Special Inspections under International Building Code Ch. 17
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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
Overview of Special Inspections
History, terminology and definitions
Duties of responsible parties
Agency approval and accreditations
Inspector qualifications
Statement of special inspections and special inspection agreements
Structural observations
Steel Fabrication, Bolting and Welding
Fabrication, approved facilities and fabricator QC program
Welder and welding inspector qualifications/certifications
Welded connections, WPS and testing
Bolted connections, fastener qualification and inspection/testing
procedures
Pre-engineered metal buildings
Concrete
Concrete reinforcement, placement, testing and inspection
Curing, consolidation, hot and cold weather concrete
Prestressed concrete, precast concrete, shotcrete
Masonry
Inspection frequency, tables A-C
Material test methods – unit strength and prisms
Block/brick placement, reinforcing and grouting
Hot and cold weather requirements
Wood, Cold-Formed Steel, Wind and Seismic
AWC and AISI publication references in IBC
Wood and CFS material standards, fasteners and connections
Lateral framing inspection practices and procedures
Additional requirements for special inspection of systems for seismic
resistance/isolation
Soils
Shallow foundations, in-situ conditions and fill placement
Driven deep foundations
Cast-in-place deep foundations
Helical pile foundations
SFRM, EIFS, Fire Penetrations, Smoke Control
Spray-applied fire resistive material inspection and testing
Exterior insulation and finish systems
Fire-resistant materials
Smoke control inspection
Material Standards and Load Tests
Design strength of materials and alternative test procedures
In-situ load tests
Pre-construction load tests
SI Ethics, Non-Conformances, Final Reports
Inspector authority, conflicts and “soft skills”
Discrepancy documentations, tracking and resolution
Final Report issues, required documentation and distribution
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
7.0 Commercial CE Hours
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 Oregon. This seminar also offers 7.0 continuing education hours to Oregon commercial contractors. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Oregon.
This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 7.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885).
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for architects in Florida and is deemed an approved sponsor in New York. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.
The International Code Council has approved this course for .7 CEUs in the specialty area of Building.
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
Sean Flint
O’Neill Service GroupProject Manager/Technical Director, O’Neill Service Group
Mr. Flint works as a project manager and technical director for O’Neill Service Group, a firm engaged in construction quality assurance inspection and materials inspection in Redmond, Washington, and an educator in several disciplines of special inspection. He began his career in special inspection in 1999 for AAR Testing Laboratory in Redmond, working on a wide variety of commercial structures. In 2012 Mr. Flint accepted the position of quality testing supervisor and technical director for O’Neill Service Group. Notable projects include the SR520 Eastside Corridor upgrades as part of the floating bridge replacement projects and the Sound Transit Link light rail S 200th extension. In 2004 he began presenting courses for the Northwest Council of Engineering Labs, a consortium of material testing agencies in the Puget Sound region that provides classroom training for special inspectors. Courses currently presented by Mr. Flint include concrete placement and batch plant inspection, reinforced concrete inspection, structural masonry, shotcrete, lateral wood/cold formed steel framing inspection and proprietary anchors inspection. Mr. Flint has also been part of the pilot program for the ACI/CRSI certified anchor installer program for contractors in the Puget Sound region.