012-8 Wyo. Code R. §§ 8-4 - Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) Subjects

(a) HSW subjects include technical and professional subjects related to the practice of architecture or landscape architecture that the Board deems appropriate to safeguard the public and that are within the following continuing education subject areas necessary for the proper evaluation, design, and construction of architecture and landscape architecture projects:

(i) Practice Management: This category focuses on areas related to the management of architectural and landscape architectural practice and the details of running a business.

(ii) Project Management: This category focuses on areas related to the management of architectural and landscape architectural projects through execution.

(iii) Programming and Analysis: This category focuses on areas related to the evaluation of project requirements, constraints, and opportunities.

(iv) Project Planning and Design: This category focuses on areas related to the preliminary design of sites and buildings.

(v) Project Development and Documentation: For the purpose of architecture, this category focuses on areas related to the integration and documentation of building systems, material selection, and material assemblies into a project. For the purpose of landscape architecture, this category focuses on areas related to the integration and documentation of site development, material selection, and material assemblies into a project.

(vi) Construction and Evaluation: This category focuses on areas related to construction contract administration and post-occupancy evaluation of projects.

(b) All courses are subject to auditing and the Board may disapprove any course not meeting the intended continuing education criteria for HSW subjects.

(c) To qualify for CEH credit, the course must be a structured educational activity meeting the following criteria:

(i) Include technical and practical applications that impact public HSW;

(ii) Maintain, improve, expand, or enhance the quality of the existing technical knowledge;

(iii) Fill voids that may exist in the professional education and internship training or develop new and relevant professional skills and knowledge;

(iv) Have clear purposes and objectives;

(v) Be presented by persons who are qualified by education or experience in the field being taught; and

(vi) Provide the participant documentation for individual record keeping and reporting.

(d) HSW subject content acceptable for CEH includes the following:

(i) Codes, laws, and regulations;

(ii) Environmental issues;

(iii) Programming, planning, or design proficiency;

(iv) Legal aspects of contracts, documents, insurance, bonds, project administration, etc. This does not include business practice or money management;

(v) Construction means, methods, products, and materials;

(vi) Construction documents and services. This does not include technical training such as CAD classes;

(vii) Project administration;

(viii) Professional ethics;

(ix) Safety issues; and

(x) Accessibility.

(e) Additional HSW subject content acceptable for landscape architectural CEH includes the following:

(i) Planning, engineering, horticulture, construction contracting, and related disciplines;

(ii) Irrigation system design; and

(iii) Grading and drainage.

(f) Additional HSW subject content acceptable for architectural CEH includes the following:

(i) Planning, engineering, interior design, construction contracting, and related disciplines; and

(ii) Building system evaluation and selection.

Notes

012-8 Wyo. Code R. §§ 8-4

Amended, Eff. 1/8/2015. Amended, Eff. 10/25/2018. Amended, Eff. 4/15/2021. Amended, Eff. 4/5/2023.