International Building Code
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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
Chapter 1: Scope and Administration – NM State and Local Amendments
Covering key provisions of the code
State of New Mexico commercial building code
City of Albuquerque amendments to the New Mexico commercial building code
Chapter 2: Definitions
The importance of defining key code terminology
Identifying and defining key code terminology
Chapter 3: Use and Occupancy Classification
Best practices in classification of occupancy or use
Multiple uses in one space
Hazardous occupancies
Chapter 4: Special Requirements Based on Use or Occupancy
Atriums
Stages, platforms and technical production areas
Chapter 5: General Building Heights and Areas
Building height and number of stories
Building area
Unlimited area buildings
Mixed uses and incidental uses
Chapter 6: Types of Construction
Chapter 7 Fire and Smoke Protection
Fire resistive rated construction
Opening protections
Joint protections
Chapter 10: Egress
General means of egress
Occupant loads
Means of egress sizing
Number of exits and exit access doorways
Exit and exit access doorway configuration
Accessible means of egress
Exit access
Exits
Exit discharge
Credits
Professional Engineers
7.0 PDHs
Architects
7.0 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours
7.0 AIA HSW Learning Units
International Code Council
.70 CEUs (Building)
Contractors
Non-Credit Continuing Ed
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 7.0 PDHs to professional engineers and 7.0 HSW continuing education hours to architects in most states, including New Mexico. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in New Mexico.
This seminar is registered with the American Institute of Architects for 7.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES.
Engineers and architects seeking continuing education credit in other states 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 .70 CEUs in the specialty area of Building.
This course offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to construction contractors. It has not been submitted to any state contractor licensing entity for approval.
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
Scott Pierce
Integrity Code Consulting & Inspections, LLCIntegrity Code Consulting & Inspections, LLC
Mr. Pierce has over 30 years of experience in the construction industry and 16 of those years in the capacity of chief building official, plans examiner, combination inspector, flood plain administrator and zoning code enforcement director for jurisdictions in New Mexico and Colorado. He has reviewed hundreds of plans and has performed thousands of inspections. Mr. Pierce is a State of New Mexico certified building inspector and a certified professional member of the International Code Council, where he maintains certifications in commercial and residential building, plumbing and mechanical inspections, and building plan review as well as accessibility plan review and inspection.