This presentation will provide an overview of changes to the 2015 and 2018 International Building Code (IBC) related to mass timber construction. CLT was first incorporated in the 2015 IBC and additional types of SCL were added to Type IV (heavy timber, HT) construction. st content here…
This course is designed to help code officials, architects, owners and operators with the application of the building codes on cannabis facilities.
Tags: Commercial Building Safety, Building Code, Plans, and Enforcement
This training focuses on the basic concepts of the 2018 International Building Code® (IBC®). These concepts provide a basis for the correct utilization of the code.
This information packed training covers innovative and unique safety concepts while addressing the principles and the science behind code provisions and deepens the understanding and the logic for effective code application and interpretation.
This training covers the terminology, concepts, and principles of legal issues that affect building officials and inspectors in the administration of their duties. It will assist the building official or inspector, or persons interested in said discipline in understanding the legal concepts related to the model building codes.
Tags: Residential Building Safety, Commercial Building Safety, Building Code, Plans, and Enforcement, Featured
This training addresses requirements for buildings utilizing hazardous materials and requiring coordination between the fire and building codes. It reviews the requirements found in Chapters 50 through 67 of the International Fire Code® (IFC®), as well as Chapter 3, and Sections 414 and 415 of the International Building Code® (IBC®). The goal of this seminar is for participants to examine the application of code requirements in the 2018 IFC and the 2018 IBC to determine compliance for the storage use, handling and dispensing of hazardous materials.
This training reviews and analyzes selected significant changes from the 2018 IBC® to the 2021 IBC®. Discussions will assist code users in identifying the specific code changes that have occurred, and more importantly, understanding the reason behind the change. Finally, it explains those code changes selected due to their frequency of application, special significance or change in application.
Compliance inspections encompass a variety of complaints. Some of those complaints may include dilapidated structures. It is important for code enforcement officers to recognize building hazards so as to prevent injury to oneself. This course will look at what may constitute a building hazard in a structure and help assist the code officer with safety protocols.
Tags: Residential Building Safety, Commercial Building Safety, Building Code, Plans, and Enforcement
This training addresses the necessary soft skills for success as an inspector—those non-technical traits and behaviors that enhance an inspector’s ability to interact with others and to successfully carry out their job duties. These include people skills such as effective communication, diplomacy and customer service, but also include skills for problem solving, professionalism, integrity, and time management.
Tags: Fire Safety, Plumbing, Residential Building Safety, Commercial Building Safety, Electrical Safety, Building Code, Plans, and Enforcement, Plumbing, Mechanical, Fuel Gas, Pools/Spas, Mechanical
This training has two sessions; the morning and afternoon session. The morning session is 2018 IBC Exit Systems and the afternoon session is 2018 IBC Exterior Wall and Opening Protection.
Tags: Commercial Building Safety, Building Code, Plans, and Enforcement, Buildings, Construction, Architecture/Design