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

   History of the International Residential Code (IRC)

   Adoption and enforcement of International Residential Code

   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 CEHs
     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 and offers 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects in all states, except Florida architects. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Colorado. This course also offers 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers in all states (non-mandatory in Colorado).

This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES.

HalfMoon Education is deemed an architect continuing education sponsor in New York. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.

This seminar is approved by the International Code Council for .65 CEUs in the specialty area of Building.

This event also offers a continuing education opportunity to construction contractors. It has not been submitted to any state contractor licensing entity for continuing education 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

Edward L. Fronapfel, MSCE, PE, CBIE, CFCC, Fellow NAFE

President, 7272 Consulting

Mr. Fronapfel has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in structural and forensic engineering. Ed’s a Certified Level 2 Infrared Thermographer, Certified 3rd Party EIFS Inspector, Certified Forensic Claims Consultant, Board Certified Building Inspection Engineer, and Certified Building Commissioning Professional. He is a registered engineer in the States of AL, AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, ID, IN, IA, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MS, MT, MO, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, and WY. Mr. Fronapfel has been deposed nearly 800 times and admitted into trial settings over 125 times. He has been used as an expert in arbitration and mediations over 500 times since the late 1990s. Mr. Fronapfel is an instructor for the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, the College of Contract Management, U.K., Diploma in Structural Forensic Engineering, and he has been an adjunct professor for the Burns School of Real Estate Management, University of Denver, since 2007. Mr. Fronapfel is a Board-Certified Member of the Association of Building Inspection Professionals, a Certified Forensic Claims Consultant through AACE, a Board-Certified member of the International Board of Forensic Engineering and Science and a Member of The Academy of Experts, U.K., and a Fellow Member of ASCE and of NAFE.