BC Building Code Part 2 (Online-Only)
Cost: $539.00
CPD Points: 42
Delivery Method: Online (Online Coursework & Webinar Session)
Minimum Estimated Hours of Work: 30
BC Housing Core Competency Equivalency: Relevant Enactments*
* To meet the Relevant Enactments equivalency both BC Building Code Part 1 and Part 2 must be successfully completed.
Description
To receive the “Relevant Enactments” qualification requirement for New Residential Builders as set out by the Licensing and Consumer Services Branch of BC Housing, you must complete both BC Building Code Part 1 AND Part 2 (Please note that Part 1 must be taken before Part 2).
COURSE OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES
Are you aware of BC Building Code standards? Will your projects pass inspections? Deepen your knowledge and application of the BC Building Code. In follow-up to BC Building Code Part 1, this course is designed to teach you how to:
- Identify the location of key aspects of Division B, Part 9, relating to residential construction;
- Identify structural materials and methods of assembly relating to foundations, superstructure, and roof structure;
- Recognize building envelope concerns and methods for keeping the weather out (including insulation, air barriers, and vapour barriers);
- Identify heating and ventilation systems controlling indoor air quality;
- Identify installation of interior finishes, such as flooring, cabinetry and trim work.
COURSE MATERIALS
The Student Manual, “British Columbia Building Code Part 2” (included as part of the course fee).
It is mandatory that students have access to a copy of the 2018 BC Building Code book (available for purchase at www.bccodes.ca). It is up to the student to determine if they want a hard-copy version or an electronic version.
COURSE FORMAT
- Review all course materials in full.
- Complete mandatory online chapter quiz questions and assignments.
- Attend the online webinar, which is an instructor-led high level review of course materials.
- Write an online proctored exam (an 80% passing mark on the final exam is required to successfully complete the course).