AOT Annual Meeting & Training School - 6 PDH Opportunity

Date:  Monday, February 21, 2022 - 9:30 AM - 5 PM - See Schedule of Lectures below.

Location:  Times Square Marriott Marquis - 7th floor Duffy-Columbia Meeting Room, 1535 Broadway, New York, New York.
Earn up to 6 PDHS  - Get the latest information on subjects affecting your job, profession, town and state.  Attend engineering, construction and design innovation presentations by top engineering firms.  Meet and network with your fellow engineers.

 - Food and Refreshments Optional:  5th floor lounge, Soup & Sandwich Buffet Ala Cart (pay on your own).

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Location: 
Times Square Marriott Marquis
7th floor Duffy-Columbia Meeting Room 
1535 Broadway, New York, NY

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Agenda:

9:45 AM - Seminar Introduction & Keynote Speakers:
                Joe Passaturo PE, President, NYS Society of Professional Engineers (NYSSPE)
               Rudi O. Sherbansky PE, F. NSPE, Chair of PEs in Construction Group, NYSSPE.
                  Summary of Advocacy Initiatives by NYSSPE for Design Professionals.
                  Presentation of the NYC Mayor's Proclamation of Engineers Week.

10 AM - Canals and Water Management in NY State - 1 PDH
               Speaker:  - Colliers Engineering - Bergman PC.

11 AM -  NYS Energy Code Overview of New Code Provisions & Updates - 1 PDH                                      
                Speaker:   Collado Engineering-

12 PM - LUNCH - 5th floor lounge, Soup & Sandwich Buffet Ala Cart
             (pay on your own).

1 PM - Applications for Land Use Compliance and Zoning Variances
           Overview for Design Professionals - 1 PDH 
                               - Sheldon Lobel PC, Zoning & Land Use Attorneys

2 PM - Leading Edge Innovations in Foundation Design.
                               - Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers - 1 PDH

3 PM - Retaining Walls Evaluations, Code Requirements, Safety Inspections - 1 PDH
           Bill Halkiadakis, M.B.A., P.E., Retaining Walls Unit, NYC Department of Buildings

4 PM - The 2022 NYC Building Code Overview of Changes and Updates – 1 PDH. 
       Constadino Sirakis, P.E., First Deputy Commissioner, NYC Department of Buildings

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Conference Schedule:

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Conference Description:

9:45 AM - Introduction and Key Note Speakers:  Joe Passaturo PE, President, NYS Society of Professional Engineers (NYSSPE)
Rudi O. Sherbansky PE, F. NSPE, Chair pf PEs in Construction Group of NYSSPE.

Topic:  Summary of Advocacy Initiatives for NYS Design Professionals.
Presentation of the 2020 Engineers Week Proclamation.
10 AM - Canals and Water Management in NY State - 1 PDH

Speaker:  - Colliers Engineering - Bergman PC.

Upon completion in 1825, the “Flight of Five”, a twin set of five locks, for the Erie Canal in Lockport, New York were considered to be an engineering triumph.  By 1910, the southern half of the Flight of Five was replaced by a set of two mechanically-operated locks.  The remaining northern half had since fallen into disrepair.  

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Canals and Water Management in NY State

Canals and Water Management in NY State
This presentation will describe repairs that would restore the Flight of Five to working order with new wooden gates and balance beams as the most prominent features.  This restoration has sparked new development, new events, and is greatly supported by a group of over 70 volunteers who take turns on weekends demonstrating how the locks worked back in the day.

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11 AM - Summary of New Standards and Updates of the NYS Energy Code - 2020 -  1 PDH.

Speaker:  - Collado Engineering- 1 PDH.
New York has ramped up its commitment to meet its Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act CLPCA) goal of 80% reduction of carbon emissions by 2050. The presentation will provide an overview of the latest trends and developments in the current and upcoming state code cycles. With an understanding of the framework laid out over the next 25 years, we will discuss current engineering design practices and strategies such as auditing, commissioning, modeling, and electrification. We will further discuss engineering technologies and concepts that are being implemented in our latest projects, both new construction and renovations, that will push NYS to its goals and beyond.
1 PM - Applications for Land Use Compliance and Zoning Variances Overview for Design Professionals - 1 PDH.- Sheldon Lobel PC, Zoning & Land Use Attorneys.
Steps in navigating complex zoning and land use regulations, filing zoning applications and streamlining the process. Overview of provisions in zoning analyses, applications for tax exemptions and abatements. Filing for zoning approvals from the City Planning Commission and the City Council. Filing and obtaining approvals from the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) for a special permits.

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 Applications for Land Use Compliance and Zoning Variances

&nbsp;Applications for Land Use Compliance and Zoning Variances

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Innovations in Foundation Design.

Innovations in Foundation Design.
2 PM - Leading Edge Innovations in Foundation Design. - Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers - 1 PDH
Innovative structural design ideas for supporting excavations are often required to safely construct foundations, deep basements, utilities, shafts, and tunnels. Engineers often face the extraordinary challenges presented by developed urban sites, where excavations often extend below adjacent structures, tunnels, and utilities.
Excavation is made more difficult when groundwater is present, and dewatering of excavations can cause settlement damage if not controlled. Discussion of elements of subsurface conditions, design of practical and cost effective excavation support systems, and groundwater isolation and extraction technologies.  Discussion on elements of Excavation Support, Temporary Structures, Top-Down Construction, Underpinning & Protection of Adjacent Structures, Rock Excavation and Support.

3 PM - Retaining Walls Evaluations, Code Requirements, Safety Inspections - 1 PDH
           Bill Halkiadakis, M.B.A., P.E., Retaining Walls Unit, NYC Department of Buildings.

Retaining walls which meet the above criteria must be inspected once every five years or more if a serious safety issue exists. Reports are submitted electronically in a digital format. The Department will send an email to the relevant parties for notification of acceptance or rejection of a report.

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Retaining Walls Evaluations, Code Requirements, Safety Inspections

<span style="color: #33cccc;"><a href="https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/buildings/pdf/retaining_walls_notice.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="color: #33cccc;" target="_blank">Retaining Walls Evaluations, Code Requirements, Safety Inspections</a></span>
RCNY §103-09 and Local Law 37/08, effective January 1, 2014, requires owners of properties with a retaining wall or part of a retaining wall which is at least ten feet high and faces a public right of way such as a sidewalk or entrance must have a condition assessment of this wall conducted every five years and the assessment report submitted to the Department of Buildings by a licensed engineer who has a minimum of three years relevant experience.  

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The 2022 NYC Building Code Overview of Changes and Updates

<span style="color: #00ccff;"><a href="https://www1.nyc.gov/site/buildings/codes/code-revisions.page" rel="nofollow" style="color: #00ccff;" target="_blank">The 2022 NYC Building Code Overview of Changes and Updates</a></span>


4 PM - The 2022 NYC Building Code Overview of Changes and Updates – 1 PDH.
Constadino Sirakis, P.E., First Deputy Commissioner, NYC Department of Buildings.

The 2022 NYC Construction Codes go into effect on November 7, 2022.  This comprehensive revision to the Codes contains over 600 major updates, and thousands of smaller changes, intended to improve safety for our fellow New Yorkers, and incorporate the latest in building technologies. 
The Department has engaged the services of the International Code Council to assist with research and development of the first draft of the NYC Existing Building Code provisions using the International Existing Building Code (IEBC) as a model code. These drafts are currently being reviewed under the purview of the members of the committees to specifically address alterations performed on existing buildings.
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This notification is your invitation to join this NY Towns Association's Training Conference to be held on the 7th floor (Duffy-Columbia Meeting Room) of the Times Square Marriott Marquis Hotel on Monday, February 21, 2022.  Refreshments, Keynote Speeches & Networking will start at 9:30 AM followed by the lectures which will begin at 10:00 AM promptly.  The Times Square Marriott Marquis is located at 1535 Broadway, New York, NY.  Meet at the 7th floor Duffy-Columbia Meeting Room.   

This event is open to the public. Please spread the word throughout your organization.
COST: 

• Full 1 Day/ 6 hours (6 PDH)  -  Full Time Government Employees and NYSSPE/ASCE/AIA Members- $175 
- All Others:  $250

• Cost Per 1 hour Course (1 PDH) - Full Time Government Employees and NYSSPE/ASCE/AIA Members   - $45  
- All Others:  $75

• Free for Conference registrants who are not a design professional and are not getting PDH/CEU credit for the courses.

                                                    <TO REGISTER TO THE EVENT CLICK HERE>
                                                        

For payment inquiries, contact Rachel Pieniazek, Tel. 518-283-7490  or by email:  rachel@nysspe.org - All credit card payments must be made by 9 AM, Monday February 21, 2022.

All other payments shall be collected at the door at the beginning of the event, by cash or check payable to NYSSPE - PEC.

For further information, please visit the website for the Association of Towns of the State of New York https://www.nytowns.org, call (518) 465-7933, or email info@nytowns.org

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