The purpose of this course is to familiarize building officials, fire officials, plans examiners, inspectors, design professionals, contractors, and others in the construction industry with many of the important changes in the 5th Edition (2014) Florida Building Code, Building (FBCB). This interactive, online course is designed to assist those code users in identifying the specific code changes that have occurred and, more important, understanding the reason behind the change. It is also a valuable resource for jurisdictions in their code adoption process.
Developed in partnership with the International Code Council.
Describe the basic provisions for the five included categories of code topics from the Florida Building Code, Building (FBCB)
Identify at least one code change that occurred for each of the five included categories of code topics from the 5th Edition of the Florida Building Code, Building (FBCB)
Explain the significance of at least one code change that occurred for each of the five included categories of code topics from the 5th Edition of the Florida Building Code, Building (FBCB)
List at least one code for each of the four code change types identified in this course
2 hrs. Online Course