, history of development
S • Design a carbon neutral renovation
to present Su 9am–5pm, 1 session Sept 26
ii organization of a Project Manual Tony Gelber, LEED® AP
III pecification Writing techniques, structure and
S 7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s
language PMPD 601 $295
iV How the Contractor views specifications:
discussion of The Contractor’s Guide to Change Designing for Broadcast and Media Facilities
Orders written by andrew Civitello The architect is introduced to the principles of program-
V Use of Master Specifications Systems ming, designing and executing projects in the broadcast
Vi researching and Producing Specifications and media sector and provides information on developing
using the internet programmatic requirement, determining S/MEP
F–Sa 9am–5pm, 2 sessions Oct 29–30 criteria, establishing acoustic ratings (NRC and STC),
Steven Danielpour, AIA, CCS, LEED® AP designing task appropriate lighting, creating modular
14 AIA/HSW LU’s, 14 PDH’s programmatic components, and improving ergonomic
PMPD 836 $595 considerations. Case studies illustrate current state-of-
the-art broadcast and media facility.
Designing and Renovating Carbon Neutral Course Outline includes:
Buildings i Programmatic issues, technical requirements,
This seminar will show architects, engineers, and Support requirements
interior designers how to design and renovate carbon ii Structural issues
neutral buildings. Architects, designers and engineers • Loads and Codes
will learn how to measure and estimate energy use and iii Mechanical/electrical/Plumbing/Fire Protection
greenhouse gas emissions, design to reduce energy and issues
greenhouse gasses in both embedded and operational iV acoustics issues: nrC and StC ratings
aspects, adapt structures to the effects of climate V lighting issues
change, and learn which software tools are needed. Vi ergonomic issues
VII ADA Issues

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Tu 9am–4pm, 1 session Sept 14 Course Outline includes:
Kent Hikida, AIA, LEED® AP i energy audits
6 AIA/HSW LU’s, 6 PDH’s • Residences, commercial and industrial buildings,
PMPD 800 $295 using standard and investment grade practices,
monitoring and verification standards and financial
Educational Facilities Noise Control analysis, such as simple paybacks and return on
This seminar is intended for planners, architects, engi- investment (ROI)
neers, educators, facilities managers and construction ii greenhouse gas audits
personnel who wish to raise their awareness, sensitivity • Inventories of buildings, fleets and transport
and technical knowledge of acoustics and noise control, systems using software
related standards for educational facilities planning, • Development of capital plans to comply with
design, construction and maintenance with a focus in voluntary and mandatory climate change standards
classrooms and lecture halls. It is well established that III Weatherization audits
young children require optimal conditions for hearing, • Housing and commercial buildings to improve
comprehension and sustainable attention-span suitable occupant comfort and work performance, while
for learning, as different from adults who have mature reducing energy and greenhouse gasses
focus and well developed listening skills. The negative • Techniques include R value analysis, blower door
impact of poor acoustics is well established to create performance testing, and infrared surveys.
a barrier in pupil’s learning abilities, attention-span iV Capital plan development
and speech intelligibility. Acoustical and noise control • Identify goals, set standards to achieve the goals
performance standard ANSI/ASA S12.60-2002, has and utilize savings in energy and greenhouse gas-
existed for over a decade yet a significant number of ses to finance projects
schools do not conform to the standard. Conformance
Su 9am–5pm, 1 session Oct 31
to the standard is voluntary except made mandatory
Tony Gelber, LEED® AP
when referenced by or adopted in state laws, municipal
ordinance or regulations. It is encouraging that some
PMPD 604 $295
states, municipalities and school districts now have
regulations which reference and/or have adopted the Environmental Site Investigation
ANSI/ASA standard. In addition, it is important to bring and Remediation
more awareness to the existence of a useful guide to This course will provide an overview of the process
classroom accommodations under IDEA (Individuals involved with the investigation and remediation of con-
with Disabilities Education Act). On a global basis, some taminated property. This work is usually required as a
countries have developed standards unique to their na- result of regulatory mandates, property transactions and
tional conditions while others have adopted the World property redevelopment. It is common for profession-
Health Organization (WHO) standards. als involved in property development to encounter soil
Course Outline Includes: and groundwater contamination issues that can affect
i general information, Course outline and the design, construction and cost of the development
objectives project. State and Federal regulatory programs provide
II roperties and Characteristics of Sound Wave
P various, and sometimes contradictory, requirements
and noise as to what level of investigation and remediation are
iii acoustical Standards for Classrooms and required depending on the property history and the
lecture Halls desired future use.
iV architectural acoustics and noise Control for Course Outline includes:
Classrooms and lecture Halls i researching a property for a history of
Tu 9am–5pm, 1 session Sept 28 potential environmental concerns
Alfred Yalaju, RA (non-intrusive methods)
7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDHs ii Completing site investigation process (intrusive
PMPD 675 $295 investigations)
III nderstanding types of chemicals that are
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Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Weatherization typically identified during the investigation
Audits and Capital Planning process (petroleum compounds, VoCs, SVoCs,
This seminar will teach architects, engineers, interior and inorganic substances)
designers and facility and construction managers to IV ypes of remedial actions that can be taken
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perform audits (energy, greenhouse gas and weather- to address the contamination identified,
ization) and than develop capital plans to reduce en- including engineering/institutional
ergy, and greenhouse gasses while improving occupant V Controls and active remediation techniques.
comfort, and improving productivity.
F 9am–5pm, 1 session Oct 22
Paul Miller, PE
PMPD 661 $295

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Course Descriptions

Estimating Cooling Load on Excel Estimating Structural Steel Fabrication
(HVAC 1 & 2): Refrigeration Principles This course deals with reading of Structural contract
Most cooling load programs are complex and sophis- plans and specifications making a meaningful take-off
ticated. Hand calculations are time consuming and of materials, evaluating man hours of labor and equip-
inflexible. This cooling load estimating program is aimed ment required to fabricate, finish and deliver each piece
at the Designers, Design Reviewers and Project Manag- of erection at the site.
ers who want the simplicity of hand estimation with the Course Outline includes:
speed and flexibility of computer. The power of Micro- i Contract compliance
soft Excel made it possible to present a comprehensive, ii overhead and profit considerations
simplified, editable and fast way to perform the cooling Sa 9am–5pm, 1 session Oct 30
load estimates, using the self contained CD package. Alex MacKenzie, CCI
The seminar starts with describing the “Terms and 7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s
Definitions,” “Refrigeration Cycle,” “Application of PMCM 106 $295
Psychrometric Chart” and finally the cooling load
estimation. The first three (3) sections are for refreshing Exhibition Design for Museums and Other
the memory of Mechanical Engineers and briefing the Interpretive Environments
engineers of other disciplines. This course introduces design professionals to the
Participants can generate a simple, formatted and exhibition design team process and fundamental issues
detailed report to submit to their client or for personal involved with creating environments that are visitor-
use. You will also learn how to use the program as a centered. Achieving the client’s mission and goals of the
control tool to compare with estimates using more com- exhibition at every stage of development are articulated.
plex programs. Course Outline includes:
Participants receive two (2) months of free technical i experiential exhibitions that incorporate the
support through support@chotkeh.com following considerations:
Course Outline includes: • Educational
I Applied Terms and Definitions • Curatorial
ii Principles of refrigeration Cycles describing • Interpretive
the system’s components, their tasks and • Architectural
demonstrating the graphical solution to a • Engineering
cooling system • Managerial
iii Principles of Psychrometric Chart and its • Lighting
application to identify the moist air properties • New media technologies
and solution to changes in cooling systems • Fabrication
iV introduction to Cooling load estimation (Cle) • Accessibility
V How to fill out the information Sheet ii the exhibition team process and phased
Vi How to fill out the Master Sheet design documentation are covered in detail
Vii How to fill out the Summary Sheet Th–F 9am–5pm, 2 sessions Dec 2–3
Th 10am–6pm, 1 session Sept 16 Larry Langham, Brenda Cowan
Ali Badakhshan, PE 14 AIA/HSW LU’s, 14 PDH’s
7 AIA/CES LU’s, 7 PDH’s PMPD 666 $595
PMPD 909 $295
Fire Protection Technology
Estimating Structural Steel Erection The role and function of fire protection engineering
This course deals with the on-site erection of fabricated systems are sometimes overlooked during the initial
structural steel, bar joists and metal deck, and what the stages of a project. Instead of identifying fire protection
estimate must include in the way of equipment, man as a separate discipline, the systems are often treated
hours labor and overhead. as sub-systems bundled into the mechanical and
Course Outline includes: electrical engineering scope of services. As a result, key
i Contract compliance fire protection needs may be neglected at the critical
ii relations with other on-site contractors planning stages of a construction project. Working the
iii Profit considerations systems in at a later date may lead to such problems as
Sa 9am–5pm, 1 session Nov 13 a lack of properly sized shafts for fire protection risers,
Alex MacKenzie, CCI or a water supply that is inadequate to meet both the
7 AIA/CES LU’s, 7 PDH’s plumbing and fire protection needs of the building. The
PMCM 105 $295 objective of this course will be to help participants take
full advantage of current fire protection technology by
demonstrating its impact on architectural design.

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This seminar will provide an overview of fire protec- Fuels Properties, Combustion, Heating Load
tion system technologies and their implications on Estimation on Excel (HVAC)
building design. The main focus will be on the state-of- This seminar continues the HVAC series and expands
the-art for fire suppression and fire alarm systems. participants practical knowledge in the subject field.
Course Outline includes: Proper fuel and efficient combustion are the two major
i Fire suppression (water based and gaseous) parameters impacting the economy and pollution of
system types, current materials, and methods heating plants. The seminar starts with describing the
ii architectural implications and integration of “Fuel Properties,” “Combustion” and finally ends with the
fire suppression “Heating load calculation.” In the third section participants
iii Fire alarm system types and “state of the art” can use the, “EXCEL CD Package” program to estimate
device capabilities and generate a “Heating Load Estimation” report.
iV architectural implications and integration of Participants receive two (2) months of free technical
fire alarm systems support through support@chotkeh.com.
Registration Deadline: Oct 8 Course Outline includes:
i Classification, grades of liquid fuel and types
of gaseous fuel
Mario Antonetti, PE, Eric Babcock, PE,
ii Fuel analysis and calculation of fuels heating
Richard Thonnings, PE
value
iii Fuel equivalent quantity, cost estimation
PMPD 876 $145
IV etermining the seasonal fuel consumption
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Freshwater Wetlands and calculating the actual fuel storage tank
Freshwater wetlands are regulated by Article 24 of the V Describing the Natural Gas, LPG and LNG
New York State Environmental Conservation Law. This VI emonstrating heating cost comparison, using
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course will cover the law and how it affects freshwater different type of fuel
wetlands in New York State. The definition of freshwater Vii Principles of combustion, complete and
wetlands is defined by statute according to vegetation incomplete combustions
and vegetation types. The NYS DEC pusblishes official VIII escribing the combustion pollutions and ways
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maps of the mapped freshwater wetlands. These wet- to reduce them
lands are classified according to size and their ecological ix Calculating the air required for combustion
functioning. Permits are required for certain activities, and excess air requirements
including construction, on freshwater wetlands and X Determining the combustion efficiency
within a l00 foot buffer zone. Issuance of permits is xi Flue gas analysis and combustion efficiency
also subject to SEQRA. In New York City, substantial XII boiler and Steady State Efficiency

freshwater wetland areas are located on Staten Island. xiii increasing boilers Seasonal efficiency
In Suffolk County, freshwater wetlands contain Black xiV installation guidelines for gas/oil boilers
Tupelo trees up to about 700 years old. XV boiler Room Ventilation Requirements
Course Outline includes: XVI emonstration of EXCEL CD Package assisted,
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I Definition of Freshwater Wetlands Heating load. Simplified version of “Cooling
II apping of Freshwater Wetlands and adjacent
M load estimation”
areas Th 1–5pm, 1 session Oct 7
III Wetlands Classification Ali Badakhshan, PE
IV Wetland Permits 4 AIA/CES LU’s, 4 PDH’s
V interaction with SeQra PMPD 906 $199
M 9am–12pm, 1 session Nov 8
Daniel Karpen
PMPD 981 $195

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Course Descriptions

Full Spectrum Polarized Lighting Systems iV nuclear reactors, Fission and the Production of
Full-spectrum polarized lighting duplicates the spectral electricity
energy distribution and polarization characteristics of • The different types of reactor plants
natural daylight. This seminar will show you how to • How they are used for power generation
design a lighting system that will solve the problems • The supporting infrastructure
of glare, flicker, and poor color rendition typical of V Storing, reprocessing and disposing of the
conventional lighting systems. Full-spectrum polarized spent fuel and other waste products
lighting systems are more energy efficient than any • The waste products and spent fuel are physically
other artificial lighting system, and will slash electrical hot and emit radiation.
usage for lighting by 60 to 85 percent. These lighting • The problems with handling the materials and the
systems can be used for virtually all interior lighting requirements for the structures and infrastructure
applications, including offices, retail, commercial space, will be addressed.
educational and institutional, and industrial facilities. Vi economy and Cost
Course Outline includes: Vii Chernobyl and 3 Mile island accidents
i the problem • What went wrong, what infrastructure improve-
II What to do about it: ments are needed to prevent future occurrences.
• Lamps, Ballasts, Fixtures, Glare control Viii Future of nuclear energy
• Full spectrum polarized lighting ix international atomic energy agency (iaea)
iii lighting for the electronic office and non-proliferation treaty to Safeguard the
iV national energy savings potential nuclear Power and Processing plants.
M 9am–4pm, 1 session Sept 20 Please note: In NYS this course is only approved for
Daniel Karpen, PE Engineers for PDH credit. It is not approved for
6 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 6 PDH’s architect’s in NYS for HSW LU credits.
PMPD 993 $295 Tu 9am–5pm, 1 session Oct 26
Ali Badakhshan, PE
Fundamentals, Technologies and 7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s
Safeguards of Nuclear Energy PMPD 968 $295
There are 436 nuclear power plants worldwide generating
approximately one sixth of the electrical power consumed. Geotechnical Engineering
Approximately one quarter of all the nuclear power This course is for Architects and Civil Engineers that
plants is located in the United States with one quarter want to obtain a basic understanding, or a refresher, of
of all U.S. plants located in the Northeast. The existing geotechnical engineering. You will also learn when you
plants are aging and will require renovation. should seek the advice of a geotechnical engineer, what
The rates of fossil fuel consumption and carbon a geotechnical engineer will need from you, and how to
dioxide emission rise every year, seriously affecting the interpret the information included in a geotechnical re-
Earth’s climate. The current difficulties with fossil fuel port. Case histories will be used to provide examples of
supply and its rising price along with nuclear powers the geotechnical process and building code requirements.
half century of commercial operation have engendered Course Outline includes:
renewed interest in nuclear power as a potential source i introduction
of”clean energy.” See for example The New York Times • What is geotechnical engineering?
“News of the Week in Review,” January 28, 2007. • When do I need a geotechnical engineer and
With any industrial construction or renovation a large what should I expect?
portion of the design effort is accomplished by profes- II Soil and Rock Classification
sionals familiar with the industry but not expert in the • What are the different types of soils and rock?
design of the process equipment. • What is the NYC Building Code classification system?
The intention and objectives of this course are to III Subsurface Explorations
familiarize professionals with fundamentals, radiation, • Methods used and number of borings
technologies, infrastructure, safety issues, advantages IV Foundation Design
and disadvantages, and the safeguard of the industry. • How is a shallow versus a deep foundation system
Course Outline and Objectives include: determined?
i atom and radiation • How does a geotechnical engineer select a pile
• The structure of the atom foundation type?
• The fission reaction and its products V Retaining Walls
• Fissionable materials • What types of walls are available and what do you
II Uranium from exploration to conversion need from a geotechnical engineer?
• Sources of uranium and the basics refinement of Vi Construction
the raw material • What effect will construction have on adjacent
iii enrichment and Fuel Fabrication structures?
• Processing of the raw material into a product • What type of inspection should be performed?
suitable for use in a reactor

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F 9am–5pm, 1 session Oct 22 Gray Water Heat Recovery
Thomas G.Thomann, PhD, PE Hot water going down the drain is a largely untapped
7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s energy resource. Until the invention of the falling film
PMPD 851 $295 heat exchanger, it has been impossible to achieve high
rates of heat recovery.
Go Green Retrofits The gravity falling film heat exchanger consists of a
This course is designed to help design professionals coil of copper tubing wrapped around a vertical copper
incorporate sustainability principles into the manufac- drain pipe. The coil of copper tubing pipes the cold
turing and building renovation process of their facilities water from the street around the drain pipe prior to
and go green. We will look at various businesses that feeding it, warmed up, to the hot water heater.
have integrated green initiatives into their corporate Recovery rates of 85 percent are possible.
structure to obtain environmental and employee health Course Outline includes:
benefits while at the same time realizing the economic i How much energy is used for domestic
benefits of improving their bottom line by reducing hot water
costs and increasing profit. ii Proper piping for the installation
Course Outline includes: iii residential case studies
FOR ThE MANUFACTURING PROCESS: iV Commercial case studies
I stablishing a baseline – Assessing existing
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Tu 1–4pm, 1 session Sept 7
processes and conducting an audit to obtain
Daniel Karpen, PE
the metrics to implement profitable green
practices in the areas of:
PMPD 953 $195
• Energy usage and water usage
• Waste water generated Green Design Versus Historic Preservation
• Materials usage and waste minimization With global warming no longer a scientific guess and
ii Methods to be implemented to reduce renewed attention to it drawing increased development
resources consumed and waste generated and in our inner city communities, an emerging conflict
increasing efficiencies in the areas of between preservation purists and new-age environ-
• Energy consumption and water consumption mentalists has set the stage for potential battles to be
• Waste water generated played out at the local historic commission, city hall,
• Waste generation and the local community board. This seminar addresses
For tHe FaCility renoVation: the emerging challenges and conflicts of joining historic
III reen building Renovation-Facilities utilizing
G preservation with sustainable guidelines and offers ways
a USGbC Leadership in Energy and Environ- to resolve these two major forces affecting inner-city
mental Design (LEED) certified retrofit using development. Class participants will learn what areas
either the LEED – Existing buildings or LEED – in the LEED for Homes sustainable guidelines and
Commercial interiors rating standard as a basis the U.S. Secretary of the Interior historic preservation
in performing an overhaul of existing facilities, standards are incompatible. The seminar goes further
even if certification if not the goal. to demonstrate how these inconsistent guidelines can
iV explore the competitive advantage, potential be resolved. Finally, this course shows how building per-
profit, and return on investment that can formance can be enhanced in older historic structures
be realized from implementing the green and uses an actual historic landmark, a 19th century
initiatives. single-family residence, as a case study.
Sa 9am–5pm, 1 session Nov 6 Course Outline includes:
Terese M. Kinsley, PE, LEED® AP i identify sustainable design principles in
7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s conflict with historic preservation guidelines.
PMPD 809 $295 ii analyze conflicting areas between sustain-
ability and historic preservation and be able to
compile a list of design alternatives.
iii appraise an actual case study which
demonstrates the integration of sustainable
and historic preservation guidelines.
Registration Deadline: Oct 12
Th 9am–5pm, 1 session Oct 21
Roy Pachecano, AIA, David B. Reck, RA
PMPD 963 $295

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Course Descriptions

Hazardous Waste Management Historic Preservation: Techniques & Methods
The management of hazardous waste in the past has The National Register of Historic Places documents near-
been extremely harmful to the environment, and we are ly 75,000 properties listed in the Register since its incep-
paying the price for improper management. The course tion in 1966. With so many buildings declared historic,
will discuss the legal aspects of proper hazardous waste more and more, architects are discovering that many of
management. their projects require preservation expertise. This course
Course Outline includes: provides you with the technical and theoretical informa-
i love Canal tion required for the examination, documentation, and
ii Case Studies analysis of historic structures and their materials. It will
III Industrial hazardous Waste Management establish a background for the diagnosis and treatment
IV Industrial Siting of hazardous Waste Facilities of building pathology
V Inactive hazardous Waste Disposal Sites This course provides the increased historical and
VI Identification and Listing of hazardous Waste technical knowledge needed by architects for the suc-
Tu 9am–12pm, 1 session Sept 7 cessful solution of design problems involving historic
Daniel Karpen, PE structures. It also enhances aesthetic sensitivity through
3 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 3 PDH’s exposure to problems of restoration, adaptive use, and
PMPD 954 $195 infill design of differing scales.
Highway Design i tools for Preserving Historic and existing
This course is intended for engineers and architects. buildings
Its purpose is to explain the various elements necessary • preservation, restoration, rehabilitation, conservation
in designing a highway, including sight distance require- II Commonly Used historic Materials
ments, design of horizontal and vertical curves, drainage • masonry (limestone, marble, sandstone, brick, terra
design, and other roadway features. At the end of the cotta), metals, wood
course, participants will have a working knowledge of the iii identifying Materials and their Conditions
elements of highway design and how they come together IV eveloping Methodology to Determine Repair
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to form the roadway that is viewed by the public. recommendations
Course Outline Includes: V Case Studies of Current Projects
i Highway Planning • analyzing the technical details
• Roadway width Th–F 9am–5pm, 2 sessions Dec 9–10
• Choosing a design vehicle Lisa Easton, AIA, Kate Lemos McHale, AIA
ii Survey needs 14 AIA/HSW LU’s, 14 PDH’s
III highway Cross-Section Design PMPD 844 $595
• Maximum Roadway Grade
• Sight distance Improving Public Health by
• Vertical Curves (Parabolic) Greening Your Specifications
• Horizontal Curves (Circular) This course will discuss the history of green design
• Maximum Super elevation including research, studies and experiments that lead
• Side Slopes to the adoption of the LEED Rating System. Participants
• Retaining Walls learn to correlate studies to green design, understand
IV Drainage the LEED rating system, and learn how to implement
V Roadway Design LEED principles in specifications. The course teaches
Vi railings participants to create and edit Division One General
• Guide Rail Requirements Sections to cover the procedural and ad-
• Culvert Rail ministrative requirements necessary to make sustainable
VII Roadside Development
architectural practices a reality. Participants then learn
Viii Street lighting what has to be done to individual specifications sections
IX raffic Control Devices necessary on the
T to make them green and sustainable. This course pre-
new roadway pares the general practitioner with the tools necessary
W 9am–5pm, 1 session Oct 20 to implement green design principles in contract docu-
Howard Lampert, PE ments, covers the technical difficulties encountered with
7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s documenting compliance, and helps to achieve LEED
PMPD 664 $295 certification by creating enforceable specifications.
I orrelation between Sustainable Design
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Practices and the Public Health
• History of Green/Sustainable Design
• Reports and Analyses
• Productivity, Health and Well-Being

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II LEED Credit Point System M 1–4pm, 1 session Oct 18
iii Procedural and administrative requirements Daniel Karpen, PE
for LEED projects (Division 1 General 3 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 3 PDH’s
Requirements for LEED Projects) PMPD 951 $195
• Section 01352 “LEED Requirements”
• Section 01524 “Construction Waste Management” Industrial Facilities Noise Control
• Section 01810 “General Commissioning This seminar is intended for planners, architects,
Requirements” engineers, process engineering designers, facilities
• Modifications required to other Division One Sections managers and construction personnel who wish to raise
IV What makes Materials Sustainable or Green their awareness, sensitivity and technical knowledge of
V greening technical Sections of the Specifications noise control, related facilities planning and regulatory
considerations relevant to industrial workplace noise
Sec 1: F 9am–5pm, 1 session Sept 24
exposure. Even with the existence of regulatory
Sec 2: Th 9am–5pm, 1 session Dec 9
requirements, noise control is often given insufficient
Stephen Danielpour, AIA, CCS, LEED® AP (all sections)
attention and serious considerations necessary to
avoid very costly mitigation measures resulting from
PMPD 955 $295
prolonged exposure to excessive noise pollution in
Improving the Energy Efficiency industrial workplaces and facilities. Prolonged exposure
of Steam Systems to excessive noise is an established hazard contributing
Energy costs continue to go up. This course will focus to negative impact on human comfort, health, safety
on improving the efficiency of one-pipe and two-pipe and welfare; in addition to cause for irritability, reduced
low pressure steam heating systems, typically found in workplace productivity, sleeplessness, anxiety, illness;
thousands of New York City buildings. Whether a boiler potential health-related personnel claims. Operating
is fired by fuel oil or natural gas, this course will show industrial processes with excessive noise in a facility with
how to dramatically improve the efficiency of steam poor noise control, particularly with human involvement,
heating systems. will very likely cause health issues with facility users, the
Course Outline Includes: involvement of OSHA, and may result in the imposition
I Payback Period Calculation for Pipe Insulation of very costly mitigation measures. It makes practical
II Proper Water Treatment sense that effective noise control be incorporated as a
III Solving Water hammer Problems determinant and critical consideration in the planning,
iV one Pipe Steam Systems design and operations of industrial facilities.
• enting of one pipe steam systems
V Course Outline Includes:
V two Pipe Steam Systems i general information, Course outline and
• Thermostatic steam traps objectives
• Float and thermostatic steam traps II roperties and Characteristics of Sound Wave
P
VI Sizing of Replacement boilers and noise
VII Case Studies of Actual buildings
iii overview of Standards and regulatory
Framework
M 9am–4 pm,1 session Oct 25
iV occupational Safety and Protection Standards
Daniel Karpen, PE
for noise Control
V industrial Facilities noise Control and
PMPD 969 $295
Protection Systems
Indoor Air Quality W 9am–5pm, 1 session Sept 29
Indoor air quality continues to be an important issue Alfred Yalaju, RA
in the management of buildings. This course focuses 7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s
on the prevention, identification, and remediation of PMPD 674 $295
indoor air quality problems in buildings. The emphasis
is on proper engineering and architectural design. Since Integrating Accessibility
identification of indoor air quality problems usually Accessibility for the disabled is not just the law, it is also
starts with complaints from building occupants, students good practice. It also provides an opportunity to not
learn to implement the surveys needed to identify the marginalize those who need to use those facilities but
source of problems. In many cases, problems may stem to mainstream accessible components in a way that
from multiple sources because of system neglect and both the able and the not so able will use those ele-
poor design. Remediation, including cost estimating, ments together. This is often easily done in new build-
is also covered. ings, but not always. It is more of a challenge in trying
Course Outline includes: to retrofit an existing space or building. This course ex-
i Prevention amines the ways in which the ADA and its variants can
ii identification be used as a guide to accomplish universal accessibility,
iii remediation meeting the spirit of the law and not as a restriction to
be met by simply meeting the letter of the law.

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Course Outline includes: iV Maintenance schedule for project follow up
i the law: existing, Proposed and exceptions explored
ii Methods and technology Th 9am–5pm, 1 session Oct 14
iii new and retrofit Charles Turofsky, RLA
iV Case Studies 7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s
Th 9am–5pm, 1 session Oct 21 PMPD 866 $295
Steven Zalben, AIA, NCARB, LEED® AP
7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s Land Use Engineering
PMPD 895 $295 This land use-engineering course will follow the
development of a site plan design for a commercial or
Integrating Interior Design Into Building industrial project. Three major areas will be explored:
Design: It’s Not Just Decorating the site selection process, preliminary technical and sur-
With Interior Designers taking on far more responsibility vey work, and site design. In the site selection process
than simply decorating, the Architect’s role today in the following factors are considered: the proposed use
building design weighs more heavily on the design of the vs. the zoning of the property, the zoning analysis, envi-
building “shell,” and less so on the articulation of interior ronmental and government restrictions to development,
space. This course will explore a variety of interior design available utilities, local support or opposition, and a cost
strategies and concepts which the Architect can employ analysis. Topics under preliminary survey and technical
during the design process to visually and functionally work include property and topographic surveys, phase 1
improve our interiors. With an emphasis on residential environmental investigations, field assessments of envi-
and light commercial spaces, this class will provide the ronmental restrictions, and the development of concept
professional with the resources, sharpened tools and plans. Finally, a step-by-step design procedure will be
regained confidence to articulate, enhance, and maximize followed consisting of site layout, grading, drainage,
the functionality of our interior environments. utilities, lighting, and related design considerations.
Course Outline includes: Course Outline includes:
I brief history of Interior Design i the Project team
II Architect vs. Interior Designer • Owner, Attorney, Architect, Engineer, Planner,
iii “Spatial” Programming Realtor, Special Consultants
IV Interior Design Elements and Principles ii Site Selection
V Practical Applications and Design Features • Zoning Analysis
VI Use of Space • Environmental restrictions
Vii Furniture layouts • Utilities
Viii Spatial Clearances • Government restrictions
IX building Code, Interior Finishes, and Safety • Local support or opposition
x Sustainable interior Materials III Preliminary Technical Work
XI Sketch Problem • The property survey
Sa 9am–5 pm, 1 session Nov 20 • Topographic survey
Abby Schwartz • Phase 1 Environmental Assessment
7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s • Environmental surveys and delineations
PMPD 668 $295 • Concept Plans
IV Technical Design
Integrating Landscape into Urban Architecture • Existing Conditions/Demolition
This seminar is for design professionals looking to • Site Layout
integrate landscape into urban architectural situations. • Grading
Its emphasis is on planting on slabs and containers; • Stormwater & Drainage
exposures; and state of the art concepts dealing with • Utilities
wind, drainage, irrigation and environmental conditions. • Lighting
Architectural integration of play areas, sitting areas, spe- • Structural engineering
cial features (fountains, sculpture, etc.) and streetscapes • Construction Details
are explored. • Soils Conservation
Course Outline includes: Sa 9am–5pm, 1 session Oct 23
i Products for waterproof membranes, soils, Dave Egarian
filler materials, drainage and irrigation reviewed 7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s
II esign concepts explored for paving, site
D PMPD 823 $295
furnishing, lighting, play areas, etc. Light Gauge Metal Framing (LGMF):
iii Plant materials discussed with emphasis on
environmental conditions, exposures, winds,
and seasonal aspects

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LEED® for Green Associate PLUS iii Schools (K-12)
This two-day course prepares beginning green building • Intents
professionals to pass the Green Building Certification • Requirements
Institute’s (GBCI) LEED® for Green Associate exam. • National Standards & Local Codes
It presents the core concepts of sustainable design • Strategies
and all 9 LEED® Rating Systems®. Passing this first • Product Resources
exam prepares an attendee for the LEED AP status • Technology
referred to as: Teir Two. The program will also provide Please note: Includes text book, 500 questions, case
information on State or federal utility programs, tax studies and 200 practice FREE online exam questions.
credits, and incentives. Energy Star Performance for Homes
Sec 1: Tu–W 9am–5pm, Th 9am–12pm,
and Commercial Buildings is cursorily reviewed to
3 sessions Nov 2–4
understand its contribution towards LEED certification
Sec 2: Th–F 9am–5pm, Sa 9am–12pm,
of a building.
3 sessions Dec 16–18
Irene Santoro (all sections)
I EED® for Green Associate PLUS is the most
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complete & comprehensive course available
PMPD 672 $779 (textbook included)
today
ii two-day education and a three-hour night Matrix Analysis for Continuous Spanned
class for our interactive question, answer Beams and Multilevel Building Frames
and rationale The use of matrix analysis for the solution of a set of
III Green building principles linear equations comprised of a number of unknown
IV LEED® implementation Process forces or displacements for continuous beams and
V LEED® Credit Structure and point system multilevel building frames aids the architect/engineer
Vi Credit intent & requirements with a direct approach and skillful way of solving these
Vii Credit Synergies linear equations avoiding the repetitive manipulations of
Viii Strategies and technologies algebraic time consuming methods for determining the
ix Certificate of hours and attendance required unknowns mentioned above.
X ligibility to sit for the LEED® for green
E The applied mathematics of matrixes, iterative
associates exam methods for the solution of linear equations and the
xi eligibility to sit for the green advantage exam determinants of matrices are discussed along with some
Also included: Financing; Mortgages; Tax Incentives; theories of matrix mechanics that simplify the solutions
Government Policies; Overview of home and energy for linear algebraic equations.
rating systems; Overview of LEED®, Green Points, NAHB Course Outline includes:
and Energy Star; and Marketing Strategies. i Matrix applications and theories for the
Sec 1: F–Sa 9am–5 pm, 2 sessions Oct 8–9 solutions of linear equations
Sec 2: Tu–W 9am–5pm, 2 sessions Nov 9–10 ii the use of determinants of matrices employ-
Irene Santoro (all sections) ing the Cramer’s rule for the solution of n
14 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 14 PDH’s simultaneous linear equations with n
PMPD 671 $679 (textbook included) unknowns
iii the gauss-Seidel method, an iterative process
LEED® New Construction V3, Core that converges to the correct values even if
and Shell and K-12 Schools arithmetic errors occur in the process
This three-day course prepares green building pro- iV employment of inverse of a matrix to deter-
fessionals to pass the Green Building Certification mine the solution for a set of linear algebraic
Institute’s LEED Accredited Professional with Specialty equations; use of pivotal condensation method
(LEED AP+) exam and prepares them for the next step. for the solution of a set of linear algebraic
This will also give you the ability to be hired or bid on equations
a LEED® Project. It provides the technical aspects of all V actual sets of linear equations from the
material in LEED Green Associate Plus course and an in- analysis of a continuous spanned beam as
depth look at the applicable international codes well as a multilevel building frame will be
and standards. Technical requirements of Energy Star used for the lecture
Performance and major ASHRAE standards are reviewed W 9am–1:30pm, 1 session Dec 22
in depth as they are critical in successful LEED certifica- Kenneth Wagner
tion of a building. Includes case studies and practice 4 AIA/HSW LU’s 4 PDH’s
exam questions. PMPD 976 $199
Course Outline Includes:
i new Construction
ii Core & Shell

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Mold Remediation: How to Th 9am–5pm, 1 session Nov 18
Detect Mold and Clean Mold Dominic Marinelli, United Spinal Association
Mold is a growing concern. National media attention 7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s
has alerted the public to the destructive and possibly PMPD 964 $295
toxic dangers of hidden mold spores that could affect
their family’s health and their homes, schools, and work New Accessibility Requirements
places. Many people spend as much as 90% of their for Residential Occupancies
time indoors and are not aware of the health hazards United Spinal Association contributes to the develop-
created by this pollutant. ment of city, state and national accessibility require-
Course Outline includes: ments (including the International Codes Council’s
i How to detect mold national accessibility standard ANSI A117.1). The focus
II Understanding different types of mold spores of this course is the accessibility requirements of the
iii How to test for mold New York City Construction Code and the Fair Housing
iV interpretations of the guide lines Amendments Act’s Accessibility Guidelines and their
V Mold cleanup and how to find hidden mold impact on residential occupancies. The class curriculum
Vi Mold remediation in our homes, schools and was developed with the Mayor’s Office for People with
commercial buildings Disabilities (MOPD) and the New York City Department
of Buildings.
Registration Deadline: Sept 16
F 6–9pm, 6 sessions Sept 24–Oct 29
i review of new requirements impacting access
Alex MacKenzie, CPE
to multi-family residential buildings, effective
and phase in dates and how nyC’s access
PMERM 502 $575
requirements differ from federal guidelines.
New Accessibility Requirements ii additional requirements impacting federal
for Commercial Occupancies fund recipients.
United Spinal Association provides technical assistance III efinitions and differences between Accessible,
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on the latest state and federal accessibility requirements Adaptable, Type A and Type b dwelling units.
throughout the country. The course focus is the acces- IV ifferences between city and federal ac-
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sibility requirements of the New York City Construction cessibility requirements and how they each
Code and the Revised ADA/ABA Accessibility Guidelines apply to site design, exterior routes, building
and their impact on commercial occupancies. The class entrances, public and common use areas.
curriculum was developed with the Mayor’s Office for V Options for bathroom and kitchen design.
People with Disabilities (MOPD) and the New York City Vi impact of these requirements on transient and
Department of Buildings. institutional occupancies.
Course outline includes: Vii Participants are encouraged to bring design
i applicable federal accessibility requirements sketches and questions to discuss with the
and when they are applicable. presenter and share with the class during the
ii review of new requirements impacting access discussion of each topic.
to commercial buildings, effective and phase Viii Handouts include applicable scoping and refer-
in dates and how nyC’s access requirements ence standard materials to support class topics.
differ from federal guidelines. F 9am–5pm, 1 session Nov 19
iii Comparing new requirements to nyC’s original Dominic Marinelli, United Spinal Association
accessibility requirements — Local Law 58 7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s
iV accessibility requirements pertaining to PMPD 965 $295
parking, exterior routes, entrances, vertical
accessibility, plumbing fixtures, and accessible
Means of egress.
V accessibility requirements impacting changes
of occupancy, additions and alterations to
primary function areas within a building.
VI articipants should bring design sketches and
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questions to discuss with the presenter and
share with the class during the discussion of
each topic.
Vii Handouts will include applicable scoping and
reference standard materials to support class
topics.

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New Technologies – Smart Grid Registration Deadline: Oct 5
and Smart Buildings Tu 9am–5pm, 1 session Oct 26
This seminar will give architects, engineers, interior Laura Cooney
designers and facility and construction managers an 7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s
overview of new technologies including the smart grid PMPD 984 $295
and components, smart buildings and the relationship
to the smart grid, and the design and management of New York State Building Codes,
new technologies such as solar PV and thermal, green Rules, and Regulations
roofs, combined heat and power systems, geothermal This course consists of a series of lectures focusing on
heating and cooling and district heating and cooling. recent changes in the industry that affect the practice
Course Outline includes: of Architecture and Engineering in The State of New
i Schematic design of simple smart grids and York. Commencing with the New York State adaptation
smart buildings that will enable utilities and of the International Building Code, i.e., the Building
customers to communicate and manage Code of New York State, the Energy Conservation
power production and power demand in a Construction Code, the Fire Code, the Fuel Gas Code,
constrained energy world. the Mechanical Code, the Plumbing Code, the Property
ii Schematic design of solar PV and thermal, Maintenance Code, the Residential Code and their
green roofs, combined heat and power interpretation and application locally. In a seminar
systems, geothermal heating and cooling and environment, students gain an understanding for the
district heating and cooling. existing New York City Building Code, while recognizing
iii energy analysis tools to predict systems energy the need for change.
use and green house gas outputs and financial Course Outline includes:
tools to predict systems costs and paybacks. I New York State building Code
iV Financing mechanism such as federal and state ii Federal oSHa labor law Safety
rebates, 3rd part financing and energy savings iii Health regulations for Construction
which will provide funds for the projects. IV New York City building Code
V building Codes Effect on Construction Costs
Su 9am–5pm, 1 session Nov 7
• Dictating type of materials used by developers
• Detailing kind of buildings or structures which can
be built
PMPD 605 $295
• Establishing review process which must be
NYC Building Code Using an Example followed to ensure code compliance
This course is intended to take attendees through the Vi Special emphasis is placed on the role of the
main design provisions of the current Building Code buildings Department and their authority
of NYC using a typical mid-rise mixed use building ex- Tu 9am–5pm, 1 session Nov 16
ample. The agenda covers mixed occupancies, inciden- Edward D. Re, Jr., AIA
tal use and accessory occupancies as well as building 7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s
height and area as they pertain to a real example. Then PMPD 816 $295
passive and active fire protection requirements is cov-
ered, followed by means of egress provisions, elevator NYS 2010 Family of Codes:
requirements and handicap accessibility. The course also An Overview of the Changes
covers fire apparatus and building access requirements This course will provide an overview of the changes
from the Fire Code of NYC. Using the example will help between the 2007 and the 2010 NYS Family of Codes
attendees apply the code provisions and see how they (Building, Fire, Residential, Existing Building, Mechani-
relate to real project issues. cal, Plumbing & Fuel Gas, and Energy Conservation
Course Outline includes: Construction Codes). The main changes will be covered
i review of any code updates, status, that will affect design, and will include some detailed
general overview discussions on those significant changes. A sampling
II basic Design Provisions of some changes are: mixed occupancies, mezzanines,
• Building height and area, with construction type occupancy separations, fire alarms, and energy code
• Mixed occupancy provisions and special uses provisions.
• Fire distance separation Course Outline includes:
iii Fire protection i review of transition requirements
• Fire resistant rated construction II building Code changes
• Fire protection systems iii Fire Code changes
iV Means of egress & elevators IV Existing building Code changes
V Handicap accessibility V Mechanical, Plumbing, Fuel gas & energy Code
changes
Vi residential Code changes

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Course Descriptions

registration deadline: Oct 22 Th 9am–5 pm,1 session Sept 30
F 9am–5pm, 1 session Nov 12 Alfred Yalaju, RA
Laura Cooney, AIA 7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s
7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s PMPD 676 $295
PMPD 790 $295
Offsite Fabrication for Housing
Noise Abatement and Control: No one really knows when humans started to pre-
Multi-family Housing fabricate buildings. Certainly nomadic herdsmen have
This seminar is intended for planners, architects, engi- engaged in a form of prefabrication for thousands of
neers, facilities managers and construction personnel years, in that their tents have been made in a single
to raise their sensitivities, understanding and technical place while being assembled repeatedly at different
knowledge of noise abatement and control, related locations. Prefab started to enter the architect’s and
standards and regulations for multi-family residential engineer’s consciousness right along with the dawn of
housing facilities development, planning, design and the Industrial Revolution and reached an early highpoint
maintenance. Prolonged exposure to noise pollution has in Sir Joseph Paxton’s design for the Crystal Palace in
negative impact on human comfort, health, safety and London’s Hyde Park. This 1,850’ long iron, glass and
welfare, and contributes to irritability, reduced work- wood structure with over 900,000 sq. ft. of glazing,
place productivity, sleeplessness, anxiety and illness. was made in a factory and then erected on site in
With increased awareness of these adversities, consid- merely 17 weeks. But offsite fabrication in architecture
erations and actions are emerging for mitigated actions in the 20th century had mostly a troublesome past,
in various communities, municipalities and metropolises. punctuated by some spectacular failures both financial
Standards and regulations for noise control and noise and structural. And while buildings remain for the most
exposure in housing vary and overlap because they part site-built adventures, where ungainly raw supplies
originate from different cognizant organizations that are cut down to size in all kinds of weather, other indus-
establish the standards, metrics and related controls for tries such as airplane and auto manufacturing have
different noise-sources. Major noise sources in many leaped forward with modern procurement, contractual
problem facilities include poor considerations for noise and fabrication methods and dry and predictable indoor
control within the facility during the planning, design conditions. Nevertheless, things look very bright for the
and construction development stages, and include noise future of offsite fabrication for housing and similar
pollution encroachment from nearby developments applications. Prefab dovetails nicely with the recent
such as roadways, airports and railroads and/or com- surge of concern for securing a green and sustainable
mercial and industrial facilities. Significant regulatory future. This course will examine the various aspects of
framework for noise control in residential dwellings offsite fabrication with respect to how architects and
and multi-family housing is enforced by Housing and developers can get involved.
Urban Development (HUD), though it is not a cognizant Course Outline includes:
organization. The Federal Government interests in FHA, PARt 1
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is a linkage with which i images of offsite fabrication around the world
HUD exercises regulatory oversight in the mortgage II efinition of terms and a short history of
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finance industry. With this linkage HUD has significant offsite fabrication
leverage in it’s enforcement responsibilities in technical III hat is the nature of offsite fabrication in the
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support, insurance amount determination and financial UK vs. the USA?
assistance for project facilities construction. HUD’s over- IV Why do prefabrication and why not?
sight reach is essentially based on the Noise Control Act V hat are the components of a prefabricated
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(1972), the National Housing Act (1949), the National building?
Environmental Policy Act (1969) with subsequent VI hat is the process of prefabricated
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amendments and applicable statutes including 24 CFR construction?
Part 51. VII What makes offsite fabrication really sing?

Course Outline includes: Viii Handoutsow is offsite fabrication a green way
i general information, Course outline and forward?
objectives ix technical Constraints particular to offsite
II roperties and Characteristics of Sound Wave
P x the nature of innovation
and noise xi Case Studies
iii acoustical Considerations and noise Pollution PARt 2
evaluation for residential and Housing I ands-On Workshop where you will be asked
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Developments to respond to a particular request from the
iV overview regulatory Considerations and public sector to solve a problem using offsite
Standards fabrication techniques.
V acoustical and noise Control Systems for
Residential and housing Developments

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Registration Deadline: Nov 3 Performance Rating of New Buildings:
Sa 9am–5pm, 1 session Nov 13 The Process
Michael Hardiman, AIA Global warming is resulting from an increase in green-
7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s house gases in the atmosphere. It is caused by CO2
PMPD 966 $295 and other heat-trapping emissions. A new report by
the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) illustrates the
Performance Modeling for effects on health, natural resources and the economy
Carbon Neutral Buildings caused by average temperatures. If the current trend
This will show architects, engineers, interior and land- continues, New York City will have 25 days above 100˚F,
scape designers how to design and renovate carbon by the year 2070. Nationally, residential and commercial
neutral buildings using building performance modeling buildings account for 38% of greenhouse gas emis-
techniques. Carbon neutral buildings require low or net sions. In New York City, building-related emissions are
zero energy usage and designs need to be tailored to almost double the national rate. Evaluating the environ-
maximize energy gains from solar, wind and geothermal mental impact, saving energy and indoor air quality of
and to minimize losses from building components such new buildings are the focus of this course’s attention.
as wall, windows and appliances. This course will show There are a variety of standards for benchmarking how
architects and engineers the software tools available to environmentally responsible (green) a building’s design
help in designing these low carbon buildings. is, how the energy saving may be accomplished and
Course Outline includes: how the indoor air quality may be improved. Meeting
i review of the following: or exceeding benchmark levels rewards the builders
• causes and effects of climate change and gives homeowners’ confidence that their home is
• procedures for measuring and mitigating durable, healthy, and environmentally friendly.
greenhouse gas emissions Course Outline includes:
• green design standards i introduction to the overall concepts of
• energy and greenhouse gas calculations in sustainable buildings
reference to designing for carbon neutral buildings • procedures for earning specified pre-requisite
• LEED certified, silver, gold, platinum and credit points for obtaining the certificate,
• New construction, renovations, existing buildings as outlined by Leadership in Energy and
II building Performance Modeling basics Environment Design
• Energy load estimating -.lighting, heating, cooling, ii Sustainable site, water efficiency, energy and
ventilation, plug atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor
• Solar, wind, geothermal estimating environmental quality and innovation in design
iii Software tools available to measure and predict iii a majority of required calculations are
• Solar gain performed in an EXCEL Workbook
• PV production
Tu 9am–5pm, 1 session Nov 9
• Green roof performance–solar and water
Ali Badakhshan, PE
• Geothermal performance–energy
• Whole building energy use
PMPD 982 $295
iV Performance Modeling Case studies of leading
carbon neutral buildings Planning and Design of Urban Transportation
• So London, NYC Infrastructure Projects
V erformance Modeling Design charette for
P Utilizing real-life case studies, this class will examine the
a carbon neutral building (in class) * new planning and design issues unique to urban transpor-
Construction tation projects, specifically involving airports and rail.
• Modeling of base design for building energy loads Making use of presentation materials, hand-outs, and
• Modeling of base design for solar, wind, geothermal in-class exercises, both new construction and additions
VI erformance Modeling Design charette for
P to existing facilities will be examined. Drawing upon
a carbon neutral building (in class) * Major experiences and lessons- learned from recent projects
renovations (including the WTC Temporary PATH Station, the WTC
• Modeling of base design for building energy loads Transportation Hub, Newark and JFK AirTrains), this
• Modeling of base design for solar, wind, geothermal class will highlight numerous issues including the chal-
Su 9am–5pm, 1 session Oct 3 lenges related to working with a signature architecture
Tony Gelber, LEED® AP within the confines of a site-wide master plan, as well
7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s as achieving contemporary sustainability and security
PMPD 602 $295 standards, resulting in an enhancement of the public
experience.

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Course Descriptions

Course Outline includes: xi an overview of energy Star, HerS and reSnet
i Project identification, programming/criteria, xii national Standards and local Codes
code compliance, accessibility, pedestrian flow XIII Government and Non–Government agencies
ii Provisions for protection of public life safety, xiV Product resources
including impacts on building design, in order Sec 1: Tu 9am–5pm, 1 session Sept 28
to both minimize threats and provide for Sec 2: Sa 9am–5pm, 1 session Dec 4
safety in the case of an event Irene Santoro (all sections)
iii achieving/ surpassing required contemporary 7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s
Sustainability Design Guidelines (SDGs) and PMPD 673 $345 (textbook included)
LEED certification eligibility through an
integrative building design Renewable/Green Energy
iV Conceptual planning, alternatives analysis, Globally, wind power already generates electricity equal
development of design, and construction to that used by 19 million European households. In
document packaging 2003, an estimated $20.3 billion, about 16% of total
V Estimating, scheduling, minimization of risk global investment in power generation equipment,
Vi Contractor procurement, construction, was invested in “new renewables,” except large scale
community outreach, funding project hydropower and traditional biomass.
W 9am–5pm, 1 session Oct 6 Wind and solar power are the world’s fastest-growing
Thomas L. Grassi, AIA energy sources, with capacity expanding at double-digit
7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s every year over the past decade. The effects of this
PMPD 660 $295 rapid growth include impressive technology, dramatic
cost reduction and an increase in political support for
Principles of Sustainable Design— renewable energy around the world.
An Introduction to High Performance Buildings The course describes the history and technological
This introductory seven hour course defines Green development of new renewable resources, including
Building as an integrative and holistic process. The the solar (heat and photovoltaic), wind, geothermal,
class introduces all the most popular certification rating biomass/bio-diesel, and hydrogen.
systems available in the U.S. today such as: LEED®, Course Outline includes:
The Green Initiative® (Green Globes Systems), NAHB® i introduction to new renewable energies
Green, and Energy Star® and discusses their program ii terms and definitions used in the industry
intents and strategies along with their case studies. It iii History of major resources and development
includes an extensive overview to certify your business of technology throughout the world
or firm through Green Advantage® for residential and IV ow systems work and how Research
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commercial high performance buildings. This course and Developments opened the door to
provides a solid foundation for you to be personally industry’s future
accredited through the GBCI as a LEED Green Associate, V Present status of different renewable
and LEED v3 training courses for the LEED AP status or energy systems
to certify your business as being green. VI ow extensive R&D and governments policy
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Course Outline includes: towards the establishment of setting the
i the History of Sustainability standards, shall assist the industries, lower
ii the History of Sustainably government Policy the world pollution and decrease the
iii overview of home and energy rating systems independency from the fossil fuels.
iV overview of rating Systems® Tu 9am–5pm, 1 session Dec 7
• LEED® Ali Badakhshan, PE
• Green Initiatives® 7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7PDH’s
• Green Points® PMPD 915 $295
• NAHB Green®
• Energy Star®
V Marketing Strategies for products
Vi Credits, intents and requirements
Vii Credit Categories or the Principles of
Sustainable Design:
• Sustainable Sites
• Water
• Energy and Atmosphere
• Material and Resources
• Indoor Environmental Quality
Viii requirements for High Performance buildings
ix Strategies and technology
X Renewable Energy–Green Power–REC’s

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Residential Air Conditioning and Heat Pumps Residential Chimney and Wood Heating and
and How to Evaluate them Holistically How to Evaluate them Holistically
Architects and engineers will look at all areas of Architects and engineers will look at all areas of
air conditioning and heat pumps as they pertain to chimney and wood heating as they pertain to residential
residential housing in one (1) to four (4) family units. housing in one (1) to four (4) family units. This is just
This is just one of twelve legally required inspection one of twelve legally required inspection components
components for a Home Inspection which protects the for a Home Inspection which protects the safety of
safety of a home and can bring it into code compliance. a home and can bring it into code compliance. You
You will focus on what makes air conditioning and will focus on what makes chimney and wood heating
heat pumps function correctly and what are common function correctly and what are common construction,
construction, renovation errors or omissions. This will renovation errors or omissions. This will lead to an
lead to an accurate understanding of how to conduct accurate understanding of how to conduct a chimney
an air conditioning and heat pumps system component and wood heating system component inspection of a
inspection of a home inspection, under the appropriate Home Inspection, under the appropriate professional
professional licenses. Benefiting the public, is the licenses. Benefiting the public, is the preservation/
preservation/reuse of existing facilities, rightsizing reuse of existing facilities, rightsizing equipment,
equipment, space zoning, smart controls, geo- smart controls, natural materials, materials selection
exchange, mass absorption, natural materials, materials and embodied energy, alternate energy, life cycle
selection and embodied energy, alternate energy, life assessment, systems tune-up, deconstruction, energy
cycle assessment, systems tune-up, thermal bridging, modeling, energy source ramifications, energy saving
radiant heating and cooling, natural ventilation, cavity appliances and equipment, salvaged materials, high-
walls for insulating airspace, deconstruction and efficiency equipment and staff training.
salvaged materials, and staff training. Course Outline includes:
Course Outline includes: i Chimney inspection, Flue liners, Chimney caps,
i air conditioning and heat pump inspection Chimney height
ii introduction to air conditioners, water cooled II ire safety, Draft, Chimney damage and Vents,
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and other types Creosote
iii Cooling capacity of air conditioning III ood heat, Wood stoves, Wood stove
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iV the compressor, corrosion of the compressor, conditions and Wood stove owners manual
and compressor coils IV Oil tank clearances, Vent connectors
V evaporator coils V Fireplaces, Masonry fireplaces, Masonry and
Vi Condensate system and refrigerant lines steel fireplaces
Vii Condenser fans and evaporator fan Vi Factory built/zero clearance, Factory built
VIII Duct system and thermostats components
ix air cooled and water cooled inspection procedure Vii Footings and foundations, Fireplace hearths,
x theory of heat, coefficient of performance Fireboxes
and introduction to heat pumps Sec 1: W 9am–5pm, 1 session Sept 22
xi Heat pumps similar to air conditioners Sec 2: W 9am–5pm, 1 session Nov 24
xii earth to air heat pump systems Dale Paegelow (all sections)
Sec 1: M 9am–5pm, 1 session Sept 20 7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s
Sec 2: M 9am–5pm, 1 session Nov 22 PMPD 681 $345 (textbook included)
Dale Paegelow (all sections)
7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s Residential Electrical Systems and
PMPD 680 $345 (textbooks included) How to Evaluate them Holistically
Architects and engineers will look at all areas of
electrical systems as they pertain to residential housing
in one (1) to four (4) family units. This is just one of
twelve legally required inspection components for a
Home Inspection which protects the safety of a home
and can bring it into code compliance. You will focus
on what makes electrical systems function correctly
and what are common construction, renovation
errors or omissions. This will lead to an accurate
understanding of how to conduct an electrical system
component inspection of a home Inspection, under
the appropriate professional licenses. Benefiting the
public, is the preservation/reuse of existing facilities
including rightsizing equipment, building orientation,
day-lighting, natural ventilation, smart controls, efficient
artificial lighting and energy saving appliances.

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Course Outline includes: Residential Gas and Oil Furnaces and
i Service drop and service laterals How to Evaluate them Holistically.
ii Service box and Service size Architects and engineers will look at all areas of gas
iii grounding and bonding and oil furnaces as they pertain to residential housing
IV Distribution panels in one (1) to four (4) family units. This is just one of
V 240 volt and multi-wire circuits twelve legally required inspection components for a
Vi introduction to branch circuit wiring home inspection which protects the safety of a home
Vii Knob and tube wiring & aluminum wiring and can bring it into code compliance. You will focus on
Viii lights what makes gas and oil furnaces function correctly and
ix outlets and ground fault circuit interrupters what are common construction, renovation errors or
X Smoke detectors omissions. This will lead to an accurate understanding
xi inspection procedures and tools of how to conduct an gas and oil furnaces system
Sec 1: F 9am–5pm, 1 session Sept 24 component inspection of a home inspection, under the
Sec 2: M 9am–5pm, 1 session Nov 29 appropriate professional licenses. Benefiting the public,
Dale Paegelow (all sections) is the preservation/reuse of existing facilities including
7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s rightsizing equipment, smart controls and energy saving
PMPD 682 $345 (textbook included) appliances and equipment.
Residential Exteriors and How to i introduction to gas Furnaces
Evaluate Them Holistically ii gas piping, Combustion air, gas burners,
Architects and engineers will look at all areas of exterior Heat shields, Heat exchangers, Cabinets,
systems as they pertain to residential housing in one Fan controls, thermostats
(1) to four (4) family units. This is just one of twelve III Dating furnaces
legally required inspection components for a home IV ent connectors, blowers, Air filters, Ducts
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inspection which protects the safety of a home and and registers, Leaky ducts
can bring it into code compliance. You will focus on V Conventional furnaces, Mid-efficiency furnaces,
what makes exteriors function correctly and what are High-efficiency furnaces, gravity furnaces
common construction, renovation errors or omissions. VI il heating systems, Oil tanks, Oil burners
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This will lead to an accurate understanding of how to Vii Standards of practice
conduct an exterior system component inspection of Sec 1: W 9am–5pm, 1 session Sept 29
a home inspection, under the appropriate professional Sec 2: F 9am–5pm, 1 session Dec 3
licenses. Benefiting the public, is the preservation/reuse Dale Paegelow (all sections)
of existing facilities including rightsizing equipment, 7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s
building orientation, windows and openings, natural PMPD 684 $345 (textbook included))
ventilation, smart controls and efficient artificial lighting.
Course Outline includes: Residential House Inspections
i architectural styles A proper house inspection is a must before purchasing
II brick, stone, stucco and concrete problems a property. A thorough inspection can detect potential
III Wood, hardwood and OSb siding problems problems with a structure that might be overlooked by
iV Metal and vinyl siding problems a person not familiar with construction. This class will
V Cement based siding problems teach how to perform a residential house inspection.
Vi Clay and slate shingles It is important to ask the right questions, and to be
Vii asphalt shingles curious about what your are seeing.
VIII Wood/soil contact and exposed foundations Course Outline includes:
ix Soffits and fascia I Dating the structure, how old is it?
X Doors, windows-trim • Were there any additions or alterations to
XI Flashing and caulking the building since it was built?
xii gutters and downspouts ii Structural inspection
xiii Flat roof drainage • Foundations and basement floors
xiV retaining wall problems • Beams, rafters, and joists
xV garage and carports floor & doors iii HVaC
XVI basement walk-outs • Steam boilers
Sec 1: M 9am–5pm, 1 session Sept 27 • Hot water boilers
Sec 2: W 9am–5pm, 1 session Dec 1 • Forced hot air systems
Dale Paegelow (all sections) • Air conditioning
7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s iV electrical
PMPD 683 $345 (textbook included) • Types of conduit
• Panel boxes

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V Plumbing Residential Interiors and
• Types of water pipes How to Evaluate them Holistically
Vi roofing Architects and engineers will look at all areas of interiors
• how old is the roof? systems as they pertain to residential housing in one
Vii Case studies (1) to four (4) family units. This is just one of twelve
VIII When is a house a knock down? legally required inspection components for a home
M 9am–12 pm inspection which protects the safety of a home and can
1 session Oct 18 bring it into code compliance. You will focus on what
Daniel Karpen makes interiors systems function correctly and what are
3 AIA/ HSW LU’s/SD’s, 3 PDH’s common construction, renovation errors or omissions.
PMPD 663 $195 This will lead to an accurate understanding of how to
conduct an interiors systems component inspection of
Residential Insulation and a home inspection, under the appropriate professional
How to Evaluate it Holistically licenses. Benefiting the public, is the building form,
Architects and engineers will look at all areas of preservation/reuse of existing facilities, rightsizing
Insulation as they pertain to residential housing in one equipment, space zoning, open, active daylight
(1) to four (4) family units. This is just one of twelve spaces, smart controls, windows and openings, natural
legally required inspection components for a home materials, materials selection and embodied energy,
inspection which protects the safety of a home and alternate energy, life cycle assessment, systems tune-
can bring it into code compliance. You will focus on up, natural ventilation, deconstruction and salvaged
what makes Insulation function correctly and what are materials, efficient artificial lighting, day-lighting,
common construction, renovation errors or omissions. natural ventilation and staff training.
This will lead to an accurate understanding of how to Course Outline includes:
conduct a insulation system component inspection of I Floors, Walls, Ceilings, Stairs, Doors
a home inspection, under the appropriate professional II Trim and cabinets, Windows and solariums
licenses. Benefiting the public, is the preservation/ iii Surface water control
reuse of existing facilities, rightsizing equipment, smart iV Foundation flaws, interior drainage tile,
controls, geo-exchange, mass absorption, materials High water table
selection and embodied energy, alternate energy, life V mplications of wet basements, Wet basement
I
cycle assessment, systems tune-up, thermal bridging, clues, cures and inspection
radiant heating and cooling, natural ventilation, cavity Sec 1: M 9am–5pm, 1 session Oct 4
walls for insulating Sec 2: W 9am–5pm, 1 session Dec 8
Course Outline includes: Dale Paegelow (all sections)
i introduction to insulation and the basics, such as, 7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s
R Values, Moisture, and the building envelope PMPD 686 $345 (textbook included)
II nsulation inspection including Urea
I
Formaldehyde foam insulation, radiant Residential Landscape Architecture
barriers, air/vapor barriers This seminar explores the design and construction of
iii roof ventilation, living space ventilation and walkways, driveways, lighting, fencing, walls, patios,
Heat recovery ventilators decks, swimming pools, tennis courts, sports courts,
iV insulation inspection, attic ventilation- porticos, trellises, fire pits, outdoor kitchens, and other
inspection, Flat roof and cathedral inspection, site features, with an eye toward climactic conditions
Above-grade inspection, basement and crawl and plant zones in the New York metropolitan area.
space inspection Privacy screens, perennial gardens, foundation plantings,
V exhaust fan, Heat recovery and Ventilator seashore planting, deer proofing, and planting on
inspection slopes will also be discussed.
Vii insulation and ventilation procedures Course Outline includes:
Sec 1: F 9am–5pm, 1 session Oct 1 i Client interviews, site analysis, presentations
Sec 2: M 9am–5pm, 1 session Dec 6 ii Zoning and planting considerations
Dale Paegelow (all sections) iii Filings, planning boards, architectural review
7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s boards, building departments,
PMPD 685 $345 (textbook included) iV Supervision, inspections, selection of contractors
V unch lists, certificates of completion, sketch
P
problems
F 9am–5pm, 1 session Nov 5
Charles Turofsky, RLA
7 AIA/HSW LU’s
PMPD 946 $295

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Course Descriptions

Residential Plumbing and Course Outline includes:
How to Evaluate them Holistically i roofing inspection
Architects and engineers will look at all areas of ii asphalt shingle conditions
plumbing as they pertain to residential housing in one III Damaged roofing and Ice dams
(1) to four (4) family units. This is just one of twelve IV Wood shingles and shakes
legally required inspection components for a home V Slate roofing, Clay tile roofing, Concrete tile
inspection which protects the safety of a home and roofing, Fiber cement roofing, Metal tile
can bring it into code compliance. You will focus on roofing and roll roofing
what makes plumbing function correctly and what are Vi Valley flashing, Chimney flashing, Hip and
common construction, renovation errors or omissions. ridge flashing, Stack and vent flashing, Roof/
This will lead to an accurate understanding of how to wall flashing, Skylight flashing, Dormer flashing,
conduct a plumbing system component inspection of Drip edge flashing and Roof wall flashing
a home inspection, under the appropriate professional Sec 1: F 9am–5pm, 1 session Oct 8
licenses. Benefiting the public, is the preservation/reuse Sec 2: M 9am–5pm, 1 session Dec 13
of existing facilities including preservation/reuse of Dale Paegelow (all sections)
existing facilities, rightsizing equipment, smart controls, 7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s
geo-exchange, water conservation, materials selection PMPD 688 $345 (textbook included)
and embodied energy, alternate energy, life cycle assess-
ment, systems tune-up, radiant heating and cooling and Residential Steam, Electric, Floor,
energy saving appliances and equipment. Wall Heat plus Hot Water Boilers and
Course Outline includes: How to Evaluate them Holistically
i overview-private and Public water source Architects and engineers will look at all areas of steam,
ii Public water sources-shut off valves and supply electric, floor, wall heat plus hot water boilers as they
piping distribution pertain to residential housing in one (1) to four (4)
III ater heaters-components and features plus
W family units. These are two of twelve legally required
other water heaters inspection components for a home inspection which
iV Piping materials and their characteristics protects the safety of a home and can bring it into
V rain-waste and vent plumbing conditions and
D code compliance. You will focus on what makes steam,
sewage ejector pumps electric, floor, wall heat plus hot water boilers function
VI Fixtures and faucets, Whirlpool baths correctly and what are common construction, renova-
Vii Septic systems tion errors or omissions. This will lead to an accurate
Sec 1: W 9am–5pm, 1 session Oct 6 understanding of how to conduct a steam, electric,
Sec 2: F 9am–5pm, 1 session Dec 10 floor, wall heat plus hot water boiler system component
Dale Paegelow (all sections) inspection of a home inspection, under the appropri-
7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s ate professional licenses. Benefiting the public, is the
PMPD 687 $345 (textbook included) preservation/reuse of existing facilities, rightsizing
equipment, smart controls, natural materials, materi-
Residential Roofing and als selection and embodied energy, alternate energy,
How to Evaluate them Holistically life cycle assessment, systems tune-up, deconstruction,
Architects and engineers will look at all areas of roofing energy modeling, energy source ramifications, energy
as they pertain to residential housing in one (1) to four saving appliances and equipment, salvaged materials,
(4) family units. This is just one of twelve legally required high-efficiency equipment and staff training.
inspection components for a home inspection which Course Outline includes:
protects the safety of a home and can bring it into code i Steam Heat introduction.
compliance. You will focus on what makes roofing ii Steam boiler operation and components,
function correctly and what are common construction, including one pipe system, even heating,
renovation errors or omissions. This will lead to an accu- Hartford loop and equalizer, Main air vents,
rate understanding of how to conduct a roofing system Distribution pipes and radiators, Traps,
component inspection of a home inspection, under the Condensate pumps and boiler feed pumps,
appropriate professional licenses. Benefiting the public, Low water cut-out, Auto water feeder, Water
is the preservation/reuse of existing facilities, rightsizing level gauge, general steam boiler problems,
equipment, space zoning, smart controls, windows and Water hammer, Two steam boiler components
openings, natural materials, materials selection and em- III ot water boilers, Controls, Distribution piping,
h
bodied energy, alternate energy, life cycle assessment, Air vents, Distribution devices, Inspection
systems tune-up, thermal bridging, radiant heating procedures, Life Cycles; boiler controls, boiler
and cooling, natural ventilation, building orientation, inspection procedures, reporting defects,
deconstruction and salvaged materials, sun shading and inspection, Problems and implications,
passive solar collection opportunities. inspection tips

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Sec 1: W 9am–5pm, 1 session Oct 13 Course Outline includes:
Sec 2: W 9am–5pm, 1 session Dec 15 i natural Surveillance: The placement of physical
Dale Paegelow (all sections) features, activities and people in such a way to
7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s maximize visibility. This includes lighting of public
PMPD 689 $375 (two textbooks included) spaces, alignment of walkways, raised entrances
and effective placement of windows, doors and
Restaurant Design, in New York City lobby areas.
and Beyond ii natural access Control: The physical guidance of
Warren Ashworth has, over the last 30 years, been a people coming and going from a space by judicial
principal architect of more than 150 restaurants in New placement of entrances, exits, gates, barriers,
York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Orlando. Along with landscaping and mechanical measures (e.g. doors,
his business partner, Larry Bogdanow, he designed the gates, locks, etc.).
renowned Union Square Café and went on to national iii territorial reinforcement: The use of physical
prominence in the field. This course would look at attributes that express ownership, such as fences,
the design of restaurants from the Architect’s point of pavement treatment, art, signage and landscaping.
view and would touch on the myriad aspects of this
extremely complex and idiosyncratic niche in the world
of design.
Robert Summers, CPP
I The Design Side
PMPD 857 $195
• The design of one-offs versus multiple-units
• Safety and Health in the restaurant environment Small-Scale Real Estate Development
ii operations: How your design can minimize Economy has you feeling down? Now is the best time
your client’s labor costs to examine your career. This seminar offers design
• Back of the House vs Front of the House–how to professional insight into the lucrative yet high risk
balance the two challenges of real estate development. Discover why
II The business Side: this class is valuable in up/down real estate market
• Keeping the customer satisfied. Getting to know cycles—discover when is the optimal buying environ-
your client. ment. We cover five major components in development:
• The Business benefits and pitfalls of designing market overview, finance, law, design, and construction.
Restaurants This course is targeted to seasoned professionals who
• Keeping up with the competition seek to go beyond offering traditional design services
• Turning one restaurant commission into many and leverage their talent for greater profit.
iii technical issues Course Outline includes:
• Demystifying the Public Assembly Filing I Introduction: background, Content, Objectives
requirements • Objectives
• Working with kitchen consultants • Real Estate Market Overview
• Specifying finishes, furnishings and equipment • Definitions & Terms
• Acoustics in restaurants II Real Estate Development: historical Overview
• Sources • Real Estate Development
F 9am–5pm 1 session Oct 15 • Real Estate Finance Concepts
Warren Ashworth iii Key Concepts: From Finance to Construction
7 AIA/HSW LU’s , 7 PDH’s • The Market Analysis
PMPD 679 $295 • The Development Strategy
• Implementing Your Development Idea
Security Design through CPTED • Timing
Terrorism, crime and workplace violence are issues of • Selling
everyday life for millions of Americans. CPTED (Crime • Closing
Prevention Through Environmental Design) is a design IV Developing the Development Strategy
strategy that can enable architects to use their skills to • Getting off the Ground
create safer facilities. Many city and county govern- • The Developer’s Role
ments are adopting CPTED ordinances requiring site • Building the Team
plan reviews with crime prevention in mind. The • Development Costs
proper implementation of CPTED provides a security • Due Diligence
design that reduces crime and violence. It addresses • Refining Your Development Idea
site selection and balances the use of natural barriers V Development Project #1
with security technology to increase the perception of VI Development Project #2
personal security
Please note: Not accepted by NYS for LU’s and
PDH credit.

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Course Descriptions

F 9am–5pm, 1 session Oct 22 Sustainability Approach to Engineering Design
Roy R. Pachecano, AIA As designers, engineers and architects are in the unique
7 AIA/HSW LU’s position in society of bringing ideas into form. This course
PMPD 881 $295 challenges designers to reprioritize, rethink, and approach
design opportunities from a sustainability perspective,
Solar Photovoltaics so that nothing created adds to the environmental or
Solar photovoltaics, also known as PV, can be incorpo- health burden we are currently faced with. Designers
rated into the architecture of a building as a method must be reeducated, since the tunnel vision approach
of generating electricity. Systems have come down in to design did not foresee the damaging interaction and
price. Utilities are encouraging their installation. This compound effect of the one product or chemical invented
course will look at the technology of these systems, and in a vacuum approach. By taking a whole system design
their economics. approach and integrating every aspect of the lifecycle
Course Outline includes: of the product or system into the design criteria we can
i theory of solar photovoltaics minimize environmental and health impacts and move
ii the current technology forward to achieving sustainability without compromis-
iii incorporation into building architecture ing the objective of design.
iV economics of installations Course Outline includes:
M 1–4pm, 1 session Oct 4 i overview
Daniel Karpen, PE • Concepts such as Sustainability, EPA’s Design for
3 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 3 PDH’s the Environment, and Green Engineering
PMPD 662 $195 • Background on innovators in the field
II hole System Design vs. Traditional
W
Specifications Writing, Principles and Practice
Engineering Design Process
This seminar discusses materials and products used in
• Whole Systems approach to product and process
building construction; methods to research, evaluate
design where environmental elements are included
and select products; and specifications writing. Learn to
in the initial design objectives, rather than dealt
establish requirements; identify attributes and products;
with as constraints.
evaluate and select products; research products, and
iii introduction to Sustainable engineering
write biddable and binding specifications.
Concepts
• Whole Systems approaches, interdisciplinary teams,
i the Construction Specifications institutes
pollution prevention, waste minimization, life cycle
Manual of Practice
analysis, industrial ecology
ii organizational tools used by the industry to
iV Case Studies
catalog
• Data; Construction Costs Sa 9am–5pm, 1 session Oct 16
• Research; Product information Terese M. Kinsley, PE
iii organization of a project manual 7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s
iV Specifications writing techniques, structure, PMPD 897 $295
and language
Sustainable Standards for Buildings and
F 9am–5pm, 1 session Nov 19 Infrastructure – BREAM, Energy Star, LEED
Steven Danielpour, AIA, CCS, LEED® AP This seminar will teach architects, engineers, interior
7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s designers and facility and construction managers the
PMPD 801 $295 green standards they need to design and manage
sustainable buildings and infrastructure
i an overview of green standards including
basic building codes, bREAM, EPA Energy Star
and LEED.
II review and class application of bREAM, EPA
A
Energy Star, and LEED projects.
III n in depth look at, and in class project
A
involving a current LEED project.
iV a review of “green” professional certifications
Su 9am–5pm, 1 session Oct 24
PMPD 603 $295

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The Architect’s Role in Development: Course Outline includes:
Preserving the Public’s Welfare i article 8 text
One Day Course ii 6 nyCrr 6l7
The seminar examines how the architect, through iii Selection and role of lead agency
implementation of land planning, building design, IV Positive and Negative Declarations
codes, and life-safety systems facilitates the preservation V the environmental assessment Form
of the public’s welfare in order to minimize adverse Vi the environmental impact Statement
affects of uncontrolled development. We discuss how VII Major Case Law Decisions

the design of buildings based on a developer’s ideal M 9am–4pm, 1 session Nov 1
model is, at times, in opposition to the public’s interests. Daniel Karpen, PE
Using the history of adverse development in the housing 6 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 6 PDH’s
sector as a backdrop, we will examine the parallels PMPD 995 $295
between social upheavals and design breakthroughs led
by architects whose solutions helped protect the public’s The Path to Greater Architectural Freedom
welfare. This course is ideal for professionals seeking a with Today’s Structural Steel
broader understanding of the architect’s role in develop- This is a comprehensive program developed by the
ment. We examine the architect’s fiduciary duties and American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) exploring
discuss the tension exerted upon the architect during the use of structural steel in a safe and cost-effective
the planning process as seen through the lens of various manner while achieving new freedom in architectural
stakeholders: the developer, the owner, the investor, the expression.
contractor/vendor, and the public. Course Outline includes:
Course Outline includes: i Qualities and advantages of Structural Steel
i Fire and hygiene: legal underpinnings of change. ii Structural engineering Concepts
ii the architect at the center of community III Architectural Detailing with Structural Steel
planning controls. iV Fire Protection and Steel Coating Systems
III and use, zoning – how architecture responds
L V Code of Standard Practice
to both. • New code highlighted
iV the architect’s fiduciary duties. • Architectural exposed structural steel (AESS)
V Private/Public Controls & Planning regulations Workshop participants receive AISC’s Designing with
–how architecture contributes to both. Structural Steel: A Guide for Architects.
Vi expansion of environmental laws force
Tu 1–5pm, 1 session Oct 12
architects to think on macro-scale: site, water,
Erleen Hatfield, PE
air, materials.
Vii the “green” movement.
PMPD 835 $199
W 10am–6pm, 1 session Oct 20 Tidal Wetlands
Roy Pachecano, AIA, David B. Reck, RA Tidal wetlands are regulated by Article 25 of the New
7 AIA/HSW LU’s York State Environmental Conservation Law. This class
PMPD 997 $295 will cover the law and how it affects tidal wetlands in
New York State. The definition of tidal wetlands is de-
The Environment, SEQRA and fined by statute according to vegetation and those areas
the Engineered Project which border on or lie beneath tidal waters. The NYS
The State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), DEC publishes official maps of mapped tidal wetlands.
regulates local and state agency approval of engineered Permits are required for certain activities, including con-
projects. This course will cover Article 8 of the New York struction, on tidal wetlands and within a 75 foot buffer
State Environmental Conservation Law, detailing the zone. In New York State, substantial tidal wetlands exist
operational aspects of the law, particularly as it affects on Long Island. Permits are also subject to SEQRA.
major civil construction and the construction of resi- Course Outline includes:
dential and non-residential structures. The course will I Definition of Tidal Wetlands
also go into the details of 6 NYCRR 6l7, the regulatory II Mapping of Tidal Wetlands
regulations promulgated by the New York State Depart- III Tidal Wetland Permits
ment of Environmental Conservation. The class will also iV interaction with SeQra
cover the interaction of the Freshwater Wetlands Act, V town and Federal approvals
the Tidal Wetlands Act, and other major environmental
M 9am–12pm, 1 session Oct 4
laws as they interact with SEQRA.
Daniel Karpen
PMPD 996 $195

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Course Descriptions

Traffic Engineering for the Wind Energy Systems
Non-Traffic Engineer Modern wind turbines, especially machines in the
This course is intended to provide a basic overview of megawatt class, can generate electricity as a competi-
Traffic Engineering, including what Traffic Engineering tive cost compared with power from oil fired, gas fired,
involves and the various types of work Traffic Engineers coal fired, or nuclear power without the resultant
are involved in. It will also explain key documents pollution problems. This seminar will look at currently
produced by Traffic Engineers including Sign Tables, available wind machine and their capabilities. Calcula-
Signal Timing Charts, Collision Diagrams, Time-space tions will be provided to enable engineers to size wind
Diagrams, and Capacity Analyses. turbines with the electric load.
Course Outline includes: Course Outline includes:
I reas of Traffic Engineering Work
A I history of Wind Energy Systems
• Traffic control devices – signs, signals, pavement II Modern Wind Machines
markings, including proper design iii Case Studies of installations
• Traffic accident analyses IV Economics of Wind Energy Systems
• Traffic flow analyses M 1–4pm, 1 session Nov 8
• Traffic signal analyses – timing, phasing, lane usage Daniel Karpen
II. roducts of Traffic Engineering Work
P 3 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 3 PDH’s
• Signal Timing Charts PMPD 983 $195
• Time-Space Diagrams
• Collision Diagrams Wooden Scaffolds
• Capacity Analysis Wooden scaffolds, often referred to as temporary
W 9am–4pm,1 session Nov 17 structures, have been in long term usage for the
Howard L. Lampert, PE construction phases of many buildings through our
6 AIA/HSW LU’s, 6 PDH’s architectural history. Still today these structural mecha-
PMPD 899 $295 nisms are successfully aiding the implementations of
improvements to the older buildings as well as extending
“Visionary” Designing with Glass Block themselves in construction stages of our brand new,
and High Performance Glass Block Systems modern day structures.
covering LEED, Safety and Security The seminar provides the engineer-architect with
An interactive course on glass block products includes a basic overview of designing and field inspecting
the manufacturing process, vision control, product wooden scaffolds along with the required safety
performance, fire ratings, codes, and show inspiring provisions set by OSHA for the design criteria of loads
application and designs as well as technical/installa- applied to these structural mechanisms as well as safety
tion information. This course will also cover safety and requirements for those who work with them in various
security. You will learn about government and military construction phases.
requirements for blast and hurricane resistance, and Course Outline includes:
how recent advances in glass block panels and windows i engineering properties of wood, beams,
that have enabled high levels of safety and security. columns, plywood decks, planks, construction
Ballistic resistant windows and other system panels will criteria standards for design and safety set
also be discussed. by oSHa.
Course Outline includes: II esign examples of 2 types of wooden scaffolds:
D
I Manufacturing of Glass block (5 minute video) a) The design of an outrigger scaffold
ii introduce product samples and discuss physical b) The design of a one-, two-, and three-story
design data wooden scaffold. A wooden model will be used
III nstallation and Technical Data, including Fire
I to show that of the second case name B.
rated blocks and installation criteria M 9am–1:30pm,1 session Nov 15
IV LEED and Sustainability Kenneth Wagner, PE
V esigning commercial projects using high
D 4 AIA/HSW LU’s, 4 PDH’s
Performance Glass block products PMPD 961 $199
Vi introduction to government and Military
requirements for blast and hurricane
resistance
VII ballistic System Panels

Sa 10am–12pm, 1 session Sept 25
Rena McDonnell
PMPD 819 $149

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Zoning and Its Impacts on Architecture and Zoning and Its Impacts on Architecture
the Community (Part I) and the Community (Part II)
Analyze the various aspects of Zoning and its impacts All architecture forcibly impacts communities on every
on architecture and the community. All architecture scale. Some build communities, some harm them.
projects impact Communities. Some build communities, This seminar takes an in-depth look at the various
some harm them. This course studies how zoning laws aspects of zoning and its impact on architecture and
are created in order to minimize any negative aspect to the community. This course studies how zoning laws
the public health on architectural developments. are created in order to minimize any negative aspect to
Course Outline includes: the public health and examines scalar impacts on both
I bulk and Use zoning concepts small and large architectural plans. Areas of discussion
ii technical aspects of zoning that are a part of include a detailed discussion on bulk, use, sky exposure
all new developments and construction plane, floor area ratios, and set-back requirements for
• Sky Exposure Plane ratios, set back requirements, rear and side yards that impact ventilation and light/air
and yard requirements help maintain ventilation for communities. We will also analyze how the public
and light/air for communities interest is balanced with private interest to safe-guard
iii analyze the different infrastructure and light/ infrastructure needs of residential and commercial proj-
air needs of residential and commercial devel- ects; show how the governmental review process is an
opments and show how the zoning important factor in maintaining/preserving public safety;
resolutions deal with these and review the variance and process and how the com-
IV iscuss Shadow Analysis scenarios and the
D munity is able to respond to an architectural project and
impact of community review on the construction comment in public hearings and reviews. This class is
process intended as a sequel to the introductory course, but can
V review variances and Zoning changes and stand alone for attendees already familiar with the basic
how the community is able to respond to an zoning concepts.
architectural project and comment in public Course Outline includes:
hearings and reviews. I rief overview of the history and evolution
b
Registration Deadline: Oct 12 of Zoning
M 9am–5pm, 1 session Oct 18 ii technical aspects of zoning
Roy Pachecano, AIA, David B. Reck, RA III oning Districts, Use Groups, bulk rules, Floor
Z
7 AIA/HSW LU’ss Area Ratio, Sky Exposure Plane Set backs,
PMPD 900 $295 yard requirements
iV analyze the Zoning requirements that
preserve light and air
V Special Zoning Districts
• their relationship to the needs of specific communities
Vi City Planning Commission authorizations and
Special Permits
Vii How the Zoning is amended, Map and
text changes
VIII oard of Standards and Appeals Variances
b
and Special Permits
IX niform Land Use Review Procedure
U
• the governmental and community review process
x City environmental Quality review Procedure
xi identifying and assessing the potential impacts
of discretionary zoning actions
Roy Pachecano, AIA, David B. Reck. RA
7 AIA/HSW LU’s
PMPD 926 $295

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Program Announcements Faculty

Customer Testimonials Brenda Cowan Chair of Graduate Exhibition Design at FIT/
Please visit our website for customer testimonials on SUNY. Her background includes over 16 years experience
working in museums and design firms. Co-founded Exhibit A
our AIA Professional Development Program and our Design Group, Inc. She has completed permanent and traveling
Certificate Program in Sustainable Building, Infrastructure exhibitions, and masterplans for clients including the National
Design and Management. Park Service, civic and cultural institutions, and cultural, historical
and children’s museums. MSEd in Museum Leadership, Bank
Street College of Education; BFA, School of Visual Arts and a
Faculty NYS teaching license in Visual Arts Education.

Steven Danielpour, AIA, CCS, LEED® AP Director of
Jeffrey Amato, PE, Assoc. Consultant, Schirmer Engineering NY
Specifications, Perkins + Willl, New York Professional experience:
Regional Office. As a licensed Fire Protection Engr in the state
specification construction technology and research, technical,
of NY. Jeffrey has extensive experience working on a number
design and project management. BArch/Syracuse Univ.
of different building types throughout the US and abroad. He
has particular expertise in the application of the International
timothy Davis Senior Security Manager at Gage-Babcock &
Building Code, National Fire Protection Association Standards, as
Associates, Inc., specializes in the field of physical security. Experi-
well as other Federal, State and local adaptations of these codes
ence includes evaluation of security systems and the design of
and standards, including both the NYS and NYC Building Codes.
improvements based on current threat levels for access control,
He is also an expert in the application of accessibility standards.
intrusion detection, closed-circuit television, data transmission,
Notable projects include Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
and surveillance systems, and the integration of these systems.
(multiple projects), Hyatt Hotels (multiple projects), GGP and
Projects include: government, healthcare, educational, and com-
Simon Properties retail malls (multiple projects), as well as a
mercial facilities.
number of mixed-use high rise buildings throughout NYC.
BS, Civil Engineering, and an MS, Fire Protection Engineering/
Lisa A. Easton, AIA Architect, Easton Architects. She has
Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
worked on restoration of some of the NY Metropolitan region’s
note-worthy landmarks and developed a reputation in the field
Mario A. Antonetti, PE Principal and senior fire protection
as an expert architect, planner, lecturer and historian. BArch/
engineer, Gage-Babcock and Assoc., Inc. BS, Fire Protection
Syracuse University, MS/Historic Preservation/Columbia University.
Engineering, University of Maryland. Projects include: Library
of Congress, National Air and Space Museum and National
tony Gelber, LEED® AP Director Administrative Sustainability,
Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institution.
Pratt Institute. Extensive experience in facilities design, construc-
tion and environmental services. BS/Construction Management;
Eric J. Babcock Fire protection engineer with Gage-Babcock
MBA/ Management; Master’s in City and Regional Planning.
& Associates, Inc. Experienced in design and review of fire
protection systems, and development of full building code
Leon Goodman PE, PtOE Consultant. Former Manager,
analyses. Projects include: educational facilities, air traffic control
Transportation Planning Division at the Port Authority of NY &
towers, governmental offices, computer rooms, governmental
NJ. Extensive experience in highway & transit planning, author of
laboratories and research facilities; and historic buildings. BS/Fire
technical publications, including highway entries in the 2005 NY
Protection Engineering/University of Maryland.
State Encyclopedia. Member of NYSSPE, and Fellow of ASCE &
ITE, former ITE International President. BCE, City College of New
Kathleen Bowen Ha, ASA is the owner of Arcadia Appraisal
York, Completed graduate programs at Yale (transportation) and
Services and has 25 years of experience as a NY Certified
Harvard (management).
General Appraiser. She has been qualified as an appraisal expert
in NYS Supreme Court. As the Principal RE Broker of Global
Michael Hardiman, AIA Architect with NCARB certification.
Keepers LLC, Ms. Ha has marketed properties with energy
Moving to London in 1999, he became a director and part
efficient features and viewed many LEED certified projects. She
owner of The Forge Company London Ltd. that specialized in
serves on the Dobbs Ferry Task Force on Energy and the Environ-
the design and delivery of offsite-fabricated solutions for the
ment and is past member of the Architectural Review Board.
affordable housing market in England, Scotland and Wales.
In 2004, he served as the president of the AIA chapter in the
James Convery, PE, CPP, Assistant Manager of the Schirmer
United Kingdom. He currently lives and works in Boston, Mass.
Engineering NY Regional Office. As a licensed Fire Protection
BArch, Pratt Institute.
Engineer in several states, James has over 20 years experience in
fire protection engineering system design and building code con-
Erleen Hatfield, PE Architect, structural engineer, with fourteen
sulting. His specialties also include construction management,
years of design experience. Works extensively with structural
risk management, security master planning, and emergency
steel in both conventional and exposed applications. BA/Arch;
contingency planning. He has worked on a wide range of
MS/Civil Engineering.
building occupancy types; including, but not limited to, higher
education, mixed use buildings, historic buildings and museums.
Kent Hikida, AIA Associate, Gensler, LLP, NYC. Architect/
Notable projects include the World Trade Center Redevelopment
designer specializing in broadcast and media facilities. Projects:
Project, the Asbury Park Redevelopment (multiple projects), sev-
Rainbow Network Communications broadcast facility, Thirteen/
eral Smithsonian Museums, and a wide range of other projects
WNET Broadcast Facility and Headquarters. MArch/Columbia
throughout the country. BS in Administration of Criminal Justice/
University.
University of Lowell, a BS in Mechanical Engineering, and an MS
in Fire Protection Engineering/Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Daniel Karpen, PE Professional engineer and consultant.
Recognized nationally for his innovations over a wide range of
Laura M. Cooney, RA/AIA Educator, is a NYS registered
energy conservation areas. Member of the Association of Energy
architect with 12 years of experience in architecture, project
Engineers and is a certified Energy manager. MBA/Adelphi
management, and code training. As a NYS Certified Building
University; MA/ Mathematics/ SUNY Stony Brook; BS/University
Code Official, code trainer and plans examiner with FRA Code
of Washington, Seattle.
Services, she has successfully developed and presented many
different code training programs for design professionals
around NYS.

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terese M. Kinsley, PE, LEED® AP Professional Engineer and Dale Paegelow, AIA, has run his own architectural firm since
LEED Accredited Professional, with over 27 years of consult- 1983 and has worked with many of the metro area’s better-
ing and regulatory experience working as an environmental known architectural and engineering firms plus several Public
engineering compliance and sustainability specialist. Chief Agencies. Organizational affiliations include: The American In-
Sustainability Officer for the Town of Huntington, NY. Member stitute of Architects (AIA), The National Council of Architectural
of USGBC, NSPE, NYSSPE, ASES, NESEA, BS/Environmental Registration Boards (NCARB), American Society of Home Inspec-
Engineering, University of Florida. tors (ASHI), National & Local, National Association of Certified
Home Inspectors (NACHI ), National & Local (2008-Present), In-
Jeffrey L. Kinzler, Esq. Specializes in professional liability dependent Home Inspectors of North America, (IHINA), and the
defense, school construction, public contracting and commercial National Association of Home Inspectors (NAHI). He is the author
litigation. Special Counsel to the law office of Jones Hirsch of Forensic Architecture, An Introduction. BFA in Environmental-
Connors & Bull, P.C., where he heads up the firm’s Architect- Interior Design/Pratt Institute; BArch/Pratt Institute.
Engineer Professional Liability Defense department. Graduate,
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University; Pratt Edward D. Re, Jr., AIA RA, Construction Manager, Architect,
Institute, School of Architecture. Educator. Certified Professional Constructor (AIC) Trustee,
Certified Real Estate Appraiser (NAREA), Certified Environmental
Abraham Kovner CPE (ASPE), President, A. Kovner Associates, Inspector (EAA), Arbitrator (AAA), Founder (CMAA), Who’s Who
a construction consulting firm; author, An Introduction to in America, Science and Engineering, & the World, Inventor,
Construction Cost Estimating; semi-retired construction practitio- United Inventor’s. MS/Facilities Management/Pratt; BS/CM/Pratt.
ner and adjunct professor of building construction sciences.
David B. Reck, RA Architect. Owner of consulting firm that
Martin Kravitt, RA Specializing in restoration, adaptive mostly specializes in Zoning and Building code issues, and public/
reuse and historic preservation of residential, commercial and governmental review processes. Lead a community based effort
municipal projects. Awards: Vermont Preservation Trust Award, that resulted in the Hudson Square Rezoning. Chair of the
adaptive reuse of a rural schoolhouse; AIA Honors Awards, res- Zoning Committee of Community Board 2 Manhattan. BArch/
toration and adaptive reuse; Ford Foundation grant, restoration Pratt Institute.
and conversion of an aircraft carrier into a mobile high school for
NYC. BArch, Pratt Institute; postgraduate, New School and NYU. Michael J. Rzeznik, PE, Managing Director of the Schirmer
Engineering NY Regional Office. As a licensed Fire Protection
Robert D. Krouner Consulting Engineer, with over 50 years of Engr in several states, Michael has over 20 years experience in
experience in contracting, HVAC equipment sales, mechanical- fire protection engineering system design and building code
electrical design, building analysis and M/E construction manage- consulting. He has participated and managed complex projects
ment. Former engineering partner in the Einhorn Yaffee Prescott throughout the US and abroad. His experience covers a wide
Krouner (EYPK). BME, Clarkson University. range of building occupancy types; including, but not limited to,
industrial plants ,chemical production facilities, higher education
Howard Lampert, PE, Consulting Engineer, with over 50 years buildings and campuses, hospitality, mixed use buildings, com-
of experience in contracting, HVAC equipment sales, mechanical- munications facilities, historic buildings and museums. Notable
electrical design, building analysis and M/E construction manage- projects include the World Trade Center Redevelopment Project,
ment. Former engineering partner in the Einhorn Yaffee Prescott the SUNY Potsdam Performing Arts Center, several Smithsonian
Krouner (EYPK). BME, Clarkson University. Museums, and the Limitless Downtown Mixed Use develop-
ment project in Dubai, UE. BS, Physics/State University of NY at
Kate Lemos Preservationist and architectural historian at Beyer Albany; MS, Fire Protection Engr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Blinder Belle. Former preservation consultant for architects
Norman Foster, Jean Nouvel, Matthew Baird, Polshek Partner- Irene Santoro, LEED® AP, consultant with 20+ years of
ship, SOM, building owners, and reviewing authorities on experience designing and building along side top architects.
rehabilitations and new design in historic settings. Co-author Irene designs for residential and commercial clients from NY to
of a monograph on Carrere & Hastings, Acanthus Press. BA, Florida. She assists in all aspects of design, from conception to
Architectural Studies/Brown University; MS, Historic Preservation/ construction providing project management for traditional code
Columbia University. or LEED® certification. She personally developed the Allergy Free
Methodology called”Allergy Free Design” to help allergists treat
Dominic Marinelli Director, Accessibility Services, United Spinal babies and children. Her company, Charles Anthony Interiors LLC
Association (formerly the Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Associa- and Forever Green Training & Sustainable Design are members of
tion) Certified Accessibility Specialist by the International Codes the U.S. Green Building Council. She has written several prepara-
Council (ICC) and as a Code Enforcement Official by the New tory books that coordinate with the LEED® reference guides.
York State Department of State.
Ben Scaglione, CPP A well known security design consultant,
Rena McDonnell Architectural Regional Manager for for who has been Director of Security at some of the largest facilities
Pittsburgh Corning Corporation. Prior to this appointment, Rena in NYC. Featured speaker at many professional organizations,
worked in the Electronic Security Industry for 13 years for Saflok, published articles in leading trade magazines and has taught
Inc, where she held positions as National Director of Customer security technology courses at several colleges including John Jay
Relations and Director of Sales Asia Pacific. Transnational MBA/ College of Criminal Justice. Masters Degree in Criminal Justice
Fordham University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Family and and is a Certified Protection Profession (CPP).
Consumer Science/Herbert H. Lehman College. She has studied
International Relations at NYU at the United Nations in Geneva.

Roy R. Pachecano, AIA Founder of Portico Residential LLC – a
principal investor in green-sustainable residential, historic, com-
mercial real estate development projects. He began his career
offering advisory services for some of the world’s best known
commercial and institutional clients including law firms, invest-
ment banks, pension funds, conventional lenders on financial/
property due diligence. Lecturer, columist for the BuilderNews
Magazine and author of over 50 professional articles. Member:
ULI, APA, AIA, USGBC. Columbia University: MS Real Estate
Development, MS Architecture. rp@porticorei.com

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Faculty

Charles Schnabolk, PE Lecturer and author Physical Security: Alfred Yalaju, RA Principal architect and acoustical consultant
Practices and Technology. Principal of consulting engineer- at CI Associated Architects & Consultants, PC, Albany, NY.
ing firm specializing in designing security & fire alarm systems Technical service experience in architectural acoustics and noise
for public and private complexes. Projects include: the WTC, control, as well as, architecture service experience in commercial,
Museums, the NYC & Newark School Systems, Healthcare industrial, institutional, transportation and healthcare facilities
Centers and Commercial and Residential buildings. P.E. License on several international and domestic projects in States of New
and Master Electrical License Projects with EE degree, Stevens York, Texas and Washington. Associate Member: Acoustical
Institute; MBA, NYU. Society of America; BS/ Physics/TSU; March/Univ. of Houston.

Abby Schwartz, RA, SARA has been practicing Architecture Steven Zalben, AIA, NCARB Architect, Forensic Architect,
for over 27 years with licenses in both Pennsylvania and New Author/Artist. Thirty years of experience with historic structures,
Jersey. As Principal of Abby Schwartz Associates, Integrated adaptive reuse, accessibility design. Design and construction
Architecture and Interiors for the past 18 years, she has serviced management of residential, commercial, institutional projects.
a wide variety of clientele that include High-end Residential, Investigation of building failures and defects. BArch/CCNY; BA/
Small Businesses, Banking Institutions, Housing Authorities, Re- Math/ Queens College.
ligious Institutions, Restaurants, and Retail establishments. With
published work, prestigious awards and honors under her belt,
Abby currently serves as a Director of the Pennsylvania Society
of American Registered Architects and an adjunct Professor at
Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia. MArch/
University of Pennsylvania; BA/ Brandeis University.

Stanley Stark, FAIA VP and National Director for Life Sciences,
HDR Architecture, Inc. Noted speaker and seminar leader:
Tradeline Forums on Business, Technology and Building. Author
of numerous articles, NSF/NIH Advisory Panel.

Robert Summers, CPP Director of Security Consulting for
Hughes Associates, Inc. with over 27 years of experience in se-
curity management and law enforcement. Specializes in threat/
vulnerability assessments, CPTED plan reviews and complete se-
curity design and engineering services for Government Agencies,
Educational and Corporate sector clients. BS, Criminal Justice
Administration, William Paterson University

thomas G. thomann, PhD, PE Senior Project Manager, URS
Corporation. Manager of the GeoEngineering group for the NYC
Metropolitan area. Extensive geotechnical engineering experi-
ence in the NYC area, including foundation design of high-rise
buildings, major bridges, retaining walls, and landfills.

Brian trimble, PE Director, Engineering Services & Architectural
Outreach, Market Area I for the Brick Industry Association. Over
19 years of experience in the masonry industry, assisting design
professionals in the design of brick and masonry structures.
Lecturer to local and national construction industry groups.
Authored many articles and papers on various masonry subjects

Charles turofsky, PC, RLA Landscape architect and consultant
to numerous architectural and engineering offices. Recent urban
projects include: Independence Plaza, 330 E. 80th St., Hammer
Library Plaza at Columbia University, Seward Park, New York,
and 75 Henry St., Brooklyn. MLA University of Michigan; Post
Graduate Harvard University.

Kenneth Wagner, PE, MSCE Professional Engineer with
specialization in construction and design of concrete, reinforced
masonry, and wood frame structures. Implemented the design
and construction for decorative facades of residential buildings
juxtaposed with designs of wooden scaffolds. Completed exten-
sive design/ fabrication courses for steel trusses spanning 30 ft.
BECE, The City University of NY, The City College of Engineering;
MSCE, Polytechnic Institute of NY.

Arnie Weitzman, CPE More than thirty years of construction
experience, with twenty years as an estimator, bidding both
Public and Private construction work. Estimator for a variety of
projects, ranging from $50,000 to $75,000,000. Chief estimator
for Arena Construction Co., Inc., a NYC general contractor, and
is the President of the American Society of Professional Estima-
tors, NYC Chapter 10.

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