https://www.lwm-info.org/FormCenter/Building-Inspectors-Institute-18/2025-Building-Inspectors-Institute-INVOI-526
DRAFT AGENDA
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. REGISTRATION (Light breakfast @ 9am)
9:30 a.m. Introduction & Invocation- Rhett Borner,Building Inspector, Hudson; WI Building Inspectors Assoc, presiding.
Welcome Address ― Emily Berge, City Council President, Eau Claire
9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Legislative Update – Jerry Deschane, Executive Director, League of WI Municipalities
11:00a.m. – 11:30 a.m. DSPS Update – Branden Piper, Division Administrator, DSPS Secretary Dan Hereth
11:30 a.m. Lunch on Your Own
1:30pm – 4:30 p.m. 1) Concrete: Review of ACI 318 & ACI 332
Speaker: Brent Anderson of BDA Associates
5:00 – 7:00 p.m. PRODUCTS/SERVICES DISPLAY & RECEPTION
Thursday, April 17, 2025
8:00am Light Breakfast
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
8:30 – 10:00 a.m. 2) Using UL Solutions and Resources – listing & labeling (part one)
Speaker: Steven Jones of UL Solutions
3) Air Sealing & Infiltration
Speaker: Robert Oakley of PSD
10:15 – 11:45 a.m. 4) Using UL Solutions and Resources – listing & labeling (part two)
Speaker: Steven Jones of UL Solutions
5) UDC Structural Basics
Speaker: Dennis Jensen, Senior Building Inspector, City of De Pere
Noon LUNCH (included)
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. 6) Inspecting CSST Gas Piping Systems
Speaker: Bob Torbin of Omega Flex, Inc.
7) Deciphering Truss Packet Drawings & Details
Speaker: Joe Murawski, Eric Hepfler and Ryan Tietz of Automated Building Components
2:45 – 4:15 p.m. 8) Field Listing Services
Speaker: Doug Lockard of NPFA Global Solutions
9) Emerging Trends in Residential Gas Systems
Speaker: Bob Torbin of Omega Flex, Inc.
6:00 p.m. RECEPTION & BANQUET (Included)
Awards, Raffle Prizes, & Entertainment: Ryan Mason, Comedian
Friday, April 18, 2025
8:30am Light Breakfast
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Legal Aspects, Due Process & Customer Service for Inspectors
Speaker: Michael Mannan, City of Milwaukee Health Department
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. BUSINESS MEETING
Guest Program includes Wednesday Product Display Reception & Thursday Reception & Banquet, but there is no formal guest tour or programing.
Officers
President – Rhett Borner, Building Inspector, Hudson
Vice President – Jim Sjolander, Building Inspection Manager, Middleton
Treasurer – Lucas Fischenich, Building Inspector, Fox Crossing
Secretary – Mary Strankowski, Building Inspector, Richfield
Past President – Jason Golec, Building Construction Inspection Division Manager, Milwaukee
