Site Design
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Agenda
Webinar instructions will be emailed before the date of the webinar.
Please log into the webinar 15 – 30 minutes before start time.
Monday, July 26, 2021
8:30 am – 5:00 pm CDT (incl. a 60-min break)
Presented by
Jeffrey A. Brem, PE
Introduction, Background, Overview of Day
Feasibility Planning
Client objective – always 1st
Use
Regulatory review
Mapping
Conceptual Planning
All above plus:
Better base maps
Site visit
Limited on-site survey
Wetland delineation
Identify potential constraints and opportunities
Project Types
Residential
• Single family
• Townhouses
• Mid/high rise, multi-family/apartments
• Other
Commercial, institutional, recreation, agriculture, other
• Parking – employees, GFA and reserve parking
• Utilities
• Retaining walls
• Traffic studies and improvements
• Walks
• Accessibility
• Street access – curb cuts/signals
• Off-site improvements
Site Design – Residential
Roadway planning – calming curves, finalize concept
Roadway plan view
Roadway profile view
Auto grading and volumes
Site Design – Commercial
Layout
Grading
Drainage
Utilities
Lighting
Landscaping
Signage
Other
Site Grading
Roadway
Single family lots
Multi-Family
Commercial
Example grading plans – complete Exercises
Drainage and Stormwater
Septic System Design
EPA – NPDES-Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans
Construction general permit
MS4
SWPPP
NAHB Short form template
Computer Applications
Standard – MS Word, Excel, others
AutoCAD and other design programs
HydroCAD and other drainage design programs
3-D modeling
Project Management, Permitting, Entitlements
Consulting proposal
Consulting contract
Schedule Invoicing
Team members
Application process
Permits
Peer review
Presentation materials
Presentation process
Abutters and other stakeholders
Construction Engineering
Value engineering
Pre-construction meeting
Shop drawing Review
As builts
Webinar Instructions
All attendees must log-on through their own email – attendees may not watch together if they wish to earn continuing education credit. HalfMoon Education Inc. must be able to prove attendance if either the attendee or HalfMoon Education Inc. is audited.
Certificates of completion can be downloaded in PDF form upon passing a short quiz. A link to the quiz will be sent to each qualifying attendee immediately after the webinar. The certificate can be downloaded from the Results page of the quiz upon scoring 80% or higher.
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Credits
Landscape Architects:
6.5 HSW CE Hours
LA CES: (LA CES credits only available for attending live Webinar)
6.5 HSW PDHs
Professional Engineers:
6.5 PDHs
Architects:
6.5 HSW CE Hours
AIA: (AIA credits only available for attending live Webinar)
6.5 LU|HSW
International Code Council:
.65 CEUs (Sitework)
This program also qualifies for 6.5 CEU’s (1.5 hours for business
practices, 5 elective hours) from the MA Board of Building Regulations as
sponsored by The North East Builders and Remodelers Association
of Massachusetts.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This webinar offers 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers and 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects licensed in all states. It offers 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to landscape architects licensed in most states. HalfMoon Education is not seeking landscape architect approval in Florida, New Jersey, or North Carolina.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider No. 0004647), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), North Carolina (S-0130), and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York engineers, architects, and landscape architects via its registration with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (Regulations of the Commissioner §68.14(i)(2), §69.6(i)(2), and §79-1.5(i)(2)). Other states do not preapprove continuing education providers or courses.
The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System has approved this course for 6.5 LU|HSW (Sponsor No. J885). Only full participation is reportable to the AIA/CES.
The Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System has approved this course for 6.5 HSW PDHs. Only full participation is reportable to the LA CES.
The International Code Council has approved this event for .65 CEUs in the specialty area of Sitework (Preferred Provider No. 1232).
This program also qualifies for 6.5 CEU’s (1.5 hours for business practices, 5 elective hours) from the MA Board of Building Regulations as sponsored by The North East Builders and Remodelers Association of MA. A separate certificate from the North East Builders & Remodelers Association of MA will be issued for these credits.
Completion certificates will be awarded to participants who complete this event, respond to prompts and earn a passing score (80%) on the quiz that follows the presentation (multiple attempts allowed).
Speakers
Jeffrey A. Brem, P.E.
Owner and Registered Professional Engineer with Meisner Brem Corporation
Mr. Brem is a registered professional engineer in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. He has led his own small civil engineering and land surveying practice for over 31 years with two offices and up to 25 employees. Mr. Brem’s experience includes designing private land developments, storm water management systems, sanitary sewer systems, wastewater treatment facilities, roadways, surveying, construction management, and a host of other professional services primarily for private, for-profit companies. He has been involved in the design of over 3500 residential single-family house lots many of which were open space or cluster developments, thousands of condominium units, and over 2.5 million square feet of commercial/ industrial/institutional space. Mr. Brem has advised MassDEP in numerous task forces and committees including as a present full member of the Stormwater Advisory Committee and on the Title 5, Septic System Stakeholders Group. He is currently the president elect, past treasurer, and member of the Board of Directors for HBRAM (the Massachusetts Homebuilders Association). Mr. Brem is also the immediate past president of NEBRA, and a national delegate of the National Association of Home Builders based in Washington, DC. He has co-authored, with Harvard Law School Professors Joseph William Singer and Brandon Storm, a legal case study on development entitled the “Case of the Interfaith Neighbors”, July 2016 (PSW021-SM01). Mr. Brem is active professionally and recreationally as an avid skier, boater, and golfer.
AIA Info
AIA Provider Statement:
HalfMoon Education Inc. is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number J885. All registered AIA/CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider of learning program may be sent to AIA/CES (cesupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).
This learning program is registered with AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.
AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA/CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA/CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.
Course Title: Site Design
Delivery Method: Live Online
Course Description: This course examines site feasibility planning, conceptual planning, distinctions between residential and commercial site development and construction, site grading, drainage and stormwater management, septic system planning, and project management and permitting.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to participate in site feasibility and conceptual planning that will identify potential constraints and opportunities.
Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to identify the design elements for, and distinctions of, residential site planning and commercial, institutional, and recreational site design.
Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to explain how site grading for roadways, single family lots, multi-family lots, and commercial lots accomplishes drainage requirements for stormwater, stormwater pollution prevention planning, and septic systems.
Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to participate in site management and acquisition of required permits necessary for site design and development.
LUs: 6.5 LU Type: LU|HSWs.
Prerequisites: Experience with site development planning and construction
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 07/20/2023
Complaint Resolution Policy:
Complaints regarding this course can be emailed to doug@halfmoonseminars.org or by calling (715) 835-5900. A HalfMoon Education representative will respond within 72 hours to resolve the complaint, which will include, but not limited to, access to another CE activity at no or reduced cost or a full or partial refund. Each instance will be resolved on a case-by-case situation.