Central Florida Chapter BOAF/ICC Inc.

Welcome to the Central Florida Chapter BOAF/ICC Website. Here you will find information about our chapter meetings, hot topics, building code updates, and useful links to the state BOAF website, Florida statutes and rules, governing boards, and local member building departments. Feel free to peruse the pages. Check back frequently as we plan to update regularly. If you have suggestions or spot corrections that need to be made, call or email the administrator at the phone number/email at the bottom of the page.

Your 2014-2015 officers include (in order from left to right in the photo below): 

Past President Roy Eden -- Orlando

President Dean Hall -- Ocoee

Vice-President Cindy Nielsen--Orange County

Secretary -- Dale Baker--Central Florida PDCS

Treasurer -- Tom Dalton -- Altamonte Springs

Chapter Director Kris Stenger -- Winter Park

State BOAF Director Allen Johnson -- Maitland

       Next Chapter Meeting is March 11, 2015

  *NEW* Location:  GOBA Headquarters

                     1953 Clayton Heritage Way

                      Maitland, Florida 32751

*********MEETING STARTS AT 9:00AM*********

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance

Introduction of Guests

Program: Understanding ISO's Builidng COde Effectiveness Grading Schedule

Presenter: Cyrus Butts, CBO LEED AP  BCEGS Field Representative  Cyrus.Butts@verisk.com

Treasurer's Report

Approval of Minutes

Committee Reports

Unfinished Business

New Business

Adjournment

PAST PROGRAMS

February 11, 2015 Program: “An Overview of the 5^th Edition of the Florida Fire PreventionCode.”  Tony Apfelbeck, ACApfelbeck@Altamonte.org

January 14, 2015 Program:  Accessibility by Tom Dalton tedalton@altamonte.org

December 10, 2014 Membership Appreciation Breakfast

November 12, 2014 Program: Laws & Rules presented by Dale Baker  dbaker@pdcsllc.com

October 8, 2014 Program: Ethics in Construction   presented by Tom Dalton --1 ceu core class

September 10, 2014 Program: Andy Viars and Sam Green from Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.  bgreen@strongtie.com    aviars@strongtie.com 

August 13, 2014 Program: Mark Zehnal, CPRC, FRSA Mark@floridaroof.com This course gave assistance with navigating through and locating important information found in Florida Product Approvals and how to read and understand them. It also taught how to locate, read and understand NOAs and the difference between NOAs and Florida Product Approvals. Attendees also learned about permitting and the use of Florida Product Approvals and NOAs.

July 9, 2014 Program: Stephen Barkaszi, PE, Program Director, PV System Test and Certification Dept., Florida Solar Energy Center. Stephen spoke on FSEC certifications required before building or sub permits can be issued. barkaszi@fsec.ucf.edu

June 2014-BOAF Conference

May 14, 2014 Program: Dan Homblette, Environmental Program Supervisor, OC EPD presented “National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program” Contact: Dan Homblette dan.homblette@ocfl.net

April 9, 2014 Program: Jim Heise, Public Affairs & Code Specialist, PGT Industries  presented “Water Infiltration” 1 hour CILB CEU  Contact:  Jim Heise JHeise@pgtindustries.com

March 12, 2014 Program: Bemmie Eustace of Interplan presented a one hour program on accessibility.  Contact: BEustace@interplanllc.com

February 12, 2014 Program: Arlene Stewart of AZS Consulting presented a class on the Energy Code good for 2 hours of CEUs. Contact:  azstewart@azsconsultinginc.com 

January 8, 2014 Program:  Mike Tannous of Mike Tannous Engineering presented a class on soil stabilization and what building departments should know.Contact: Mike@miketannousengineering.com

December 11, 2013 Program:  Bill Braken, Mike Rimoldi, and Drew Glasbrenner  of Bracken Engineering presented  on sinkholes for 2 hours of CEUs for BCAIB licensees. Contact:  mrimoldi@brackenengineering.com  Website:  http://brackenengineering.com

November 13, 2013 Program:  "Commercial Backup Generator systems--what's important for building departments to watch for" presented by Dan Chisolm, MGI Consulting.  Contact: dan.chisholm@mgi-epps.com 

October 9, 2013 Program:  Creating and Validating Electronic Signatures" presented by John O'Connor  Contact:  joconner@rcid.org

September 11, 2013 Program: Truss Bracing presented by Bill Krick, PE, of ITW Building Components.  Contact:  bkrick@itwbcg.com

August 14, 2013 Program: Exterior HVAC Equipment and Wind Resistance  presented by Ray Manucy of Manucy and Associates Contact: raymanucy@aol.com

July 10, 2013 Program:  G. Michael Starks of Titen America  2-hour CEU class "Stucco 101- Water Resistant Systems" Contact: mstarks@titanamerica.com

June 12, 2013 1st program:  Jeffery Small of GE Energy presented "Arc Fault Safety"       2nd Program: Chris Little of ClarkDietrich presented "Metal Lath & Accessories, reflecting on ASTM C-1063"

May 8, 2013-- Heinz Rosen P.E. presented "Certifications and Nationally Recognized Test Labs"                        Contact: hrosen@pdcsllc.com

April 10, 2013--Brian Meikle, of Unversal Engineering Sciences presented "Maturity Method for Concrete Testing".  Contact: bmeikle@universalengineering.com    

March--no program due to annual picnic in Ocoee.

February 13, 2013--Sam Green P.E. with Simpson Strong-Tie presented a program on adhesive anchors.  Contact:  sgreen@strongtie.com      

January 9, 2013-- No program.  Conducted business.

December 12, 2012,--Mike Petty of Icynene Foam and Taylor Foam Insulation

November 14, 2012 --No program

October 10, 2012--Leonard G. Wood presented a program on wind exposure categories in the 2010 FBC.  Contact: lgwood1@verizon.net

September 12, 2012---Donny Pittman presented a program on changes in the 2010 FBC-Mechanical Code. donald.pittman@cityoforlando.net

August 8, 2012 --Andrew Viars and Steven Mihailoff of Simpson Strong-Tie presented a program on new innovations in Simpson Strong-Tie connectors. Contacts: Aviars@strongtie.com; smihailoff@strontie.com

July 11, 2012 --Chris Birchfield of Global Fireproof Solutions Inc. presented --"The New Generation of Passive Fire Resistance Protection." Contact: Chris@gloabalfire.co 

June 13, 2012--Bill Krick presented a non-ceu class on wind changes in ASCE 7-10. Contact: bkrick@itwbcg.com

May 9, 2012 --Judith Hecker of the Department of Health presented a program on HB1263 that went into effect on April 27th giving full responsibility for plan review of commercial pools to buidling departments. The Department of Health is now responsible only for issuing permits to operate these pools. Contact: Judith_Hecker@doh.state.fl.us

April 2012 -- Bemmie Eustace -- differences in the 2010 Florida Building Code --Accessibility compared to 2007 FBC Chapter 11 beaustace@interplanllc.com

March 2012 -- Tom Allen presented a program on significant changes in the 2010 Florida Building Code. 

February 2012 -- John Preister of the Department of Motor Vehicles. Presentation on set-up and tie-down of mobile homes.

January 2012 --Michael Lingerfelt of Lingerfelt International on Post-Disaster Safety Assessment. Contact mlingerfelt@Lingerfelt-Int.com 

December 2011 --Jennifer Hatfield Jennifer Hatfield, FSPA Government Relations Consultant – 2010 Swimming Pool and Spa Code Update  Contact: mailto:Jennifer@floridapoolpro.com

November 2011 --Preventing Moisture Penetrations in Masonry Construction. Presented by Jim Gulde. (Contact: Jim@masonryinfo.com)

October 2011 -- 1ST HOUR:  Chris Little and Jeff Sterner presented Metal Lath and accessories with AMICO.      2ND HOUR: Tom Allen presented 1 hour CEU training on ETHICS.

September 2011 --Allen Johnson unveiled the new Central Florida BOAF website

August 2011 --New FBC Changes and Wind Zones

July 2011 --Hilte Firestop Systems presented by Chris Crosby. (Contact: Christopher.crosby@hilti.com) We also  had special guest Mike Lingerfelt of Lingerfelt International (Disaster safety assessments program. Contact mlingerfelt@Lingerfelt-Int.com ) and Timothy McGrath of DBPR (unlicensed contractor activity.  Contact: Timothy.McGrath@dbpr.state.fl.us)

***Congratulations to Alan Plante on his****** appointment to the Public Swimming and Bathing Advisory Review  Board. Thanks for representing our profession on this board.  Your appointment gives us access to the workings of this process and know that you will keep us informed and consulted on issues that affect code compliance.

CALENDAR AT A GLANCE

March 5th - FHA Policy Training - Tampa, FL, there is no cost for this training class

Register for this training session

View the training flyer

March 6th - BOAF Board of Director's meeting at  Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista, 1751 Hotel Plaza Blvd, 32830

March 11th-Chapter Meeting: Cy Butts, CBO LEED AP  BCEGS Field Representative, ISO Community Mitigation

March 18th - Legislative Day in Tallahassee, click here for info and registration

To obtain the the $89.95 per night room rate, you must call the hotel directly at 850-597-7000.  Please make your hotel reservation before the cutoff date of February 24.

Candlewood Suites Tallahassee

3815 Lakeshore Drive

Tallahassee, FL 32312

March 24th-BOAF/FHBA Roadshow-Bootcamp training for Florida Building Codes-Maitland FL

Information/Registration

April 18th - Annual BOAF Picnic at Ocoee Women's Club Register for Event

June 6th-11th -2015 BOAF Annual Conference will be held at Hilton Walt Disney World. Visit Boaf.net for more information. 

Bill Neese/ Bill Tangye/ Ralph Jones Golf Tournament was December 5th, 2014, Click here to see all photos.



Did you know that webinars on the ADA are available at this link: www.accessibilityonline.org

On the righthand menu click archives. You will have to register in order to view the live webinar sessions.  No registration is necessary to view the archived sessions.  These are NOT approved for BCAIB CEUs but are very informative nonetheless.

DRAFT 5th EDITION OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE   CLICK HERE        

We have books available from the International family of codes which is the base code for the Florida Building Code Effective 12/31/14. These were the books from the November ICC training class hosted by our chapter.

Click on picture below to purchase books.

State BOAF site seminars provide future training opportunites. This training qualifies for CEU credits for Engineers and Contractors but unfortunately the approval is pending for Architects.

Familiar with the names Bill Neese, Bill Tangye, and Ralph Jones but don't know their contribution to the industry? Click here to find out -- HERE

 

SERVE AS AN OFFICER

Officers serve a term of one year in their position and, subject to vote of the members, move in consecutive years through the chairs from Chapter Director to Treasurer to Secretary to Vice-President to President to Past President. 

Serving as an officer is a good opportunity to give back to and work towards improving the industry that provides your livelihood.  Let an officer know if you are interested in serving.  See our By-Laws in the "About Us" section for more information on requirements and duties of officers.   

 Typical Chapter Meeting Schedule

• Class/Program from 9-10 am
• Business Meeting from 10:15 to 11:30 (times are approximate)
• Meeting ends with the 50/50 drawing. Portion retained by chapter goes towards college scholarship program.
• Every other month the Chapter meeting is followed by a meeting with the HBA Joint Issues committee geared towards improving various aspects of relations between building departments and the construction community.