Practical Site Engineering: Science and Techniques
Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 11:45 am
Lunch (On your own): 11:45 am – 12:45 pm
Afternoon Session: 12:45 – 5:00 pm
Science of Soils
Physical properties of soil
Soil structure
Subsurface structure
Blocky structure
Bulk densities
Macroporosity and micropores
Storm Water Management
State and local rues requirement
Drainage system controls
Sediment traps and basins
Buffer zone requirements
Slope stabilization
Homebuilder lot best management practice compliance
Establish proper building materials handling and storage areas
Establish proper equipment/vehicle fueling and maintenance practices
Develop spill prevention and response plan
Earthwork Safety (by Design)
What is safety by design
Weight of soil and excavation hazards
Underground installations
Water accumulation
Protection of employees and problems
Soil classification and definitions
Site Plans
What site plans must include
Compacting and soil testing
Primary soil considerations
Surface water, groundwater, paving and surfacing
Excavation specs and haul payments
Construction grade staking
Site Program Management
Strategic vs. tactical thinking
Program governance
Three themes of program management
Project phases
Credits
Professional Engineers
7.0 PDHs (Category A)
Architects
7.0 HSW LUs/Contact Hours
7.0 AIA HSW Learning Units
Landscape Architects
7.0 CPC Hours
7.0 LA CES HSW PDHs
Floodplain Managers
7.0 ASFPM CECs
Contractors
Non-Credit Cont. Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers up to 7.0 PDHs to engineers and 7.0 HSW contact hours to architects in all states. This includes 7.0 Category A PDHs to Maryland engineers and 7.0 HSW learning units to Maryland architects. This course also offers 7.0 CPC hours to Maryland landscape architects. Presently, educators and courses are not subject to preapproval for Maryland landscape architects.
HalfMoon Education is an approved provider for Maryland professional engineers. Courses approved by the American Institute of Architects qualify for Maryland architects.
This course is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 7.0 HSW Learning Units (Provider No. J885) and the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System for 7.0 HSW PDHs. Partial attendance cannot be reported to the AIA.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for architects in Florida and is deemed an approved sponsor for architects and landscape architects in New York. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED SponsorNo. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.
The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved this course for 7.0 CECs.
This course offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to contractors. It has not been approved by any state contractor licensing entity with a mandatory continuing education requirement.
Attendance will be monitored and reported, as required. 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
Joseph W. Delaney, P.E., PgMP, CCM, LEED AP
President and General Manager at Delaney CMS in Union Springs, New YorkDr. Delaney is president and general manager of the construction management services group at Delaney CMS in Union Springs, New York. He is the former president of C&S Design Build Inc., C&S’s program and construction management company, where he started the agency construction management business. In his 12-year career there, he developed it into the fastest-growing and most profitable of the firms’ business units. At C&S, Dr. Delaney was responsible for more than $1 billion in completed projects in the education, municipal, wastewater, airport, and private development sectors. In his 25 years as a construction professional, he has served in many roles including those of project engineer, design coordinator, superintendent, construction manager, program manager, general manager, and president. Dr. Delaney is a licensed professional engineer, holds the program management professional (PgMP®) credential, is a certified construction manager (CCM®), and is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) accredited professional. Dr. Delaney is the only person in the world with all these credentials. In addition, he is an expert critical path method scheduler and has presented both nationally and internationally on construction, project, and program management. Dr. Delaney received his bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD degrees in Civil Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He enjoys sharing his experience leading teams, and he has provided management training to senior management including his colleagues at the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Senior Executive Institute and at Fortune 500 companies, including Johnson & Johnson, Inc., and L3 Communications. Dr. Delaney was recently the keynote speaker at the Tri-State Diversity Summit where he shared Delaney CMS’s (a woman-owned business enterprise) vision for equality and empowerment. He is also a professor in the Construction Management Department at Southern Mississippi University. He recently published a university textbook titled Construction Program Management by CRC Press. The textbook is used to teach undergraduate and graduate students and by practitioners to help them formulate a process-based approach for management of large projects and programs.