Roundtable w/ Osama Younan, P.E.

AIA LA GO! roundtable discussion w/ Osama Younan, P.E. – General Manager, LADBS

This is a virtual meeting. Please register below to receive the Zoom link.

As a follow up to our annual Legislative Day At City Hall, AIA LA is organizing an opportunity to connect directly with Osama Younan, P.E. – General Manager, LADBS.

This virtual meeting will serve as a forum to discuss challenges facing Building and Safety during the pandemic, discuss the status of online plan check; and hear concerns and suggestions from AIA members regarding LADBS operations.

Additionally, we will discuss the recent City Council motion to streamline zoning plan check.

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Osama Younan, P.E., LEED AP – General Manager & Superintendent of Building, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS)

Osama Younan is the General Manager of the City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS). He developed the Department’s Green Building Division to implement the Los Angeles Green Building Code. Osama Younan is a licensed Mechanical Engineer with the State of California and a LEED Accredited Professional with the U.S. Green Building Council. Osama Younan serves as the Chair of the Green Building Committee for the Los Angeles Basin Chapter which represents eighty-nine jurisdictions in Southern California, he serves on the Green Building Code Advisory Committee for the California Building Standards Commission that provides recommendations regarding the development of the CALGreen Code, and he serves on the ASHREA Standard 189.1 Committee “Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings”.

Osama Younan is a Licensed Professional Engineer, LEED Accredited Professional, and oversees the operations of all the bureaus in the department. As the General Manager, he oversees the operations of the Department’s 950 employees in the following major functional groups spread among 11 geographical locations:
+ Permit and Engineering Bureau
+ Inspection Bureau
+ Code Enforcement Bureau
+ Resource Management Bureau
+ Technology Services Bureau
+ Development Services Case Management Division

For more information about AIA LA GO!, the AIA LA Government Outreach Committee, please CLICK HERE.