AIA WHV Presents the 2021 Summer School Session: 7.13.21
Date: Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Time: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Price: $20 AIA $30 Non Members $10 Associate Members
Credits: 1 AIA/PDF HSW
Platform: Zoom Webinar
Presented by Gerry Nicholls, Langan
Description:
The course explains an important interaction between buildings and a contaminated subsurface environment, which can be common in highly urban environments like New York City. Typical contaminants in the subsurface can include petroleum from tank leaks and solvents from historic or current dry cleaning or auto repair operations. Contaminants in the subsurface can volatilize and concentrate under building slabs. Pathways though the slab in the form of cracks, penetrations, etc. can allow the contaminated soil vapor to intrude into and accumulate in the indoor air environment of a building. The accumulated contaminants in the buildings can lead to negative health effects for the occupants of the building and liability for the building owner and operator. Topics covered in this course are intended to assist architects, developers, engineers and consultants in identifying the potential for contaminated soil vapor intrusion, determining the extent of contamination, designing buildings to protect against soil vapor intrusion and understanding the regulatory environment surrounding soil vapor intrusion.
Four Learning Objectives:
Objective 1 – Participants will learn about the development planning process for soil vapor intrusion and the role of the environmental engineer within the design team.
Objective 2 – Participants will be able to identify various potential sources of soil vapor contamination, approaches to contaminated soil vapor evaluation, and methods of sampling to quantify contaminant concentration in the subsurface and the building indoor air.
Objective 3 – Participants will become familiar with soil vapor mitigation and remediation systems that serve to create building indoor environments that are protective of human health. Participants will understand the impacts to building design that result from accommodating mitigation and remediation systems into the building.
Objective 4 – Participants will learn how the federal, state and city regulatory environment influences soil vapor intrusion assessment and remediation or mitigation.