Self-Certification Training Program - 2019
1 Day Update on 2019 Chicago Construction Codes
The 3-day training program for new and renewing self-certification professionals (architects or structural engineers) will take place December 2-4, 2019 at the Malcolm X College Conference Center, 1900 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago. Registration for this program is now closed.
Attendees will be provided with a hard copy 3-volume set of the Chicago Plan Review Manual. Copies of presentations will be available for download from this website. Paper copies of presentations will not be provided.
Attendees are encouraged to have access to a print or electronic copy of the Chicago Construction Codes during the training program.
Attendees may wish to review 2019 Draft Changes to the Self-Certification Permit Program Rules.
Day 1: Monday, December 2, 2019
| Time | Topic | Presentation Materials |
| 7:30 AM | Check-in and Breakfast | - |
| 8:30 AM | Welcome and Introduction | Presentation Slides |
| 8:45 AM | Self-Certification Permit Program Rules | Presentation Slides |
| 9:45 AM | Break | - |
| 10:00 AM | Document Requirements and Submission Standards | Presentation Slides |
| 12:00 PM | Buffet Lunch | - |
| 12:45 PM | Basics of the New Chicago Construction Codes, Part 1 | Presentation Slides |
| 2:45 PM | Break | - |
| 3:00 PM | Basics of the New Chicago Construction Codes, Part 2 | Presentation Slides |
| 5:00 PM | Day 1 Closing Remarks | - |
Day 2: Tuesday, December 3, 2019
| Time | Topic | Presentation Materials |
| 7:30 AM | Check-in and Breakfast | - |
| 8:30 AM | Accessibility Requirements, presented by the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) | Presentation Slides |
| 9:30 AM | Electrical Requirements | Presentation Slides |
| 10:30 AM | Break | - |
| 10:45 AM | Refrigeration Requirements | Presentation Slides |
| 11:15 AM | Plumbing Requirements | Presentation Slides |
| 12:00 PM | Buffet Lunch | - |
| 12:45 PM | Ventilation Requirements | Presentation Slides |
| 1:45 PM | Environmental Requirements, presented by the Department of Public Health | Presentation Slides |
| 2:30 PM | Break | - |
| 2:45 PM | Food Protection Requirements, presented by the Department of Public Health | Presentation Slides |
| 3:45 PM | Basics of the New Chicago Construction Codes, Part 3 | Presentation Slides |
| 5:00 PM | Day 2 Closing Remarks | - |
Day 3: Wednesday, December 4, 2019
| Time | Topic | Presentation Materials |
| 7:30 AM | Check-in and Breakfast | - |
| 8:30 AM | Building Inspections | Presentation Slides |
| 9:30 AM | Break | - |
| 9:45 AM | Zoning Basics, presented by the Department of Planning and Development | Presentation Slides |
| 11:00 AM | Energy Conservation Requirements, Part 1 | |
| 12:00 PM | Buffet Lunch | - |
| 12:45 PM | Energy Conservation Requirements, Part 2 | See above |
| 1:45 PM | Break | - |
| 2:00 PM | Structural Requirements | Presentation Slides |
| 3:30 PM | Structural Peer Review Requirements | Presentation Slides |
| 4:30 PM | Conclusion | - |
The 1-day update on the 2019 Chicago Construction Codes for current self-certification professionals in good standing will take place December 10, 2019 at the Malcolm X College Conference Center, 1900 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago. Registration for this program is now closed. This program must be completed before a self-certification professional who did not complete the 2019 3-day program may self-certify projects under the new codes. This program will be offered again in March or April 2020.
Attendees will be provided with a hard copy 3-volume set of the Chicago Plan Review Manual. Copies of presentations will be available for download from this website. Paper copies of presentations will not be provided.
Attendees are encouraged to have access to a print or electronic copy of the Chicago Construction Codes during the training program.
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
| Time | Topic | Presentation Materials |
| 7:30 AM | Check-in and Breakfast | |
| 8:30 AM | Morning Session 1: Background, Code Organization, Building Planning | Presentation Slides |
| Break | ||
| 10:45 AM | Morning Session 2: Means of Egress and Fire-resistance Rated Construction | Presentation Slides |
| 12:15 PM | Buffet Lunch | |
| 1:00 PM | Afternoon Session 1: Interior Finishes, Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems, and Structural Basics | Presentation Slides |
| Break | ||
| 2:30 PM | Afternoon Session 2: Understanding the Chicago Building Rehabilitation Code and Chicago Minimum Requirements for Existing Buildings | Presentation Slides |
| Break | ||
| 3:45 PM | Afternoon Session 3: Using the Chicago Building Rehabilitation Code Work Area Method | Presentation Slides |
| 5:00 PM | Conclusion |