DPD -- Events & Classes

Events & Classes

Workshops, Special Events & Public Meetings
DPD sponsors and/or participates in events and meetings on a variety of topics throughout the year, including:

Design Review Events
DPD schedules 161 design review meetings each year. View the design review calendar

Green Building Events
Upcoming Seattle-area events on green building and urban sustainability. View event calendar

Home Improvement Workshops
DPD staff visit Seattle neighborhoods many times each year and answers a broad array of homeowner questions at our popular (and free) home improvement workshops. This enthusiastically received series provides one-on-one consultations with land use plans examiners, permit specialists, building inspectors, electrical inspectors, and King County plumbing inspectors.

The DPD home improvement workshops are listed below. More dates will be posted throughout the year. For questions about home improvement workshops, contact Tyson Lin, DPD Community Relations, (206) 684-8443.

Future workshops:

Phinney Home Design & Remodel Fair
6532 Phinney Avenue N., Seattle, WA 98103
Jan. 31, 2010
RSVP

Previous workshops were held:

Feb. 8, 2009 - Phinney Home Design & Remodel Fair
Jan. 27, 2008 - Phinney Home Design & Remodel Fair
April 21, 2007 - Univ. Heights Safeco Neighborhood Academy
April 28, 2007 - Jackson St. Safeco Neighborhood Academy
Oct. 23, 2006 - Jackson St. Safeco Neighborhood Academy
Oct. 21, 2006 - Univ. Heights Safeco Neighborhood Academy
June 10, 2006 - Univ. Heights Safeco Neighborhood Academy
May 13, 2006 - Jackson St. Safeco Neighborhood Academy
Jan. 29, 2006 - Phinney Home Design & Remodel Fair

DPD also sponsors an "Intro to Green Building" seminar associated with each of our usual workshops, where you can learn about the latest green materials and innovative design approaches for residential construction and remodeling. More workshops will be held in the coming year. If you have questions, please contact DPD Green Building Residential Expert Sandra Mallory at (206) 615-0731.

Home Retrofitting
Throughout the year Seattle Project Impact sponsors a variety of home retrofitting classes for both homeowners and contractors. For more information, visit the Project Impact website or call 1-877-2-BOLT-IT (1-877-226-5848).

Landlord & Tenant Training
Dealing with Difficult Situations with Tenants
(prereq for Dealing with Mental Health Issues in Housing)
This 6-hour training will help you become more effective in handling conflicts with tenants. You will learn skills for communicating with demanding or challenging tenants because eviction is costly, time consuming, and not always the best solution for a problem tenancy.
Date: May 15, 2009 or November 16, 2009
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $175

Dealing with Mental Health Issues in Housing
When residents of rental housing have mental health issues, the methods used to resolve conflicts with and between them need to be designed to meet their special needs. You will build on the model learned in the prerequisite training, including how to increase your effectiveness in dealing with this population of tenants.
Date: May 22, 2009 or November 23, 2009
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $175

For more information, visit www.kcdrc.org or contact Kasey Aesery at (206) 443-9603, ext. 107, or KaseyA@kcdrc.org.

Landslide Awareness
Have a problem with a steep slope? Learn how to protect yourself and your property at one of two free landslide meetings next fall, sponsored by DPD and Seattle Public Utilities. An annual series, the meetings will provide presentations and individual consultation on best practices for managing landslide prone properties and will be held fall 2009.

Joining City of Seattle staff will be the American Society for Civil Engineers, the Association of Engineering Geologists, the International Society of Arboriculture and Associated Building Contractors.

Presentations will include a discussion of the causes of landslides and proper drainage and vegetation for sloping sites. These will be followed by a question and answer session and time for one-on-one discussions.Both meetings will have the same format and information.

South Seattle Community College - Judge Warren and Nobie Chan Building (near Arboretum)
6000 16th Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98106
November 7, 2009
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Directions

Northgate Community Center - Multipurpose Room
10510 5th Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98125
November 21, 2009
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Directions

To RSVP, please contact Tyson Lin, DPD Community Relations, (206) 684-8443.

Planning Events and Activities
Detailed information on DPD planning-related events and activities can be found on the individual project pages, easily accessible from the Planning Projects site.

Temporary Erosion and Sediment Control (TESC) Contractor Workshops
The TESC workshops are provided for supervisors, crew chiefs, equipment operators, laborers, geotechs or city staff, in order to:

learn about the DPD’s TESC Standard Plan
review environmental concerns
recognize the DPD permit and inspection process
discover more efficient methods for TESC measures

Workshop information will be posted as it becomes available.

For more information about temporary erosion and sediment control, visit DPD's Site Development website.

Transformational Lecture Series
Ongoing series that aims to inspire all building industry professionals to embrace their role in creating a sustainable built environment now, as well as ensuring that sustainability becomes integral to all development in the future. View event calendar