Sponsor Name:
JADE Learning

Contact Name:
Naomi Yencich

Contact: Phone:
800-443-5233

Contact Email:
nyencich@jadelearning.com

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Name or Names to email class documents:
Elizabeth Fallon, Naomi Yencich

Class Location: Address-City-Zip:
online at www.jadelearning.com

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Title of Class: & Class Outline:
2018 IMC Part 1 - previously approved 2021-001
This course will review and highlight essential code requirements of the first five chapters in the 2018 International Mechanical Code. Included in the review will be specific examples of the life safety systems relating to heating, ventilation, air conditioning and exhaust systems. Changes from the previous version of the IMC will be highlighted in the question commentary where appropriate.

Instructor Name or Names: & Credentials:
Reggie Hucks

Course Cost: & Course Capacity:
$49.00, no course capacity

Course Date: & Start & Stop Times: with total hours of instruction:
Section Title Questions Minutes
1 Effective Use of the IMC 1 4
This section defines what a model code is, the history of the IMC, and covers how the model code is intended to be used. Symbols used to identify code revisions are included.
2 IMC Section 101: Scope and Application, Intent and Severability 1 4
The IMC regulates design, installation, maintenance, alteration and inspection of mechanical systems that are permanently installed and provides control of environmental conditions and related processes in buildings and structures. Fuel gas systems are not regulated by the IMC but the IFGC. The IMC’s purpose as it relates to safety, health, and property protection is discussed. The exception for 1 and 2 family dwellings are discussed in this section.
3 IMC Sections 102.1-102.5: Existing Installations, Maintenance, Additions, Alterations, and Repairs 1 4
Removing, altering, or abandoning of existing equipment is not required by the IMC unless the mechanical system is declared unsafe. Reviews how the IMC regulates the continued use of existing equipment, the maintenance of existing and new mechanical systems, new components, parts, and additions. Discussion includes meaning of “lawfully in existence” and how the International Existing Building Code works with the IMC.
4 IMC Sections 102.5-102.7: Changes in Occupancy and Historic Buildings 1 4
A change in occupancy must be approved by the code official and determinations must be made about the existing structure and any special provisions that apply to the new occupancy. Historic buildings must be safe even though all the provisions of this code will not apply to structures deemed as historic through state or local jurisdiction.
5 IMC Section 110: Temporary Equipment, Systems and Uses 1 4
Temporary use of mechanical systems are often needed in existing and new construction. This section mandates general requirements, conformance, temporary utilities and how long temporary equipment can be used.
6 IMC Section 202: General Definitions of Key Terms in the IMC 1 4
Air conditioning, make up air, outdoor air, appliance, equipment, ventilation, exhaust system, and revised definition of cooking appliance.
7 IMC Section 301: General Regulations, Third Party Certification, and Listing and Labeling 1 4
General requirements that relate to installation, access, location, testing, listing, labeling and clearances for mechanical systems regulated by the IMC.
8 IMC Section 302: Protection of Structure 1 4
Covers drilling, notches, and boring of structural members in a building including altering engineered structural members.
9 IMC Section 303: Equipment and Appliance Location 1 4
This section regulates placement of appliances in outdoor, indoor, hazardous, and pit locations as well as determining prohibited locations.
10 IMC Section 304: Installation 1 4
Proper installation of all mechanical systems is important for life safety of occupants and building safety. This section covers minimum required installation conditions in buildings and structures including clearances that are required for servicing appliances.
11 IMC Section 306: Access and Service Space 1 4
This section reviews the requirements for access and servicing equipment and appliances in rooms, attics, under floors, and on roofs.
12 IMC Section 307: Condensate Disposal 1 4
Water and liquid occurring from the heating and air conditioning of buildings must be disposed of for general building and life safety. This section will cover the minimum requirements for the safe disposal of these liquids.
13 IMC Sections 401-404: General Requirements for Ventilation, Natural Ventilation, Mechanical Ventilation 1 4
Specific code language concerning the installation, design, alteration or repair of these appliances.
14 IMC Section 403.3.1.1.1: Zone Outdoor Airflow 1 4
Some simplified formulas are included in this section to help the reader understand how outdoor air is distributed to the proper area of a building for ventilation purposes.
15 IMC Section 501: General Exhaust Requirements 1 4
Exhaust systems decreases the chance of health and fire hazards by removing contaminants in buildings. This section details some general code language in buildings where exhaust systems are required.
16 IMC Section 502: Required Exhaust Systems 1 4
In addition to the of type of building occupancy, exhaust systems covered in this section are for specific areas and uses.
17 IMC Section 502.7: Application of Flammable Finishes 1 4
Exhaust requirements for spray painting finishes on surfaces are covered in this section.
18 IMC Section 502.8: Hazardous Materials, General Requirements 1 4
Exhaust ventilation systems for structures containing hazardous materials are covered in this section.
19 IMC Section 502.9.5: Flammable and Combustible Liquids 1 4
Exhaust systems for the storage, use, dispensing, mixing, and handling of flammable and combustible liquids are specified in this section and subsections.
20 IMC Section 502.9.7 and 502.9.8: Highly Toxic and Toxic Compressed Gases 1 4
General requirements for all toxic and compressed gases as well as requirements for quantities exceeding the amount allowed in control areas.
21 IMC Section 502.10: Hazardous Production Materials 1 4
Exhaust for HPM (semi-conductors) in fabrication areas, workstations, HPM rooms cabinets and enclosures.
22 IMC Section 502.14-502.16: Repair Garages including Motor Vehicle Operation 1 4
Exhaust and ventilation for vehicle repair in enclosed buildings and revised code language on lighter than air vehicle fuels.
23 IMC Section 502.20: Manicure and Pedicure Stations 1 4
Exhaust requirements for chemical application in nail salons. Examples from table 403.3.1.1 are included.
24 IMC Section 504: Clothes Dryer Exhaust 1 4
Domestic and Commercial requirements for exhausting humid air in the process of drying clothes including code changes regarding duct sealing.
25 IMC Section 504.8: Domestic and Commercial Clothes Dryer Ducts 1 4
Material size, length and the allowance of turns in the duct are reviewed in this section as well as installation in multi-story structures including code change for duct wall cavities.
26 IMC Section 505: Domestic Cooking Exhaust Equipment 1 4
General requirements for exhausting by-products of domestic cooking. Included in the review are makeup air requirements, duct materials, and common exhaust systems.
27 IMC Section 506: Commercial Kitchen Hood Ventilation System Ducts and Exhaust Equipment 1 4
Ducts conveying grease laden vapors, steam, or odors are covered in this section. Integrity tests for these systems are also covered.
28 IMC Sections 506.3.3-506.3.6, 506.3.8, 506.3.9, and 506.3.12: Code Requirements for the Installation of Grease Ducts 1 4
These sections review the code requirements for the proper installation of ducts conveying grease laden vapors from Type 1 hood systems. These sections also detail requirements for cleaning built up grease out of ducts and fire protecting shafts that protect combustible material from the ducts.
29 IMC Section Section 506.3.13: Exhaust Outlets Serving Type 1 Hoods 1 4
Requirements for the termination of grease ducts for type 1 hoods.
30 IMC Sections 506.4: Ducts Serving Type 2 Hoods 1 4
Reviews commercial kitchen exhaust systems serving type 2 hoods.
31 IMC Section 506.5 and 506.5.2: Exhaust Equipment 1 4
Reviews exhaust fans and pollution control units that pull by-products of commercial cooking, moisture and heat from commercial kitchens including code changes.
32 IMC Section 507: Commercial Kitchen Hoods 1 4
General code requirements for type 1 grease hoods.
33 IMC Section 507.3: Type 2 Hoods 1 4
Reviews code requirements for hoods that convey heat and moisture but do not convey grease laden vapors.
34 IMC Section 507.4: Hood Size, Location and Capacity 1 4
This section details where hoods are located, distance of hood above cooking surfaces, and exhaust air flow over the cooking surface based on the type of cooking that is taking place.
35 IMC Section 507.6: Capture and Containment Test 1 4
This section covers the performance, capture and containment tests that are required by this code after installation.
36 IMC Section 508: Commercial Kitchen Makeup Air and Fire Suppression 1 4
Negative pressures are created in buildings when exhaust fans are running for hoods. These sections give the general code requirements for makeup air back to the space to avoid extreme negative pressures.
37 IMC Section 510: Hazardous Exhaust Systems, Design and Operation 1 4
This section governs the design and construction for duct systems the exhaust hazardous emissions generated from product processes and convey emissions to the outdoors. Make up air requirements for these systems are included in this section.
38 IMC Section 510.9: Minimum Duct Thicknesses for Hazardous Exhaust 1 4
A table is included indicating required duct thicknesses depending on materials exhausted.
39 IMC Section 511: Dust, Stock and Refuse Conveying Systems 1 4
Due to the explosive nature of these systems, the IMC has specific exhaust requirements as detailed here.
40 IMC Section 512: Sub Slab Soil Exhaust Systems 1 4
In brownfield areas or areas of high concentrations of radon gas, exhausting off gassing under concrete slabs is required. This section covers the exhaust systems for this purpose.
41 IMC Section 513: Smoke Control Systems 1 4
Several sections of the International Building Code require smoke control systems to exhaust smoke for the life safety of the occupants. This section covers general design requirements, special inspection requirements, and analysis of the design.
42 IMC Section 513.5: Smoke Barrier Construction 1 4
Code requirements here dictate which areas are confined to the smoke control area and how these areas are enclosed.
43 IMC Sections 513.6-513.9: Smoke Control Methods 1 4
These sections describe different methods prescriptively allowed to control smoke.
44 IMC Section 513.10: Equipment 1 4
Fans, ducts, dampers, and power requirements are detailed here for smoke control systems.
45 IMC Section 513.12: Detection and Control Systems 1 4
Fire detection systems are an integral part of smoke control. This section codifies important requirements for proper detection.
46 IMC Section 514: Energy Recovery Ventilation Systems 1 4
With an emphasis on better energy conservation today, the IMC has code language covering the installation of energy recovery systems as detailed in this section.
47 Maintenance of the International Mechanical Code 1 4
This section describes how the IMC is updated.
48 Modifications and Alternate Means and Methods 1 4
This section illustrates how approaches to code compliance that is not prescriptive in the IMC can be approved (process varies by state).
49 Required Inspections and Testing of Mechanical Systems 1 4
Explains why a permit holder must request inspections and acquire approval of an installation.
50 Unsafe Mechanical Systems 1 4
This section covers the procedures used when systems are deemed unsafe by the mechanical code official (process varies by state).

Is this an In Person or Live Online Proctored Class?(Live online classes must have a live visual of participants faces at all times).
Online course with video monitoring security

If Online: Proctor Name or Names:
Reggie Hucks

Certificates/Licenses
• North Carolina Mechanical Inspector Level III #03908
• North Carolina Plumbing Inspector Level III #23736
• North Carolina Building Inspector Level III #18987
• North Carolina Electrical Inspector Level II #30036
• North Carolina Mechanical Contractor H2 and H3

Work Experience
Instructor (JADE Learning, LLC) 2018 - Present
Write and develop course curriculum, technical articles, and related learning materials.

Inspection Services Administrator (City of High Point) 2016 - 2018
Department head for 14 building inspectors, supported Development Services with the enforcement of the NC Administrative Code. Responsible for enforcement of the NC Building Code and High Point City ordinances as they apply to construction, and created budget.

Code Administrator (Brunswick County) 2013 - 2016
Department head for a staff of 20, including building inspectors, permit technicians, and minimum housing inspectors, oversaw flood plain administration and solid waste enforcement.

New Hanover County Inspection Department
Chief Building Inspector/Plan Reviewer 2008 - 2013
Supervisor of 8 team members, implemented electronic plan review, created budgets for the division, conduct quality control audits on inspectors to ensure technical code compliance, met with design professionals for complicated issues on projects, conducted public meetings on code concerns, worked with NC Building Code Council adhoc committee on existing building code, worked with EOC on damage assessment committee, conducted safety training, made field inspections.

Assistant Chief of Code Administration Services/Mechanical Division 2004 - 2008
Pre-plan reviewed all commercial projects, supervised permitting section, set up permits, set up plan review process, established permit fees, and ran escrow reports.

Level 3 Mechanical Inspector 1987 – 1994
Inspected all types and sizes of residential and commercial buildings and enforced NC Mechanical Code.

HVAC Contractor (Self-employed) 1994 - 2004
Contracted work specializing in commercial and residential installation and repair of HVAC systems.

Service Technician (Tupperware Manufacturing) 1985 – 1987
Air conditioning service technician in manufacturing facility.

Sponsor Name:
JADE Learning

Contact Name:
Naomi Yencich

Contact: Phone:
800-443-5233

Contact Email:
nyencich@jadelearning.com

Responsible for payment Name. Same if same as above:
Same

Responsible for payment Email. Same if same as above:
Same

Responsible for payment Phone .Same if same as above:
Same

Name or Names to email class documents:
Elizabeth Fallon, Naomi Yencich

Class Location: Address-City-Zip:
online at www.jadelearning.com

[ ] PLUMBING NON CODE

[ ] MECHANICAL NON CODE

[ ] PLUMBING CODE

[X] MECHANICAL CODE

Title of Class: & Class Outline:
2018 IMC Part 1 - previously approved 2021-001
This course will review and highlight essential code requirements of the first five chapters in the 2018 International Mechanical Code. Included in the review will be specific examples of the life safety systems relating to heating, ventilation, air conditioning and exhaust systems. Changes from the previous version of the IMC will be highlighted in the question commentary where appropriate.

Instructor Name or Names: & Credentials:
Reggie Hucks

Course Cost: & Course Capacity:
$49.00, no course capacity

Course Date: & Start & Stop Times: with total hours of instruction:
Section Title Questions Minutes
1 Effective Use of the IMC 1 4
This section defines what a model code is, the history of the IMC, and covers how the model code is intended to be used. Symbols used to identify code revisions are included.
2 IMC Section 101: Scope and Application, Intent and Severability 1 4
The IMC regulates design, installation, maintenance, alteration and inspection of mechanical systems that are permanently installed and provides control of environmental conditions and related processes in buildings and structures. Fuel gas systems are not regulated by the IMC but the IFGC. The IMC’s purpose as it relates to safety, health, and property protection is discussed. The exception for 1 and 2 family dwellings are discussed in this section.
3 IMC Sections 102.1-102.5: Existing Installations, Maintenance, Additions, Alterations, and Repairs 1 4
Removing, altering, or abandoning of existing equipment is not required by the IMC unless the mechanical system is declared unsafe. Reviews how the IMC regulates the continued use of existing equipment, the maintenance of existing and new mechanical systems, new components, parts, and additions. Discussion includes meaning of “lawfully in existence” and how the International Existing Building Code works with the IMC.
4 IMC Sections 102.5-102.7: Changes in Occupancy and Historic Buildings 1 4
A change in occupancy must be approved by the code official and determinations must be made about the existing structure and any special provisions that apply to the new occupancy. Historic buildings must be safe even though all the provisions of this code will not apply to structures deemed as historic through state or local jurisdiction.
5 IMC Section 110: Temporary Equipment, Systems and Uses 1 4
Temporary use of mechanical systems are often needed in existing and new construction. This section mandates general requirements, conformance, temporary utilities and how long temporary equipment can be used.
6 IMC Section 202: General Definitions of Key Terms in the IMC 1 4
Air conditioning, make up air, outdoor air, appliance, equipment, ventilation, exhaust system, and revised definition of cooking appliance.
7 IMC Section 301: General Regulations, Third Party Certification, and Listing and Labeling 1 4
General requirements that relate to installation, access, location, testing, listing, labeling and clearances for mechanical systems regulated by the IMC.
8 IMC Section 302: Protection of Structure 1 4
Covers drilling, notches, and boring of structural members in a building including altering engineered structural members.
9 IMC Section 303: Equipment and Appliance Location 1 4
This section regulates placement of appliances in outdoor, indoor, hazardous, and pit locations as well as determining prohibited locations.
10 IMC Section 304: Installation 1 4
Proper installation of all mechanical systems is important for life safety of occupants and building safety. This section covers minimum required installation conditions in buildings and structures including clearances that are required for servicing appliances.
11 IMC Section 306: Access and Service Space 1 4
This section reviews the requirements for access and servicing equipment and appliances in rooms, attics, under floors, and on roofs.
12 IMC Section 307: Condensate Disposal 1 4
Water and liquid occurring from the heating and air conditioning of buildings must be disposed of for general building and life safety. This section will cover the minimum requirements for the safe disposal of these liquids.
13 IMC Sections 401-404: General Requirements for Ventilation, Natural Ventilation, Mechanical Ventilation 1 4
Specific code language concerning the installation, design, alteration or repair of these appliances.
14 IMC Section 403.3.1.1.1: Zone Outdoor Airflow 1 4
Some simplified formulas are included in this section to help the reader understand how outdoor air is distributed to the proper area of a building for ventilation purposes.
15 IMC Section 501: General Exhaust Requirements 1 4
Exhaust systems decreases the chance of health and fire hazards by removing contaminants in buildings. This section details some general code language in buildings where exhaust systems are required.
16 IMC Section 502: Required Exhaust Systems 1 4
In addition to the of type of building occupancy, exhaust systems covered in this section are for specific areas and uses.
17 IMC Section 502.7: Application of Flammable Finishes 1 4
Exhaust requirements for spray painting finishes on surfaces are covered in this section.
18 IMC Section 502.8: Hazardous Materials, General Requirements 1 4
Exhaust ventilation systems for structures containing hazardous materials are covered in this section.
19 IMC Section 502.9.5: Flammable and Combustible Liquids 1 4
Exhaust systems for the storage, use, dispensing, mixing, and handling of flammable and combustible liquids are specified in this section and subsections.
20 IMC Section 502.9.7 and 502.9.8: Highly Toxic and Toxic Compressed Gases 1 4
General requirements for all toxic and compressed gases as w

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