International Building Code 2015
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Before purchasing, review the rules of your licensing or certifying entity. It is your responsibility to confirm this course meets your CE requirements. See the credit tab on the course page for details.
What’s Included: Full webinar recording, written course materials, expert instruction, a mandatory quiz, and a certificate upon completion.
Deliverability Timeline: All courses are generally available within 1-2 weeks after the live presentation.
CE Credits: AIA and/or LA/CES accreditation is available by request for courses recorded prior to March 11, 2026. All courses after that date include those accreditations by default, if applicable. With these accreditations, our courses qualify for credit in nearly all states for engineers, surveyors, architects, and landscape architects.
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Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 12:15 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:15 – 1:15 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:15 – 5:00 pm
Building Code Background and Application
Development of the International Building Code
Code update process
Code terminology
Code enforcement
Building Classification, Occupancy and Safety
Classification of structures
Occupancy and special uses
Fire resistance-rated construction
Fire protection systems
Doors and windows
Regulation of Building Components
Exterior walls
Roof assemblies
Structural design
Soils and foundations
Use of Specific Materials and Construction Techniques
Concrete
Aluminum
Masonry
Steel
Wood
Glass and glazing
Regulation of Interior Construction
Gypsum board and plaster
Interior finishes
Interior environment
Complying with Safety Requirements During Construction
Protection of workers, public and adjoining property
Credits
Architects
7.0 HSW CE Hours
7.0 AIA HSW Learning Units
Professional Engineers
7.0 PDHs
International Code Council
.7 CEUs – Building
Contractors
Non-Credit Cont. Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers up to 7.0 HSW continuing education hours to architects and 7.0 PDHs to professional engineers in most states, including Kentucky. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Kentucky.
This event is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 7.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). Partial attendance cannot be reported to the AIA.
Architects and engineers seeking continuing education credit outside Kentucky will be able to claim the hours earned at this seminar, in most cases. Refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.
The International Code Council has approved this event for .7 CEUs in the specialty area of Building.
This seminar offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to construction contractors. It is not approved by any state licensing entity for contractor continuing education credit.
Attendance will be monitored and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Robert Overton
RTM Consultants, Inc.Associate, RTM Consultants, Inc.
Mr. Overton has been working with building codes and life safety requirements in several capacities for 30 years. As an architectural draftsman, he has worked in several firms where his code knowledge was used to review construction documents and to prepare life safety plans and building code summaries. As a construction contract administrator, Mr. Overton was responsible for maintaining the contractual agreement between the owner and contractor. In this role, he was able to evaluate unforeseen site conditions, provide code-compliant solutions and use his knowledge of the code requirements to better evaluate alternatives proposed by the contractors. As a plans examiner, Mr. Overton worked at the Indiana Building Commissioner’s Office where he reviewed projects for all types of commercial construction. As a building code consultant within a private architectural firm, he has worked with projects for the primary and higher education markets and long-term assisted-living facilities. In the role of associate state architect, Mr. Overton was responsible for building code and life safety compliance for the hospital and retirement homes owned by the State of Indiana. Mr. Overton is a member of the National Fire Protection Association and the International Code Council. He is a certified fire protection specialist and certified fire inspector through the National Fire Protection Association. Mr. Overton is a graduate of Purdue University and has an associates degree in applied science in Architectural Technology and a bachelor’s degree in Construction Technology.