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Development, Design and Construction I Institute
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Course Descriptions
Devising A Development Plan:
Discuss market opportunities, conceptual planning, center’s retail interest and financial feasibility. Learn retail fundamentals such as types of centers, parking ratios, types of retailers and their co-tenancy requirements, market research and sales projections. Analyze site selection criteria including access, zoning laws, land use and environmental analysis. Acquisitions, real estate agreements and the government approval process are discussed along with financing requirements. Attendees will learn pro forma development, ROI (Return on Investment), IRR (Internal Rate of Return) and sensitivity analysis.
Design Principles and Practices:
Learn the role of the design architect. Get an overview of the design process from pre-design to schematic, design development, construction documents and the actual building process. Attendees will take a closer look at current design trends in retail in every shopping environment. Discuss everyday issues such as energy consumption, maintenance, customer convenience and future applications.
Retail Store Planning:
Key objectives of retail planning lead off this class which concentrates on designing the optimum retail store. Process and rollout design are taught in-depth from prototype to predesign to final. Materials, visual merchandising and marketing as well as the key constraints of inventory and traffic flow are factored into the mix. Retail planning from the landlord’s perspective - its purposes and processes - and how they relate to different kinds of property allow you to see retail planning from both sides of the industry.
Tenant Coordination:
like many classes in this curriculum, tenant coordination has two sides—developer and tenant. You’ll learn both as you assume the role of a tenant coordinator. Topics include architecture, engineering, construction, codes, legal and property operations. You’ll review the lease language, go through a design review and culminate with the complete tenant construction process. As a post-script, you’ll learn about close-out procedures and reporting requirements.
Project Cost Management:
Get an overview of overall project cost—soft costs, hard costs and owner contingencies. Discuss how a construction budget is actually developed. Attendees will look at financial feasibility, risk mitigation and financing. You’ll see how a budget is developed by both the developer and the retailer. Analyze the components of a construction budget from the competitive bid process to historical costs to dealing with escalation and inflation. Finally, discuss ongoing cost management from forecasting (monthly reporting, budget vs. actual and estimating costs to complete project) to change order management, pay application process and contractor contingency.
Construction Law, Insurance and Ethics:
In this course attendees will take a fresh look at various construction law and insurance protocols. Ethics are extremely important to understand when dealing with various agreements between the developer, major users, tenant, and consultants. Topics in this course will cover; insurance and how it relates to coverage, insurance documents, the owner working with the developer, and practicing good ethics in the workplace.
Construction Administration:
The different roles of the construction manager, owner’s rep, project manager, program manager, process manager and general contractor are taught in detail. Pre-qualifications and the selection process are also discussed. Owner-contractor agreements and standard forms are analyzed. The construction process from preconstruction, schedule, sub-contractor selection, site and building construction, safety and quality control to close-out the entire process broken down and dissected from a practical standpoint with a real-life property as the model.
Codes, Rules and Regulations:
In this course attendees will learn gain a deeper understanding of government regulator approvals, site plan reviews, location of buildings, site access for fire department equipment and zoning. Other topics include accessibility and worker safety (ADA, OSHA), building codes for states, cities and countries, code review, permit process and building occupancy permits.
Professionalism in Retail Development, Design and Construction (Online Course):
This course provides a thorough review of the CDP certification process and its benefits to you as a Development, Design and Construction professional. This online course focuses on eligibility requirements, study materials, application submission, preparing for the exam, examination content, exam test rationale, tips on studying, use of ICSC books, online content and schools to augment learning to increase comfort level with test specifications.
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