Structural Design for Home Inspectors

Goal:

This goal of this course is for the inspector to know how to perform phase, OverSeeIt inspections,  pre-drywall, and new construction inspections on new residential  buildings using fundamental structural principles and a comprehensive  design approach to construction that draws on existing and innovative  engineering technologies in a practical manner.

Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• present  a sound perspective on North American housing relative to its history,  construction characteristics, regulation, and performance experience;

• provide  the latest technical knowledge and engineering approaches for the  design of homes to complement current code-prescribed design methods;

• assemble  relevant design data and methods in a single, comprehensive format that  is instructional and simple to apply for the complete design of a home;  and

• reveal areas where gaps in existing research, design  specifications, and analytic tools necessitate alternative methods of  design and sound engineering judgment to produce efficient designs.