How Design Can Empower Seniors

Hosted by the Women in Architecture Committee and the Design For Aging Regional Northern California Committee.

The program is followed by a wine and cheese networking reception in the AIA East Bay Chapter Office.

This program will discuss the intersection between young designers and architects and elderly residents. Tom Brutting, AIA will make introductions and describe the DFA committee.

The panel is as follows:

Charlie Sheldon & Rachel Robinette – Will discuss the CCA-Bethany project including the role of the residents in the design process and the impact their feedback had on the design and sense of community.
Moderator and Presenter: Leslie Moldow, FAIA – Will discuss the process of design with seniors (renovations and additions), how to engage seniors in the process and the dynamics of getting their input.
Dorit Fromm, AIA – Will discuss alternative models and approaches to design for aging. She will discuss case studies in Europe, co-housing and case studies aging in place support services.

1.5 LU Hours

Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm. Followed by a wine and cheese networking reception in the AIA East Bay Chapter Office.
Cost: $15.75 for AIA Members; $21 for non-members. Advanced registration required. Chapter members may register online and pay at the door. Any "no-shows" will be billed.
Click here to register.

Rachel Robinette is a designer and researcher with a decade of experience translating insights into growth opportunities for clients in a diverse range of industries. Rachel recently joined the Clorox Company as a senior designer in the Corporate Innovation group, where she works with multi-disciplinary teams to discover and develop new product ideas. Prior to that, her work at the innovation consultancy Jump Associates included leading project teams and helping to grow the company from 6 to over 40 employees. Her design work has taken her on ethnographic research trips as diverse as shadowing cowboys in Wyoming, attending motorcycle rallies in Tennessee, and spending countless hours in the homes, kitchens, and cars of families across the US and Latin America. She holds a B.S. in Product Design and an M.A. in Education from Stanford University, where she has taught and lectured. An adjunct faculty member in the Industrial Design department at California College of the Arts, Rachel currently teaches Design Methods and Research and Design for Elders.

Charlie Sheldon is the Interim Chair of California College of the Arts' (CCA) Industrial Design Program. He is also an instructor for the upper-level studios and research courses and manages the student internship program. Click here for more information on Charlie.

Leslie Moldow, FAIA is a principal at Perkins Eastman and managing principal of the Oakland office. She has more than 30 years of experience primarily focused on senior living and special needs housing communities. Her work includes the full continuum from active adult to senior centers, independent living, assisted living, Alzheimer's care, skilled nursing environments, and CCRC's. She is a skilled planner and architect and enjoys assisting clients to develop new and reposition existing communities for affordable and luxury markets.

For more information: 510/464-3600

Monthly Program: Skating on Thin Ice - Surviving and Succeeding on Projects with Precarious Contract Terms

You didn’t get the contract terms you wanted, but now you have the project. How do you survive and succeed on projects with threatening contract terms such as broadly worded indemnities with the duty to defend the client, GMPs for design or construction, guarantees for code and regulatory perfection, and energy & LEED certification guarantees?

This session will identify these and other contract challenges, explain the shift in perspective needed to manage these risks, and will present strategies focused on delivering successful projects under dangerous contract terms.

David Ericksen is an attorney with Severson & Werson, where he specializes in representing architects, engineers and related design professionals in construction, environmental litigation and transactional matters as well as in professional liability and insurance issues.

Carolyn Isseks, Hon. AIAEB and VP of Dealey, Renton & Associates, Insurance Brokers, provides insurance programs and risk management solutions to architects, engineers and related professionals.

3/30/11

Monthly Program: Skating on Thin Ice - Surviving and Succeeding on Projects with Precarious Contract Terms

Presented by Carolyn Isseks, on. AIAEB, VP of Dealey, Renton & Associates and David Ericksen, Esq. President of Severson. The program is followed by a wine and cheese networking reception in the AIA East Bay Chapter Office.

Time: 5:30pm

Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: $15.75 for AIA Members; $21 for non-members. Registration required.
Click here to register or for more information.

1.5 CES LUs

For more information: 510/464-3600

Monthly Program: New Member & Fellows Reception

Join us as we celebrate new members and the 2010 Fellowship recipient Bonnie Blake-Drucker, FAIA, who will present recent work.

The recognition will continue with chapter awards and a fast paced overview of what's in the works for 2011 from our committees and forums.

Members - make a 2011 resolution to get involved with the chapter this year!

The program is followed by a wine and cheese networking reception in the AIA East Bay Chapter Office.

Sponsored by Aerotek.

1/26/11
Monthly Program: New Member & Fellows Reception
Time: 5:30pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland
Contact: 510/464-3600
Cost: $6 for AIA East Bay Chapter Members and employees of member firms; $11.50 for non-members. Registration required. Click here to register.
.5 CES LUs

For more information: 510/464-3600

Building Under the California Green Building Code

Designing and building under Part 11 of the Title 24, the California Green Building Standards is a small portion of going Green. *Compliance with Part 11 does not eliminate or alleviate compliance with the other parts of the building regulations.* Opening up a building for light and ventilation may require applying the atrium provisions of the code. Other required fire separations will need to be addressed to provide safety for the occupants and building.

This program will look at how green design can create challenges for compliance with other portions of the code related to fire and life safety.

9/29/10

Monthly Program: Building Under the California Green Building Code

Kerwin Lee, AIA of Rolf Jensen & Associates, Inc. will discuss codes. Wine sponsored by Dealey Renton & Associates.

Time: 5:30pm

Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: $15.75 for AIA Members; $21 for non-members. Registration required. Click here to register.

1.5 CES/HSW/SD LUs

For more information: 510/464-3600

Monthly Program: New and Old - Architecture Fusion

The quest for sustainability will increasingly concentrate development in cities, generating a greater fusion of old and new styles of architecture, especially as policy incentives are implemented that encourage major additions to existing buildings. This panelists are Charles Bloszies, AIA, architectural historian Mitchell Schwarzer, and real estate broker, Mary Smitheram-Sheldon. The moderator is Tim Culvahouse, FAIA.

A wine and cheese networking reception follows the program.

Charles F. (Chuck) Bloszies, AIA is an architect and structural engineer with masters degrees in both disciplines from the University of Pennsylvania. He has taught design studios, theory seminars and technology courses at U. Penn, UC San Diego and California College of Arts. Chuck is the 2010 recipient of the Kirby Ward Fitzpatrick Prize from the Architectural Foundation of San Francisco for his 1 Kearny Street project. The project image is above left.

Mitchell Schwarzer is an architectural historian who writes on the urban and suburban built environment with attention to issues of mobility, perception, media, consumerism and memory. His current project involve Jewish architecture/space, and American real estate. Mitchell's books include Architecture of the San Francisco Bay Area: History and Guide, (William Stout Publishers, 2007), Zoomscape: Architecture in Motion and Media (Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), Architecture + Design: SF (Understanding the Business, 1998) and German Architectural Theory and the Search for Modern Identity (Cambridge University Press, 1995).

Mary Smitheram-Sheldon, a Senior Managing Director with CBRE Consulting, has been providing real estate consulting services to corporations, financial institutions, developers, pension funds, law firms, property owners, and governmental entities for nearly 20 years. Her industry experience includes investment analysis, development feasibility, highest and best use analysis, litigation support, partnership valuation, and appraisal review. Ms. Smitheram-Sheldon has particular expertise in real estate valuation, market analysis, and strategy.

8/18/10

Monthly Program: New and Old - Architecture Fusion

Time: 5:30pm

Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: $15.75 for AIA Members; $21 for non-members. Registration required. Click here to register.

1.5 CES LU

For more information: 510/464-3600

Monthly Program: Vision California

Joe DiStefano, principal of Calthorpe Associates will give an overview of Vision California. Vision California is an unprecedented effort to explore the critical role of land use and transportation investments in meeting the environmental and fiscal challenges facing the Golden State over the coming decades. It will produce a series of alternative physical visions for how California can accommodate expected growth, and clearly express the consequences of these options so that we can make informed decisions about the investments and policies that will drive the state's growth. For more information on Vision California click here.

7/28/10 Canceled

Monthly Program: Vision California

Due to low registration this program was canceled.

For more information: 510/464-3600

CalGreen - Understanding the new California Green Building Code

The new California Green Code goes into effect on January 1, 2011. This presentation will familiarize you with the requirements of the new code and how it will relate to already adopted green building regulations currently in place in various local jurisdictions.

Steven Winkel, FAIA, PE, CASp manages the San Francisco Bay Area office of the Preview Group, Inc., an architectural consulting firm that specializes in building code consulting and regulatory issues affecting designers. Steve has almost 40 years experience as a licensed architect, engineer, landscape architect and certified access specialist. He is the author, along with noted illustrator Frank Ching, of the well received book Building Codes Illustrated for John Wiley & Sons, now in its third edition. Steve is currently working on a new book, Residential Codes Illustrated, which will be published by Wiley in 2010.

Steve is currently serving his third 4-year term as the Architect member of the California Building Standards Commission. After being president of AIA East Bay and AIA California Council Steve served on the AIA National Board of Directors. He is currently on the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences. Steve is also a Commissioner on the City of Berkeley Landmarks Preservation Commission.

6/30/10
Monthly Program: CalGreen - Understanding the new California Green Building Code
Steve Winkel, FAIA, architect member and Vice Chair of the California State Building Standard's Commission will give an overview of the new CalGreen Building Standards Code. A wine and cheese networking reception follows this program.
Time: 5:30pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland
Contact: 510/464-3600
Cost: $15.75 for AIA Members; $21 for non-members. Registration required. Click here to register.
1.5 CES/HSW/SD LUs

For more information: 510/464-3600

Secondary Units - A Zero Sprawl Solution?

Are secondary units, aka "in-law units", the solution to sprawl--and can they be a viable source of secondary income? On Wednesday, May 26th come learn about this development model that puts additional self-contained homes on the same lot as existing properties. Learn about the socio-economic impact secondary units have on our communities, and what steps a home-owner must take to meet building and zoning requirements.

A wine & cheese networking reception follows the panel discussion.

Panelists Include:

Kevin Casey of New Avenue Inc.
Kevin Casey started New Avenue while an MBA student at the Haas School of Business and has worked full time on the venture since graduating in May 2009. He holds a B.A. in Economics and Anthropology from Fordham University and has researched small business development as a Fulbright Scholar in Indonesia. In addition to working in commercial real estate in New York, he founded and managed a global distribution business operating in 13 countries. Kevin also managed design and deployment of oracle business intelligence systems for Charles Schwab.

Michael Harlock, AIA principal of Michael J. Harlock, AIA
Michael Harlock, AIA is principal of Michael J. Harlock A.I.A. a full service residential architectural firm located in Marin County. Prior to founding his firm, Michael was senior associate, project manager and studio administrator for fourteen years at Whisler Patri Architects and SGPA Architecture & Planning in San Francisco. Over the course of his career, Michael's interests have addressed the built environment at various scales including extensive experience in city planning, site design, and the movement towards a sustainable society.

Debra Sanderson, City of Berkeley Zoning Officer and the Division Manager for the Land Use Planning Division

Moderator: Andrew Lee, AIA

Topics discussed will include:

• The value of second units; to the local community and larger housing needs.
• Why they (and related home occupations) are very green and community strengthening.
• How current California (and local) law facilitates (or discourages) the production of second units.
• Successful architectural solutions; useful prototypes going forward.
• How second (or third unit) policies could enliven urban design and help neighborhoods evolve towards a sustainable future.
  

5/26/10

Monthly Program: Secondary Units - A Zero Sprawl Solution?

Time: 5:30pm

Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: $15.75 for AIA Members; $21 for non-members. Registration is required. Click here to register.

1 CES LU

For more information: 510/464-3600

Monthly Program: International Business Development

What are the practical aspects of getting business and building projects internationally? How do firms break into emerging economies, crossing cultural divides, complex legal issues, and possible language barriers?

Presented by Chip Pierson, AIA of Dahlin Group, Morton Jensen, AIA of JRDV and Tom Chastain & Renee Chow of Studio URBIS. Andre Ptaszynski, AIA will moderate the discussion and field audience questions. Join us after the presentation for a wine & cheese networking reception!

The panel will discuss approaches they've taken in international business development and issues any firm should consider.

Chip Pierson, AIA of Dahlin Group Architecture Planning will describe this East Bay firm's journey from one small project in China to a multi-office, nationwide architecture practice in the space of eight years. In his talk he will describe:

* Why and why not to go global
* How to get help
* Negotiations and contracts
* Business culture
* Design process
* Design opportunities and challenges
* Planning opportunities and challenges
* Construction techniques in China
* Sales and marketing techniques

4/28/10

Monthly Program: International Business Development

Time: 5:30pm

Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: $15.75 AIA Members; $21 non-members. Registration required. Click here to register.

1.5 CES LU

For more information: 510/464-3600

Monthly Program: Social Media & Web 2.0 for Architects

Social media and web-based networking is the new hot topic and nobody can afford to be left behind. Join AIA East Bay for the March Monthly Program to discover how to use social media and interactive marketing to build your business or help in your career search! Michael Coffey of Sequoia Technology IMS will demonstrate how to build the right web-based networking foundation to embrace the Web 2.0 world of today.

Michael will discuss social networking sites including Linked In, Facebook and Twitter, along with specific tactics on how to use this technology to benefit you and your business. Michael will also discuss how to educate your clients and develop a client retention plan. Learn how to build your own Web 2.0 marketing and business plan to advance your career or promote your business!

Michael is currently the CEO of Sequoia Technology IMS. He believes the best way to serve your clients is to build a company that meets their needs and has a passion for Social Media and Interactive Marketing. While he is currently focusing on building a new market in the west coast for an interactive marketing firm that is based in the Midwest, Michael continues to focus some of his time and energy with the local small to medium sized businesses teaching them how to embrace social media and using it correctly so that they can communicate to a social saturate world. Michael's strong leadership skills enable him to restructure and re-purpose client development teams to maximize profit and success.

3/31/10
Monthly Program: Social Media & Web 2.0 for Architects
Thank you to our wine sponsor Aerotek.
Time: 5:30pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.
Contact: 510/464-3600
Cost: $15.75 for AIA East Bay Members; $21 for non-members. Registration required. Click here to register.
1.5 CES LUs

For more information: 510/464-3600

Monthly Program: Missing Links- A Town Hall Program

Missing Links: A Town Hall Program

Join The American Institute of Architects, East Bay, for a panel discussion and town hall forum discussing missing vital transportation links between Oakland and Alameda. Wine and cheese will be served after the program. Citizens of Oakland and Alameda are strongly encouraged to participate!

Moderator:

Phil Erickson, AIA

Panelists Include:

Patricia Kernighan, Oakland Council Member

John Knox White, Transform

Jeff Cambra, BikeAlameda Board Member

John Eddy, ARUP

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Presented by the Regional and Urban Design Committee. A public forum on the transit links between Oakland and Alameda. Click here to view the event flyer. Sponsored by

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) National. Outreach sponsored by Transform.

A wine & cheese reception follows the lecture.

Time: 5:30pm

Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: Free and open to the public. Registration required. Click here to register.

1.5 CES LUs

For more information: 510/464-3600

Monthly Program: Design for Aging - the New AgeSong Facility

Over the next 15 years, seniors will make up 15% of California's population -- the fastest growing segment of which are over the age of 85. As the state with the largest number of seniors (as well as those with forgetfulness/dementia), California's building designs must address aging across the spectrum of needs. Dr. Shabahangi, developer and senior living specialist, will share his insights into the psychological requirements for aging environments. Additionally, architect Kava Massih, AIA will discuss his experience with entitlements and space requirements in non-institutional settings. The presentation will focus on how elder programming impacts design in AgeSong, Inc., which breaks away from the traditional 'treatment' model of care, instead supporting the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well-being of its residents. AgeSong is completing their latest facility, the $30 million Bayside Park in Emeryville, which includes a wellness center and cafe. Sponsored by Forell/Elsesser, Inc. Presented by the Regional Northern California Design for Aging (DFA) Committee.

Speakers:
Dr. Nader Shabahangi, Project Developer, CEO & co-founder of AgeSong, Inc.

Kava Massib, AIA, President, Kava Massih Architects

Mark Schlientz, Project Manager, Kava Massih Architects

As a company AgeSong is committed to providing nurturing and engaging environments for seniors. The goal in developing this project was to provide a home for seniors that felt like a real home and not an ‘elder-care facility’. Early in the design process both CEO Nader Shabahangi and COO Paula Hertel challenged the team to create spaces that were modern, urban and specifically non-institutional. We actively sought to avoid the common institutional pitfall of defensive design; not every surface need be smooth and cleanable. An emphasis was placed on selecting a palette of rich and natural materials.

Much of the space program for the building had its origins in Kneipp Therapy. Kneipp is a German treatment regimen anchored by five therapeutic pillars: hydrotherapy, exercise therapy, natural cures, diet, and physiological/psychological balance. Kneipp spaces include the therapy resistance walking pool, a Hydrotherapy Spa and a Wellness Center including massage space. Less direct but equally valuable are the series of activity spaces that afford lifestyle balance, such as a library, expressive arts spaces, a meditation room and a Café.

The Café is one of several programmatic elements that seek to reduce the sense of generational isolation experienced by seniors in many congregate living environments. Open to the public and on a busy corner in Emeryville the Café should become not only a place for residents to feel engaged with the world but for the world to engage with seniors. The lobby was designed to be open to the public and includes a glass art canopy, an artist designed stair and wall-hung work by local artists. Rather than screening itself off from the street as many senior housing projects seem to do, we have opened the ground floor up to the street. The dining room has street-side outdoor seating as does the café. The beauty salon and fitness center face the street as they would in any urban street setting. The property itself was selected for it’s easy connection to many local cultural institutions and public transportation options.

Nader Shabahangi, CEO and co-Founder of AgeSong

Nader R. Shabahangi, Ph.D., received his doctorate from Stanford University and is a licensed psychotherapist. In 1992 he founded the non-profit organization Pacific Institute with the purpose of training psychotherapists in a multicultural, humanistic approach to counseling and to provide affordable therapy services to the many diverse groups living in San Francisco. In 1994, noticing the often inhumane treatment of the elderly living in institutions, he started to develop an innovative Gerontological Wellness Program in order to provide emotional support and mental health care services for the elderly. In 1997, together with his two brothers, Nader opened a residential care home for the elderly in San Francisco called Hayes Valley Care, where he could along with the Pacific institute Internship team implement the Gerontological Wellness Program.

Kava Massih, President of Kava Massih Architects

Since founding Kava Massih Architects in 1996, Kava has guided the firm’s steady growth, built its strong reputation, and garnered the respect of clients and community alike. Kava brings to all his projects clear, innovative, and inspiring designs. His personal involvement in each phase of our projects results in consistent quality for all projects. He has maintained an intentionally diverse portfolio of work including commercial, retail, multi-unit housing and healthcare. Major completed work includes the Berkeley Bowl West, the Contra Coast District Attorney’s Office Building, The Sierra condominium complex in Jack London Square and the Bentley School in Lafayette. Kava is a graduate of the University of Kentucky, School of Architecture.

1/27/10

Monthly Program: Design for Aging at the New AgeSong Facility

Time: 5:30pm

Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: $15 for AIA/DFA Members; $20 for non-members. Registration is required. Click here to register.

1.5 CES/HSW LUs (.5 MCE)

For more information: 510/464-3600

Confronting Crisis, Crash and Collapse: Creating 21st Century Built Environment Solutions for Health, Economy, and Environment

Confronting Crisis, Crash and Collapse:
Creating 21st Century Built Environment Solutions for Health, Economy, and Environment

A lecture by Richard Jackson, MD

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

The American Institute of Architects, East Bay

1405 Clay Street, Oakland, CA 94612

Directions

5:30pm Check-in

5:45pm Lecture begins with reception to follow

Tickets

$3 AIA members; $5 Non-members; $15 at the door

Please purchase tickets in advance.

On Wednesday, September 30th, Dr. Richard Jackson, an internationally recognized environmental health expert, will address the East Bay community on matters of public health and the built environment. The lecture is presented by The American Institute of Architects , East Bay at 5:30pm at 1405 Clay Street in downtown Oakland .

While architects struggle with increased demands and diminished revenues, the nation faces an onslaught of challenges: dramatic increases in diabetes and chronic diseases with crushing health care costs, greenhouse gases on the rise, and species and resources in dramatic decline. Piecemeal efforts will not reverse these threats. In his lecture, “Confronting Crisis, Crash and Collapse: Creating 21st Century Built Environment Solutions for Health, Economy, and Environment” Dr. Jackson will ask how, through the built environment, can we find opportunities to prevent disease and promote physical and mental health?

Dr. Jackson has served as chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Environmental Health, as the CDC National Center for Environmental Health’s director, and as California ’s state health officer. Over the past decade a portion of his work has been on how the 'built environment', including architecture and urban planning, affects health. Jackson works on the health impacts of environmental threats, ranging from toxic substances, chemical body burdens, terrorism, loss of resources, destructive farm policies, climate change, and bad urban design. Currently, he is chair of Environmental Health Sciences at UCLA School of Public Health.

For more information please call AIA East Bay at 510/464-3600.

Presented by the Regional Urban Design Committee.

1 CES/Lu

Inaccessible : Violations of the ADA

Join us on Wednesday, July 29 for a moderated panel discussion on the misinterpretations, violations and misapplications of the ADA in the built environment. The program will be followed by a wine and cheese reception and informal networking.

Moderator:
Bonnie Blake-Drucker, AIA

Panelists:

Kevin Knestrick, Lawyer for Disability Rights Advocates (DRA)

Kevin Knestrick joined Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) as a Disability Rights Advocates Fellow in 2003 and is currently a Senior Staff Attorney. Mr. Knestrick practices in all areas of disability discrimination, enforcing civil rights through class action litigation in state and federal courts in the areas of public accommodations, public entities and employment. He received his law degree from U.C. Hastings College of Law in 2003 and his B.A. from Stanford University, American Studies in 1996. Mr. Knestrick is admitted to practice in all California Courts, the U.S. District Court of California (Northern, Central, Eastern and Southern Districts) and the U.S. Court of Appeals (Ninth Circuit).

Susan Henderson, Executive Director, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF)

Susan Henderson, Executive Director, has been with Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF), since 1997. At DREDF her work includes direction of the Children and Family Advocacy and the Media & Disability Programs. In 2006, she helped start DREDF's Foster Youth Resources for Education (FYRE) project to heighten awareness and protect the rights of children with disabilities in the child welfare system. Ms. Henderson has worked in non-profit and law firm management and finance for 20 years. She serves on the board of the Ed Roberts Campus, a collective of seven non-profit agencies in the disability community that are collaborating on the construction of a universally-designed building in Berkeley, CA. She serves on the board of Community Resources for Science, an agency dedicated to strengthening science education in elementary schools. Ms. Henderson received her undergraduate degree in Anthropology from the University of California at Davis. She holds an MBA degree from the California State University, Hayward.

Christine Calabrese, Assoc. AIA - City of Oakland, ADA Coordinator. Christine plays a unique role as an access compliance specialist, applying her architectural design and project management skills to the implementation of disability civil rights laws. Ms. Calabrese started her career in 1985 after earning a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from SUNY Buffalo. She has spent the last twelve years working as the City of Oakland ADA Coordinator, participating in every aspect of local government and ensuring that city programs and facilities are accessible to people with disabilities.

Dawn Anderson, AIA – Dawn Anderson, AIA, CSI, is a registered architect, a California access specialist, and OSHPD / ICC certified inspector with 30 years of contract document production, quality assurance, and construction administration experience. She teaches building code courses at San Mateo College and Advanced Plans Reading seminars for CSI Santa Clara Valley chapter. Her firm, As It Stands, provides quality assurance and peer review services, code research and appeals, and construction inspection for large hospitals and other institutional and commercial projects. Accessibility surveys, reports, as-built documentation, property certifications, and expert witness services are provided for clients desiring to correct existing non-compliant conditions.

7/29/09

Monthly Program: Inaccessible - Violations of the ADA

A panel discussion of misinterpretations, violations, and misapplications of the ADA in the built environment.

Time: 5:30pm

Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: $15 for AIA East Bay chapter members; $30 for non-members

Registration is Required. Click here to register.

1.5 CES/HSW LU (MCE)

For more information: 510/464-3600