Self-Certification Training Class (January 18-20, 2022)
The 3-day training program for new and renewing self-certification professionals (architects or structural engineers) will take place January 18-20, 2022, at the Malcolm X College Conference Center, 1900 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, and online.
All attendees will be provided with a hard copy 3-volume set of the Chicago Plan Review Manual (2022 edition). Copies of presentations will be available for download from this website.
Attendees are encouraged to have access to a print or electronic copy of the Rules for the Self-Certification Permit Program and Chicago Construction Codes during the training program.
The 2022 class schedule is tentative and subject to change:
Day 1: Tuesday, January 18, 2022
| Time | Topic | Presentation Materials |
| 8:00 AM | Check-in and Breakfast | - |
| 8:30 AM | Welcome and Introduction | Presentation |
| 8:45 AM | Self-Certification Permit Program Rules | see above |
| 9:15 AM | Submission Requirements and Paperwork | see above |
| 10:00 AM | Break | - |
| 10:15 AM | Chicago Building Code (Part 1) | Presentation |
| 12:15 PM | Lunch | - |
| 1:15 PM | Chicago Building Code (Part 2) | Presentation |
| 3:15 PM | Break | - |
| 3:30 PM | Accessibility, presented by MOPD | Presentation |
| 5:00 PM | Day 1 Closing Remarks | - |
| 5:15 PM | END OF DAY 1 |
Day 2: Wednesday, January 19, 2022
| Time | Topic | Presentation Materials |
| 8:00 AM | Check-in and Breakfast | - |
| 8:30 AM | Structural Peer Review | Presentation |
| 9:00 AM | Structural Basics | Presentation |
| 10:00 AM | Break | - |
| 10:15 AM | Chicago Building Code (Part 3) | continued from Part 2 |
| 12:15 PM | Lunch | - |
| 1:15 PM | Chicago Building Rehabilitation Code | Presentation |
| 3:15 PM | Break | - |
| 3:30 PM | Chicago Energy Conservation Code, presented by SEDAC | Presentation |
| 5:00 PM | Day 2 Closing Remarks | - |
| 5:15 PM | END OF DAY 2 |
Day 3: Thursday, January 20, 2022
| Time | Topic | Presentation Materials |
| 8:00 AM | Check-in and Breakfast | - |
| 8:30 AM | Building Inspections | Presentation |
| 9:30 AM | Plumbing Requirements | Presentation |
| 10:30 AM | Break | - |
| 10:45 AM | Electrical Requirements | Presentation |
| 11:45 AM | Mechanical Requirements: Ventilation | Presentation |
| 12:15 PM | Lunch | - |
| 1:00 PM | Mechanical Requirements: Refrigeration Systems and Gas Piping | Presentation |
| 1:30 PM | Break | - |
| 1:45 PM | Department of Finance: the Debt Check Process | Presentation |
| 2:00 PM | Department of Public Health: Environmental Protection and Air Pollution Control | Presentation |
| 2:30 PM | Department of Public Health: Food Protection | Presentation |
| 3:15 PM | Break | - |
| 3:30 PM | Department of Planning and Development: Zoning Basics | Presentation |
| 5:00 PM | Conclusion | - |
| 5:15 PM | END OF DAY 3 |