MCE/ADA Day - April 24, 2015 

The presentation will provide an ADA/accessibility workshop pertinent to Bay Area architects and will provide them with the full five hours required by the CAB for licensure renewal.

Cost: $110 AIA Members / $150 non-members Includes coffee, fruit and lunch.

Presenters: Erick Mikiten, AIA and Dawn Anderson, AIA, CASp

Morning Session: Erick Mikiten, AIA

• Connection between Universal Design and Sustainable Design will be discussed.
• An explanation of the 7 principles of Universal Design.
• Case studies of single-family and multifamily projects that demonstrate Universal Design.
• A review of some of the key CBC changes that take effect in July.

Afternoon Session: Dawn Anderson, AIA, CASp

• Mandatory improvements required under federal and state laws and regulations affecting alterations to primary function areas.
• Scoping provisions/technical elements when considering improvements to existing buildings, including qualified historical properties, large developments, and public facilities.
• Concepts such as “existing” construction, “primary path of travel”, “primary function areas”, “unreasonable hardship” and other terms will be reviewed.
• Priority use of compulsory funding for the removal of architectural barriers and examples of effective solutions in architectural barrier removal will be presented.

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ONLINE REGISTRATION IS CURRENTLY CLOSED. PLEASE CALL 510 464 3600 IF INTERESTED IN ATTENDING AS WE MAY STILL HAVE SPACES AVAILABLE.

 Payments are processed by PayPal however you do not need to have a PayPal account to use this service. Credit cards are accepted.

Paying by check? Checks must be received by April 17, 2015.

About the Presenters:

Erick Mikiten, AIA. Erick is the principal of Mikiten Architecture and was a lecturer and instructor at the University of California, Berkeley for several years. Erick is an expert in design for people with physical disabilities and currently sits on the Building Standards Commission, overseeing the development, adoption and publication of California’s building codes.

Dawn Anderson, AIA, CASp. Dawn is the principal of As It Stands, a full-service architectural firm specializing in accessible design and construction in the built environment. The firm serves a variety of corporate, non-profit, and jurisdictional clients. Ms. Anderson participates nationally in the development of the ANSI A117 Standard and has served on California’s Division of State Architect Advisory code task force and the Commission on Disabled Access.