Air Telephone Seminars

Effective Quality Control and Quality Assurance ...idly changing with new ideas such as rainscreen walls and air barriers. New materials are entering the market and many are not as durable traditional materials. Energy savings are driving a good bit of this innovation. Second, delivery of these complex buildings is during an era of increasingly tight fees for architects/engineers and competitive pricing for contractors. Both the design and the  more...

How to Handle Travel Pay Legally ...es are entitled to travel time pay and at what rate. With air travel being as busy as it is today, it is very important that you understand how to compensate employees when they are delayed as a result of flight cancellations. This live audio conference will show how critical it is to communicate the rate of pay, the requirements of travel and the travel tracking necessary to compensate the  more...

GASB 51: Accounting Standards for Intangible Assets ...nsidered intangible assets, including easements, water or air rights, timber rights, patents, trademarks, and computer software. The implementation of GASB 34 created questions as to whether and when intangible assets should be considered capital assets for financial reporting purposes. An absence of sufficiently specific authoritative guidance resulted in inconsistencies in the accounting and  more...

Implementing An Indoor Air Quality/Construction Hygiene Plan ...f a construction hygiene plan can aid in improving indoor air quality conditions and reducing building material losses at construction sites. The key elements of construction of hygiene management plans will be detailed to provide you with greater insight as to their function and content. This teleconference will also greatly aid LEED accredited professionals in better understanding how indoor  more...

Climate and Energy Policy: Interpreting State, Regional and Federal Discrepancies ...- You will be able to discuss EPA Actions under the Clean Air Act. - You will be able to identify regional greenhouse gas initiatives. - You will be able to recognize opportunities and potential burdens. - You will be able to explain incentives under the federal law for GHG reductions. This program is primarily designed for attorneys. Environmental professionals, contractors, project  more...

Air Rights in Development: Current Trends and Legal Concerns ...ther driven the need to parcelize tracts of land by using air rights to house separate ownership and uses. This teleconference will provide practitioners representing both developers and lenders an overview of challenges and opportunities presented by this ownership structure. Common law concepts and traditional zoning, subdivision, and building code provisions do not always work in an air  more...

Pervious Concrete - The Pavement That Drinks! BenefitsPervious concrete is an innovative building material with many environmental, economic and structural advantages. The proper use of pervious concrete is a recognized best management practice by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for providing first-flush pollution control and storm water management. Property owners and developers can also reduce fees and enhance the bottom line by  more...

Understanding LEED for Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance ...s whole-building energy and water use, indoor comfort and air quality, cleaning and maintenance issues (including chemical use), recycling programs, purchasing activity, transportation integration and exterior maintenance programs. LEED EB helps building owners and operators assess the performance of their buildings and assists in the identification of goals and strategies that allow uniform  more...

Clean Air Act Update ...ted uncertainty as to future requirements under the Clean Air Act and an array of new programs addressing stationary and mobile emission sources. The Obama Administration and Congress are poised to usher in a new era of greenhouse gas and energy regulation. At the same time, the Obama EPA is confronting a bewildering array of court-ordered regulatory revisions and politically charged  more...

Major Issues in WiMAX Tower Leases and Zoning ...air broadband service for your computer, home or office, often called WiMAX service, is being rolled out in more than 80 U.S. metropolitan areas in 2009 and 2010. WiMAX is like Wi-Fi computer service, but covers an entire city or county. WiMAX will lead to more leases of land for communications towers because an entire new set of antennas and some new towers will be required for communities  more...

Climate Change and Federal Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rules ...new source performance standards for GHGs under the Clean Air Act. This teleconference helps those responsible for GHG monitoring and reporting understand how the new rule is structured, and the timing and scope of required compliance. This teleconference will provide an overview of the scope and intent of the rule. This teleconference will also discuss how the rule fits in with other EPA  more...

All About Insulating Concrete Forms ...ojects based mostly on their energy efficiency and indoor air quality properties. However, many owners and designers who might benefit are not familiar enough with them to specify them comfortably or use them to full benefit. Many contractors do not bid ICF projects because they do not know enough to estimate costs and assemble a crew. This teleconference will provide a comprehensive  more...

Mixed-Mode Building Design Basics ...hnologies Program estimates that heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems in buildings account for 40 to 60 percent of the energy used in residential and commercial buildings. Future building designs must consider reducing fan and cooling energy use if the 2030 Challenge goal is to be achieved. This teleconference will introduce the main concepts associated with designing a building's  more...

Current Issues in Development Impact Fees ...pproval process. Public agencies, from cities to regional air quality regulators to local sanitation districts, increasingly depend upon fee-type revenues not only to address needs for public facilities directly attributable to new development but also to sustain infrastructure commitments and to mitigate indirect impacts of development on parts of the environment. The recent economic cycle has  more...

Mitigating the Impact of Construction Projects: Hurdles to Project Success ...ce complaints and methods to avoid each, including noise, air quality, vibration, water resource and erosion control, traffic, economic factors and public relations. The best method of controlling these impacts is avoiding them altogether; however, that may not be practical or attainable. The alternative is to mitigate these impacts to a level where they are acceptable. You'll also learn about  more...

On-Site Power Generation: Challenges, Opportunities and New Developments ...911 call centers, emergency or disaster response centers; airport air traffic control towers; and other critical transportation centers. The common theme of these facilities is the need for highly reliable and stable power systems to support critical functions. n nMission critical actually refers to any enterprise that needs total continuity of operations regardless of any disruptions due to  more...