Agenda

Registration:                        8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:                8:30 am – 12:00 pm

Lunch (On your own):         12:00 – 1:00 pm

Afternoon Session:             1:00 – 4:30 pm

Planning for Structured Parking

    How many spaces are needed Shared parking concepts
   Site selection

Functional Design

   Introduction Types of parking structures
   The level of service approach Parking geometrics
   Circulation systems

Building Codes

   Life safety issues Means of egress
   Guards and vehicle barriers

Accessible Parking Design

   Introduction to ADA Parking design under ADA
   Other considerations

Passive Security, Lighting and Other Design Elements
Open Q & A and Case Studies/Examples
Structural Systems

   Cast-in-Place, Post-Tensioned Precast, prestressed
   Structural design overview

Designing for Durability

   Concrete admixtures Expansion joint systems
   Joint sealants Traffic coatings
   Life cycle cost

Maintenance, Restoration, and Repair

   The deterioration curve
   Benefits and challenges for various types of parking structures
   Condition assessments
   Establishing a restoration program
   Repair documents
   Routine repair and maintenance
   Proactive repair and maintenance
   Structural repairs

Design for Adaptive Use

   What is adaptive use Adaptive reuse concepts and basic costs

Open Q & A and Case Studies/Examples

Credits

Architects
     6.5 HSW CEUs/CE Hours
     6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units

Professional Engineers
     6.5 PDHs

Contractors
     Non-Credit Continuing Ed.

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 PDHs to engineers in all states and 6.5 HSW CEUs/continuing education hours to architects in all states, except Florida architects. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Missouri.

This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Provider No. J885). Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES.

HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York architects. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.

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

Attendance will be monitored and 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

Diego F. Romero PE. SE. PhD

Principal and the Director of Building Envelope, Forensics & Restoration of Walker Consultants (Chicago)
Mr. Romero specializes in concrete durability and structural engineering, more specifically in the investigation, analysis, and repair of distressed structures, including parking structures and building envelopes. He has worked on a wide variety of structures, from evaluation wooden roof trusses of 19th century churches to assessing the condition of 460-foot tall concrete power plant cooling towers. Mr. Romero also leads the development and implementation of the firm’s photogrammetry 3D modeling and unmanned aerial vehicle services for restoration projects and is a member of ACI 364 (Rehabilitation), ACI 440 (Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement), and ACI 564 (Repair of Concrete). He received his Doctorate degree in Structural Engineering from the University of Miami, and he is a licensed structural engineer in Illinois, and a licensed professional engineer in Illinois and Texas.

David Ryan

Walker Consultants

Vice President and the Managing Director of the Central Region for Walker Consultants
Mr. Ryan oversees Walker’s Chicago, Michigan, and Minneapolis offices and is responsible for overall project planning, budgeting, scheduling, quality assurance and the overall delivery process meeting client needs. He has experience in all aspects of Walker services including new design, restoration, parking consulting, studies, master planning and car park management systems. Mr. Ryan has over 20 years of experience in the industry working with clients including developers, municipalities, universities, hospitals, casinos and private corporations.