Conference Agenda
Day 1, Thursday, October 16, 2014
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
Stephen E. Goldman, Robinson & Cole LLP, Hartford, CT
Richard M. Benrubi, Liggio Benrubi, West Palm Beach, FL
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Evolution of Existing Building Codes
• The History and Background of Building Codes
• What are the Newest Changes
William C. Bracken, P.E., S.I., Bracken Engineering, Tampa, FL
John Pistorino, P.E., Pistorino & Alam Consulting Engineers, Inc.
9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Insurance Policy Treatment of Codes Issues
• Exclusions
• Extension of Coverage
• Sub-limits
• Time Limitations for Building
Stephen E. Goldman, Robinson & Cole, LLP, Hartford, CT
Richard M. Benrubi, Liggio Benrubi, West Palm Beach, FL
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Code Requirements and Their Interaction with Policy Language
• ADA Requirements
• Historical Preservation Requirements
• FEMA and Zoning Requirements
William C. Bracken, P.E., S.I., Bracken Engineering, Tampa, FL
Jonathan Held, Held Enloe & Associates, LLC, Roslyn Heights, NY
Stephen Goldman, Robinson & Cole, LLP, Hartford, CT
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Specific Code Issues
• Structural
• Electrical
• Mechanical
John Pistorino, P.E., Pistorino & Alam Consulting Engineers, Inc.
2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Changes in Code and How It Can Affect Your Case
William S. Berk, Berk Merchant & Sims, PLC, Miami, FL*
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Courts Enforcing or Declining to Enforce Code
• Interpretation of the Policy and the Law
Michael Higer, Higer Lichter & Givner, LLP, Aventura, FL
Eugene Murphy, Robinson & Cole, LLP, Sarasota, FL
Richard M. Benrubi, Liggio Benrubi, West Palm Beach, FL
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
LEEDS Building and Policy Language Developed to Address LEEDS Buildings
• How are Green Certified Structures Handled?
Jonathan Held, Held Enloe & Assocaites, LLC, Rosalyn Heights, NY