Outside the Box Plan Review

Instructor: Steve Thomas Description: The discussion will address the review and inspections of alternate designs and performance-based design. The class addresses the true intent of the code versus the prescriptive language of the code. It encourages the student to look outside the box when evaluating unusual conditions or projects. The ICC Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities® (ICCPC®) will be reviewed as part of this class. Although not widely adopted, this code provides a method to deal with unusual conditions. It also describes the true intent of the I-Codes to assist in evaluating performance-based design.