About Peter Furst
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Peter Furst, MBA, Registered Architect, CSI, CSP, ARM, REA
Mr. Furst has 20 years of construction experience with a multinational
general contractor. He served as estimator, project engineer,
superintendent, and project manager on numerous projects varying in size
from $5 million-$350 million, involving hundreds of craftsmen and subcontractors. He also had overall safety responsibility for projects amounting to more than $450 million annually. Under his leadership, on average, the EMR hovered below 0.50. Mr. Furst has also consulted with numerous construction firms in organizational and project management.
He also has about 10 years of design experience with various architecture firms in southern California. He has been involved with various commercial and institutional projects of varying sizes and complexity, in the design, production as well as field administration services. He has also consulted with numerous architecture and engineering firms in organizational and project management.
He is a Registered Architect, Certified Safety Professional, an Associate in Risk Management, and a Registered Environmental Assessor. Mr. Furst has a master's in business administration with emphasis in management, a bachelor of architecture, and a bachelor of science in construction. He is the recipient of the Honored Instructor award at UC Berkeley, and the AGC - California Safety Professional of the Year award.
Mr. Furst is a lecturer (part time) at both the University of California Berkeley (UCB) and California State University East Bay (CSUEB). He teaches course related to architecture, engineering and management. He has been teaching at various universities since 1981. He has taught in the degree program at California State University Long Beach as well as California State University Pomona (1981 -1985). He has taught at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) - extension (1986-1995) He also lectured at University of Southern California extension during that time.
He has lectured on construction and safety topics at conferences in North and South America since 1996. Some of the organizations at whose conferences he has spoken are ASSE, NSC, IIE, IAPA, ISEM, IRMI, RIMS, CSC, ACI, CSI, US, AGC, ABC, W of C, TFM, Construct, etc. He has also spoken numerous times at regional conferences such as the Alaska, Oregon, Alabama, and Hawaii Governor's conferences, as well as state-level conferences for the AGC, ABC, and CEA.
Mr. Furst is a past member of the San Francisco and Los Angeles chapters of the American Institute of Architects. He is a member of Construction Specification Institute (CSI), The American society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and the National Safety Council (NSC). He is a member of the AGC Safety Council and has served on the California AGC Safety, Labor Relations, Transportation, and Environmental Committees. Mr. Furst also serves as a Commissioner for the California State Board of Architectural Examiners. He is a member of a number of ANSI and ASTM committees and subcommittees.
Mr. Furst has 20 years of construction experience with a multinational
general contractor. He served as estimator, project engineer,
superintendent, and project manager on numerous projects varying in size
from $5 million-$350 million, involving hundreds of craftsmen and subcontractors. He also had overall safety responsibility for projects amounting to more than $450 million annually. Under his leadership, on average, the EMR hovered below 0.50. Mr. Furst has also consulted with numerous construction firms in organizational and project management.
He also has about 10 years of design experience with various architecture firms in southern California. He has been involved with various commercial and institutional projects of varying sizes and complexity, in the design, production as well as field administration services. He has also consulted with numerous architecture and engineering firms in organizational and project management.
He is a Registered Architect, Certified Safety Professional, an Associate in Risk Management, and a Registered Environmental Assessor. Mr. Furst has a master's in business administration with emphasis in management, a bachelor of architecture, and a bachelor of science in construction. He is the recipient of the Honored Instructor award at UC Berkeley, and the AGC - California Safety Professional of the Year award.
Mr. Furst is a lecturer (part time) at both the University of California Berkeley (UCB) and California State University East Bay (CSUEB). He teaches course related to architecture, engineering and management. He has been teaching at various universities since 1981. He has taught in the degree program at California State University Long Beach as well as California State University Pomona (1981 -1985). He has taught at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) - extension (1986-1995) He also lectured at University of Southern California extension during that time.
He has lectured on construction and safety topics at conferences in North and South America since 1996. Some of the organizations at whose conferences he has spoken are ASSE, NSC, IIE, IAPA, ISEM, IRMI, RIMS, CSC, ACI, CSI, US, AGC, ABC, W of C, TFM, Construct, etc. He has also spoken numerous times at regional conferences such as the Alaska, Oregon, Alabama, and Hawaii Governor's conferences, as well as state-level conferences for the AGC, ABC, and CEA.
Mr. Furst is a past member of the San Francisco and Los Angeles chapters of the American Institute of Architects. He is a member of Construction Specification Institute (CSI), The American society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and the National Safety Council (NSC). He is a member of the AGC Safety Council and has served on the California AGC Safety, Labor Relations, Transportation, and Environmental Committees. Mr. Furst also serves as a Commissioner for the California State Board of Architectural Examiners. He is a member of a number of ANSI and ASTM committees and subcommittees.
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