National Fire Sprinkler Association Design Advantage Seminar

Wednesday, June 10
8:15 continental breakfast;
program/charette 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Westminster House Apartments, Mt. Vernon

Photo: Mt. Vernon, Tim Meade, AIA

Join us for this special program and design charrette that informs designers how to increase the fire protection of their designs while controlling construction costs. It identifies and explains over 100 design options which will permit design flexibility in all building types. Included are actual case studies and interactive discussions and problem-solving exercises.

You will learn:

• How the use of the building code can provide increased design flexibility
  
• How to classify the occupancy and the types of construction
  
• How to select the most economical type of construction according to the code
• How to determine the actual permitted building height and areas
  
• How the building site placement effects fire resistance rating requirements
  
• How fire sprinklers “designed-in” can help control construction costs
  

Much, much more!

This program is designed for architects, engineers, specifiers, contractors, and building code officials.

All registrants will receive a FREE copy of the 300-page multi-code NFSA Fire Sprinkler Guide valued at $195. The Guide is used as the textbook for this seminar.

Lunch will be provided on-site at this building (18th floor) with beautiful views of Mt. Vernon and downtown. Westminster Apartments is located at 420 N. Charles St., at Center St. There is a parking lot next door, and another, one block west on Cathedral St., across from the Walters Art Museum.

6 AIA/CES (HSW) credits with registration. $50/Members; $100/non-members. Please send payment to AIABaltimore, 11 ½ W. Chase St., Baltimore MD, 21201, or call 410.625.2585 with your credit card. Space limited. Advance payment only. Please pay before June 1 to guarantee binder shipment.

Our presenter, Gene B. Endthoff, is president of Endthoff Consulting, Inc. in Galesburg, Illinois. He is a certified building official and an approved trainer for the International Codes Council. He was formerly Director of National Construction Code Activities for the National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA) and editor of NFSA’s CodeCorner and CodeWatch publications.

Gene was the developer of the first edition of the NFSA Fire Sprinkler Guide. In addition to his work at NFSA, Gene’s over 40 years of experience in the construction industry includes work as a building designer, general contractor, and building official. He was named Fire Protection Contractor magazine’s Person of the Year in 2003 and received NFSA’s Golden Sprinkler Award in 2004.

Thank you to our program sponsor,
Bay Area Fire Sprinklers, LLC

Self-Reporting

WHAT ARE SELF-REPORTED ACTIVITIES?

If a program is not offered by an AIA/CES Registered provider, members have the option of self-reporting the program or activity. The intent of this activity must be educational in nature and new knowledge in reference to their practice of architecture. Members must indicate whether the activity they are reporting is self-designed, structured, or professional community service self-reported educational activity:

SELF-DESIGNED ACTIVITY

This type of learning activity is organized by the member specifically to meet his or her individual needs. A self-designed activity frequently involves more than one type of medium or method, such as research, reading, interviewing subject experts, listening to audiotapes, and/or viewing videos. To determine what qualifies for self-reporting, ask yourself the following questions:

(1) Is this a planned learning activity? (2) Is this activity intended to be educational or operational? (3) Are you acquiring new knowledge or are you sharing your knowledge with others? (4) How will you apply this new knowledge to your practice? This method is not acceptable for health, safety, and welfare (HSW) credit. Some state licensing boards will not accept this type of reporting for mandatory continuing education (MCE) requirements. (Recommended minimum of three hours)

STRUCTURED SELF-REPORTED PROGRAM

This is a structured activity offered by an organized, third-party, non-CES provider. Documentation of attendance/participation will usually be required as a supplement when reporting this activity to meet a state licensure requirement. For members who self-report a structured activity, the AIA is not able to assist in acquiring any support documentation that may be required by a state licensing board MCE audit.

PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE

This type of activity could include architecture panels or community board meetings. Members can self-report 2 hours (LUs) of community service per calendar year.

To be eligible for credit, all self-reported activities must be planned educational activities that provide you with new knowledge that can be applied toward the practice of architecture. Members should complete the AIA/CES Self-Report Form and submit it to AIA/CES Records at the University of Oklahoma. Be sure to specify which type of learning activity you are reporting so the data can be entered accurately into your transcript. Title should be indicative of the program content. Members calculate LU hours for self-reported activities by reporting the number of hours spent in architecture-related learning. Think in terms of billable hours applied to learning.

CAN I SELF-REPORT HSW HOURS?

Yes — but with restrictions. You may self-report any structured activity that is HSW-related and receive HSW credit for it. In other words, the activity must be developed and presented to you by a third party organization. You cannot receive HSW credit for any self-designed activity. For example, even though code research is HSW in nature, if it is a self-designed activity, the AIA does not allow HSW credit for it. This policy was adopted to ensure quality control guidelines are enforced and to comply with state licensing board requirements.

If you have questions about self-reporting AIA/CES credits, please contact Maria Sigillito, msigillito@aia.org, 202.626.7436