Abstract:
This seminar provides background on significant changes to design requirements in the 2018 IBC along with local code amendments that can sometimes add confusion to the design process. This includes major changes to wind and earthquake requirements along with a new design twist – the requirement of tsunami design considerations.
Information is provided on the construction cost increases of these code changes and their impact on providing affordable housing in Hawai‘i. Discussion includes the advantages and disadvantages of the State Building Code Council and the local amendments process along with changes that have been proposed to the State Building Code Council including moving to a 6-year code cycle.
Track: ‘EHĀ (Track 4) – Engineering Track
Session #: 4A
Date: November 18, 2022
Time: 7:45 AM – 8:45 AM
Location: 317A
AIA CEUs: HSW
Presenter:

Steve Baldridge
Principal and Founder
BASE
BASE is an award-winning structural engineering firm recognized for its work on building projects in areas of high hurricane and seismic risk. Steve served as technical director for FEMA’s first tsunami design guidelines and on the Board of Directors for the Applied Technology Council advancing engineering applications for hazard mitigation. He has responded to natural disasters around the world as both a volunteer and consultant including Hurricane Iniki, the 2006 Kiholo Bay earthquake, 2009 Samoa tsunami, 2010 Haiti earthquake, and 2017 Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean.
Principal and Founder
BASE