What’s Shaking in the City? Seismic Design in NY

Dr. Sissy Nikolaou, PE, Senior Associate, Musser Rutlege, Engineers

Seismic design parameters in building codes are generic, and, as a result, conservative.  The Virginia quake, felt in NYC last August, as well as the recent mega-earthquakes of Japan and Chile, show the influence of…

Real Life / Real Time Dispute Resolution

Joel Sciascia, General Counsel, Paverini McGovern

A lesser known, but increasingly popular, form of alternate dispute resolution is called Dispute Resolution Boards (DRB).  The history and structure of a typical DRB & case studies will demonstrate how a DRB was employed to solve contract interpretation issues.

Tuesday March…

Disaster Mitigation- Protecting Buildings

Chris Marrion, PE, FSFPE, Marrion Consulting,

Disaster mitigation through performance based design/analysis provides numerous benefits, allowing objectives and credible hazards to be addressed, and to develop risk-informed, sustainable, cost-effective solutions.  This talk will focus on historic buildings applications and protecting cultural resources.

Thursday, April 19th, 2012  6:15PM
Pratt Manhattan, Room 213