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News and happenings from the North Dakota Building Officials’ Association.

Fall 2022 Meeting and Seminar Details

The Fall, 2022 NDBOA Meetings and Seminars will be held September 28, 29, and 30 at the Radisson Blu in downtown Fargo.  A block of rooms has been set aside for NDBOA attendees so make your reservations as soon as possible.  Lunch is provided both days.  The schedule will be as follows:

Wenesday, September 28
1:00 PM – Executive Board Meeting
3:00 PM – General Business Meeting

Thursday, September 29
2021 IBC Apartment Buildings

Friday, September 30
2021 IBC Significant Changes

Please see the full details and fill out your registration form below.

2022 Fall Seminar Details
Fargo Registration Form Fall 2022

Fall 2021 Seminar Information

The Fall, 2021 NDBOA meetings and education seminars will be held September 28-October 1 at the 4 Bears Casino & Lodge in New Town.  The Executive Board and General Membership meetings will be held Wednesday, September 28th.

The fall seminars will concentrate on significant changes between the 2018 and 2021 code editions.  Specifically, the class on Thursday, September 29th, will cover the IRC.  The training on Friday, October 1st, will take a look at the IMC and IFGC.

For more details and registration information, please download the attached documents.

2021 Fall Registration Form
2021 Fall Schedule

Spring 2021 Meeting and Education Details

The Spring, 2021 gathering is on!  It will be held at the Radisson in downtown Bismarck from April 7th-9th.   The registration form and the full flyer are available below.

The Executive Committee and General Membership meetings will be held Wednesday at 1 and 3 respectively.  The classes offered will be:

Thursday, April 8th
2021 IBC Significant Changes
This 6 hour seminar reviews and analyzes selected significant changes from the 2018 IBC® to the 2021 IBC®. Discussions will assist code users in identifying the specific code changes that have occurred, and more importantly, understanding the reason behindthe change. Finally, it explains those code changes selected due to their frequency of application, special significance or change in application.

Friday, April 9th
2018 IEBC Essentials
This seminar will introduce critical concepts of the 2018 International Existing Building Code® (IEBC®). It will provide a basis for the correct use and application of the code. It will build an understanding of the intent of the code through detailing basic tables, categorizations and a case study.

NDBOA 2021 Spring Seminar
NDBOA Spring Registration 2021

Spring 2020 Meetings and Seminar Details

The meetings and seminars have been postponed due to the on-going COVID-19 concerns.  Updated dates and any location change will be posted here as soon as they are available.

The Spring, 2020 will be held March 25th through 27th at the Quality Inn & Suites in Jamestown, ND.  A block of rooms has been reserved so be sure to mention you’re attending the NDBOA sessions.  The schedule is as follows.  Download the full details for class information and your registration form today!  If you haven’t yet paid your dues,

Wednesday, March 25th

  • 1:00 pm – Executive Board Meeting
  • 3:00 pm – General Business Meeting

Thursday, March 26th

  • Significant changes to A117.1

Friday, March 27th

  • 2018 IBC Essentials