David Porter’s Volunteer Work
Organization:
Service
dates:
Position and Duties:
City of Palm Beach Gardens Art
In Public Places Committee
1989
through
2004;
2008 to
present;
Chair
2011-
Member; chair for 1998-2004; vice-chair 2009 to present. The
committee reviews all developer’s art installations required by the
city’s Art in Public Places ordinance (AIPP). The committee also
commissions and installs art for the city from AIPP fees paid into
an Art Fund by developers when they choose not to install AIPP
required art at their projects.
School District of Palm Beach
County (SDPBC):
CORC (Construction Oversight
and Review Committee)
Aug.
2002 to
present
Chair of
CORC
January
2008 to
present
Architect member of 14-member, citizen-committee (10 members
are required to have a construction and development related
background) appointed by the School Board to oversee the
construction and physical plant operations of the SDPBC:
1.
Monthly review of all construction related information
associated with $250 - $350 million annual school development
budget (review of 300 to 1300 pages of monthly
documentation).
2.
CORC subcommittees formed as needed to focus improvement
efforts in select areas (i.e. contractor retainage, architect and
contractor selection process, minority involvement, etc.).
SDPBC Construction Purchasing-
Architect and Contractor
Selection Committees
Aug.
2002 to
present
As a part of CORC, serve as a member on many shortlist and final
selection committees to choose architects and contractors to build
SDPBC projects; review 3 to 22 detailed qualifications proposals
per committee, attend a 2 to 3-hour shortlist discussion and
selection meeting, and then attend a 4 hour final presentations
meeting of the shortlisted firms to select the most qualified firm for
each project.
SDPBC Building Department
Design Standards Committee
2007 to
present
Serve as the CORC representative on a select committee of school
district building, planning, program management, and maintenance
staff to fine tune the district’s standard specifications and to review
and rule on requested variances to the district’s design standards,
construction standards, and to the Building Code.
Independent Sales Tax
Oversight Committee (ISSOC)
2005 to
present
Serve as the CORC representative on a 15-member oversight
committee established by the SDPBC to manage a $1.5 billion
construction budget to be partially paid for by a $500 million
special, 5-year local sales tax approved by voter referendum for
construction of a specific list of schools; vice-chair 2009-present
Construction Career Academy
Architect – Atlantic High School
“Eagle Nest” project, Delray
Beach, FL
2004 to
2009
Serve as the architect advisor to this school’s construction academy
(students being trained to go into the construction trades after high
school). For the “Eagle Nest” project, the class will design and
build a house on a vacant lot in Delray Beach, FL. The city will
provide the financing. The house will be sold to a public service
worker. Profit from the house sale will help fund future Academy
construction projects.
1.
Architect-member of jury to pick winning submission of a
house design prepared by 3 student teams.
2.
Assist winning design team with house design refinements to
make it a marketable house.
3.
Prepare the construction drawings to be used for obtaining a
building permit and by the students for building the house.
4.
Provide ongoing e-mail and phone assistance to the class
teacher and advisors during construction of the house.
5.
Make some site inspections of the student’s work to make sure
it is correct and to help them understand the inspection process.
SDPBC Construction Career
Academy Choice Programs
assistance
2005 to
present
Work with the SDPBC Choice Programs staff to help better define
the construction career academy programs (CCA), working with
local architects and contractors, state law restrictions and write
legislature to get laws modified for ease of student-built projects on
school grounds; recruit local contractors to become mentors to the 4
CCA programs.
Construction Career Academy
Architect – Seminole Ridge High
School, Loxahatchee, FL
2005 to
2010
Serve as the architect advisor to this school’s construction
academy.
1.
Teach 3 to 4, two-hour classes per year. Help the students
understand construction, development,
architecture, what
architect’s do, what it takes to become an architect, drawings,
& CAD systems.
2.
Help the students define the project they want to take on as
their design and construction project. Teach students how to
research project needs, spaces, sizes, construction, etc.
3.
Work with SDPBC planning and construction staff to obtain
design restrictions, as-built site information
4.
Prepare design drawings, 3D presentation, and construction
drawings for student construction projects (2005-2007:
Ticket
& Athletic Storage Building; 2007-2009: School Entrance
security building).
2010 to
present
1. Help prepare ACE Mentoring curriculum (Architecture-
Construction-Engineering) for Construction Academy program.
2. Help negotiate program and write contract for the Construction
Academy to work with Habitat for Humanity to design and have
the students build a pre-fabricated modular house to be placed
on a Habitat property.
3. Work with the students on the house design and construction
methods. Serve as the volunteer architect to prepare the design
and construction drawings for Habitat.
4. Work with local crane and rigging company to work out getting
the house from the school shop to the Habitat property.
5. Assist students and teacher with the ongoing construction work
on the Habitat house.
6. Create website for the Habitat house to provide information and
progress updates.
Florida chapter of American
Institute of Architects – Building
Codes Advisory Committee
2011-
present
1. Advise the Florida AIA Board on matters affecting the Florida
Building Code.
2. Advise on code matters that should be brought before the
Legislature for action, changes, and improvements to Codes.
International Codes Council –
Interpretations Committee
2012-
2014
1. Serve on a national committee of codes officials, architects,
engineers, and contractors to review and make Code decisions
based on interpretations and consensus agreement of the
committee.
Habitat for Humanity (Palm
Beach County) – Construction
Advisory Committee
2012-
Serve on the committee to provide the affiliate and staff with
direction and advice on construction techniques, energy efficiency,
low maintenance, etc.; Vice-chair Oct. 2013-present
ATLANTIC HIGH SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY “Eagle Nest” House
Atlantic High School student-designed floor plan; const. dwg. by
David Porter
Atlantic High School “Eagle Nest” students “holding up”
their work at the tie beam forming stage 4-2007
Atlantic HS “Eagle Nest” house ribbon cutting April 28, 2009
SEMINOLE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY “Ticket Booth” Project
Rendering of the proposed Seminole Ridge HS Ticket Building
and Athletic Storage Building to be built on the school campus
(drawing by David Porter)
Seminole Ridge students showing the work they have done
on the Ticket Building up to the tie beam elevation 12-2007
Bronze plaque on building, containing all “student contractor” names who worked on the project (designed by David Porter)
Completed project April 2010
SEMINOLE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY “Habitat House” Project
www.seminoleridgehabitathouse.com
Exploded View of the 4-part modular house and roof segments (all to be student-fabricated in the Academy’s shop
Visit
www.seminoleridgehabitathouse.com
for information & progress updates