General Legal/Process February 4-5 & 11-12, 2012
Small Buildings March 10-11 & 17-18, 2012
Instructors: Ian McKinlay
In Ontario, all building design practitioners must obtain a Building Code Identification Number (BCIN) to ensure familiarity with the Ontario Building Code and to be eligible to obtain the insurance necessary to practice professionally. For designers of buildings under 6,000m3 two exams must be passed: General Legal/Process and either House or Small Buildings.
Endeavour will be presenting preparatory courses for both the General Legal/Process and Small Buildings.
Unique to Endeavour’s presentations will be a focus on Alternative Compliance pathways in the code and a focus on working with unconventional materials and methods using Objectives and Function Statements. These courses will also have a focus on dispute resolution and the Building Code Commission. This is the ideal way for those who design for natural and sustainable strategies to learn to use the OBC to their best advantage.
Each course is offered over two consecutive weekends. Participants will need their own copy of the two-volume Ontario Building Code-2006 ($165) https://www.publications.serviceontario.ca/ecom/MasterServlet/JspHandler?pageName=FAQOBCJsp&loggedIN=false&JavaScript=y and the self-study manual for the General Legal/Process and Small Buildings courses ($50 each) https://www.publications.serviceontario.ca/ecom/MasterServlet/GetItemDetailsHandler?iN=510049&qty=1&viewMode=3&loggedIN=false&JavaScript=y and https://www.publications.serviceontario.ca/ecom/MasterServlet/GetItemDetailsHandler?iN=510064&qty=1&viewMode=3&loggedIN=false&JavaScript=y
General Legal/Process-2007 covers the following topics:
- Understanding Roles and the Legal Framework of the Act
- Qualifications and Registration under the Act and the Code
- Permit Applications and the Issuance Process
- Inspection and Compliance Process
- The Occupancy Process
- Co-operation, Conflict and Dispute Resolution under the Act
- Offences, Liability and Immunity from Actions
- Change of Use and Renovations, and
- Complying with Division B
- CADS and Alternative Compliance Pathways
Small Buildings-2006 covers the following topics:
- Special Structures and the Basics of Structural Requirements
- Design of Areas and Spaces
- Doors, Windows and Skylights
- Stairs, Ramps, Handrails and Guards
- Means of Egress
- Fire Protection
- Floor-on-Ground
- Wood Frame Construction
- Plumbing
- Electrical Facilities
- Resource Conservation
- Alternative Compliance Pathways
At the end of the course, you will be prepared to challenge the examinations for each course, which are held regularly at sites across Ontario. See the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing web site at http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page8617.aspx for exam locations and dates.
Entry Requirements
Must own a copy of the 2006 Ontario Building Code and the study guides
Fee
General Legal/Process February 4-5 & 11-12, 2012- 450$
Small Buildings -2006 March 10-11 & 17-18, 2012- 450$
Register for both for 800$, a 100$ savings!
Maximum class size: 12