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 Contact Hours
     6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units

Professional Engineers

     6.5 PDHs

International Code Council

     .65 CEUs (Building)

Contractors

     Voluntary CE Opportunity

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 all states. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Pennsylvania.

This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Provider No. J885) and the International Code Council for .65 CEUs in the specialty area of Building.

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 (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.

This seminar offers a non-mandatory continuing education opportunity for construction contractors. It has not been reviewed by any state contractor licensing entity with a continuing education requirement.

ttendance 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.