Architecture and DesignThe Importance of the International Building Code (IBC) in the Design and Construction of Safe Buildings

The Importance of the International Building Code (IBC) in the Design and Construction of Safe Buildings

SKU: JCOM-00052
Duration: 1.00 Hr

This course introduces you to the International Building Code® (IBC®), which is a model building code developed by the International Code Council® (ICC®). The IBC® Codes provide minimum safeguards for people with regard to building safety. The focus will be on the importance of the code in regard to fire prevention, means of egress, and structural stability. Discussions will also include additional codes (e.g., International Energy Conservation Code®) that, when referenced by the IBC®, are adopted. This course distills the IBC® down to relevant code sections, chapters, and working examples that illustrate fundamental code concepts.

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Recognize the need for safe building design considerations
  • Identify the model codes used in the United States and how to locate them online and within the International Building Code® itself
  • Recall the code development process
  • Recall the minimum building code requirements and regulations that attempt to address the spread of fire
  • Recall some of the code modifications from the most recent version of the International Building Code®

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Course Level Intermediate
Languages English
Compatibility Audio, Video, MobileReady, Responsive

Rumanda Young, Ph.D.

Dr. Young is a Registered Landscape Architect (RLA) in the state of Texas and a Certified Planner (AICP). She holds a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture (BLA) from the University of Arkansas, a master's degree in city and regional planning (MCRP) with environmental planning emphasis from the University of Texas at Arlington, and a Ph.D. in urban planning and public policy. Dr. Young also spent time abroad in Cheltenham, England at the University of Gloucestershire focusing on sustainable development practices, environmental planning, and resource management. Dr. Young has eight years of private practice experience, six of which working with the firm Carter & Burgess, Inc. She was involved in a variety of work including a wide range of park and recreational planning and design projects. Landscape Architectural experience ranges from preparation of detail site design plans, inventory and analysis documents, park, recreation and open space master plans, city-wide comprehensive plans, interpretive prospectus documents, construction document preparation, and preparation of grant applications and rezoning applications for cities throughout Texas, Louisiana, North Carolina and Oklahoma.

Dr. Young currently works as a Military Master Planner with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in the Planning, Environmental, and Regulatory Branch. Dr. Young is involved in a variety of work including a wide range of military planning, programming, and design projects. Project Management experience ranges from installation design guides to campus master plans. Projects also focus on the impacts of development on human health and the environment, and improvements through better siting, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of military projects.

Dr. Young is also an adjunct professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, School of Architecture. She teaches master's level landscape architecture design studio course(s).

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