The City of Fargo has a job opening for a Plan Reviewer II. Applications will be accepted through 1/26/26. You can find information about the position and apply via Fargo’s web site.
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News and happenings from the North Dakota Building Officials’ Association.
Summer Executive Meeting Agenda
The Summer Executive Meeting will be held June 11, 2025 at 1 PM at the Woodland Resort in Minot. The agenda will be as follows:
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call of Officers
III. Review of Minutes from March 19th, 2025 Bismarck, ND
IV. Reports
A. Treasures Report
B. Committee Reports
1. Education
2. Legislative
3. Mechanical
4. Nominating
5. Historical
V. Old Business
A. Promotional item(s)
a.
B. Website
a.
C. High School Scholarship reviews and approval (2) $1,000
a.
b.
VI. New Business
A. ICC ABM 2025 Executive Board attendees, Oct.19-21, Cleveland, Ohio
B. ICC ABM 2025 scholarship application(s)
a. Number of Scholarship(s)
b. Due date:
C. 2025 Fall Meeting and Seminar Fargo, ND
1. Location & Dates—Radisson Blu Hotel, September 17th, 18th-20th 2025
2. Education Topics
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D. 2026 Spring Meeting and Seminar
a. Dates
b. Location
E. NDBOA Executive Board nominations Jan1, 2026
a. Sec. Tres
b. NE Rep
c. SW Rep
d. At-Large Rep
e. Education and Public Relations
f. Legislative Chair and 1 member
F. ND State Building Code Adoption Cycle and Dates
a. July 15th, Public Hearing on Code Amendments- Bismarck
b. Sept. 11th. ND Cities Vote on code amendments – Bismarck
c. Jan. 1 2026 Code Adoption Final- 2024 I-codes
VII. Correspondence and Announcements
VIII. Adjournment
Fall, 2025 Meetings and Seminars
This year’s fall training will be held at the Radison Blu in downtown Fargo on September 17th-19th. A block of rooms is being held until August 18th, 2025. Lunch is provided both days. Download the registration form below to reserve your spot or get full details from our Fall Seminar Invitation.
2025 Fall Invitation Fargo
2025 Fall Registration Form Fargo
Wednesday, September 17th
1:00 PM – Executive Board Meeting
3:00 PM – General Membership Meeting
Thursday, September 18th
2024 IEBC Essentials with Patrick Vandergriff
Friday, September 19th
Legal Aspects of Code Administration with Michael Mannan
2025 NDBOA College Scholarship Application
NDBOA is again offering two $1,000 scholarships for students heading to college in 2025. These scholarships are for those planning to study the construction trades, engineering, or architecture. Download the College Scholarship Application for the 2025-2026 school year and return it by June 30, 2025 for consideration.
NDBOA College Scholarship Available
High school students interested in pursuing a career in the trades (building, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, etc.) can apply for a scholarship from NDBOA. Please spread the word.
Download the application for the 2022-2023 NDBOA Scholarship today!
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.
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.
Mandan Building Offical
The City of Mandan has an opening for the position of Building Official. Details and application information can be found on the City of Mandan web site.
Fargo Building Official
The City of Fargo has posted the job opening for their Inspections Director. Please see the attached document for details and qualifications.
2021-2022 High School Scholarship Available
Know a student who is studying a construction or code-related field? The application for the 2021-2022 NDBOA Scholarship is available now!