Webinars On Demand | HSS Applications in Clean Design (November 2025)

Description

Level: Beginner, Informational, Design Professionals, Engineers, Fabricators

Life science, food and beverage, and other similar facilities require special consideration in the built environment to promote compliance with a variety of regulatory agencies and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP). HSS framing is regularly used in these applications to promote the end goal of keeping products safe from contamination. This session will address some of the unique design and detailing challenges associated with “clean” spaces and the implications for the use HSS members, including:

• Economical design for long spans and substantial loads
• Cleanability, durability, and material finish
• Practical (and impractical) connection detailing

Learning Objectives

• Understand the application of Current Good Manufacturing Practices in the built environment.
• Identify the unique challenges with design and detailing of HSS framing in “clean” applications.
• Equip engineers with practical resources, tools, and examples for HSS “clean” design.

Speaker – Brad Fletcher
Brad Fletcher, S.E., is the senior sales engineer at Atlas Tube. In this role, Brad leverages his over 34 years of experience in engineering design and the steel industry to provide technical expertise on the use of steel hollow structural sections (HSS) and pipe piling products to design engineers, detailers, fabricators and architects.

A registered structural engineer in the state of Illinois, Brad has held senior positions at leading architecture and engineering firms, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; Sargent & Lundy; and Halvorson and Partners. For the past 19 years, while working at Tata Steel (formerly known as Corus) and now with Atlas Tube, Brad has focused his efforts on serving as a liaison between structural designers and the steel industry.

Brad holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE, MSCE) from Purdue University. He is active in many industry groups, including the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI) and ASTM International. Brad participates in several industry committees such as the Technical Committees responsible for the AISC Specification, the HSS Committee of the Steel Tube Institute, the CISC Education and Research Committee, the CSA S16 Technical Committee, the AISC Committee on Research, the AISC Sustainability Committee and the NCSEA Sustainability Committee.

Speaker – Dennis Collins
Dennis Collins, AIA, serves as Architectural Department Head at CRB, bringing over 40 years of experience in architectural design and construction. Since joining CRB in 2010, he has played a key role in the growth of the company’s food and beverage team, applying his expertise to a wide range of projects. Dennis is a licensed Architect in 35 states and has practiced across the country and internationally. He holds a Master of Architecture from Washington University in St. Louis and is an active member of several professional architecture organizations.

Dennis collaborates closely with clients to understand their business needs and develop practical, effective design solutions that support safe and efficient manufacturing. His work has been recognized within both the food and beverage industry as well as pharmaceutical and biotech. Awards include Plant of the Year by Food Engineering for a greenfield Mars Chocolate North America facility and two ISPE Facility of the Year awards. Through his thoughtful approach and dedication to quality, Dennis continues to support the advancement of cGMP design as related to all types of regulated manufacturing facility design.

Speaker – Dylan Smith
Dylan Smith, P.E., S.E. is the Structural Department Head at Clark Richardson and Biskup (CRB), a full-service design, engineering, construction and consulting firm for life science and food and beverage facilities. He has worked for over 10 years as a structural engineer in the field of consulting engineering, with a specific focus on the design of pharmaceutical, biotech, and food and beverage industrial buildings.

Dylan holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Oklahoma and Master of Science in Structural Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a licensed PE/SE in 11 states. Dylan is active on a variety of industry groups, including serving on the Board of Directors for the Structural Engineers Association of Kansas and Missouri – Kansas City Chapter, and as an Associate Member on the ASCE 7-28 Main Committee and Seismic Subcommittee.

Professional Development Hours
You can earn 1.0 PDH or 1.0 LU/HSW and receive a certificate of completion from the Steel Tube Institute (STI) by passing a quiz.

• After watching the video you will need to complete a 10-question multiple choice quiz.
• Upon correctly answering 7 out of the 10 questions, your certificate will be available for download on the webinar platform’s console.

Webinar on Demand Fees
The recorded webinar video and PDH quiz are free for HSS Professional Members. You will receive an email from On24 with a link to access the webinar and/or quiz.