If you are a Professional Engineer whose practice includes the design of engineering works or systems in connection with buildings, structures, or facilities and systems covered by the Florida Building Code, you will need to complete the advanced course by Dec. 31, 2021, or prior to designing engineering projects covered by the code. The course is required to retain the “Special Qualifications” designation on your licensure record, pursuant to Section 471.0195, Florida Statutes.
You must take an Advanced Building Code course on the seventh edition of the Florida Building Code, which went into effect Dec. 31, 2020. A course on the sixth edition is longer be effective.
Following the course, you must provide the Board with a copy of the completion certificate that shows the course number, course hours, Code edition year, and Code or course focus so that your record can be updated. Certificates can be emailed to FBPE at Wendy Anderson at wanderson@fbpe.org. When submitting your certificate to the Board, please include your full name and license number in the email.
Although not a complete list of Florida Building Code course providers, the following are current Board-approved providers that offer the advanced building code course. NOTE: You will have to conduct an internet search for contact and website information for these providers, since only the provider’s address is available on the Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s web portal. The provider listing below will be updated as needed.
| AAA Construction Acuity Brands AHCA (Agency for Health Care Administration) Air Distribution Consultants International LLC Boss Construction School Continuing Education and Development Inc. DiscountPDH.com Easy-PDH.com |
EZ – PDH JC Code and Construction Consultants Inc. PacePDH PDH Academy PDHLibrary PDHNow Red Vector Titan Continuing Education TLC Engineering for Architecture |
DBPR provides a web portal for searching for all FBC course providers.
For questions related to this requirement, email Wendy Anderson at wanderson@fbpe.org or call (850) 521-0500, ext. 119.