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 […]
Instructor: Barbara Rice Description: This 4-hour course provides an in-depth review of lithium battery technologies and the associated safety hazards addressed in the 2024 International Fire Code (IFC). It will examine the updated code provisions regulating the storage, use, installation, and emergency management of lithium-ion and other lithium-based batteries across a variety of occupancies. By Shums Coda Assoc. […]
Instructor: Steve Thomas Description: Identifies IEBC provisions applicable to the design and construction of tenant space improvements. The discussion addresses the three most common types of uses: business, mercantile and assembly. It emphasizes options available in the code for gaining compliance. Discussion includes occupancy separations and fire areas, type of construction features, fire-resistance-rated construction, interior […]
Instructor: Bill Clayton Description: Devoted to residential accessibility requirements using the International Building Code and ICC A117.1. Topics will include scoping for accessible design, Accessible, Type A and Type B residential requirements. The class will provide Federal accessibility background to help the student negotiate the maze of regulations and their base intent in the IBC.
Instructor: Steve Thomas Description: Addresses the essential provisions of the IBC relating to the classification of buildings. Subjects include occupancy classification, type of construction, area calculations, location on property and building heights. Practical examples and problems will be discussed to illustrate code requirements.
Instructor: Barbara Rice Description: This 4-hour course provides a detailed examination of Chapter 12 – Energy Systems of the 2024 International Fire Code (IFC), focusing on fire and life safety requirements for modern energy technologies. Participants will gain a working knowledge of how the IFC regulates energy generation, storage, and distribution systems in both new […]
Instructor: Steve Thomas Description: A look at the intricacies of constructing multi-family dwellings under the International Residential Code. The class will look at different issues surrounding the separation between units, the continuity and extension of the separation walls between dwelling units. Discussion will include property line issues, projections, overhangs and other areas that create interpretation […]
Instructor: Joshua Harmon Description: This 2-hr course provides a code grounded overview 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 […]
Instructor: Joshua Harmon Description: When disasters strike—whether natural, technological, or human caused—building and fire officials play a critical role in stabilizing the situation, assessing structural safety, and communicating accurate information to the public and partner agencies. This intermediate level course provides a practical framework for understanding the phases of disaster response, the responsibilities of code […]
Instructor: Joshua Harmon Description: Walls perform so many functions in a building; from providing structural support for the roof, housing openings for windows/doors to light and ventilate the occupied spaces; and overall as the building thermal envelope separating the exterior environment from the interior spaces - this system is intimately aligned with the requirements of […]