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: 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 look in the real world by analyzing actual inspection photographs.
Instructor: Hope Medina Description: This class addresses how air barrier requirements are documented in commercial plans and specifications, to be used by inspectors. Participants will focus on material installation, continuity details, testing provisions, and enforceability. The session emphasizes using the plans to perform inspections in a way that ensures air barrier installation is clear and […]
Instructor: Jessie Sorensen Description: This course introduces Permit Technicians to the basics of residential plan review and building inspections. Participants will learn how to identify key components of residential construction plans and gain insight into what plan reviewers and inspectors look for during the permitting and inspection process. Through real-world examples, the class will compare construction […]
Instructor: Jessie Sorensen Description: This course introduces Permit Technicians to the fundamentals of commercial plan review and building inspections from the permit technician’s perspective. Participants will learn how to recognize key components of commercial construction plans and understand what plan reviewers and inspectors evaluate during the permitting and inspection process. The class will provide insight into […]
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. The course provides a […]
Instructor: Josh Harmon Description: This course will review what details should be provided on the construction plans and what expectations staff should have for projects demonstrating compliance with the current residential construction codes. A building doesn't just appear - it requires a thorough design, and this course highlights the role of plan review in facilitating […]
Instructor: Hope Medina Description: These reports look so technical how do I start to review Manual J’s? This session we will discuss what heat gain and loss calculation are and other basics needed for review including the software allowed to be used for the reports.
Instructor: Hope Medina Description: The Colorado Model Energy Carbon Code raises important question: How can projects demonstrate compliance, and how do these requirements protect occupant and public safety? This training will focus on commercial construction, outlining key provisions and showing how plans can meet code while supporting the statutory goal of safeguarding health, safety and […]
Instructor: Andre Jean Description: Air Barriers, Water Resistive Barriers and Vapor Retarders are often confused on plans, during installation and for their purposes. In this class we focus on identifying the roles and requirements for each type of barrier as they relate to typical wall construction for both residential and commercial construction.
Instructor: Hope Medina Description: After the heating and cooling loads have been calculates based on Manual J, the residential equipment selection process can begin. This session will provide basic guidelines for review, and how to determine when is the equipment oversized or undersized
Instructor: Hope Medina Description: This session will open your eyes and discuss the components of a residential duct design for review. We will discuss flows, static pressure, total equivalent length, frictions rates, and details. All the things needed for a Manual D review.