Disaster Assistance Training (Virtual)

AIA Colorado—the Colorado Chapter of the American Institute of Architects—is the voice of the architecture profession in Colorado. Through advocacy, leadership development, education and resources for architects, the organization supports architecture professionals in designing a better world where we all can live, work and play. Our statewide network of 2,500 members includes architects, those working toward licensure and allied industry professionals.

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Training for architects, engineers, and building inspectors to provide evaluations of facilities in the aftermath of a disaster.

Disaster Assistance

AIA Colorado Disaster Assistance Programs equip architects with the knowledge and skills to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from a disaster.

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<h2>REGISTRATION LINK →<a href="https://bit.ly/SAPco22" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> bit.ly/SAPco22</a></h2>AIA&#x27;s Disaster Assistance Program equips architects with the knowledge and skills to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from a disaster. As a result, architects’ disaster response processes, protocol, and training are aligned with federal frameworks.Training runs from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., May 5-6. Attendance is required at each day&#x27;s session. Since 1972, the program has ensured that AIA, chapters, and members are prepared to assist communities nationwide and internationally from leadership and volunteer roles. This strengthens AIA Component preparedness and fosters mutually beneficial relationships with jurisdictions and the larger disaster-response community.Join the nationwide network of architects ready to help communities after a disaster. Intended for licensed architects, engineers, or certified building inspectors, this training certifies attendees as Building Evaluators in the nationally recognized Safety Assessment Program (SAP).The program is managed by Cal OES with cooperation from professional organizations, including the AIA. It utilizes volunteers and mutual aid resources to provide professional engineers, architects and certified building inspectors to assist local governments in safety evaluation of their built environment in an aftermath of a disaster. SAP is the training standard of the AIA Disaster Assistance Program, which provides leadership, advocacy, and training to architects who are interested in volunteering their professional skills in times of crisis.This two-day workshop will teach participants to conduct rapid damage assessments of structures affected by earthquakes, wind, and water. Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to consistently and safely assess structures for habitability and will receive a nationally recognized Cal OES registration ID card from the state of California. This session of the AIA&#x27;s Safety Assessment Program Evaluator training is offered by AIA Idaho + AIA Colorado. Learning Objectives<ul><li>Recognize the important role architects and associated building professionals play in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.</li><li>Accurately conduct a post-disaster rapid building assessment and complete appropriate damage assessment forms.</li><li>Demonstrate understanding of the Applied Technology Council’s ATC 20 Post-earthquake Safety Evaluation of Buildings and ATC 45 Safety Evaluation of Buildings after Windstorms and Floods damage assessment procedures. </li><li>Earn Cal OES certification </li></ul>6.5 AIACES HSW Learning Unit hoursEvaluator Field Manuals | <a href="https://store.atcouncil.org/index.php?dispatch=products.view&amp;product_id=68" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ATC 45 </a>| <a href="https://store.atcouncil.org/index.php?dispatch=products.view&amp;product_id=32" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ATC 20</a> | Participants are responsible for purchasing these texts from ATC. They are not included in the course cost. Certification processAfter successfully completing AIA’s SAP training, eligible individuals will be sent an California-issued registration ID card. This nationally recognized certification is often required training for volunteer building safety evaluators nationwide. Participants must attend both live sessions to be submitted for the certification exam and to earn AIA CE LUs.The program is delivered VIRTUALLY. Log-in information will be sent prior to the event.Cost: $49, $99 or $150 check REGISTRATION LINK →<a href="https://bit.ly/SAPco22" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> bit.ly/SAPco22</a>

Featured Presenters:Janine M. Glaeser, AIAJanine Glaeser, AIA, is a licensed architect currently working as an Architect/Project Manager for the University of Wisconsin Madison.  She holds a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee – School of Architecture and Urban Planning.    Janine has served on the AIA National Disaster Assistance Committee, is a CAL OES Certified SAP Trainer, and is an active AIA WI State Disaster Assistance Coordinator.  She has worked on disaster response, recovery, and resilience projects with NGOs in Haiti, El Salvador, Nepal, and the United States, including her role as the AIA WI Disaster Assistance Field Coordinator working with Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) during the 2018 Dane County Flooding events. Rose Grant, AIARose Grant, AIA, CPCU is an architectural consultant and immediate past-chair of the AIA’s Disaster Assistance Committee. She has been active in disaster research for over two decades conducting field evaluations of hurricane and tornado damage, as well as ice storm and hailstorm investigations. From 1995 to 2018 Rose was engaged as a research architect in State Farm’s Technology Research And Innovation Laboratory (TRAIL). As a research architect Ms. Grant identified construction trends and conducted research to determine performance attributes of buildings exposed to natural hazards. She was responsible for liaison activities within the building research community and assisted with policyholder and public education on risk recognition and hazard mitigation.Rose has served on numerous national committees, most recently the National Institute of Building Science’s Multihazard Mitigation Council and the Council on Finance, Insurance and Real Estate as well as the NIST Community Resilience Panel. Rose holds Bachelors and Master’s degrees in Architecture from the University of Illinois and is a licensed architect. Ms. Grant is a California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) certified disaster Safety Assessment Program (SAP) trainer. She has earned the insurance industry Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation. And, Rose has been awarded several insurance / building related patents.

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