Agenda

Registration:                    8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:             8:30 am – 12:15 pm

Lunch (On your own):       12:15 – 1:15 pm

Afternoon Session:           1:15 – 4:30 pm

Complying with Federal and State Accessibility Requirements

   History and development of the International Building Code (IBC)
   Development of the Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design
   Relationship between ADA federal requirements, state requirements, and building codes
   Entities and facilities that are covered
   Scoping requirements
   Readily-achievable barrier removal
   Alterations
   New construction
   New policies and procedures
   Safe harbors
   Fair Housing Act

Meeting Standards in IBC and ADA Standards

   Path of travel
   Accessible parking
   Exterior accessible routes
   Ramps and stairways
   Entrances and doors
   Interior accessible routes
   Accessible toilet facilities
   Showers
   Drinking fountains
   Signage standards
   Accessible kitchen facilities
   Assembly areas
   Assistive listening systems
   Recreational facilities
   Hotel facilities

Reviewing New Materials/Technologies and
Anticipated Developments in Codes/Standards

Credits

Architects
   6.5 HSW CE Hours
   6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units

Landscape Architects
   6.5 HSW CE Hours
   6.5 LA CES HSW PDHs

Professional Engineers
   6.5 PDHs

International Code Council
   .65 CEUs – Accessibility

Contractors
   Non-Credit Cont. Ed.

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers up to 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects and landscape architects, and 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers in most states. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval for Hawaii architects.

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for architects in Florida and is deemed an approved sponsor in New York. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.

This event is approved by the American Institute of Architects (Provider No. J885) for 6.5 HSW Learning Units and the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System for 6.5 HSW PDHs.

The International Code Council has approved this event for .65 CEUs in the specialty area of Accessibility.

This seminar offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity for contractors. It has not been approved by any state contractor licensing entity.

Attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.

Speakers

Ruth Park

Partner Engineering and Science, Inc.

Regional Manager – Pacific Region, Partner Engineering and Science, Inc.Ms. Park has over 13 years of experience in the architectural, engineering, and construction industries. She has experience in due diligence assessments for commercial, industrial, residential, and hospitality property types. She has completed assessments with a variety of reporting standards, including ASTM standards, ADA, BOMA, and customized client formats. Specifically, Ms. Park has completed remediation design projects, property condition assessments (PCAs), pre-construction reviews, BOMA surveys, detailed ADA and FHA surveys, feasibility studies, owner’s representation, construction progress monitoring, insurance replacement value (IRV) estimation utilizing Marshall & Swift, and Phase I environmental site assessments (ESAs). She has been involved in high-profile due diligence assessments including the acquisition of skyscraper buildings and property portfolios with values ranging from $300 million to $2.065 billion. Prior to working in property due diligence, Ms. Park worked at architecture firms mainly in the Los Angeles area and was involved in marketing, designing, drafting, 3-D modeling, rendering, construction administration and project management. She has worked on various domestic and international projects which include educational, civil, religious, residential, theatrical, retail and commercial structures. Notable projects include the San Francisco State Performing Arts Center; The LeMay Car Museum; One Santa Fe Development; conceptual design for condominiums in Chengdu, China; the Jet Propulsion Lab office building in Pasadena, and design concepts for ABS clothing stores in the US and Middle East. Ms. Park also practiced as an interior designer and has designed interiors for commercial and religious spaces on projects with budgets of up to $5 million in the Southern California region. Ms. Park has completed the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) Intern Development Program, was a candidate for architectural licensure with the California Architect Board, and is currently registering with Hawaii’s Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Interior Design from James Madison University and her Master of Architecture degree from the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles, California.