Friday, May 13, 2022 — 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Includes a 30 minute lunch break
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

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the 2020 Existing Building Code of NYS (EBCNYS) format and the general provisions.

2. Know the main means of egress, accessibility, and engineering systems relative to Alterations and how they apply to projects, via examples.

3. Understand the Change of Occupancy provisions for means of egress, accessibility, fire separations. fire protection systems, building height/are, and fire distance separation, to apply to projects.

4. Comprehend the special differences for Historic Buildings and the flexibility allowed to maintain the contributing elements.

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 $75 for AIA Members and $100 for non-members.

You must attend the entire session to be eligible for credits. Only live sessions are eligible for New York State credit.