Continuing Education Credits

CEU / PDH / USGBC

This program is GBCI approved for 1 General CE Hour and AIA/CES approved 1.0 LU, which is 1.0 hour of General Learning Unit (conversion to CEU or PDH varies by state)

Dinner Program

Structural Essentials in Essential Structures
for (Not-So) Non-Structural Systems

For years ‘Building System Components’ have been identified as “Non-Structural” Components.  Ironically, Industry professionals have been inundated in design considerations that address the anchorage and bracing of these important systems.  In fact, many have built careers around this specialization.  California’s susceptibility to life safety and property damage from seismic activity makes these issues particularly important for project engineers, contractors, inspectors, architects and building owners.  Furthermore, the large inventory of California Hospital Buildings and the critical nature of the services provided from these buildings, combined with the legislative requirements for improved earthquake readiness, create compelling circumstances for Industry professionals to understand and address.

The presentation will review the most current and baseline topics related to Non-Structural Systems with which Industry professionals must have at the core of their competency.  In particular the requirements for Special Seismic Certification and OSHPD Pre-Approval programs.  Among other topics, the presentation will include changes in the 2013 CBC, Seismic Certification of Equipment, OSHPD Pre-Approvals  (OSP, OPM, OPD, and OPL).

Joseph La Brie, S.E.
President, MakeItRight, Inc. 

Mr. La Brie is a registered Civil and Structural Engineer in California and Nevada. He has been a member of Structural Engineers Association of Southern California and serves as its immediate past President on the Board of Directors.  He is the president and founder of a progressive multidiscipline hospital design firm called MakeItRight, Inc.

With Structural Engineering as the backbone of the firm's technical expertise and hospital design as the focus of its mission, Makeitright, Inc. offers new design value tailor made for the development of hospital facilities and the important utility systems and non-structural components within them.   In May of 2010 he opened a state of the art Seismic Simulation Laboratory, Dynamic Certification Laboratory (DCL).  Since its debut, this shake table laboratory has been used extensively for the Certification of a broad range of equipment types.

The primary focus of Mr. La Brie’s efforts over the years has been in the development of health care facilities.  In fact, on January 2005, the director of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) appointed him a Member of the Hospital Building Safety Board (HBSB). He served as Vice Chairman of the Board in 2007 and 2008.  In November of 2008 he was elected to be the HBSB Chairman for the new term to 2013.

Capital Improvements, New Buildings, Seismic Retrofit Projects, and his attention to issues related to the Seismic considerations for non-structural components make up his robust work experience.  He has been vigilant to follow and stay current with the technical developments of California’s Hospital Building Seismic Upgrade Program (Senate Bill 1953) and is actively coordinating the implementation of this work at several facilities.

Capital Improvements, New Buildings, Seismic Retrofit Projects, and his attention to issues related to the Seismic considerations for non-structural components make up his robust work experience.  He has been vigilant to follow and stay current with the technical developments of California’s Hospital Building Seismic Upgrade Program (Senate Bill 1953) and is actively coordinating the implementation of this work at several facilities.

Technical Session

2013 CBC Seismic Design Requirements for Distributed Utilities

• Introduction of ISAT
• Why seismic bracing is required
• Code based vs. Performance based seismic design
• New code requirements and how they will effect project costs.
  1. Code terminology
  2. Where do you find the seismic restraint requirements in the code?
  3. Seismic Design Force (SDF) calculation & examples
  4. Utility Importance Factors (Ip) & examples
  5. What projects require seismic restraints and to what extent are they required?
  6. Utility Primary and Seismic support concrete anchorage requirements
  7. Special Inspection, Quality Assurance and Component Certification Requirements.
  8. Project Team Roles & Responsibilities

• Current state of the art for MEP seismic design
• Questions and Answers

Shannon Rose, Director of Engineering
International Seismic Application Technology (ISAT)

Shannon Rose has specialized in the seismic restraint of non-structural components for 14 years and is the Director of Engineering for ISAT seismic bracing.  A graduate of the University of Nevada with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Mr. Rose spent 8 years prior to joining ISAT in the building materials manufacturing industry where he managed capital improvement projects, maintenance and production departments.  After joining ISAT in 2000, Mr. Rose spent his first 5 years managing the seismic restraint design on hundreds of large scale commercial, industrial, and healthcare construction projects.  After being promoted to Director of Engineering for ISAT, Mr. Rose has lead the development of ISAT’s cutting edge support services to include ISAT’s IPD/BIM services.  In addition, Mr. Rose manages ISAT’s engineering and technical support personnel across all 14 of ISAT’s branches in the US and abroad.  Mr. Rose is a member of the Industry Advisory Panel for the National Science Foundation funded Grand Challenge project to investigate the seismic performance of nonstructural systems.