CANCELLED – – Lunch & Learn | Serviceability: The Softer Side of Structural Engineering

CANCELLED

THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED BECAUSE OF  INCLEMENT WEATHER

AIA Triangle Small Firm Roundtable Lunch & Learn

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Serviceability: The Softer Side of Structural Engineering (1 LU credit

September 5 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (Lunch begins at 11:30 am)

Center for Architecture & Design | 14 E Peace Street | Raleigh

AIA Member & AIA Triangle Partners: $0 | Non members: $30

There is more to Structural Engineering than just adhering to code requirements! Serviceability is the criteria you design for that’s not quite code required but has everything to do with what the building feels like to the user. It also affects the performance of the building with the exterior façade or how it holds up over time. Knowing how to communicate what impact serviceability has on the budget and occupants of the building to the owner is key to a successful project. We’re going to walk you through what the different serviceability components are, how they impact the design, and how to communicate these concerns to the owner to make the most informed decisions about the structural system.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Participants will be able to identify different serviceability components based on the occupancy of the building to determine what’s applicable to the design.
2. Participants will be able to communicate the different serviceability components to the owner and how they affect the user experience and performance of the building over time.
3. Participants will be able to determine how the serviceability criteria affects the design of the building and how that will affect the budget.
4. Participants will be able to determine what serviceability components to incorporate into the project design based on the project budget, user experience, performance of the building, and feedback from the owner.

PRESENTED BY:

Dave Mykins

As president of Lynch Mykins, Dave oversees engineering and client services for all of the firm’s locations. When he was a child, two people inspired him to become an engineer. The first was his stepfather, who was a civil engineer, woodcarver and inventor. The second was Uncle Bill, a civil engineer on the TV show Family Affair, who designed bridges all over the world. Now with more than 30 years in the analysis and design of structures, Dave’s impressive range of experience covers almost every building construction type.

Collette Ramirez, PE

Collette has been helping bring architectural visions to life through structural engineering since 2007. She is passionate about the collaborative process and the thrill of first designing a building on paper, to then seeing it become part of the built environment. Her diverse portfolio is filled with projects of different sizes and structural systems. Although she loves all of her projects, she especially enjoys working on student centers because they have so many different structural components and are usually the focal points of a campus.

While not busy working on her projects you can find Collette spending time with her family, ideally at the beach. She loves learning about new wines while traveling. Her favorite travel destinations are Florence, Italy and anywhere in the Caribbean.