BOAF has secured a room at the Hilton-WDW for training on 'The Flood Provisions of the 2010 Florida Building Code'. This class is being offered and advertised by the State of Florida Department of Emergency Management. The registration for this training is not being handled by BOAF. To register for this training class go to http://trac.floridadisaster.org.
The DEM training is being held on Wednesday June 6th. There is a $12 fee for parking for anyone not registered in the hotel. The BOAF 60th Annual Educational Conference & Trade Expo will be at the hotel at the same time. We welcome anyone interested to register and attend the Conference.
Building Safety Month Launch Week is May 1-6
Throughout the month, BOAF will join ICC in educating individuals and families about building safety and sustainability issues in the places where they live, work and play.
Week One | Energy & Green Building Week May 7-13
Week Two | Disaster Safety & Mitigation Week May 14-20
Week Three | Fire Safety & Awareness Week May 21-27
Week Four | Backyard Safety Week May 28-31
Mike Holmes, HGTV celebrity and trusted contractor is the Honorary Building Safety Week Ambassador.
Read more by clicking the Building Safety Month tab under Education.
WEBINAR TRAINING NOW AVAILABLE
Now you can take continuing education courses to maintain your licenses or update your knowledge online!
The Building Officials Association of Florida (BOAF) and SunGard Public Sector have teamed up to offer you instructor-led courses, that would normally be offered at conferences or seminars, as web classes.You can take approved continuing education classes without incurring travel costs or taking too much time away from your business duties.
For more information: http://htetrain.hteinc.com/stc/customer/mailings/boaf2.html
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE STATE BYLAWS
The BOAF Board of Directors is presenting a proposed change to the Bylaws for a vote by the current active state members.
You must have a current State Active Membership or a current State Honorary Life membership to be eligible to participate in the vote.
Your return vote must contain your name and BOAF number (page #3). All votes MUST be received in the BOAF office by 4 PM on May 15, 2012.
Your vote may be returned via email to
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or faxed to 407-804-0308 to her attention, if you return your vote by US Postal Service (USPS); it must be postmarked on or before May 15, 2012 to be counted. The results of the vote will be presented to the membership at the Annual Business Meeting at the Conference in June at Hilton-WDW.
Vote_Letter.pdf April2012ByLawsBallot.pdf
Here is a link to the By-Laws Committee page: http://www.boaf.net/about-us/staff/committees/155-bylaws-committee.html
The BOAF Board will hold its next meeting on Thursday June 7th at the conclusion of the 60th Annual Educational Conference & Trade Expo which is being held at the Hilton by Downtown Disney.
BOAF 60th ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE & TRADE EXPO
We have extended Early Bird registration to May 11th.
Please note there is a $12 pl tx parking fee for Day Trippers, those attending the BOAF/FHBA training, Flood Plain training, and ASCE7-2010 training.
Make plans now to attend our BOAF 60th Annual Conference & Trade Expo for 2012. The 2012 conference will be held at the WDW Hilton located at 1751 Hotel Plaza Boulevard, Lake Buena Vista 32830.
Hotel #407-827-4000. Conference dates are June 2 through June 7, 2012. Our 2012 conference theme: "Raising the Profile "
Conference Registration Link: HOTEL CUT OFF MAY 11th for ROOM BLOCK
http://www.cvent.com/events/2012-boaf-60th-annual-educational-conference-
trade-expo/event-summary-63129bd41e2e4644a2480d5cd212aa86.aspx
EDUCATION MATRIX NOW POSTED & SUBJECT TO REVISIONS: 2012EducationMatrix5152012.pdf
Conference Brochure: 2012ConferenceBrochureFINAL01042012.pdf
Exhibitor Brochure & Booth Layout Map: 2012_ExhibitorBrochureFINAL.pdf
Sponsorship Opportunities are shown in Exhibitor Brochure
Exhibitor Kit: 2012_BOAF_Exhibitor_Kit.pdf
Booth Power Request Form
Hotel Registration Link:
http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/O/ORLDWHH-BOA-20120602/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG
Group Code BOA
Hotel Phone 407-827-4000
Group Name: Building Officials Assocation of Florida-BOAF2012
For your convenience we have posted a live link on the registration site to pre-purchase
discounted DISNEY TICKETS prior to your arrival at the conference.
The Disney tickets cannot be purchased at the conference for the pre-purchase price.
Please contact the BOAF Office at 407-804-1001 or drop an email to
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if you are interested in volunteering to be an Instructor, Monitor or Moderator of classes at the annual Conference. The educational classes will be held June 4th-5th and 6th.
2012 SITE SEMINARS
BOAF is proud to have PGT sponsoring our
AM & PM breaks at all site seminars in 2012.
BOAF & FHBA TRAINING SESSIONS
Sponsored by Department of Business & Professional Regulation (DBPR) &
Building A Safer Florida (BASF) from January 9th thru June 5th, 2012.
We are please to announce that Florida Natural Gas Association will be sponsoring
lunch at each sessions. For more information and to register for the
FREE training click below:http://www.cvent.com/events/2012-boaf-fhba-seminars/event-summary-2a7c2bb4c9ab4c2bbd90448a3dae17be.aspx
A GUIDE TO CREATING BUILDING CODE COMPLIANT DOCUMENTS
The BOAF/AIA-Florida/FES Task Force is proud to announce the publication of a guide for design professionals and plans examiners, created to identify all of the code required information that must be included in drawings submitted for permitting.
The Guide provides a checklist that identifies all of the information required by the 2010 Florida Building Code to be checked during plan review. Each item in the checklist has a code section reference where the relevant code requirements are located, and a space where the design professional can enter a page number(s) where the information can be found in the drawing set.
The Guide recommends that the checklist be included in the drawing set as a “Government Page” in addition to the drawing index. When used, the design professional will know that all of the required information has been provided, and the plans examiner will know where the information is located.
The Guide has four parts, including:
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An introduction and narrative- Part One
The Government Page (checklist) – Part Two
An example of a Life Safety Plan – Part Three
An area modification calculator tool – Part Four
A new section entitled Technical Guides has been created on the WWW.BOAF.NET website for all of the Guides created by the Joint Task Force, under the Resources tab. We encourage local building departments to educate their customers about the advantages of using the “Government Page” checklist to ensure that all of the information required for plan review has been provided in the permit document package. The documents are published in Word format to allow local jurisdictions the option to add any additional items that the jurisdiction requires. The pages of the document can also be pasted into a standard drawing sheet by the design professional to use as a template. For access to the guides visit: http://www.boaf.net/resources/technical-guides.html
2010 FLORIDA BUILDING CODES WENT INTO EFFECT on MARCH 15, 2012.
CD's will not ship until May.
You may also order the 2012 International Codes in our Marketplace at this time.
Any book orders that are shipped to your home, office, or the BOAF Office for pickup are subject to the posted shipping fees.
ORDER your 2010 Florida Codes:
http://www.boaf.net/membership/join.html?page=shop.browse&category_id=43
ORDER your 2012 I-Codes:
http://www.boaf.net/membership/join.html?page=shop.browse&category_id=45
Our BOAF Administrative staff is available to assist with any questions or concerns you may have Monday thru Friday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
