2024 IRC Loads – Snow, Wind and Seismic (Online Live)

Mid-career residential inspectors and plans examiners will find this seminar insightful as will designers looking for a review of changes to snow, wind and seismic requirements in the 2024 IRC. The IRC has a new snow map that changes snow loads in most areas of the country. Some snow loads go up, others down, some change by 2%, a few by nearly 40%. It is important to understand changes for your local area. Component and cladding loads updated with a simplification of roof areas for steeper pitched gable roofs. For buildings in higher wind areas, where winds are more than 115 mph, nailing patterns for roof sheathing may change as well as nailing for roof cladding. Lastly seismic load application is clarified, and restraint of appliances is expanded.