California Building Codes Update 2022 (2 LU | HSW)

Steven Winkel, FAIA, PE, CASp manages the San Francisco Bay Area office of The Preview Group, Inc., an architectural consulting firm that specializes in building code and accessibility consulting and regulatory issues affecting designers. Mr. Winkel focuses on consulting services, including code analyses, accessibility assessments, quality assurance peer reviews of construction documents and code education seminars for design professionals.

Mr. Winkel is a licensed architect, civil engineer, landscape architect and certified access specialist with over 50 years of experience. He is the author, along with noted illustrator Frank Ching, of the well-received book Building Codes Illustrated, now in its sixth edition. Steve is finishing up his fifth 4-year term as the Architect member and Vice-chair of the California Building Standards Commission. He and his firm have represented the AIA at the International Code Council’s (ICC) code development process for almost twenty years. Steve is an Honorary Member of the ICC which grants him voting privileges on ICC code change proposals for the ICC model codes.