1. Fall 2010
Center for Continuing and
Professional Studies/Manhattan
AIA Continuing Education
Professional Development Series for
Architects and Professional Engineers
2. 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>
3. 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
4. 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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5. 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.
Course Outline includes:
i a review of timber Framing and its origins in
england
ii Chicago: Circa 1830
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6. 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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7. 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
7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s
PMPD 918 $295
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8. 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
7 AIA/HSW LU’s, 7 PDH’s
PMPD 952 $295
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9. 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
4 AIA/HSW LU’s, 4 PDH’s
PMPD 677 $195
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10. 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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11. 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
7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s
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
7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s
PMPD 661 $295
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12. 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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13. 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
Tu 9am–12pm, 1 session Oct 19
of gaseous fuel
Mario Antonetti, PE, Eric Babcock, PE,
ii Fuel analysis and calculation of fuels heating
Richard Thonnings, PE
value
3 AIA/HSW LU’s, 3 PDH’s
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
3 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 3 PDH’s
PMPD 981 $195
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14. 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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15. 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
3 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 3 PDH’s
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
7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s
PMPD 963 $295
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16. 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.
Course Outline includes:
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.
Course Outline includes:
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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17. 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
7 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 7 PDH’s
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
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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
6 AIA/HSW LU’s/SD’s, 6 PDH’s
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
to regiSter: tel 212-647-7199 Fax 212-367-2489 online my.pratt.edu
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