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 and Introductions
Building Code Background and Application in Ohio and PA

   Code update processes
   Code terminology
   Code enforcement

Building Occupancy, Classification, and Safety

   Occupancy and special uses –Chapters 3 and 4
   Classification of structures – Chapters 5 and 6
   Fire resistance-rated construction – Chapters 7, 8, 12, and 14
   Fire protection systems – Chapter 9
   Means of egress and accessibility – Chapters 10 and 11

Regulation of Building Components

   Exterior walls – Chapter 14
   Roof assemblies – Chapter 15
   Building systems – Chapters 27 – 30
   Case study

Open Q&A and Case Study
Chapters 13 and 16 to 26

   Structural design – Chapter 16
   Structural tests and special inspections – Chapter 17
   Soils and foundations – Chapter 18
   Materials – Chapters 19 – 26
   Energy efficiency – Chapter 13 and the IECC

Existing and Special Conditions

   Existing buildings – Chapter 34 and the IEBC
   Case study – Uncertified buildings
   Special construction and situations – Chapters 31, 32, and 33
   Case study – Ethics
   Closing Q&A   

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
     Non-Credit Continuing Ed.

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers 7.0 HSW continuing education hours to architects and 7.0 PDHs to professional engineers in most states, including Ohio and Pennsylvania. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in these states.

This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 7.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES.

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

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

This course offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to contractors.

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

Thomas Donoghue

Donoghue Project Consulting, LLC

Principal with Donoghue Project Consulting, LLCMr. Donoghue’s career has been devoted to the planning and construction of corporate, commercial, and institutional facilities for research and business operations. He has safely and successfully led fire disaster recovery, hazardous materials handling, and hazardous occupancy code compliance efforts. He is experienced with a variety of building types – corporate, academic, scientific and product development R&D facilities are a particular specialty; along with office, data center, maintenance, manufacturing, and employee service facilities. Through training, certification, and decades of experience, Mr. Donoghue has acquired significant technical skill and knowledge regarding building code and accessibility issues. Mr. Donoghue has worked as a building plans examiner, reviewing, approving and declining building permit applications. He has performed forensic investigations and guided building owners and architects through complex compliance issues, developing appropriate and successful code variance strategies.
Mr. Donoghue earned his undergraduate degree in Architecture from Kent State University, his Master of Business Administration degree from The Katz Graduate School at the University of Pittsburgh, and a Masters certificate in Project Management from the University of Pittsburgh, Katz Graduate School of Business. He holds several certifications in specialty areas including sustainability, and laboratory ventilation and past certifications as a plans examiner, building inspector, and accessibility inspector. He launched his own consulting firm, specializing in project management, code consulting, construction observation, and architectural forensics, in 2010.
Donoghue Project Consulting, LLC, provides building code analysis and consulting services to building owners, and others in and served by the construction industry.