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

Accommodating Multiple Purposes of Site Engineering

   Landscape aesthetics

   Stormwater management

   Engineering for built elements

   Sustainability goals: minimizing disturbance and
     preserving natural features

Site Screening (Considering the Impact of Soils,
Landforms and Other Factors)

   Assessments – environmental site assessments (ESA),
     wetlands,and geotechnical

   Understanding the role of soils

   Soil characteristics, classification and engineering properties

   Using grade changes effectively

Grading Slopes and Contours

   Obtaining topographic data

   Determining and analyzing slopes

   Visualizing contour lines

   Grading planar surfaces

Site Engineering for Stormwater Management and Erosion Control

   Determining volume and rate of stormwater runoff

   Stormwater modeling

   Evaluating stormwater management techniques

   Reviewing erosion and sediment control principles and processes

Site Grading

   Grading for roads, sidewalks, and paths

   Grading for stairs and ramps

   Grading for retaining walls

   Slopes

Case Studies

Credits

Architects
     6.5 HSW CEPHs/Contact Hours
     6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units

Landscape Architects
     6.5 HSW CEPHs/Contact Hours
     6.5 LA CES HSW PDHs

Professional Engineers
     6.5 PDHs

Floodplain Managers
     6.5 ASFPM CECs

Contractors
     Non-Mandatory CE Opportunity

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public. It offers 6.5 HSW CEPHs to Texas architects and landscape architects and 6.5 PDHs to Texas professional engineers to whom the subject matter is professionally relevant. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Texas.

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

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for architects in Florida and is deemed an approved provider for New York architects and landscape architects. 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.

The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved this event for 6.5 CECs.

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

Laton Carr

City of Round Rock

Development Services Engineering Lead, City of Round RockMr. Carr is the Development Services senior engineering lead with the City of Round Rock, Texas. He facilitates permit applications for site and subdivision development from the point of annexation and platting through site construction and closeout. Mr. Carr conducts pre-development meetings with developers and engineers to help identify the quickest path to permitting, construction, and closeout. He also reviews plat applications as well as subdivision plans, site plans, wastewater capacity analyses, flood studies, and drainage studies for code compliance and technical correctness. Prior to working for the City of Round Rock, Mr. Carr worked for a consulting engineering firm in Austin designing and preparing plans and reports similar to what he is now reviewing. Mr. Carr earned his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, and he has served as a mentor for a senior civil engineering design class at the University of Texas for the past several years. He is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Mr. Carr is a professional engineer in Texas and is a certified floodplain manager.

CD/Manual Price: $279.00

Currently, our self-study products DO NOT qualify for AIA, LACES, ASLA or CLARB credit.

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The CD/Manual package includes an audio recording of a live seminar on CDs, along with a bound copy of the manual that was distributed at the seminar. The manual contains written materials prepared by the seminar speaker(s).

The CDs contain embedded number codes, which you are required to document and return to HalfMoon if you wish to obtain a certificate of completion for the program. The acceptance of self-administered continuing education activities vary widely between states and professions. Before undertaking any self-study effort, you should review the rules of your licensing/certifying entity.

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