2012 North Carolina State Building Code: Plumbing Code Level III training Based on the 2009 International Plumbing Code ® (IPC ® ) Length: 16 contact hours (960 minutes) Applicable Codes: 2009 IPC Product Type/Status: Seminar/Update Level: Level III Project Team Instructional Designer Valerie Pang Subject Matter Expert (For in-house use only) Background Information Description Use description from the document presented at meeting. Goal Upon completion of the course, students will be able to apply provisions of the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code apply Overall goal of these classes. Required
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2012 North Carolina State Building Code: Plumbing Code
Level III trainingBased on the 2009 International Plumbing Code® (IPC®)
Length: 16 contact hours (960 minutes)
Applicable Codes: 2009 IPC
Product Type/Status: Seminar/Update
Level: Level III
Project Team
Instructional Designer Valerie Pang
Subject Matter Expert
(For in-house use only)
Background Information Description Use description from the document presented at meeting.
Goal Upon completion of the course, students will be able to apply provisions of the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code apply
Overall goal of these classes.
Required
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Objectives
Upon completion of this seminar, participants will be better able to: Apply code provisions when inspecting various occupancy classifications for
the Level III inspector. Apply code provisions when taking the certification test. Identify certification test preparation strategies for Level II certification exam.
Target Audience Plumbing Inspectors, (3 years experience as a level I or 4 year degree in arch, engineering or fire and maybe some experience)
Secondary: anyone can take, students who are pursuing an associates.
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Prerequisites (Highlighted area pertains to this class)
Participants are at the Entry Level I, which means they should be able to do or know the following before they participate or use this product.
Has limited knowledge of construction codes and their application. May basic construction terminology, techniques, methods and materials. Should have a code book with them. Could have some field time. May have some fire department experience. No plan review
Participants are at the Intermediate Level II, which means they should be able to do or know the following before they participate or use this product.
May have some construction work or fire experience, if 4 yr degree, no experience.
Can read technical documents. Has at least two years in code enforcement. Reads basic construction documents. Some exposure of codes. Computes basic mathematical calculations. Reads and interprets construction documents. Enforces, applies and interprets model codes. Restricted occupancies.
Participants are at the Advanced Level III, which means they should be able to do or know the following before they participate or use this product.
Have extensive knowledge of construction codes and their application, minimum of 4 years.
Reads basic construction documents. Has at least 4 years’ experience in code enforcement. Computes complex mathematical calculations. Reads, understands and interprets drawings, tables and charts. Hazmat, institutional and high rise.
Instructional ConceptThe Seminar hour length will be 24 (Level III) contact hours, delivered in X training day(s), and will provide the following:
Lecture. Discussion. Practice of concepts. Visual representation of examples or case studies to aid in learning. A reference workbook for participants to use after the seminar. Activities structured to encourage interaction with the content and with other
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(Instructors have worksheets for use in the courses. Not required and not included on the current instruction manual. But could be in the new instructor manual. )
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Instructor PreparationCourse materials: For this course, the instructor will need the following materials:
1. Worksheets and handouts. 2. Instructor Abstract: This document originates from the course Design
Development Brief, contains a course outline with timings with facilitation notes for activities.
3. PowerPoint Presentation, (CD) in Microsoft 2007.
Source documents or other resources here that will be helpful for instructors to review.
2012 North Carolina Fire Code (based on 2009 IFC )
Instructor Responsibilities I. The instructor is expected to prepare adequately for the training event.
Be familiar with the local building concerns. Specific needs of the registrants. Be acquainted with local and national news events that effect building
safety and energy efficiency. Be prepared to share any resources that may be used to help the
participants.
II. Become familiar with the content of this course.
Add some examples to the training to help the learner. Direct the leaner to the page in the workbook that correlates with what is
listed on the slide. Ask the learners questions that will elicit more than yes and no answers,
provide feedback to them about their answers and encourage discussion and other opinions.
III. Lead classroom activities to enforce learning.
These activities are designed to enhance learning. It is critical that these activities take place so that you have an opportunity
to provide feedback to the participants and facilitate in the learning and reinforcement of concepts that may be new to the learner.
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Instructor Responsibilities (continued)IV. Facilitate lively discussions and provide your experience.
Ask questions that will elicit more than a yes or no answer. Encourage those who are interpreting the code differently to participate in
the discussion. This activity is where the learning happens. Talk from personal experience and encourage others to do so too. Thank participants for their comments and answers.
V. Provide feedback to all participants as they work during the course. Provide the learner with feedback and direct them to the answers to their
questions in the code books. Provide examples to them and encourage the participants to consult the code to find answers.
Know that participants will be asked if they can achieve the objectives of this class and that you have provided them with constructive feedback in the surveys, this will serve as evidence to our accreditation agency.
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Timed OutlineDevelopment Note: chapter 1-10 is key for Level IThe worksheets are currently 1999 so they will need to be updated. (bold is indicating where more emphasis is going to be between Level I and Level II)
Outline of Seminar (8 hours = 480 minutes)
I. Introduction to course (45 minutes)a. Introduction and objectives (5)b. Icebreaker (15)
Identify certification test preparation strategies for Level I certification exam.c. Intro to test taking strategies and certification exam.d. What to expect.e. Tips and what to bring and not bring in for electronic test.
II. Introduction to the Fire Prevention Code book. (90 minutes)
Utilize the Fire Prevention Code to determine compliance. Navigate through the code book. Identify the background and purpose of the code.
Apply code provisions when inspecting various occupancy classifications for the Level I inspector.
Identify provisions in the code, particularly in chapters 1-10, 19, 22, 23 24 27, 34, 38, 45 and 47 that pertain to the Level I Fire inspector.
Spend less time on this in the Level II and III classes. AND LEVEL TEST PULLS FROM PREVIOUS LEVELS. AND SAME WITH LEVEL II …I NEED TO GO BACK AND FIX LEVEL 2
a. Structure of the code book. Appendices. Strikethroughs, Underlines, Deletions, Margin bars.
b. A tour of the table of contents. c. How the Chapters and sections are structured.d. Code language with 10 things you should know about reading the
code.e. Margin designations and markings. f. Modifications to code between cycles, amendments. (Look at
building code minutes. Cumulative summary of code changes on website.)
g. Exemptions section 102.10 (1-6)h. Interps. What are they?
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i. General Statutes (covered in detail in law and admin.) j. Chapter 1 admin in fire code (extra hour)
i. Permitting provisions. Mandatory and optional, operation and construction. Section 105.1.2./ Limitations, what they can issue as Level I inspectors, process. Operational printout handout coming from OSM.—may be on the NC fire PPT cd
ii. Plan review overview requirements? Construction document submittal
iii. Schedulingiv. Writing violations
1. Stop work 2. Abatement3. Unsafe buildings4. Service utilities
k. Structure of chapter 2i. General structure of definitions
ii. Occupancy classificationsl. Activity Scavenger hunt?? Participants can work in groups to find
various provisions. Instructors provide feedback and encourage discussion about the various code sections.
m. Worksheet Level I homework?? Or independent activity. a. Case study activity
III. Chapters 8-10a. Chapter 8 repeat from Level Ib. Chapter 9***include a note for instructors to overview and review also to
get a set of fire alarm and sprinkler plans walk through, Fixed suppression, And put together a checklist.
i. All overview and emphasize inspections. ii. Section 901 (not plan review req.) -903(occupancies and sizes that
Level I can inspect. [can inspect everything but highrise] ) 904, 905, 906, 907 [(not existing blg from IFC) not I or H and A greater than 20,000], 910 tease to highpiled. not 908-911, 914 special use detailed req.
iii. 914, EXPLOSION CONTROL AND SMOKE AND HEAT VENTS FIRE DEPT CONNECTIONS AND SPECIAL OCC
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Learner checklistThe following list will be provided to the learner so that they can exhibit learning has taken place in this training session. It will serve as a guide for the learner.
Utilize the Fire Prevention Code to determine compliance. Apply code provisions when inspecting various occupancy classifications for the
Level I inspector. () Apply code provisions when taking the certification test. Identify certification test preparation strategies for Level I certification exam.
<Paste the objectives here>This will become a handout that goes to every participant or maybe it will be in the book where they can check off what they have learned as the day goes.
Task list for Level I certification:
Administration 36%Occupancy 9%Hazardous Material 15%Fire Protection 23%Egress Safety 18%
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Assessment of Learning OutcomesIn order for this course to obtain accreditation, learning outcomes or objectives need to be aligned with various ways of assessment. Proof of the learning needs to be shown and feedback from the instructor needs to be delivered before the certificate is given to the participant.
Directions: Instructional designers need to insert the objectives into this document and then develop assessments for the activities. Giving instructors enough information about the activities will help them to better manage the learning, provide feedback and help learners learn. The activities and assessments should be aligned with the level of the course. Some of the more basic objectives will become enabling objectives or prerequisite objectives, thus helping remove the more basic information from being discussed in the intermediate and advanced level classes.
Learning outcome / Objective Method of Instruction
Method(s) of Assessment Method of Feedback
Describe the purpose, criteria and basis for the plan review and code compliance with the 2009 IECC, including:
Plan review authorities and responsibilities.
The collaborative nature of professional plan review.
Describe the basic terms related to performing an energy plan review.
Lecture Quiz The answers will be delivered after all participants have taken the quiz. The instructor will discuss any questions that people may have given wrong and direct them where the correct answers are located in the code.
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The Seminar At-A-GlanceDesign Matrix (To be completed with input from the subject matter expert after the initial design meeting)
Section/Objectives Topics Instructional Strategy Target Time Active or Passive
Day 1Introduction to course (20 minutes)
20 minutes 8:00-8:20 P/A
Introduction and objectives (5)
Lecture 5 8:00-8:05 P
Icebreaker (15) Activity: Follow slide and have participants introduce themselves.Before starting right into the content, ask participants to introduce themselves and answer one of the following questions:
Name, How long have you been working with the energy code?
What is the most interesting plan review submittal that you have seen?
These questions will give you an idea of the experience level of the class so that as you work through the day, you can point out things that people said they wanted to know. You can also use the more experienced learners to give opinions and help those less experienced with the code.
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Section/Objectives Topics Instructional Strategy Target Time Active or Passive
Module 2: Chapters 1-3 of the IECC (100 minutes)
100 minutes 9:15-11:05 P/A
Chapter 1 of the IECC (15)
Lecture 15 9:15-9:30 P
Chapter 1 group activity (quiz) (10)
Participants can answer questions on their own and then discuss answers. Or instructors can lead discussion with participants on their answers as a large group.
10 9:30-9:40 A
Chapter 2 (20) Lecture 20 9:40-10:00 PChapter 2 group activity (reading ES reports) (20)
Participants learn to read ES reports and they discuss the various barriers that could be used for the thermal envelope.
Direct participants to page 109 of workbook and lead them through the various parts of the evaluation report. Discuss differences between the 4 products that follow and how they may be used on the jobsite. Which are appropriate air barriers?
20 10:00-10:20 A
Break 10 minutes 10:20-10:30 Identify list of
defined areas on plans (10)
During the lecture about the definitions, participants look at the plans to find several terms such as “conditioned floor area.”
10 10:30-10:40 A
Q&A activity (5) Participants answer questions in workbook and discuss as a group.
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Section/Objectives Topics Instructional Strategy Target Time Active or Passive
Answer questions (10)
Participants can answer questions on their own and then discuss answers. Instructor can assign groups to answer certain questions then debrief with the group.
Determine if plan review documentation and recordkeeping requirements have been met then determine if the plan needs to comply with the IECC and if the plan needs to comply with residential or commercial provisions of the IECC.
Mandatory provisions in Chapter 4 (10)
Lecture 10 11:05-11:15 P
Sample heat loss calculation activity (15)
Instructor walks the group through the heat loss calculation worksheet.
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Section/Objectives Topics Instructional Strategy Target Time Active or Passive
Module 4: Prescriptive compliance in chapter 4 (70 minutes)
70 minutes 12:30-1:40 P/A
Identify the compliance path for a given set of plans, including:
R-Value, U-Factor, UA and Simulated
performance.
Building Thermal Envelope (30)
Lecture 30 12:30-1:00 P
Electrical (10) Lecture 10 1:00-1:10 PPlan review set one for mandatory prescriptive requirements (30)
Participants review plan set one for mandatory requirements for 20 minutes and then the instructor debriefs the learners for 10 minutes.
30 1:10-1:40 A
R-values (60 minutes)
60 minutes 1:40-2:50 P/A
R-value computation (20)
Instructor walks the group through R-value computation.
30 1:40-2:10 P/A
Break10 minutes 2:10-2:20 Plan review Set 2 individual activity (25)
Participants can work in small groups on a set 2 of the plans. The instructor will walk around, assist and discuss questions with groups. Allow 5-10 minutes for a debrief of the information.
Identify the compliance path for a given set of plans, including:
R-Value, U-Factor, UA and Simulated
performance.
U Factor Alternative (40)
Lecture 20 8:10-8:30 P
Weighted Average class activity (20)
Participants fill out weighted average while instructor demonstrates it.
20 8:30-8:50 A
U- Factor Activity Plan Review Set 3 (40)
Participants can work in small groups on a set 2 of the plans for U-factor. The instructor will walk around, assist and discuss questions with groups. Allow 5-10 minutes for debrief of the information.
40 8:50-9:30 A
Module 4 (continued) Total UA (90 minutes)
90 minutes 9:30-11:10 P/A
Identify and assess the design of building components for code compliance utilizing:
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Section/Objectives Topics Instructional Strategy Target Time Active or Passive
Test (40) Participants work through the questions alone and develop questions regarding the application of the IECC. Allow 20 minutes for Instructor to lead the class in discussing the answers to the questions.
40 2:00-2:40 A
Wrap up discussion (40) Instructor wraps up the class, participants review the material covered in this class and ask further questions.
