Description

Minnesota 24 Hour Continuing Education Course Package

Meets state continuing education requirements

This 24-hour package contains:

Course #1 – (7 HSW hour Audio Course) Manage Your Way to Big Profits
Course #2 – (4 HSW hour Audio Course) Designing Worship Facilities
Course #3 – (3 HSW hour Audio Course) Environmental Design for Buildings: Best Practices for the Best Design
Course #4 – (2 HSW hour Audio Course) Successful Use of Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings
Course #5 – (2 LU hour Video Course) Ethics and Morality in the Professional Setting
Course #6 – (2 HSW hour Audio Course) Speaking of Older Buildings
Course #7 – (2 HSW hour Audio Course) ADA Paths – Part 1 No One Left Behind
Course #8 – (2 HSW hour Audio Course) ADA Paths – Part 2 Practical Design Requirements

Credit(s) earned on completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members will be available to print upon completion of this course. This course is registered with AIA CES for continuing professional education.

 

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Manage Your Way to Big Profits

Instructor:  Paul Acker

This course is designed to be the next step in raising your construction management skills to the next level. The class will help prepare the learner for the scope of responsibilities that a professional construction project manager, whether for residential or commercial projects, must be prepared to perform. The course begins with preconstruction services and project start-up tasks. As the project continues, controlling the finances, overseeing the project progress, safety, environmental and energy concerns are just a few of the many tasks a project manager must supervise. Finally, a successful manager must properly close out the project, all while achieving a profit, and securing a satisfied customer.

Upon completion of this course, participants will:

• Be able to assemble a project team, ensuring they are qualified to perform the work in accordance with specifications and requirements.
• Recognize the role of OSHA in the workplace and describe the causes of the most common workplace injuries.
• Understand environmental regulations that govern construction activities for protecting water, air and land quality.
• Develop a close out procedure that will verify accuracy and completion of all building component systems, including warranties and certifications, prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy.

This Course Covers:

• Planning and startup
• Project progress
• Environmental and energy concerns
• Safety
• Close out

 

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Designing Worship Facilities

Instructor:  Paul Spite

Many decisions need to be made when undertaking the design of a facility to be used for worship. Some are esoteric, dealing with considerations on how to design the structure to best approach God. But others are more mundane, concerned with the fact that before the building may be occupied, the designer must first please men. This course will deal with the second.

Satisfying the needs of people involved in the project will involve those both inside and outside of the client group. Unless societal guidelines, like codes, zoning restrictions and existing easements are honored, regulatory agencies can make sure the building process doesn’t begin. Lending agencies will impose restrictions that must be honored. Site conditions will result in sometimes inflexible conditions on how the land may be used. The needs of the building community that will be translating construction documents into a physical reality must be addressed, as well as the way that process will come to fruition. Finally, every member of the religious group called the client will be bringing their own ideas to the table regarding the desired end result.

This course is designed to look at the many, sometimes seemingly endless parameters and decisions that must be made and addressed, before and during the design of a worship facility.

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills.

• A thorough understanding of the types of parameters that must be satisfied in the design of worship facilities
• An increased awareness of the various functions usually needing accommodated in worship facilities
• Knowledge of basic options available to religious groups facing the need to change or expand their facilities to accommodate growth
• How to guide religious groups in acknowledging the many costs besides the building, involved in completing projects, considering sources for capital and determining their financial feasibility of proceeding
• Educating clients regarding various players who will be involved in making their dream a reality and how to go about selecting them
• Different societal guidelines that act as parameters to be met while designing worship facilities
• Master planning considerations that should be incorporated in sites, buildings, systems and furnishings for religious clients
• Basic acoustic considerations to be addressed while designing the primary spaces of buildings used for assembly purposes
• Practical considerations and rules of thumb that help with initial layouts and schematic design of worship facilities
• Typical areas of concern found in building code restrictions, tending to govern the design of worship facilities.

This course covers:

• Introduction
• Options for Growth
• Counting the Costs
• Potential Sources of Capital
• Players in the Process
• Master Planning
• Acoustics in Worship
• Practical Concerns / Rules of Thumb
• Materials and Choices
• Rules and Regulations
• Building Codes Pertinent to Worship Facilities
• Conclusion

 

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Environmental Design for Buildings: Best Practices for the Best Design

Instructor:  Wayde Hoppe

This course discusses past and current trends in energy efficient technologies, and outlines best practices for energy conservation in building and design. We will identify the considerations designers must keep in mind when providing for more energy efficient systems. Energy efficient design should be at the core of any designer’s planning. It is central to the health and comfort of the consumer, not to mention to the survival of the planet. You will learn to identify components, resources and structural considerations that provide safe, code compliant environments.

After completing this course participants will be able to:

• Understand that the process of turning energy into work can and does impact the atmosphere, water and land, thereby negatively affecting humans, animals and plant life.
• Outline alternative resources and technologies that monitor indoor environments.
• Outline how improved water treatment, water delivery and waste water treatment reduces the risk from water contaminants.
• Identify components, resources and structural considerations that provide safe, code compliant environments while simultanelously reducing the negative impact on our environment.

This Course Covers:

• Why We Should Pursue Alternate Sources Of Energy, Where it Comes From, and Why We Should Conserve
• Current Energy Consumption, Tracking Energy Consumption and How Can We More Efficiently Produce Tempered Air
• Energy Efficient HVAC Technologies
• Numerous Other Methods to Conserve Energy
• Retaining and Reducing Required Energy
• Evaluating Energy Conservation

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Successful Use of Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings

Instructor:  Wayde Hoppe

This course will cover the advantages and disadvantages of using a pre-engineered metal building and why PEMB’s are economical. We will examine what needs to be considered when designing the foundations, building envelope, building systems, industrial equipment as well as code considerations. This lesson should equip the designer and builder to know the basic facts about Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Outline the advantages and disadvantages of Pre-Engineered buildings
• Identify the code requirements related to bearing capacity of foundations and slabs
• Describe hazardous occupancies and control areas that are often found in this type of structure
• Summarize the code considerations and issues related to special industrial construction

This course covers:

• Foundations
• Equipment
• Systems
• Envelope
• Code
• Special Industrial Issues
• Geology
• Ground Water
• Grounding
• Repairs
• Decorative Shapes
• Deferred Submittals

 

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Ethics & Morality

Instructor:  Joshua Francis 

Having a reputation for straight forward business practices can only help your business.  In the current environment of corporate malfeasance, customers will welcome and value a company that promotes a culture of trust and respect.  What should potential customers know about your company?  Is reliable customer service and forthright dialogue of value to you as an owner? This two hour video course will provide an overview of ethical theory and application that will help you establish and maintain hard earned business relationships.

After completing this course participants will be able to:

• Identify the fundamental theories of ethics and their respective weaknesses.
• Describe how to effectively apply a Code of Ethics to the current policies, rules and guidelines governing an organization that will ultimately serve the needs of the customer.
• Summarize the components of a well designed Code of Conduct, including standards, obligations and consequences for non-compliance.
• Create a Code of Conduct that embodies the ethics that accurately reflect the company core values and principles.

This Course Covers:

• Ethics vs. Morals
• Social Norms
• Ethics, Values, and Your Business
• Stakeholders
• Introduction to Ethical Theory – (Duty, Consequence, and Virtue)
• Duty Based Ethics
• Consequence and Virtue Based Ethics
• Basic Code of Ethics / Code of Conduct
• Simplified and Comprehensive Code of Ethics

 

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Speaking of Older Buildings

Instructor:  Paul Spite

When the question of what to do with older buildings arises, it usually resolves itself to choices of reusing them as is, repairing them, restoring them, repurposing them or replacing them.

There is an old saying regarding existing buildings that goes like this. “It has good bones.” Any facility, free of structural defects and doing a reasonably good job of keeping water out, represents a tangible asset. The trick to maximizing the value of existing structures, especially in areas where changing economic factors have also resulted in changing market demands, is to approach their reuse from a different point of view. The judicious employment of renovation funds should not be based on restoring them to a previous use, but making them suitable for other markets in which the existing bones might enable a whole new purpose.

This presentation proposes criteria that may prove valuable in determining which option For the disposition of older buildings represents the best value for the owner, the buyer or the community in which the structure is located. It will also briefly examine a potential business opportunity in a collaboration between architects and commercial real estate agents.

For the benefit of everyone involved, any reuse of older buildings is better than none. Some thought just needs to be put into the options of how to do so, before any decision is made on to the best way to proceed.

By the end of this course, the design professional will be able to:

• Understand the various stakeholders seeking to provide input into the end use of a newly acquired aged structure.
• Readily identify system components needing to be included in the assessment of an older or historic building, as part of determining how to proceed with its further use.
• Be able to explain what determine historic significance and how cultural significance plays a role in the practicality of restoring all or part of a heritage building.
• Realize principles inherent in a decision to move forward with adaptive reuse, both the benefits and the difficulties encountered.
• Develop a solid rationale for why or why not an older building should be demolished and replaced with a more modern structure on the same site.
• Have a grasp of what can be accomplished through a collaboration between architects and commercial realtors, in regards to the reuse of older buildings.

This course covers:

• Assessing Options
• Reuse
• Repair
• Restore
• Repurpose
• Replace
• Realtor/Architect Collaboration
• Summary

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ADA Paths – Part 1 No One Left Behind

Instructor:  Paul Spite

In September of 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice published the “2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design,” a comprehensive set of standards about designing buildings to facilitate their use by the handicapped. The publication contained two parts, one establishing accessibility laws for facilities built with public funds, and one providing guidelines for public buildings built by private entities. Since that time, numerous model codes, building codes and published standards have been released, based in part or in whole on those standards, creating some confusion as to what exactly is required. This course is a comprehensive overview of the original guidelines and their intent.

The “2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design,” though quite lengthy, have been broken out and grouped into nine categories of information, presented in the following sequence. A series introduction discusses the creation of the standards and their applicability as regulations. This course then focuses on the additional parts of the standards addressing; accessible parking facilities and accessible building entryways.

An attempt was made to simplify these regulations and present them in an orderly and comprehensible fashion. Hopefully, the resulting information will be of use in designing public accommodations and commercial facilities, making them readily accessible to, and usable by, individuals with disabilities.

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• An understanding of the difference between accessibility laws mandated for buildings constructed using governmental funds, accessibility guidelines for buildings built by private entities for public use, and practical exceptions to both
• Design principles to ensure parking facilities accommodate use by the handicapped
• An overview of the importance of providing accessible routes between parking facilities and building points of entry
• Materials and methods to construct walking surfaces allowing easy passage and use by the handicapped, including stairs and ramps.
• An overview of design principles resulting in making vertical transportation equipment, like lifts and elevators, of better use to the handicapped
• Maneuvering clearances needed at, and between, doors and gates

This Course Covers:

• Compliance Dates
• Scope of Coverage
• Exceptions
• Requirements Pertaining to Specific Building Types
• Additional Exemptions
• Parking Space Requirements
• Location of Parking Facilities
• Physical Characteristics of Parking Facilities
• Accessible Routes
• Entrances
• Doors, Doorways and Gates
• Elevators and Lifts
• Security Barriers
• Accessible Means of Egress
• Accessible Routes
• Stairways
• Case Study
• General Provisions
• Doors, Doorways, and Gates

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ADA Paths – Part 2 Practical Design Requirements

Instructor:  Paul Spite

In September of 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice published the “2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design,” a comprehensive set of standards about designing buildings to facilitate their use by the handicapped. Since that time, numerous model codes, building codes and published standards have been released, based in part or in whole on those standards, creating some confusion as to what exactly is required.

This specific course is an overview of some of the accessibility standards governing the design of public structures as they relate to navigating through a building. Topics covered include turning spaces, elevators, assembly areas, medical facilities, lodging, courtrooms, equipment and more.

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Turning spaces required for easy passage of those occupying mobility aids
• Requirements needed to prevent obstructions on, beside and above paths of travel, from preventing passage wheelchair users.
• Signage, signal and call devices needed to facilitate use of elevators and lifts by handicapped occupants of all descriptions
• Requirements for accessibility, maneuvering and clear spaces that are particular to the use of specific spaces normally found in our buildings
• How intermediate height surfaces and fixtures, like counters, benches, lockers, mailboxes, fuel dispensers, etc., should be designed to facilitate use by the disabled
• Height limits and other dimensional data needed to ensure that, plumbing equipment normally used in toilets and bathing facilities remain usable to the handicapped

This Course Covers:

• A Clear Path
• Vertical Conveyances
• Case Study
• Assembly Areas
• Medical Care and Long-Term Care Facility Requirements
• Accessible Transient Lodging Guest Rooms
• Storage Facilities
• Miscellaneous Components
• Accessible Judicial Facilities
• Accessible Residential Facilities
• Accessible Saunas and Steam Rooms
• Accessible Dressing, Fitting, and Locker Rooms
• Patient Rooms in Medical Care and Long-Term Care Facilities
• Accessible Holding and Housing Cells
• Accessible Courtrooms
• Accessible Transportation Facilities – Busses
• Accessible Transportation Facilities – Rail Platforms
• Case Study
• Areas with Plumbing