Friday, March 25, 2022 — 9:15 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Approved for 4.5 HSW/LU
An overview of the 2020 Existing Building Code of NYS (EBCNYS) utilizing two project examples, for recipients to better understand how to use the Existing Building Code and the main code provisions that can affect design and trigger compliance with the Building Code of NYS, as follows:
Review 2020 EBCNYS scope and format
Cover general accessibility, structural, and fire protection requirements from EBCNYS Chapter 3 (provide graphic examples of upgrades required)
Review main Alterations-Level 1, -Level 2, and -Level 3 provisions and how they progressively become more restrictive and/or trigger compliance with new construction requirements for means of egress, accessibility, and engineering systems
Comprehensively review Chapter 10 – Change of Occupancy for means of egress, accessibility, fire separations, fire protection systems, building height/are, and fire distance separation, specifically for urban mixed use (residential and commercial) buildings
Review Historic Buildings Chapter 12, including different applications and flexibility within the provisions
Walk through project examples and the EBCNYS provisions, to show how they apply and what would be triggered, based on the scope of work
Questions & Answers
About the Speaker
Laura M. Cooney, AIA, has over 30 years of combined experience in architecture, management, code consulting, and code training, with a primary focus on building codes for the past 18 years. Laura has successfully designed and presented programs covering code training for the transition to new code editions in NYS, overview courses, and more detailed or custom courses. The presentations are geared toward design professionals and AIA chapters around the state, however, facility personnel, contractors, and owners also benefit from the information provided. Laura is a NYS Certified Code Enforcement Officer. When not giving training programs, she is the Sr. Technical Discipline Lead for the NE Architecture group at Bergmann/CED.
Cost & Credits
Cost is $90 for AIA Members and $110 for non-members.
You must attend the entire session to be eligible for credits. Only live sessions are eligible for New York State credit.