The IES Houston Section invites you to our September General Luncheon Meeting

 Shiela Blake

MBA, CBO, LEED^® AP

Code Administrator

City of Houston Public Works & Engineering

Houston Commercial Energy Conservation Code

Sheila Blake is the Code Administrator for the City of Houston responsible for updating the construction codes for city adoption, issuing formal code analysis and interpretation, and oversight in permitting all construction activities in the City. Having worked in construction as a union carpenter, then as principal in a permit consulting firm, she began her career with the City as a building inspector, serving as Chief Building Inspector before becoming Assistant Director.

 Her achievements include bringing formal code training to the City through the annual Houston Building Professional Institute code seminar, and managing the adoption of the 1997, 2000 and 2003 Construction Codes. She authored the ICC book: Residential Inspector's Guide: Based on the 2006 International Residential Code Building and Energy Provisions. Participating in national code hearings for the past 10 years she served on the ICC Building Code General Committee (03-04) and the Residential Construction in High Wind Regions Standard Committee.

She serves on the USGBC Codes Committee and her local green building activities involve instituting a plan review LEED incentive and LEED training sessions for staff.  She is currently tasked with establishing the Code Enforcement Green Building Resource Center and coordinating with the Mayor’s Green Building Advisory Committee on greening the codes. Current projects include rolling out the new City of Houston energy code with “above code” improvements based on the 2004 ASHRAE 90.1 standard for commercial structures, along with creating a guideline to identify code options to divert C&D waste through reuse.

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT.  ALL RESERVATIONS WILL BE ADDED TO A WAITING LIST.

     WHEN: 11:30AM - 1:00PM

NO WALK-UPS WITHOUT A RESERVATION WILL BE ACCEPTED  AT THIS MEETING BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED SEATING AVAILABLE  

Reservations must be received by noon Friday, September 5, 2008 

     (Cancellations must be received by this date or you will be billed)

 Contact Frank Agraz by CLICKING HERE or call 832-717-3949