International Residential 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 – 11:45 am
Lunch (On your own): 11:45 am – 12:45 pm
Afternoon Session: 12:45 – 4:30 pm
Development and Enforcement of International Residential Code
International Residential Code (IRC) adoption and enforcement in Pennsylvania
Recent and anticipated Code amendments
Future of the Code
Building Planning and Shell Construction (Chapters 2-10)
Definitions
Alternative provisions and design criteria
Wind effects and protection of openings
Seismic provisions
Story height and live loads
Snow loads
Fire-resistant construction and exterior walls
Dwelling unit separations and garage separation
Ceiling heights
Glazing
Garages and carports
Ingress, egress and stairways
Fire and carbon monoxide safety and detection
Foam plastic
Wood and wood-based products
Accessibility
Floods, storms and drainage
Soils and foundations
Framing and fastening
Walls and wall covering
Roof/ceiling construction
Roof assemblies
Fireplaces and chimneys
Energy Efficiency (Chapter 11)
Compliance
Building thermal envelope
Climate classifications
Permanent energy certificate
Insulation and fenestration
Building systems
Lighting
Mechanical, Fuel, Plumbing and Electrical Systems
Appliance installation and exhaust systems
Ventilation
Hydronic systems
Fuel gas systems and appliances
Plumbing fixtures
Drains
Backflow preventers, venting, sumps and ejectors
Fire sprinkler systems
Electrical system grounding
Intersystem bonding termination
Overcurrent devices
Electrical outlets
Luminaires
Pools, spas and hot tubs
Credits
Architects
6.5 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours
6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units
Professional Engineers
6.5 PDHs
International Code Council
.65 CEUs (Building)
Contractors
Non-Credit Continuing Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public. It offers up to 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects and 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers in most states, including Pennsylvania engineers. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Pennsylvania. Architects and engineers in other states will be able to claim continuing education credit in most cases. Refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.
This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Provider No. J885). Only full attendance can be reported to AIA/CES.
The International Code Council has approved this event for .65 CEUs in the specialty area of Building.
This seminar offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity for construction contractors. It has not been approved by any state contractor licensing entity with a continuing education requirement.
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 within 15 business days.
Speakers
Mark Reinmiller
Building Consultants, Inc.Professional Engineer at Building Consultants, Inc.Mr. Reinmiller is a licensed professional engineer and operates Building Consultants, Inc. BCI is a consulting firm specializing in structural and forensic engineering, and other consulting services related to residential and commercial buildings. He has over 30 years of full-time building inspection and consulting engineering experience, completing approximately 10,000 building inspections/projects. Mr. Reinmiller is certified by the International Code Council (ICC) as a one-and-two family building plumbing, electrical, and mechanical inspector. He was previously certified by the Building Administrators and Code Officials International (BOCA) as a one-and-two family building, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical inspector; a residential plans examiner, and as a commercial building inspector. Mr. Reinmiller is also a past president and a member of the executive board of the Pennsylvania Association of Accredited Building Inspectors (PAABI). He has lectured at numerous home inspection training seminars and has attended hundreds of hours of educational seminars himself. He received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University and his M.S. degree in Structural Engineering from Villanova.