Demystifying the Green Roof

Speakers:
W. Blake Talbott, CSI, NCARB, BBH Design
Tim Pennigar, Duke University Health Systm
Every building construction professional, from those that make the products to those who design, specify, build and maintain them throughout their life, are concerned about roofs. If it rains, we all anticipate a call from someone the next day no matter how long ago we worked on it. Our professional liability insurance carriers make sure it is foremost in our thoughts. They say, temporarily catch it or shed it, but get it away from the building ASAP. A green roof appears to be contrary to years of experience. Now with some new and old technology this old, sometimes ancient, roofing has reappeared. Vegetated roofing has become a fashionable option for new and retrofit roof construction. These progressive and seemingly novel systems actually do offer a number of real benefits to facilities and facility professionals. This session will provide you with a designer's view point and the facility manager's lessons learned from three decades of green roofing on the campus of Duke University Medical Center.
 

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CDT Prep Course

This CDT Prep Course is a series of On-Demand Webinars that provide an overview of the fundamentals and formats of construction documents as promulgated by CSI and the general conditions of the contract for construction. The CDT Prep Course lay the groundwork for understanding the development of facilities and the ins and outs of the process and, most importantly, prepare students for taking the CDT exam.

The syllabus and structure of this program follow and expand upon concepts identified in the Subject Matter Areas of the CDT Study Guide.

Total instructional time: 10 Hours (11 Sessions)

Member Price: $150
Nonmember Price: $200

Click "Register for Whole Series" for more details.

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Green Building Envelope Design

Speaker:
Dr. Maria Spinu, PhD, CSI, LEED AP
Building Science Manager, Dupont
Attendees will learn the attributes of a "green" (or sustainable) building envelope, current technologies for green building envelope design and the importance of a holistic design in achieving maximum sustainability and energy benefits. Trends in building energy codes will be discussed as will the sustainability benefits of building envelope airtightness, a readily available and cost effective technology.

This course now offers GBCI CE hours!
 

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Change Order Basics: Fundamentals of Construction Contract Modification

Speakers:
Bryan Jackson
Robert J. "Mike" Cathcart
Allen Matkins, Attorneys at Law

Learn valuable information on change orders, construction change directives, cardinal changes, abandonment, contract modifications, and managing change. You will gain a clear understanding of these concepts and how they apply to the owner, contractor, subcontractor, lender and surety. Also, the panel discusses differing site conditions, defective or ambiguous plans & specifications, disclosure of information, allowances, owner interference, inspections, unit prices, ripple effect, cumulative impacts, disruption, total cost claims, modified total cost claims, contingency and how these concepts relate to construction contract modifications.
 

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How the Courts Interpret Specifications

Speaker:
Gerald I. Katz, Esq.
Katz & Stone, L.L.P.

Specifications are contract provisions. Like any other portion of a construction contract that is unclear or unambiguous, a faulty specification often creates disputes which then must be resolved by the courts according to basic rules of contract interpretation. Being familiar with these rules will help in understanding and using specifications, and enable specifiers to do a better job of crafting clear, concise specifications and avoiding disputes.
 

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Writing Effective LEED Specifications

Speaker:
Gregory Markling, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, LEED AP, NCARB, AIA
Principal, MOA Architectural Partnership

This session, designed to provide the attendee with specific and immediately applicable tools for writing effective LEED specifications will apply the CSI principle of "say it once, say it correctly, and say it in the right place in the documents" to the writing of effective, correct and easily usable LEED design specifications and documentation.

This course now offers GBCI CE hours!
 

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Integrating Specifications and BIM

Speaker:
Mark Kalin, FCSI, CCS, FAIA, LEED AP
Kalin Associates
This session presents current methods for integrating BIM and specifications and discusses the specifier's need for data. Representatives of CSI, SCIP and the US Army Corps of Engineers have created an extensive Specifiers Property Information Exchange (SPIE) open-source database which will can be implemented in current BIM software and modeling programs. Representing the contents of 300 Masterformat specification sections, a copy of the 10,000 line database will be made available to participants.
 

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Fundamentals of Construction Specifications

Speaker:
Ralph Liebing, RA, CSI, CPCA, CBO
Senior Architect - Specifications
Hixson Architects/Engineers/Interiors
These sessions address the general concepts and principles that are at the root of proper, correct and effective specifications writing - a foundation, on which there can be sound individual growth, experience and expertise within almost any office environment.

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