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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 International Building Code.

·         Applicability of the New York State Building Code in New York State

·         Applicability of the 2008 New York City Building Code for Premises and Properties located in New York City

·         Applicability of Other Supplemental Regulations for Building Construction adopted by other Municipalities located in New York State

·         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