This past spring, Daniel J. Lemieux, FAIA NCARB RIBA MRICS with the support of fellow members of the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Civil & Environmental Engineering CISE and Building Construction Advisory Boards, helped develop and lead a first-of-its-kind course called "Solving for ‘Why?’: Failures and Forensics in Our Built Environment." This three-credit course welcomed graduate and undergraduate students from the Georgia Tech School of Architecture, Georgia Tech College of Engineering, and Georgia Tech School of Building Construction and featured subject matter experts who investigated some of the most significant building failures of the past fifty years, from the Kansas City Hyatt Skywalk collapse over forty years ago to the more recent tragedy at Champlain Towers. For their term project, students selected a building or structural failure of interest to them, researched that failure, then interviewed the subject matter experts responsible for that investigation before preparing a final report and presentation to a jury of educators and practicing professionals. One student noted: "This has definitely been one of the most informative classes I've taken at Georgia Tech so far.” Special thanks to our students, Dr. Ece Erdogmus, PE, and Dr. Fred Meyer, PE for helping to make this course and lecture series a success. Thanks also to our colleagues, friends, educators, and practicing professionals at Georgia Institute of Technology; Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.; Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH); RDH Building Science; Atkinson-Noland & Associates; and Degenkolb Engineers. Pictured left to right: Terry Paret and Howard Hill, Senior Principals at Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
M. Kevin Parfitt
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Congrats Daniel J. Lemieux, FAIA NCARB RIBA MRICS on a fantastic course. Best of luck as you move this course forward to a new group of students next year.
Christopher Lee
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Daniel! The why is so important! I wish you well!
Principal and Director - Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. and Wiss, Janney, Elstner Limited, London
1moSo proud of our students and grateful for the enthusiasm and support we received from all of our thought leaders at WJE and our friends and colleagues from across the profession. My sincere thanks…