Challenging Questions for Accessible Housing – Part One. AIA Course #24_01
By Susan Moe, March 7th Thursday, 10:30 am to 12:30pm PDT
Course Description
Live Webinar Date: Thursday, March 7th, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm PDT. A Zoom link will be sent 48 & 24 hours prior to the webinar.
AIA Course #24_01
30-Day Access Period: After the live webinar date, you can view a recording of this webinar and any supplemental documents as often as you like during your 30-day access period.
*Disclaimer: If you miss the live viewing of this webinar, we can give you a refund, or we can send a recording of the webinar and supplemental documents; however, no certificate will be issued if you miss the live webinar.
Description: This first part of a two-part webinar focuses on questions related to Federal and state housing codes, regulations, and guidelines. The topics covered include transit-oriented development, accessibility at fire stations, density bonuses, extended-stay hotels, and more. The discussion also includes differences between Chapters 11A and 11B and facilities where both Chapters apply. Join us in this discussion of these topics that require analysis beyond the typical code requirements.
Learning Objective 1:
Participants will learn where to find technical guidance from the US Department of Justice for projects that require a determination beyond what the codes provide.
Learning Objective 2:
Participants will gain knowledge of the impact on projects where California Building Code Chapters 11A and 11B apply.
Learning Objective 3:
Participants will understand the process for determining which codes, regulations, and standards apply to housing projects.
Learning Objective 4:
Participants will learn how to analyze California Laws and their impact on housing and accessibility.
Instructor
Susan Moe
Architect and CASp
Susan Moe recently retired from the Division of the State Architect (DSA), Headquarters Office, Access Code and Policy Unit. Susan is embarking on the next phase of her career and has launched an access compliance consulting firm to use her experience at DSA and expertise in the private sector.
While at DSA, Susan developed regulations for the California Building Code, Chapters 2 and 11B, delivered access compliance training, and served as a CASp exam subject matter expert. As a CASp subject matter expert, she designed the first of the CASp open book exams.Susan participated on the team for the 2013 California Building Code rulemaking cycle when the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design became the model code for Chapter 11B. That process required a complete rewrite and reformatting of Chapter 11B.
She participated in subsequent rulemaking cycles focusing on the federal housing-related regulations to bring Chapter 11B in alignment with those regulations, wrote the code change that