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SUMMER SCHOOL Session 1: Fire Code and Energy Modeling

  • Holiday Inn One Holiday Inn Drive Mount Kisco, NY 10549 United States (map)

AIA Westchester + Hudson Valley and AIA Bronx present this years Summer School programs - 7 consecutive Tuesdays in July and August

Session 1a:   Fire Prevention, ADA & Life Safety Code
Session 1b:   Parametric Energy Modeling and NYSERDA Funding Incentives
Date: July 16, 2019
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Venue: Holiday Inn, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549
Price: $20.00 AIA Member
$15.00 Assoc. AIA Member
$50.00 Non-Members
Credits: 2 AIA HSW, PDH (There will be a $20 fee for mailing a certificate of completion if not picked
up at end of class.)
Presenter:  Dominic Marinelli, Accessibility Services
Adam Boese, Daylight Savings Company, aboese@daylightsavings.us 

For a full description of all summer school courses, click here.


COURSE 1A: Fire Prevention, ADA & Life Safety Code

Program Description:

Dominic Marinelli is a Governor Cuomo appointee to the New York State Building Codes Council and has worked to develop the accessibility requirements in the 2010 ADA Standards, the Fair Housing Act Accessibility Guidelines, the Building Code of New York State and the American National Standard Institute for Accessible & Usable Buildings and Facilities (A117.1 – 2009).

Learning Objectives:

  • The session, provided by one of the longest-tenured providers for Continuing Education for the AIA, will review applicable city, state and federal accessibility requirements impacting new construction and existing buildings, exceptions, problem applications areas and preparing for accessibility complaints.

  • Specific topics will include: Exterior and interior accessible routes, accessible parking, entrances and bathrooms in Commercial Occupancies and understanding the New York State Building Code supplement’s impact on Residential Occupancies.

  • The next edition of the New York City and New York State Building Code will also be discussed.

COURSE 1B: Parametric Energy Modeling and NYSERDA Funding Incentives

Program Description:

How to meet or exceed the owner’s sustainability and resiliency goals through parametric energy modeling and leveraging NYSERDA technical assistance and funding incentives.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understanding the role and benefits of eQUEST modeling.

  • Understanding role and benefits of parametric runs during the design process.

  • Understanding the role and benefits of a NYSERDA energy consultant.

  • Understanding how to leverage NYSERDA technical assistance and implementation incentives to help meet or exceed the owner’s sustainability and resiliency goals.