How To Provide New Service Offerings by Working with Consultants
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the top challenges when working with consultants.
- List two of the most common accessibility laws or standards.
- State one method consultants use to help ensure a project meets local and state energy code requirements.
- Compare and contrast three green building certification programs.
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This webinar is part of the Business of Architecture Academy
Join us for this unique opportunity to learn how to best work with consultants to improve your own service offerings in the areas of accessibility, energy code compliance, and net-zero design and construction.
Presented by Steven Winter Associates (SWA), this webinar will provide practical advice addressing the top issues faced when hiring consultants to provide specialized knowledge. SWA has been providing research, consulting, and advisory services to its clients since 1972 and leads the way in development of best practices to achieve high-performance buildings. The presenters will share learnings from decades of consulting, which can be used to help your firm work more efficiently and effectively with consultants or improve your own consultancy service offerings.
Photo courtesy of Steven Winter Associates
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Peter A. Stratton is senior vice president and managing director of Accessibility Services for SWA. He is a 25-year veteran of the firm, where he developed and continues to manage SWA’s accessibility business sector, providing leadership to a team of professionals located in New York, NY, Norwalk, CT, and Washington, DC. |
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Ryan Merkin, is director of SWA’s Multifamily Energy Services and provides sustainable design, retrofit, and operational services for both market-rate and affordable housing. Merkin’s areas of expertise are in energy auditing of existing buildings and sustainable consulting for affordable and market-rate new construction development. His work includes portfolio utility analysis, implementation of energy management systems, and building modeling software and training. |
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Paula Zimin, AIA is director of Sustainable Building Services at SWA. She specializes in professional architecture and design, with particular expertise in high-performance design within the commercial and residential sectors. Zimin leads the simulation team, which has assisted dozens of commercial and residential projects in successfully achieving building certification, securing government incentives, and exceeding energy code compliance. |
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