Continuing Education (CEU) Schedule
Early Bird Savings....Earn All 14 CEUs over any TWO DAYS of the SEBC.
Attention: Florida Contractors join us for SEBC's Weekend Special - Friday and Saturday for a 2 day pass and earn all 14 CEUs for the price of One Day Registration ($69)... Participants for this special must be in attendance on Friday or Saturday for admittance to the CILB CEU classes.
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Proud Sponsors of our Education Sessions for Advanced Building Code, Wind and Hurricane Mitigation, Radon Resistant Construction Practices and Energy Efficiency for new home construction:
All seminars will be presented at the SEBC Expo and Conference located at SOUTH BUILDING HALL B1 in the Orange County Convention Center – Orlando.
The SEBC offers Continuing Education for Florida Contractors. CEU courses are presented by the:
- Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA) Provider No. 0000916
- Building Officials of Florida (BOAF) Provider No. 0004764
CEU courses are indicated by the term “CEU,” and list the credit hours. The price of all CEU courses is included in the One, Two and Three Day Passes. Expo Hall Passes do not allow access to ANY CEU programs offered at the SEBC.
Note that Florida contractors must attain 14 hours every two years, by August 31, of every even year. Excess hours above 14 do not carry over to the next two-year period. Individuals may check the status of their hours at www.myfloridalicense.com.
All contractors are required, as a part of the 14 hours of continuing education, to have at least one hour in each of the following areas of study: WORKERS COMPENSATION, JOB SITE (WORKPLACE) SAFETY, BUSINESS PRACTICES, LAWS AND RULES and ADVANCED MODULE BUILDNG CODE. Additionally General, Building, Residential, Roofing, Specialty Structure and Glass & Glazing contractors must complete one hour of Wind Mitigation Methodology as part of their required 14- hours. The remaining are classified as general credits.
Participants in the classes are required to sign-in and indicate their license number. It’s very important to write your license number legibly. Please note that CEUs will be electronically processed within 30 days of the class date. Questions about your CEU processing should be directed to SEBC staff: Pati Jackson ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).
Proud Sponsors of our Education Sessions for Advanced Building Code, Wind Mitigation and Energy Programs and Bonded Builders Warranty Group.
Also includes educational programs on Hurricane Mitigation and Radon Resistant Construction Practices for new home construction.
Continuing Education Programs – Florida Contractors Can Earn 14 CEUs over any Two Days of the SEBC Expo and Conference
Please note this schedule and class descriptions are updated weekly and these programs are ONLY the Florida Contractors Continuing Education (CEU) Track Schedule. Additional Non-CEU programs will be offered in 6 additional tracks: Architecture/Design; Green Building and Sustainability; Business Management; Sales and Marketing; Community Development, Codes and Construction Techniques.
Thursday, July 11 Show Hours: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
7:30 am – 9:30 am S230-D
Continuing Education $
“OSHA Residential Fall Protection”
This course presents the New OSHA Directive # STD 03-11-002 – Compliance Guidance for Residential Construction, (Enforcement date 6/16/2011). This directive cancels previous policy. Provider No. 0000916, Course# 0609133; CEUs: 2 Hours (Includes 1 hour of Workplace Safety and 1 hour of General)
Speaker: Jack Glenn, Florida Home Builders Association, Tallahassee, FL
10:00 am – 12:00 pm S230-D
Continuing Education $
“Improved Management Techniques”
The information attendees will learn at this event will help their companies in multiple ways. It will focus on employee and operational issues designed to optimize growth and efficiencies to positively impact a company’s bottom line.
The event will focus on the following questions that many construction company owners face: are the business processes and methods used to manage your business locked in the minds of you and your employees? Are you using the best business tools to resolve issues or recognize opportunities for your
company? Is your business growing or just struggling to stay the size it is? Are you satisfied with the current performance of your business or are there missed potential? If you were to sell your business today would it sell for the amount you expect?
Provider #0003208/8193 CILB: 0009697 (B), ECLB: 0007875 (B); CEUs: 2 Hours (Includes 1 hour of Business Practices and 1 hour of General)
Speaker: Dennis Harrelson, The Continuing Education Academy, Fort Myers, FL
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Show Floor
Continuing Education $
(Program located on the Trade Show Floor in Demonstration Stage Arena)
“Workers Compensation”
This course is a general review of the workers’ compensation law including contractor/ subcontractor issues, job safety, duties and the responsibilities of the owner.
Provider No. 0000916, Course #0000135; CEU: 1 Hour (Includes 1 Hour of Workers Comp)
Speaker: Michelle Delaney, The Page Insurance Company, Deland, FL
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm S230-D
Continuing Education $
“Advanced Mitigation Guidelines for Single Family Homes”
This course will provide the student with an understanding of the newly developed “Mitigation Guidelines for Single Family Residential Structures.”
Provider No. 0004764, Course #0608534; CEU: 2 Hours (Includes 1 Hour of Wind Mitigation a Methodologies and 1 Hour of Advanced Code OR General)
Speaker: Jack Glenn, Florida Home Builders Association, Tallahassee, FL
Friday, July 12 Show Hours: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
7:30 am – 9:30 am S230-D
Continuing Education $
“Green Building Made Simple”
This class will explain the construction practices of green building, including energy efficiency, indoor air quality, resource efficiency, and material selections. Participants will learn how to build homes using green building guidelines; about new technologies and advanced construction materials; how to construct homes that use less energy and water and how to select materials that contribute to improved indoor air quality.
Provider No. 0000916, Course #0008612, CEUs: 2 Hours (Includes 2 hours of General)
Speaker: Drew Smith, LEED AP, Two Trails, Sarasota, FL
10:00 am – 12:00 pm S230-D
Continuing Education $
“Residential Energy Code for Compliance in the 2010 FBC-Energy”
The 2010 FBC-Energy is the first Florida energy code based on the International Energy Conservation Code. The IECC contains many of the same requirements found in the previous Florida code, but are listed and organized in a different manner. Additionally, there are many new provisions as well as Florida provisions that migrated as part of the consolidation. This course reviews the Residential changes and updates to allow Florida Builders to comply with this code better.
Provider No. 0000916, Course# 0609761; CEUs: 2 Hours (Includes 2 hours of General)
Speaker: Arlene Stewart, AZS Consulting, Gainesville, FL
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Show Floor
Continuing Education $
(Program located on the Trade Show Floor in Demonstration Stage Arena)
“Jobsite Safety”
This course explains the OSHA regulations for the residential and light commercial builder.
Provider No. 0000916, Course# 0000151; CEUs: 1 Hour (Includes 1 hour of Work Place Safety)
Speaker: Joan Spencer, U.S. Department of Labor – OSHA, Deland, FL
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm S230-D
Continuing Education $
“Understanding Building Science for Builders”
This course is designed to help builders understand the nuances of building science that impact the quality of their construction. The purpose is to help reduce callbacks, liability and moisture issues through a thorough examination of the way nature affects the home. This course will overview the basic purposes of our homes, a brief history of how building has evolved and how the green and energy efficiency movement is impacting building. This course will overview all the components of both the envelope and the major equipment systems in the home. There will be some comparisons of methods of building based on the pure science apart from sales propaganda.
Provider No. 0000916, Course#TBD; CEUs: 2 Hour (Includes 2 hours of General)
Speaker : Scott Ranck, Energy Rater I, Florida Public Utilities Company, Valrico, FL
Saturday, July 13 Show Hours: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
7:30 am – 11:30 am S230-D
Continuing Education/Home Inspector License $
“Mitigation Techniques, Inspections and DFS/OIR FORM B1-1802”
This course will provide the students with an understanding of the “Mitigation Techniques and Inspections practices” that exist within the 2010 Florida Building Code and the Inspection and completion of the DFS/OIR Form B1-1802. (Home Inspectors test will be given at the end of class).
Provider No. 0000916, Course #0609150; CEU: 3 Hours (Includes 1 hour of Wind Mitigation a Methodologies and 2 hours of General)
Speaker: Jack Glenn, Florida Home Builders Association, Tallahassee, FL
11:00 am – 12:00 pm S230-D
Continuing Education $
“Business Planning for the Future”
Do you get the same excitement out of running your business as you thought you would when you started it? Does it provide the income you expected or need? What about the hours worked and your quality of life?
What if your business suddenly encountered the opportunity to grow sales by 20% or more? Do you have a source for new employees or the tools and processes in place to effectively absorb the additional work requirements… and maintain your margins?
Change is more frequently impacting your business every day. Is it being proactively used to your advantage or are you more reactively a victim of it?
Learn the solutions to these frustrating issues and others you may choose to share at this unique workshop designed to help business owners find answers to complex business problems through the improved use of effective and simple to use business tools and processes that can significantly impact the administration of your company’s growth and success.
Provider No. 0003208/8193, Course# 0008553; ECLB #0007382 CEUs: 1 Hour (Includes 1 hour of Business Practices)
Speaker: Joe Pfeiffer,The Continuing Education Academy, Fort Myers, FL
11:30 am – 12:30 pm S320-G
Continuing Education/Home Inspector License $
“Professional Practice Course”
Presented by the Florida Association of Building Inspectors, this 1 hour class is a required class for completing the 14 hour continuing education course designed for licensed home inspectors that must comply with Florida state requirements. The course covers the following components as per the Florida Statues:
- Structure
- Roof Covering
- Interior components
- Exterior components
- HVAC System
- Electrical System
- Plumbing System
- Site conditions
Speaker: TBA by the Florida Association of Building Inspectors
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm S230-D
Continuing Education $
“Radon Training”
This course will provide the students with an understanding of the “Active and Passive Radon Construction Principles and Practices” that exist within the Florida Statutes, Rules of the Department of Health and the Florida Building Code for all classes of Contractors and Building Department Personnel.
Provider: BOAF-FHBA Construction Training, Provider No. 0004764, Course #0608241 CEUs: 1 Hour (Includes 1 hour of General)
Speaker: Dave Carter, Consulting Engineers, LLC, Winter Haven, FL
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Show Floor
Continuing Education $
(Program located on the Trade Show Floor in Demonstration Stage Arena)
“Florida Laws and Rules”
This course will provide the students with an understanding of the “Laws and Rules for all classes of Contractors and Building Department Personnel” that exist within the Florida Statutes and Rules of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
Speaker: Benjamin B. Bush, Gardner, Bist, Wiener, Wadsworth, Bowden, Bush, Dee, LaVia & Wright, P.A., Tallahassee, Florida
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Show Floor
Continuing Education $
(Program located on the Trade Show Floor in Demonstration Stage Arena)
“Workers Compensation”
This course is a general review of the workers’ compensation law including contractor/ subcontractor issues, job safety, duties and the responsibilities of the owner.
Provider No. 0000916, Course #0000135; CEU: 1 Hour (Includes 1 Hour of Workers Comp)
Speaker: Michelle Delaney, The Page Insurance Company, Deland, FL
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm S320-G
Continuing Education/Home Inspector License $
“Report Writing Course”
Presented by the Florida Association of Building Inspectors, this 1 hour class is a required class for completing the 14 hour continuing education course designed for licensed home inspectors that must comply with Florida state requirements. The course covers the following components as per the Florida Statues:
- Structure
- Roof Covering
- Interior components
- Exterior components
- HVAC System
- Electrical System
- Plumbing System
- Site conditions
Speaker: TBA by the Florida Association of Building Inspectors
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm S230-D
Continuing Education $
“Everything You Need to Know to Deal with DBPR”
This course will explain what jurisdiction the Department of Business and Professional Regulation has over construction contractors and the professional responsibilities of construction contractors. Information on the disciplinary process, unlicensed activity, and the Florida Homeowners Construction Recovery Fund will be provided.
Provider No. 0000916, Course# 0008614; CEUs: 2 Hours (Includes 2 hours of Business Practices)
Speaker: Jack Glenn, Florida Home Builders Association, Tallahassee, FL
