Course Description

Live Webinar Date: Thursday, August 10th, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm PDT. A Zoom link will be sent 48 & 24 hours prior to the webinar.

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 two-hour webinar focuses on commercial, common area, residential dwelling unit kitchens, and kitchenettes, and break rooms. We will discuss the nuances between the various kitchens, including worksurface heights, the location of electrical outlets and switches, parallel and forward approaches to sinks, and knee clearance at worksurfaces.

Learning Objective 1:

Participants will gain knowledge of the differences between the different types of kitchens.

Learning Objective 2:

Participants will understand the issues that typically occur for non-compliant elements.  

Learning Objective 3:

Participants will distinguish which code provisions apply to kitchens, kitchenettes, and break rooms.

Learning Objective 4:

Participants gain knowledge to improve floor plans and details to meet code compliance. 

 Existing Buildings and Path of Travel Requirements

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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