Education
Building Tours Sun. Oct. 19 ▪ Expo Talks Sun. Oct. 19 & Mon. Oct. 20
Insight Sessions Mon. Oct. 20 ▪ Education Tue. Oct. 21
Grow your knowledge and expertise with the most comprehensive building safety education sessions.
Building Tours are available on Sunday, October 19 (sign up for these tours during the registration process).
Expo Talks quick hit 30-minute presentations in the Expo hall. Be sure to arrive early to ensure a seat.
Insight Sessions on Monday, October 20, are included with the Full Access pass. Sessions will be on a first-come first-serve basis. Be sure to arrive early to ensure a seat.
The Education program, sponsored by 
, takes place on Tuesday, October 21, with morning and afternoon sessions. The program is included with the Full Access pass or can be purchased as an individual event.
CEUs
Your participation in the Code Council's conference education sessions, building tours, and annual business meeting could earn you the following CEUs to help maintain or move forward to your next certification, totaling up to 39.5 hours or 3.95 CEUs:
- WICED/PTN/ICC Day of Service Volunteer Outing (Saturday, Oct. 18) – Earn 7 hours or 0.7 CEUs
- Building Tours (Sunday, Oct. 19) – Earn up to 6 hours or 0.6 CEUs
- Expo Talks (Sunday, Oct. 19 & Monday, Oct. 20) – Earn up to 5.5 hours or 0.55 CEUs
- Annual Business Meeting (Monday, Oct. 20) – Earn 2 hours or 0.2 CEUs
- Insight Sessions (Monday, Oct. 20) – Earn 2 hours or 0.2 CEUs
- Conference Education Program (Tuesday, Oct. 21) – Earn up to 6 hours or 0.6 CEUs
- Hearings 101 (Wednesday, Oct 22) – Earn 1.0 hour or 0.1 CEUs
- In-person participation or attendance at the code hearings can earn up to 10 hours or 1.0 CEUs
Building Tours
Sunday, October 19
Sunday, October 19 | 9 am –Noon
Building Tour #1 – Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (Half Day – AM | 0.3 CEUs) SOLD OUT
Designed by I. M. Pei and structurally engineered by Leslie E. Robertson Associates, the building rises above the shores of Lake Erie. It is a combination of geometric forms and cantilevered spaces that are anchored by a 162-foot tower. The tower supports a dual-triangular-shaped glass "tent" that extends (at its base) onto a 65,000-square-foot plaza that provides a main entry facade. The building houses more than 55,000 square feet of exhibition space, as well as administrative offices, a store, and a café.
Rock Hall will be under construction in October. Please wear closed-toe shoes and pants; no shorts or sandals. The tour group will walk to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame from the Convention Center and back. Additional fee applies. This tour is sold out.
Sunday, October 19 | 9 am –Noon
Building Tour #2 – UNIVERSITY CIRCLE: History + Architecture Tour
(Half Day – AM | 0.3 CEUs)
Depart by bus from the Convention Center and Take a Hike® guided tour of University Circle, a short drive from Downtown, it’s affectionately been referred to as Ohio’s most spectacular square mile. University Circle emerged in the late 1880s when Western Reserve College and the Case Institute of Technology moved to the Circle. Its history is even more fascinating as a residential neighborhood, a transit hub, and a concentration of great public spaces. Today, University Circle is Cleveland’s largest concentration of economic, culture, education, and medical facilities and was recently named the Nation’s top cultural district. Along this tour you just might meet some Cleveland historical figures like Adella Prentiss Hughes or Stephanie Tubb Jones.
Bus departs the Convention Center at 8:45 am and drops off at University Circle for this walking tour. Please dress for the weather, wear comfortable shoes and clothes. Additional fee applies. This tour is limited to 50 people and is listed as an option when you register.
Sunday, October 19 | 1–4 pm
Building Tour #3 – INTRO Cleveland (Half Day – PM | 0.3 CEUs)
Situated in the lively streets of Market District, tour this nine-story building that showcases CLT floors with exposed ceilings, a rooftop swimming pool, and a 100’ span event space. In collaboration with the client and architect, the structural engineer provided specialty timber engineering services to develop an efficient mass timber structural system comprised of CLT floor panels supported on finely detailed glulam beams and columns. This approach was guided by an Alternatively Engineered Design (AED) report provided to the City of Cleveland at the Building Commissioners request. The AED was developed in 2018 and used the ICCs draft recommendation to the pending IBC 2021 code update. The AED was approved and allowed construction of the tall wood building with exposed timber floor structure. The alternative INTRO is Certified LEED Gold.
Bus departs the Convention Center at 12:30 pm. Light refreshments included. Additional fee applies. This tour is limited to 50 people and is listed as an option when you register.
Sunday, October 19 | 1–4 pm
Building Tour #4 – Historic Downtown Cleveland: Historic Preservation + Architecture Tour (Half Day – PM | 0.3 CEUs) SOLD OUT
Explore the heart of Cleveland through its bold urban planning, historic architecture, and dynamic revitalization. This guided tour begins at the 1903 Mall Plan, one of the best-preserved examples of the City Beautiful Movement after Washington, D.C. Spearheaded by Mayor Tom Johnson and Daniel Burnham, it led to six iconic civic buildings between 1912 and 1931. We’ll continue up Euclid Avenue, once dubbed the “Showplace of America,” later transformed into a thriving commercial corridor. Its architectural legacy helped spark the nation’s largest theater restoration and Cleveland’s most ambitious adaptive reuse projects. Discover the stories behind downtown’s landmark buildings—each a testament to the city’s evolving identity and enduring investment.
Please dress for the weather, wear comfortable shoes and clothes. Tour group will depart directly from Convention Center. Additional fee applies. This tour is sold out.
Insight Sessions
Monday, October 20 | Noon–2 pm | 0.2 CEUs each
A box lunch will be provided.
Code Council experts from across the organization and chapter leaders will hold enlightening discussions on hot industry topics.
Insight Session 1
ICC's New Fire & Disaster Mitigation Team: Connecting Building, Fire, and Emergency Management Officials to Increase Safety and Reduce Risk
This fast-paced session will introduce ICC's new Fire and Disaster Mitigation Team and present four focused presentations on today's most pressing challenges—batteries and energy storage, wildfire mitigation, disaster response, and interagency collaboration among government officials. Learn how building, fire, and emergency management professionals can and should collaborate to drive increased community resilience.
Presenters:
- Karl Fippinger
- Mark Roberts
- Christine Reed
- Sarah Carter
- Justice Jones
- William Bracken
Insight Session 2
Code Enforcement—The Next Frontier of Building Safety
This session will provide an overview of ICC’s national code enforcement official program, including new credentials, training, resources, and membership opportunities available to code enforcement officials.
Presenters:
- Autumn Saylor
- Kota Wharton
- Ronald Piester
Insight Session 3
Capacity Building for Building Regulatory Compliance
The session will present the Building Safety Regulatory Toolkit that ICC is launching as part of the global Buildings Breakthrough initiative. The toolkit offers resources related to the elements in the building safety regulatory ecosystem, aiming to help jurisdictions around the world to build the necessary regulatory capacity to ensure a safe, resilient, and affordable built environment. Achieving safer buildings depends on having a right-sized, contextualized, and current building code that is supported by effective implementing legislation that confers enforcement powers to authorities having jurisdiction, and tools that make the code easier for design and construction professionals to use.
Presenters:
- Judy Zakreski
- Jose Roig
Insight Session 4
Standing Up and Speaking Up: Advocacy for Chapters and Building Safety Professionals
Building departments across the U.S. are facing challenges from what is often called “legislating code.” More and more code is being mandated by legislative bodies, bypassing the code development and adoption process. Hear from code officials and ICC chapter leaders on how they are educating legislators on the importance of the code development and adoption process, including chapters getting active in the state legislative process. Learn some simple things you, your building department, and your chapter can do to get involved in advocacy.
Presenters:
- Thomas Peterson
- Andre Jaen
- Steven Parker
- Marty Moseley
Insight Session 5
AI and Its Impact on the Building Industry
Artificial intelligence (AI) is on the minds of everyone these days from government officials to architects and code officials to the trades. This session will provide an overview of AI tools and how they are being used to deliver many new functions and features throughout the architecture and building safety space. It will provide actionable advice on how you can integrate new tools and technologies into your workplace and revolutionize the way you work.
Presenters:
- Edward Cilurso
- Joan O’Neil
Insight Session 6
Shaping the Future of Hydrogen Permitting: A Collaborative Review
Join us for a fast-paced, two-hour interactive workshop focused on refining draft resources that support hydrogen project permitting. You’ll collaborate with peers responsible for permit processing, plan review, and inspections to evaluate tools such as Best Practices, Lessons Learned, and Case Studies. Through small group discussions, you’ll provide valuable feedback on the clarity, relevance, and usability of these materials, helping ensure they meet the practical needs of permitting professionals.
Presenter:
- Mark Fasel
Education at Conference
Tuesday, October 21 ▪ 8–11:15 am & 1:45–5 pm ▪ Earn up to 0.6 CEUs
The 2025 Annual Conference Education program offers eight tracks to enhance your skillset and deliver the CEUs you need to advance. Each track consists of four 90-minute courses worth 0.15 CEUs each.
*It is recommended to attend all four parts of this training.
| Track | 8 – 9:30 am | 9:45 – 11:15 am | 1:45 – 3:15 pm | 3:30 – 5 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code Enforcement* | Inspection and Compliance Notices Tana Bryant |
Writing Inspection Search Warrants Linda Pieczynski |
Safety Protocols During Inspections Cecilia Muela |
IZC and IPMC Overview Cecilia Muela |
| When Disaster Strikes – Evaluator Training* | WDS Evaluator – Part 1 Bill Bracken |
WDS Evaluator – Part 2 Bill Bracken |
WDS Evaluator – Part 3 Bill Bracken |
WDS Evaluator – Part 4 Bill Bracken |
| Energy | 2024 IECC Commercial Significant Changes Jerica Stacey |
Third Party Acceptance and Documentation Requirements for IECC Compliance Rich Truitt & Chris McTaggert |
Unpacking the 2024 IECC Commercial and Residential Energy Credits Jerica Stacey |
2024 IECC Residential Significant Changes Kris Stenger |
| Fire | Energy Storage Systems Chief Michael O’Brian & Sarah Carter |
2024 IWUI Overview Jerry McAdams |
Challenges of NFPA 285 Keith Nelson & Dan Martin |
Fire Ratings for Fire Officials Sarah Carter |
| I-Code & Structural | Mass Timber and 2024 IBC Buddy Showalter |
How to Read Truss Documentation Marvin Strzyzewski |
ASCE 7-22 Overview Buddy Showalter |
2024 IBC Structural Significant Changes AlaaEldin Abouelleil |
| Commercial | IEBC & Fire Protection Features Eirene Knott & Kevin McOsker |
2024 IBC Non-Structural Significant Changes George Reid |
2024 PMG Significant Changes Gary Gauthier |
ICC 500 – Storm Shelters Ben Harris & Scott Holm |
| Residential | 2024 IRC Significant Changes (non-ASCE 7) John Gibson |
IEBC Commercial to Residential Occupancy (Apartments/Condos) Sandra Hyde |
Modular Construction – Onsite Responsibilities for Code Officials David Tompos |
Improving Housing Affordability: ADUs, Tiny Homes, Two-family Homes Sandra Hyde |
| Permit Tech | What an Inspection Looks Like Jessie Sorensen |
Communication and Effective Writing Michele Miller & Tela Gardner |
Over the Counter Plan Review Carey Frazier |
Blueprint Reading John Gibson |