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Building Department Administration

Building Department Administration - 3rd Edition Textbook
Learn Building Department Administration From The Experts
Updated and expanded for the 21st century building department. More than 30 experts from across the country have updated, reviewed, and authored new chapters for this exciting new edition using decades of experience in building safety administration. Their valuable contributions have resulted in the most effective building department management tool available. Twenty-one chapters include existing chapters that have been extensively updated and expanded, as well as several new chapters

Building Department Administration - Companion Workbook
Companion Workbook to Building Department Administration Textbook
This companion workbook to Building Department Administration, 3rd Edition is the perfect tool for those who wish to study the subject in depth. The workbook chapters are correlated to the 21 chapters of the main book and each chapter contains specific learning objectives, a list of statements and questions summarizing the key points for study, and a helpful quiz. Questions in multiple choice, true/false and text completion formats will assess the reader's retention of the information as they progress through the workbook. This workbook contains more than 300 questions! The answer key to all quiz questions is provided at the back pages of the workbook. (195 pages)

Code Enforcement Books

2009 Permit Technician Study Companion
Comprehensive Self-Study Guide on Topics Important to Permit Technicians
This Study Companion is a comprehensive self-study guide that covers many of the subjects of specific interest to the permit technician. It contains 2009 International Building Code® information on administration, occupancy groups and types of construction as well as zoning and sign requirements of the 2009 International Zoning Code®. The Companion also references ICC's Basic Code Enforcement as well as legal information found in Legal Aspects of Code Administration. The Study Companion's 14 study sessions provide practical learning assignments

Building Code Compliance & Enforcement
Complete Code Inspection Guide to the 2009 Codes for Contractors & Building Inspectors
An answer book for both contractors and building inspectors, this manual explains what it takes to pass inspections under the 2009 International Residential Code. It includes a code checklist for every trade, covering some of the most common reasons why inspectors reject residential work footings, foundations, slabs, framing, sheathing, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, energy conservation and final inspection.

Common Code Problems
Learn The Information Required To Pass Code Inspections The First Time
Save time and money by passing code inspections the first time! Common Code Problems 2nd Edition, is an up-to-date guide that examines the significant safety code compliance elements for one- and two- family dwellings

The Building Official's and Inspector's Guide to Codes, Forms and Complaints
Learn How To Enforce The International Building Code When Violations Occur
Learn how to enforce the International Building Code when violations occur, and to correctly write any document required by the job! This new book features a compilation of legal notices, letters, complaints, and other documents that inspectors can use for effective enforcement of the most common problems likely to be encountered in the field. In addition to the forms, valuable checklists help users follow the required steps in enforcement, and tables assist inspectors in better understanding the Code. Even if a municipality does not use the International Building Code, the documents in this book can be adapted for local use because they are so universal.

The Code Enforcement Survivor's Handbook
Some Basic Information To Help You Survive a Career in Code Enforcement
This is a handbook written for men and women who are either interested in going into a career or have just begun one in code enforcement. It begins by giving a historical background on code enforcement in cities, how it has changed over the years, and where it seems to be headed in the future. The rest of the book is devoted to giving general information and simple and straightforward advice or suggestions to the aspiring enforcement officer on how to handle difficult people and situations, manage code cases and politics, learn how to listen to their intuition, and realize how each person in this type of organization has special talents that can be used in achieving a successful code enforcement program in their city or county

Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement
A Reference Manual for Uniformed and Civilian Fire Code Inspectors
Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement (7th edition) is a comprehensive source of information. This manual educates inspectors about the principles and techniques of fire prevention and life-safety inspection and code compliance. It addresses NFPA® 1031, Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Inspector and Plan Examiner, Levels I and II of the 2009 edition. In addition, this manual has also been written to meet the learning objectives of the Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) Principles of Code Enforcement course.

Fire Inspector's Guide: Based on the 2009 International Fire Code
A Must Have Pocket Reference to the 2009 Fire Code for Fire Inspectors
This handy pocket guide is designed for enforcement professionals conducting basic fire prevention inspections. This quick reference covers occupancy and permit requirements of the 2009 IFC®, and includes a section on definitions. A must have for all fire inspectors

Fire Inspector's Guide to Codes, Forms and Complaints
Demonstrates How To Enforce Fire Code Provisions and Prosecute Violations
Offers fire inspectors, building code officials, and anyone in the field of building inspections a valuable resource that goes beyond understanding the codes to actually teaching how to enforce them. From filing charges for non-compliance to obtaining inspection search warrants to closing unsafe structures, inspectors today need to have effective documentation tools and skills to pursue fire code violators in an appropriate manner, but are often required to do so with minimal legal training. In response to this, The Fire Inspector's Guide was developed, providing inspectors with a comprehensive set of the notices, letters, complaints and other documents that are critical to the effective enforcement of today's most common problems and violations of the International Fire Code

Fire Prevention: Inspection and Code Enforcement
Features step-by-step explanations and practical examples of the use of model building and fire prevention codes, including detailed information on the legal, economic, and political aspects of the fire inspection process. A comprehensive guide to the "nuts and bolts" of actually inspecting and enforcing code, topics addressed include: right of entry, enforcement authority, the permit system, building limits and types of construction, and fire protection

Introduction to Engineering Construction Inspection
Expert Tools and Advice on Construction Inspection for Buildings and Civil Engineering Projects
Introduction to Engineering Construction Inspection offers expert tools and advice on construction inspection for buildings and civil engineering projects, including construction of roads, highways, pipelines, reservoirs, water and wastewater projects, hydroelectric, and other large engineered projects. More than 150 informative illustrations supplement expert coverage of the activities and processes involved in observing and documenting a project through the construction phase–from initial site work and geotechnical work to major engineered structural systems in concrete and steel, and project acceptance by the owner.

Municipal Building and Zoning Code Enforcement Best Practices
Experts Guide You Through Building and Zoning Code Enforcement
Municipal Building and Zoning Code Enforcement Best Practices is an authoritative, insider's perspective on the best practices for understanding new trends and changes in local building and zoning ordinances. Featuring municipal attorneys from across the country, these experts guide the reader through the growing concerns in building and zoning code enforcement, including the effects of the housing crisis, the push for greener building practices, and the implementation of changes to development laws.

Property Inspector's Guide to Codes, Forms and Complaints
Demonstrates How To Prepare Documents To Enforce Property Maintenance Code Violations
This valuable resource demonstrates how to prepare the documents required to pursue property maintenance code violators so that inspectors can perform inspections, file charges in the absence of compliance, obtain administrative search warrants, and condemn property "by the book." Comprehensive coverage clearly shows the inspector how to enforce the International Property Maintenance Code regulations with sample forms for every document that the code requires and sample complaints for every possible violation. This information will enable inspectors to do their jobs properly by helping them ensure that they follow the required steps in enforcement

Residential Inspector's Guide to Codes, Forms and Complaints
Must-Have for Every Successful Building Inspector & the Technicians that Assist Them
The Residential Inspector’s Guide to Codes, Forms and Complaints provides a practical guide through the tools and techniques of accurate, consistent, and efficient code violation documentation. From filing charges for non-compliance to obtaining administrative search warrants to condemning unsafe properties, inspectors today need to be able to pursue violations in an appropriate manner, but are often required to do so with minimal legal training. This valuable resource fills this gap by offering a complete set of the notices, letters, complaints, and other documents that are critical to the effective enforcement of the most common problems facing inspectors today.

Understanding Legal Aspects of Code Administration DVD
Limit Your Exposure!
This informative DVD will outline some of the legal concepts, theories, defenses and steps that city code enforcement officers can do to protect themselves. It covers the terminology, concepts and principles of legal issues that affect code officials in the administration of their duties. It will assist the code official, architect or contractor in understanding the legal concepts related to the model codes.