Lerch Bates offers the following AIA/CES approved training programs for 1 Learning Unit each. All Lerch Bates facilitators have been trained on CES guidelines and presentation skills. In addition, they receive continuous in-depth training in the field and are considered industry experts.
Elevators: Technology & Design Guidelines
- Existing and emerging elevator application technologies and their impact on current architectural design practice
- How an appropriate elevator system design is developed for a specific application
- Inter-relationships between elevator hoisting layouts, accessibility requirements and elev;ator systems(s) performance
Working with Machine-Room-Less Elevator( MRL) Systems
- Elevator overview and the machine-room-less application
- Benefits of MRL technology
- Product overview
- Design implications
An Introduction to Facade Access
- Codes and standards that govern the facade access industry
- Design considerations for the architect
- Ground rigged systems and roof rigged systems
- Fall protection systems and tie-in guides
Horizontal Transport in Healthcare Facilities
- Current technologies
- Evolving technologies
- The type of equipment that should be designed into new healthcare facilities
International Lift Design Guidelines
- Insight into global vertical transportation solutions
- The differences in elevating buildings outside of the U.S. market
- Information on unique technology that is being used internationally
- Examples of unique project vertical transportation solutions
Waste Management: Definition, Importance, and Sustainable Design
- Educate individuals on Waste Management
- Broaden design personnel's understanding of the significance of Waste Management
- Impact of Waste Management on sustainability
- Educate architect/owners regarding the impact of Waste Management operations and technological factors on facility planning
Elevator Modernization Expectations
- Overview of different elevator technologies to better evaluate potential equipment modernization
- When and Why to modernize elevator equipment
- Equipment scope considerations for modernizations
- Non-elevator scope considerations for modernizations
Understanding Elevator Analysis
- The elevator designer's intent
- Terminology used to evaluate an elevator system design
- Elevator analysis methodology
- Unique applications
Service Docks; Operations and Design
- The significance of service docks
- Types of operations and how service docks support them
- Analysis criteria used to determine space requirements and number of dock spaces
- Design guidelines for service docks
- Service dock equipment considerations