Construction Tour CE Program 

Tour of new Food Bank of Delaware Facility
June 22 at 4:00 PM | Milford, DE | In Person | Free

The Food Bank of Delaware is committed to providing nutritious food to Delawareans and facilitating long-term solutions to the problems of hunger and poverty.  This program will provide a construction tour and discussion of the Food Bank’s new replacement facility in Milford, DE, which is designed to meet their top three priorities: Community Connection, Education, and Access to Resources.

Learning Objectives:

• Gain an understanding of the objectives and be able to identify the programmatic requirements of a Food Bank facility operated by staff and volunteers and accessed by clients, caregivers, and members of the community for varied purposes.
• Identify the special requirements inherent in a Warehousing and Cold Storage facility which support a Food Bank's operations, including safe receipt, storage, handling and preparation of food for human consumption.
• Explore the variety of environments which make up the Food Bank including Office areas, Demonstration Kitchen and Warehouse Training facilities, Warehousing and Distribution center, Volunteer areas and the Food Pantry.
• Identify and understand the impacts and challenges associated with a schedule driven construction process balanced with quality construction practices.

CE Credits
1 AIA LU/HSW | Must attend the entire session to receive continuing education credit.

Parking & Location
Park at the Boys & Girls Club, 101 Delaware Veterans Blvd., Milford DE and walk across the street to the Whiting-Turner construction trailer for the Food Bank of Delaware.  There are renderings of project on the fence at the site.  (NOTE:  There is also construction going on behind the Boys & Girls Club for the Veterans Home.)

PPE Required
All participants MUST bring and wear a safety helmet (hard hat), high-visibility clothing (safety vest) and safe footwear (closed toe shoes) during the tour.

Cost
Free and open to the public. 

Registration
Required by Tuesday, June 20th.

Presented in partnership with
Becker Morgan Group, Inc. and The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company