Wednesday AM/PM - This overview surveys the requirements of the International Residential Code’s conventional wood framing provisions and the requirements associated with framing engineered designs for non-conventional construction. We will compare and contrast the prescriptive requirements with those of engineered designs. This course is appropriate for code enforcers, contractors, architects, and engineers.

Instructor:

Russell Thornburg – Thornburg Code Services
Russell Thornburg, with over 31 years of experience, brings to the classroom first-hand knowledge of many aspects of the building industry from the basics of home ownership to general contracting, to field inspection and plans examiner. For more than twenty years he was self-employed as a licensed general contractor and has over 17 years of experience working for municipalities in the state of Minnesota and Kansas. During this time, he began teaching Building Inspection Technology programs for Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, as well as Continuing Education Seminars from around the country and ICC chapters. After a short stint serving as Program Manager for Johnson County Contractor Licensing of KS he has returned to Texas and now writes and develops code seminars and presents these programs for various organizations, including municipalities, institutes, ICC chapters, Home Builder Associations, and industries throughout the United States.