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| Course: ARC180 First Term: 2025 Fall
Final Term: Current
Final Term: 9999
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Lecture 3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load
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Subject Type: OccupationalLoad Formula: S- Standard |
| MCCCD Official Course Competencies | |||
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| 1. Describe historical impact, processes, agencies, and professionals involved in securing a building permit through the awarding of a certificate of occupancy utilizing the IRC (International Residential Codes) and IBC (International Building Codes). (I, II)
2. Review plans for compliance to International Building Code and zoning ordinance. (II-IX) 3. Explain how the strengths of wood, steel, and concrete dictate structural uses in buildings. (III) 4. Describe the types of structural loading and typical solutions employed to counteract these loads. (III) 5. Identify soil types and their particular reaction to imposed structural loads. (III) 6. Explain how the construction types are regulated by building codes. (IV) 7. Apply occupancy classifications and occupant loads to a given design. (IV) 8. Define means of egress and enhancing or hindering factors for egress. (IV,V) 9. Produce a simple annotated plan that adheres to code. (IV-IX) 10. Modify existing space using ADA guidelines. (V, VI) 11. Identify common fire-resistant materials for building construction. (VII) 12. Describe the general code requirements for plumbing, mechanical, electrical systems and fire suppression systems. (VIII) | |||
| MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements. | |||
| MCCCD Official Course Outline | |||
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I. Overview
A. History of codes B. Construction codes 1. International Building Code 2. International Rational Code 3. Other C. Code organization and use II. Administration A. Plan review B. Issuance of permit C. Addenda to working drawings D. Inspections E. Certificate of occupancy F. Violations III. Structural references A. Forces and loading B. Strengths of materials 1. Wood 2. Concrete 3. Steel 4. Masonry C. Connections D. Soil mechanics and foundations IV. IBC Code requirements A. Occupancy classifications and loads 1. Determining occupancy classification 2. Calculating occupant loads B. Construction types and building sizes 1. Construction types 2. Building height and area 3. Movement (stairwells, corridors, exitways) C. Types of means of egress 1. Travel distance 2. Dead-end corridors 3. Determining egress placement 4. Standard drawing annotation and symbols V. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) A. History of civil rights legislation B. Definition of a person with a disability C. Provisions and guidelines 1. ADA implementing regulations 2. ADA accessibility guidelines VI. Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) A. General information B. Technical specifications C. Scoping provisions D. Special occupancy sections E. Appendix F. Common errors and omissions G. Barrier-free design problem identification H. Barrier-free design problem solving VII. Fire Codes A. Compartmentalization (Fire separation) 1. Fire and smoke barriers 2. Opening protection B. Fire protection systems 1. Detection systems 2. Suppression systems VIII. Plumbing, mechanical, electrical systems A. General requirements B. Communication about systems on construction documents. IX. Construction Documents A. Annotating Plan B. Redlining plan C. Drawing small commercial plan to code | |||
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: February 25, 2025 | |||