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Pre-Conference Course

Pre-Conference Courses

Fundamentals of Planning and Design of University Science and Engineering Facilities

Chernoff, Russell | Chernoff Thompson Architects
Russell M. Chernoff, Architect AIBC, MAAA
Russell Chernoff
Founding Partner
Chernoff Thompson Architects
Reynolds, Tim | Treanor
Tim Reynolds, PE
Tim Reynolds
Principal/Higher Education Team
Treanor
Gross, Naomi | Chernoff Thompson Architects
Naomi F. Gross, Architect AIBC, AAA, AAPEI, MRAIC, LEED AP
Naomi Gross
Partner
Chernoff Thompson Architects
Cramm, Kelley | Henderson Engineers
Kelley Cramm, PE, LEED AP BD+C
Kelley Cramm
Mechanical Technical Manager | Associate
Henderson Engineers

Price

With conference registration: $1,100.00
Course only: $1,375.00
Bundle with conference registrationRegister for this course only

What you will learn: This course covers the basic elements of planning and design of labs and facilities for teaching and research – upfront planning and programming, teaching lab designs, active learning space designs, informal learning space designs, research lab designs, building design, and planning for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and lighting systems components. Participants will come away with a basic understanding of the terminology, concepts, processes, standards, numbers, and types of labs, scientific equipment, and furniture (as applicable) involved in teaching and research facility planning and design. The course also serves as primer for the two-day conference that follows and will be highly interactive with Q&A throughout.

Who should attend: This one-day course is open to all who have interest in lab planning and design: project managers, facility planners and managers, lab managers, architects, engineers, construction engineers, faculty, researchers, and scientists employed at colleges and universities, and A/E/C firms.

Space is limited and enrollment is subject to approval.

Schedule

  • Sunday, October 4 · 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
CEU Type Units
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
6.00 Units
Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW)
6.00 Units

Tours

Vanderbilt Science & Engineering Facilities Tour

Price

With conference registration: $50.00
Bundle with conference registration

Schedule

  • Wednesday, October 7 · 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Vanderbilt University's renovated and expanded Engineering Science Building and 17th & Horton Building are part of a campus-wide initiative to evaluate and optimize existing spaces for faculty-led discovery through teaching and research. These expanded and renovated facilities support nanoscale science and engineering, biophotonics, advanced AI and data science processing, student project and maker initiatives.

Wednesday, October 7th
8:15AM - Participants check-in in hotel lobby, and load the bus including any luggage
8:30AM - Bus departs
8:45AM - Bus arrives at Vanderbilt University for a two hour tour
11:30AM - Bus departs Vanderbilt University to Nashville International Airport (BNA)
12:00PM - Bus drops passengers at Nashville International Airport 
12:30PM - Bus returns to Omni hotel

CEU Type Units
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
2.00 Units
IMPORTANT TOUR NOTES:
  • YOU MUST SIGN UP IN ADVANCE (SEE REGISTRATION FORM) AND HAVE WRITTEN CONFIRMATION FROM TRADELINE IN ORDER TO ATTEND THE TOUR.
  • Site tour attendance is limited. Space on the site tours will be filled on a first-registered, first-served basis.
  • No more than 5 people per organization will be confirmed on a tour.
  • Failure to check-in at the tour desk in the lobby 15 mins. prior to departure time may result in your seat being forfeited to those on the stand-by list.
  • All tour participants must arrive at the site on the tour bus with the tour group. For security reasons, no one may meet the group at the tour site.
  • A $50 bus transportation fee will be charged to your registration fee. This fee is non-refundable for cancellations made within two weeks of the tour date.