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 – 5:00 pm

Overview of Special Inspections
C. Paolini

   General program guidelines
   Special inspector qualifications
   Testing and inspection agency accreditation
   Forms, schedules and agreements
   Pre-construction meeting
   Report distribution

Soil and Foundation Inspections
C. Paolini

   Existing soil conditions
   Site preparation
   Pile foundations
   Pier foundations

Concrete and Masonry Inspections
C. Paolini

   Concrete reinforcement
   Concrete placement testing and inspection
   Curing concrete
   Pre-stressed and precast concrete
   Masonry mortar, joints and connections
   Grout and grout placement
   Masonry reinforcement

Steel Inspections (Part A)
C. Paolini

   Shop fabrication
   Welds
   Tension and slip critical bolts

Steel Inspections (Part B)
J. D’Aloisio

   Structural steel assemblies
   Joint and connection details
   Pre-engineered metal buildings

Wood Construction, Fire-Resistance and Exterior
J. D’Aloisio

   Inspection of wood structural elements
   Wood fasteners and connections
   Architectural wall panels
   Wood trusses
   Insulation inspections
   Fire-resistant materials
   Exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS)
   Smoke control

Seismic and Wind Resistance
J. D’Aloisio

   Seismic requirements – inspections, tests, observations
   Wind resistance – observations

Load Testing and Material and Test Standards
J. D’Aloisio
Discrepancies and Reports
J. D’Aloisio

   Reports and discrepancy list
   Resolving discrepancies
   Reinspections
   Final report

Credits

Architects
     7.0 HSW Contact Hours
     7.0 AIA HSW Learning Units

Professional Engineers
     7.0 PDHs

International Code Council
     .7 CEUs – Special Inspections

Contractors
     Non-Credit Continuing Ed.

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers up to 7.0 HSW continuing education/contact hours to architects and 7.0 PDHs to professional engineers in all states.

HalfMoon Education is deemed a New York-approved continuing education provider for architects via its affiliation with the American Institute of Architects. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education provider for New York engineers (NYSED Sponsor No. 35) and New Jersey engineers (Approval No. 24GP00000700).

This event is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 7.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). Courses approved by the AIA qualify for New Jersey and DC 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, North Carolina,and North Dakota.

The International Code Council has approved this event for .7 CEUs in the specialty area of Special Inspections.

This event offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to construction contractors, but it has not been approved by any state with a continuing education requirement for contractors.

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

James A. D’Aloisio, P.E. LEED AP

Principal with Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt in Syracuse, New York

Mr. D’Aloisio is a principal with Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt, a structural engineering, landscape architecture, and building envelope services firm in East Syracuse, New York. A graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, he is a registered professional engineer in New York. He is a member and past president (1997-1998) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Syracuse Section, and a member of the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), the American Concrete Institute (ACI), the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), and the Structural Engineers Association of New York State (SEAoNY). 

Mr. D’Aloisio has served on ASCE/SEI’s Frost-Protected Shallow Foundations Committee, the Structural Condition Assessment of Existing Buildings Committee, and the SEI Sustainability Committee. Mr. D’Aloisio received the Order of the Engineer at Syracuse University in 1997. 

His 30-plus years of experience as a consulting structural engineer has primarily involved the design of new building structures, additions, and modifications, and analyses, assessments, and investigations of structures and facades. Mr. D’Aloisio has performed structural condition reviews of over 15 million square feet of buildings, and he has performed over 150 structural forensic investigations. He has presented over 300 times. 

 

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Christopher Paolini

CME Associates, Inc

Sr. Vice-President of CME Associates, Inc., in East SyracuseMr. Paolini is a New York State and Massachusetts licensed engineer and is sr. vice president of CME Associates Inc. He received his B.S. degree in Environmental and Resource Engineering from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse University, and he has a master’s degree in Professional Studies, also from SUNY ESF. In 2007 Mr. Paolini was promoted to vice-president of CME. In 2013, he was promoted to senior vice president where he provides engineering program management, technology training and market enhancement to CME’s five New York branch facilities. Mr. Paolini has been the geological engineer-of-record on more than 1,000 geotechnical engineering projects. When the New York State Building Code was updated in 2002, he became a leader in the industry relative to special inspections and began educating not only his staff, but also design professionals, owners and building code officials, and he continues to educate on updated versions of the New York State Building Code. Mr. Paolini has given more than 100 seminars on Chapters 17 and 18 of the New York State Building Code (2010), and he has provided several seminars on soil mechanics and geotechniques to the construction industry. Mr. Paolini is currently the president (chair) of American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) New York – Central Region. He is also an examiner for the American Concrete Institute.