Instructor: Joshua Harmon Description: This introductory webinar will expose the attendee to the breadth of considerations and design flexibility that is provided within the Energy Code that ensure new buildings are built safely and with an eye towards the effective use and conservation of energy. This overview will identify the role of inspectors in the […]
Instructor: Troy Jones Description: This course is designed to provide a thorough understanding of the inspection process for ensuring the air barrier is compliant in building construction. The thermal envelope, which includes the walls, roof, windows, and floors, plays a crucial role in a building's energy efficiency and overall performance, and the air barrier is […]
Instructor: Jessie Sorensen Description: This course equips Permit Technicians with the knowledge, values, and practical skills required to operate effectively within a building department. Attendees will understand their critical role in public safety, customer service, regulatory compliance, and the overall permitting workflow.
Instructor: Bill Clayton Description: This full-day course provides a comprehensive examination of the International Building Code requirements that govern the design, construction, and inspection of multi-family residential buildings, with a particular focus on Group R 2 occupancies. The course explores the unique challenges of Type V A construction—one of the most demanding construction types due to […]
Instructor: Bill Clayton Description: This training provides building safety professionals with a comprehensive understanding of Means of Egress requirements as regulated by the Building Code. Through a combination of technical instruction, annotated diagrams, inspection best practices, and interactive case studies, participants will learn how to evaluate, verify, and enforce egress provisions that directly impact occupant safety […]
Instructor: Bill Clayton Description: Seminar examines the history and background of codes being applied to cannabis facilities, as well as discussion of the various related uses, hazards involved, and identification of H vs F-1, M and B occupancies within these facilities. Seminar discusses IBC, IFC, and MEP requirements and applying the IEBC to these uses.
Instructor: Steve Thomas Description: Overview of the scoping provisions for accessibility in the International Building Code and the technical provisions of the ICC/ANSI A117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities. The seminar will also discuss differences between the provisions enforced by building department and the American Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines.
Instructor: Doug Thornburg Description: This program provides an advanced review of the fire and life safety provisions of the International Building Code as they apply to large, complex and atypical buildings. The seminar begins with the determinations that govern everything downstream — how a use is classified, and whether a structure is treated as one building […]
Instructor: Bill Clayton Description: This program provides an in-depth look at the requirements of the most current code year of the International Building Code for fire-resistance-rated construction. It will start with a detailed look at what is fire-resistance-rated construction, where it is required and what is the required rating. From there, it will cover the […]
Instructor: Steve Thomas Description: This class is a basic overview of the means of egress requirements included in Chapter 10 of the IBC. The presentation will include detailed discussions on the design of the means of egress in buildings. Subjects included in the class are the three parts of the means of egress including occupant […]
Instructor: Jessie Sorensen Description: Permit Technicians often encounter construction language in permit applications, plan sets, inspection notes, and customer conversations. This course trains technicians to recognize components of a building, understand key terminology, and see how construction concepts appear in the real world by analyzing actual inspection photographs and plan notes.
Instructor: Joshua Harmon Description: This 6-hr course provides a focused, code-grounded exploration of residential mechanical systems as regulated in the model International Residential Code (IRC) and Mechanical Codes (IMC). Course material will examine how heating, cooling, ventilation, and distribution systems are designed, installed, and inspected to safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of building occupants and […]