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Reading Construction Drawings - Washington, DC -- SOLD OUT
Date: January 9, 2009
Time: 8:00 AM
Venue: ULI Headquarters
Location: 1025 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC
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Construction drawings are the primary means by which project designers communicate with the owner and the construction contractor. But interpreting the enormous amount of information they contain, spread across dozens of architectural and engineering drawings, can be intimidating and seem overwhelming. This new ULI workshop will acquaint you with the documents used for construction, focusing not only on understanding their symbols and terminology but also on seeing how they reflect the design and building process. As a project's design evolves, you will see how increasingly complex layers of information are added in a very understandable, common-sense way. The workshop will look at the stages of design development and creation of layers individually to make these very crowded drawings become clear.

Reading Construction Drawings will teach you how to use standard terms, symbols, and location systems—set up from the start of the design process—to navigate the density of lines and notes found in construction drawings and enable you to get to, and understand, the information you need. Understanding these graphic systems will enable you to find the answers you need in a set of drawings which can number in the hundreds of sheets.
Highlights
  • Learn the stages of the construction drawing process.
  • Understand the language of construction drawings and how to navigate them.
  • Identify document types and drawing styles.
  • See how drawings and other documents reflect the building process in each stage.


Who Should Attend

Real estate development and related professionals in the public and private sector who want to know how to understand and navigate construction drawings.



Overview
  • How drawings document the design process and coordinate the development and construction process
  • The three principal types of drawings
  • The graphic language of different disciplines
  • Understanding the reference systems within a set of drawings


Instructors

Alan Razak
Principal
The Razak Company
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Alan Razak has 30 years of diverse development and project management, finance, architecture and consulting experience in the commercial real estate industry. His firm, Razak Company, provides development-related real estate consulting services in addition to producing self-owned development projects. The company is currently managing commercial and residential projects in the Philadelphia area for itself and for consulting clients.

Prior to forming Razak Company, Razak was with Radnor Advisors, Inc., Philadelphia-based real estate consultants and investment advisors. RAI subsequently became the Philadelphia consulting division of Insignia/ESG, which Razak managed, providing services ranging from strategic real estate planning to implementation of complex transactions. His assignments have included work for Citadel Investment Group, The Vanguard Group, Henkel Chemicals, Jefferson Health Systems, Conectiv, AmSouth Bank, Boehringer Ingelheim, CSX, CALIBRE Business Systems, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Susquehanna Investment Group, JP Morgan, First Union, InterDigital, Genuity and others. For Vanguard, Razak managed the $100 million redevelopment of its data center and technical operations facility. In addition to his regional responsibilities, Razak directed Insignia’s Technology Practice Group, coordinating efforts of strategic Insignia offices worldwide to provide services for technology-related real estate assignments.

During the 1980s and early 1990s, Razak was a partner with Philadelphia-based developer Rouse & Associates, managing urban commercial and mixed-use development projects in Washington, DC and Philadelphia. He also has provided independent consulting services focused on international real estate, and has provided technical consulting services for the U.S. government and domestic financial institutions. Razak began his career in real estate development after five years practicing architecture. He maintains his architectural registration in Pennsylvania.

Razak holds an S.B. in Arts and Design from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an M.Arch. from the University of Washington and an MBA with a concentration in real estate from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He has served on the Executive Committee of the Central Philadelphia Development Corporation’s Board of Directors, has taught numerous classes in real estate finance and in performing real estate market studies, and for several years chaired an advanced Real Estate Development workshop for the Urban Land Institute.



Professional Development Certificate Program
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Reading Construction Drawings Workshop Brochure and Registration Form (PDF)
Accommodations and Workshop Location

Hotel accommodations are not included in the registration fee. If you would like to make hotel arrangements, please contact the appropriate hotel before the date indicated. You are advised to make your reservations as early as possible. NOTE: Hotel room blocks do not exist for programs held at ULI’s offices

Washington, D.C. Program
January 9, 2009

Meeting Only

ULI Headquarters
1025 Thomas Jefferson Street, N.W.
Suite 500 West
Washington, D.C. 20007-5201
Telephone: 202.624.7000
Cancellation deadline for workshop: January 2, 2009.

Accommodations Only

Hotel Monticello
1075 Thomas Jefferson Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
Reservations: 800.388.2410 or 202.337.0900

The Four Seasons Hotel
2800 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
Reservations: 877.707.0843 or 202.342.0444

The Latham Hotel
3000 M Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
Reservations: 888.587.2377 or 202.726.5000

The Melrose Hotel
2430 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037
Reservations: 800.635.7673 or 202.955.6400

Registration, Cancellations, and Discounts
Register early! Space is limited at each workshop and applications are taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Registrations will be processed only when full payment is received.

You can register four ways:

1. Online, visit www.uli.org/register

2. Call 800-321-5011 or 410-626-7500 with credit card information.

3. Fax your form with credit card information to ULI at 202-624-7147.

4. Mail completed registration forms to: Workshop Registration, ULI-the Urban Land Institute, 1025 Thomas Jefferson Street, N.W., Suite 500 West, Washington, D.C. 20007-5201.

Registration fee includes tuition, course materials, luncheons, and refreshments. There is an additional $100 charge for on-site registrations. Cancellations, which must be made in writing to ULI’s Events Management Department, will be subject to a $100 administrative fee. Cancellations must be received at least seven days prior to the start of the workshop to be eligible for a refund. No refunds will be granted thereafter. You may, however, transfer your registration, without penalty, to another member of your organization. Group discounts apply if three or more employees from the same company or organization attend the same program. Call David Mulvihill at 202.624.7122 for a special price.
Registration Fee
ULI Members*: $460
Nonmembers: $650
Government and nonprofit attendees: $395

*Membership in ULI is held by individuals, not companies. Membership benefits, therefore, cannot be transferred to other individuals within the same company or public agency. For membership information, visit www.uli.org/joinuli or call ULI Customer Service at 800-321-5011.
Questions? Special needs?
For additional information, contact ULI Customer Service at 800-321-5011 (+1-410-626-7505 outside the U.S.).

Program Manager
David A. Mulvihill
Schedule

Registration:
8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

Program :
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Lunch:
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.