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

   General program guidelines
   Special inspector qualifications
   Testing and inspection agency accreditation
   Forms, schedules and agreements
   Pre-construction meeting
   Report distribution

Soil and Foundation Inspections

   Existing soil conditions
   Site preparation
   Pile foundations
   Pier foundations

Concrete and Masonry Construction Inspections

   Concrete reinforcement
   Concrete placement, testing and inspection
   Curing concrete
   Prestressed and precast concrete
   Masonry mortar, joints and connections
   Grout and grout placement
   Masonry reinforcement

Steel Inspections

   Shop fabrication
   Welds
   Tension and slip-critical bolts
   Structural steel assemblies
   Joint and connection details
   Pre-engineered metal buildings

Wood Construction, Fire-Resistance and Exterior Insulation Inspections

   Inspection of wood structural elements:
      Wood fasteners and connections
      Architectural wall panels
      Wood trusses
      Insulation inspections
      Fire-resistant materials
      Exterior insulation and finish systems
      Smoke control

Seismic and Wind Resistance

   Seismic requirements: inspections, tests, observations
   Wind resistance: observations

Load Testing and Material and Test Standards
Discrepancies and Reports

   Reports and discrepancy list
   Resolving discrepancies
   Reinspections
   Final report

Credits

Architects
     7.0 Non-Credit Contact Hours (CA)
     7.0 AIA HSW Learning Units

Professional Engineers
     7.0 PDHs

International Code Council
     .7 CEUs – Building

Contractors
     Non-Credit Continuing Ed.

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers 7.0 continuing education hours to architects (HSW) and 7.0 PDHs to professional engineers in most states. This is a non-credit activity for California architects. Continuing education is not mandatory for engineer license maintenance in California.

This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 7.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885).

Architects and engineers seeking continuing education credit in all other states will be able to apply the hours earned at this seminar. Refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.

The International Code Council has approved this activity for .7 CEUs in the specialty area of Building.

This course also offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to construction contractors. Credit approval is not being sought in any state with a contractor 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 to participants within fifteen business days.

Speakers

Neville Pereira

County of Monterey

Chief of Building Services and the Interim Deputy Director for the Resource Management Agency over Public Works, Parks and Facilities for the County of Monterey in California
Mr. Pereira is currently the chief of Building Services and the interim deputy director for the Resource Management Agency over Public Works, Parks and Facilities for the County of Monterey in California. As registered professional engineer in the state of California, he has spent the past 30 years of his career facilitating construction as a design engineer and city or county official. He is also currently ICC certified as a plans examiner, building inspector, accessibility specialist and building official. Mr. Pereira’s experience includes several jurisdictions including the County and City of Los Angeles, City of Glendale, City of Santa Monica, Temple City, and City of Pasadena, where he has served in various capacities ranging from plans examiner, to inspector, building official and city engineer. He was an adjunct professor for the College of the Canyons, teaching architecture, construction, and building codes. Mr. Pereira’s service to his profession includes several years on the Board of Directors, culminating in president of the Los Angeles Basin Chapter of ICC. He has served on the Administration Code Committee as vice chair of ICC’s Technology Advisory Group, and he chaired the Higher Education Task Group for the Building Official’s Membership Council. He currently serves on the CALBO State Licensing Boards Committee and is a commissioner on the Monterey County Commission on Disabilities. During the past 15 years of consistently attending ICC code hearings, Mr. Pereira has worked to raise the profile of the code official though building consistency, education, and participation of the membership.