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Design of New Low-Rise Commercial, Mercantile, and Office
Buildings, Part 1
Lecturer: Vincent A Ettari, PE
In this course, Mr. Ettari will discuss the preliminary steps and issues which are
involved in the planning and design of low-rise buildings which will contain
commercial, mercantile, or office uses. Those issues which will be
discussed in this course are as follows:
·
Existence
of the International Code Council and the
·
Applicability
of the
·
Applicability
of the 2008 New York City Building Code for Premises and Properties located in
·
Applicability
of Other Supplemental Regulations for Building Construction adopted
by other Municipalities located in
·
Grandfathering
of Existing Building and Uses
·
The
Applicability and Use of Reference Standards
·
Zoning
Requirements for the Placement of Buildings and Structures on Sites
·
Need
For Property Surveys
·
Need
For Topography of the Premises – Discussion on how to Generate Topographies
·
Sewage
Disposal Issues for the Proposed Building
·
Wetlands
Issues
·
Flood
Plain Issues
·
Design
of Means of Egress for Handicapped and Non-Handicapped Persons
·
Design
of Stairways and Ramps
·
Americans
with Disabilities Act
·
Identification
of the
Live Loads which a Structure
must be able to Support
·
Differentiating
Between the Effects of Live Point Loads vs. Uniform Live Loads
·
Determination
and Computation
of the Dead Loads of the Structure
·
Determination
and Computation of Environmental Loads which the Structure must be able to
Support.
·
Determination
of Loads on, and from, Cabinetry
·
Determination
of Loads on Grab-bars, Handrails and Guardrails
·
Determination
of Loads on Sidewalks and Driveways
·
Determination
of Loads on Decks and Deck Railings