The Single-Exit Residential Building Study for the State of Minnesota Presented by: Carl Baldassarra, PE, FSFPE, Senior Principal, Fire Protection, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. & Nicholas Ozog, PE, MSFPE, Associate Principal, Fire Protection, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. The potential increase in the story height of single-exit stairway multi-family residential buildings has recently receivedRead More
The Old Colony Building - Uncovering where the Skeletons are Buried: Presented by: Kenneth De Muth, AIA Partner, Pappageorge Haymes Partners A Historic Office to Residential Conversion A Chicago Landmark and one of nine nominated Unesco World Heritage site early skyscrapers, it was renovated in 2015 for student housing. First built in 1893 it wasRead More
How Deferred Submittals / Delegated Design has evolved for high-rise construction Presented: Terrence McDonnell, PE, SE, PEng, SECB. Principal, CTL GROUP Daniel A. Dorfman, Partner, Chair, Fox Swibel Levin & Carroll, LLP High-rise buildings are filled with various design professionals at multiple stages. For the design team, but what about the design professionals on theRead More
Chicago’s Role in the Modern Concrete Skyscraper Presented Thomas Leslie, FAIA The current exhibition at the Skyscraper Museum in New York City, “The Modern Concrete Skyscraper,” explores the history ofRead More
Davenport Hotel Partial Collapse Presented by: William D. Bast, PE, SE, SECB, SOCOTEC Engineering, Inc Principal - MidWest Regional Director. Program: The presentation will focus on the investigation of theRead More
Designing for Efficiency: Envelope Considerations in Energy Codes Presented by Allison McSherry RA, BECxP, CxA+BE, LEED AP BD+C, CEM, NCARB - Associate V | A/E Group , Klein & HoffmanRead More
Mass Timber Buildings: After the Fire Assessment and Repairs Are Probably Not What You Would Expect Presented by: Carl Baldassarra, PE, FSFPE, Senior Principal, Fire Protection Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc;Read More
Save the Date - Annual Business Meeting This meeting is schedule to address all-member business items. This meeting will take place at: Waterview 350 W Wolff Point Plaza 15th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654 The committee meeting will start at the usual time 5:00 pm in the Waterview Lounge with drinks and appetizers. At 6:00 pm we willRead More
Challenges with Energy Storage Systems in Large Buildings Presented by: JENS CONZEN, Dipl.-Ing., EUR ING, MSc, MBA, Jensen Hughes, INC. Program: Energy storage systems (ESS) are increasingly being integrated into buildings to help balance supply and demand, enhance operational efficiency, and reduce energy costs. As these systems become more widespread, they also bring with them someRead More
High Rise Healing: Ten Years After – Trends and Lessons Presented by Douglas J. King AIA, CSI, NCARB, ACHA Ten years ago this coming March, Mr. King gave a presentation to the Chicago Committee on High Rise Buildings on “High Rise Hospitals.” This presentation stemmed from a viral blog he wrote for Building Design andRead More
Bioclimatic Skins for the Future Environment Presented by: Luke Leung, PE, ASHRAE Fellow, BEMP, P Eng - Principal Skdimore, Owings & Merrill Bioclimatic Skins for the Future Environment - While building physics are based largely on Newtonian principles, physics outside of the built environment have been moving towards quantum mechanics. This presentation will start to see environmentalRead More
2121 Avenue of the Stars (Nakatomi Plaza) Presented by Jim Zorn, Zorn Facade Solutions Inc. On Christmas Eve, 1988, a group of terrorists led by Hans Gruber took the Nakatomi employees hostage during their Christmas party. Although the group of terrorists appeared to be motivated by freeing political prisoners, they were actually after $640 million inRead More
