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

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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
a.
b.

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

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Fall, 2025 Meetings and Seminars

The final details for the classes to be offered at the fall training have not yet been determined, but the location and dates have been.  This year’s fall training will be held at the Radison Blu in Fargo on September 17th-19th.  A block of rooms is being held until August 18th, 2025.

As is usual, the executive and general membership meetings will be held on the first day.  This site will be updated with class details when they are available.

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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

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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

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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