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: 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: Bill Clayton Description: This seminar will focus on the different types fire-resistant rated assemblies and systems required by the International Building Code. Resources on identifying different systems will be discussed. The seminar will also discuss the plan review and inspection of such assemblies and systems.
Instructor: Steve Thomas Description: This all day course provides an overview of the requirements for multi- family dwellings in the International Building Code. Type V-A construction may be the most difficult type of construction to build a structure by. This seminar discusses the design, construction and inspection of Group R-2 occupancies including, building planning, fire-resistive […]
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: 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. Inc.
Instructor: Steve Thomas Description: This class will discuss the soft skills of being a building official. Discussions will include customer service, legal aspects, politics and other issues that come up in a building department.
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 […]
Instructor: Joshua Harmon Description: As the Holidays appoach - they serve as an opportunity where energy consumption and use can be the most important and overlooked by occupants. This session will delve into the variety of resources and code provisions that promote energy efficiency and occupant safety and how holidays and large gatherings can impact […]
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: Joshua Harmon Description: This all day course provides an overview of the requirements for multi- family dwellings in the International Building Code. Type V-A construction may be the most difficult type of construction to build a structure by. This seminar discusses the design, construction and inspection of Group R-2 occupancies including, building planning, fire-resistive rated […]
Instructor: Doug Thornburg Description: This program provides a look at the requirements for fire-resistance-rated construction in the International Building Code. It will start with a look at what is fire-resistance-rated construction, where it is required and what is the required rating. From there, it will cover the practical aspects as detailed in Chapter 7, including […]