2021 ICC B5 Building Inspector Exam Prep Course! (B1 + B2 Exam)
Become a Certified ICC B5 Building Inspector!
Pass the B1 & B2 Exams. (Online and self-paced)
Complete our 2021 ICC B1 Residential Building Inspector exam preparation course. Enhance your career as a certified B1 Building Inspector.
Next, complete our 2021 B2 Commercial Building Inspector exam preparation course and add an additional ICC certification to your resume.
Once you have passed both the 2021 B1 and B2 exams, ICC automatically awards you with ICC B5 Building Inspector status.
$398.00
The B5 Building Inspector Combination Package Includes our complete stand-alone 2021 B1 and 2021 B2 ICC Examination Preparation courses.
This designation is typically the Gateway certification required for employment with most city or county building departments. If you are unsure of which ICC designations to pursue, we recommend that you start here.
The ICC grants you Automatic Combination Designations once you pass all exams and prerequisites on your myICC account.
Get ICC B5 certified – PRONTO requirements/recommendations for scheduling the B1 & B2 exam.
ICC PRONTO provides an at-home method for taking your ICC exams 24/7.
- CLICK HERE – For more information or to log into the ICC – PRONTO portal.
- CLICK HERE – Watch a video about what to expect when taking the proctored exam.
TEST-TAKING – Room: Where you take your final ICC exam.
- Requirement: Only one person is allowed in the room; if someone else enters while you are testing, the Proctor will automatically eject you from the exam.
- Recommendations: The room should be in a quiet place with a door that can remain shut. Again, make sure you are alone, comfortable, and fully prepared to stay in full view of the webcam for the duration of your exam.
Bathroom Breaks: You may take up to a 5-minute bathroom break any time during the exam.
- Requirement: If a break exceeds the 5-minute mark, the Proctor will terminate the exam. The time clock continues to count down during any breaks. Additionally, a new desk scan is required before you are allowed to continue taking the exam.
- Recommendations: Bathroom breaks waste your time. Be sure to take care of your business before your exam begins.
YOUR COMPUTER: You may use any PC or Laptop if it has a webcam, speakers, and a microphone
- Requirement: Your computer must be connected to the internet. If using a laptop, use it as a stand-alone computer. Do not plug it into a docking station with monitors attached.
Required Operating System:
- Windows XP – Windows 10
- Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) – 10.13 (High Sierra)
Internet Connection: You must have a stable internet connection
- Requirement: minimum speed of 2MB, upload, and download.
- Recommendations: While you can use WiFi, we highly recommend wired high-speed internet access, as WiFi may not be as stable.
Browser (with pop-up blocker disabled):
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
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- Before connection time, you can submit a support ticket.
- During connection time, live chat support will be available.
Your Blueprint For Success. You Can Pass the ICC B1 Exam. We Guarantee it!
Refresh your 2021 IRC (Ch 1-11) code knowledge, and successfully pass your 2021 B1 Residential Building Inspector Exam without leaving the comfort of your home or office. Our comprehensive interactive Residential Building Inspector exam preparation program is your best, most affordable path to guarantee ICC B1 certification!
Get your ICC B1 Residential Building Inspector Certification. We provide the study materials (excluding codebooks) required to PASS THE ICC B1 EXAM. Our money-back guarantee backs this course.
How To Use Our Online Study Center
STUDY our “Navigating the 2021 IRC: A Code Primer – For ICC B1 Residential Building Inspectors”. This eManual familiarizes you with the code’s structure and function within the first 11 chapters of the 2021 IRC “ICC International Residential Code for One and Two-Family Dwellings.”
PRACTICE utilizing our “Question Database,” providing over 800 practice questions. Study-specific questions and answers and take timed simulated practice exams.
The course includes
- eManual (Navigating the 2021 IRC. A Code Primer – For the ICC B1 Residential Building Inspector exam)
- Printable Workbook (Companion to eManual)
- Practice Questions and Mock Final Exams (Practice looking up answers in your codebook, Take full-length simulated exams).
eMANUAL – NAVIGATING THE 2021 IRC – A Code Primer – For the ICC B1 Residential Building Inspector Exam
Our “NAVIGATING THE 2021 IRC” eManual helps students review the (IRC) International Residential Code. This eManual focuses specifically on the relationship of the IRC to the B1 Certification Exam. When you master the code, you master the Exam!
This eManual is designed specifically for the B1 Residential Building Inspector Exam. The eManual familiarizes you with the use, layout, and content of chapters 1-11 of the 2021 IRC. The eManual also provides a comprehensive review of study questions similar to those found on the ICC B1 Exam.
- The purpose and layout of the code
- How to navigate the IRC
- Code reference exercises, speed drills
- Exam Breakdown
- Using the Table of Contents
- Breaking down questions by subject (Chapters 1-11)
- Keyword Identification, how to Identify the subject of a question for easy reference.
- How to search for a code article by referencing the INDEX
- Code reference example questions with in-depth solutions.
You are allowed by ICC to use the 2021 IRC codebook when taking your B1 Exam!
STUDY QUESTIONS & PRACTICE EXAMS
Access eManuals, Study Questions, and Simulated Exams From Any Device With Internet Access!
Our online practice questions provide a framework to practice utilizing chapters 1-11 of your 2021 IRC Codebook. Constantly utilizing your codebook to answer test questions builds up your speed and code knowledge. Our course provides the required skills to easily pass your B1 Building inspector exam.
Three modes of practice!
- Chapter Study Mode: Covers over 800 ICC B1 exam practice questions & answers. (Organized as Question – Answer – Code Location)
- Flashcard Mode: Online Virtual Flashcards provide randomized access to our entire question set and are an ideal setting to practice answering exam questions. (Organized as Question – Answer – Code Location)
- Simulated Final Exams: Simulates the taking of your ICC B1 Building inspector exam.
- Full length (Exact number of questions as on B1 Exam)
- Timed (Exact amount of time as actual ICC B1 exam)
- Randomized (Questions are randomized, all exams are unique)
- Properly Balanced (Balanced according to the ICC Exam schedule guaranteeing a realistic B1 exam simulation)
Take as many simulated final exams as you want! (These exams help you to gain the knowledge, speed, and confidence needed to pass your ICC B1 exam effortlessly)
One-year online access: Full access membership to our online study center. Experience the convenience of learning at home or in the office, saving valuable travel time to an in-person course.
THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES YOU TO HAVE A COPY OF THE 2021 (IRC). IF YOU DO NOT OWN A COPY OF THIS CODEBOOK, PURCHASE ONE IMMEDIATELY.
YOUR BLUEPRINT FOR SUCCESS. PASS THE ICC B2 EXAM, GUARANTEED!
Refresh your 2021 IBC code knowledge and familiarize yourself with the Concrete Manual: Based on the 2021 IBC and ACI 318-14. Successfully pass your 2021 ICC B2 Commercial Building Inspector Exam without leaving the comfort of your home or office. Our comprehensive interactive exam preparation program is your best, most affordable path to guarantee ICC B2 certification!
Get your 2021 ICC B2 Commercial Building Inspector Certification. We provide the study materials (excluding codebooks) required to PASS THE B2 EXAM. Our money-back guarantee backs this course.
How To Use Our Online Study Center
STUDY our “Navigating the 2021 IBC: A Code Primer – For ICC B2 Commercial Building Inspectors“. This eManual will familiarize you with the code’s structure within the 35 chapters of the 2021 IBC “International Building Code.”
STUDY our “Navigating the Concrete Manual: Based on the 2021 IBC and the ACI 318-19″. This eGuide focuses specifically on how to navigate the Concrete Manual.
PRACTICE utilizing our “Question Database,” providing over 1100 practice questions. Study-specific questions and answers and take timed simulated practice exams.
The course includes:
- eManual (Navigating the 2021 IBC. A Code Primer – For ICC B2 Commercial Building Inspector exam)
- eGuide (Navigating the Concrete Manual)
- Printable Workbook (Companion to eManual & eGuide)
- Practice Questions and Mock Final Exams (Practice looking up answers in your codebook. Take full-length simulated exams).
eMANUAL – NAVIGATING THE 2021 IBC: A Code Primer – For the ICC B2 Commercial Building Inspector Exam.
Our “NAVIGATING THE IBC” eManual helps students review the (IBC) International Building Code. The eManual focuses specifically on the relationship between the 2021 IBC and the 2021 ICC B2 Certification Exam.
When you master the code, you master your Exam!
This eManual is the starting point for the TLC Certification Training Program. Designed specifically for the ICC B2 Commercial Building Inspector exam. It will familiarize you with the use, layout, and content of the 2021 IBC. The eManual also provides a comprehensive review of study questions similar to those found on the ICC B2 Exam.
eManual includes:
- The purpose and layout of the code
- How to navigate the IBC
- Codebook navigation exercises, speed drills
- Exam breakdown
- Using the Table of Contents
- Breaking down questions by subject (Chapters 1-35)
- Keyword Identification, how to Identify the subject of a question for easy reference.
- How to search for a code article by referencing the INDEX
- Code reference example questions with in-depth solutions.
ICC allows the use of your 2021 IBC codebook when taking the B2 Exam!
eGuide – Concrete Manual: Based on the 2021 IBC and ACI 318-19. A Book Review.
Our “NAVIGATING THE ICC CONCRETE MANUAL: Based on the 2021 IBC and the ACI 318-19” eGuide focuses specifically on how to navigate the Concrete Manual. This eGuide reviews the use, layout, chapters, and index of the Concrete Manual.
eGuide includes:
- How to navigate the Concrete Manual
- Using the Table of Contents
- Guided study of the Concrete Manual
- Using the Index
- Keyword Identification, how to Identify the subject of a question for easy reference.
ICC allows the use of your Concrete Manual when taking the B2 Exam!
STUDY QUESTIONS & PRACTICE EXAMS
Access eManuals, Study Questions, and Simulated Exams From Any Device With Internet Access!
Our online practice questions provide a framework to practice utilizing your 2021 IBC Codebook and the Concrete Manual. Constantly utilizing your codebooks to answer test questions builds up your speed and code knowledge. Our course provides the required skills to easily pass your ICC B2 Commercial Building inspector exam.
Three modes of practice!
- Chapter Study Mode: Covers over 1100 ICC B2 exam practice questions & answers. (Organized as Question – Answer – Code Location)
- Flashcard Mode: Online Virtual Flashcards provide randomized access to our entire question set and are an ideal setting to practice answering exam questions. (Organized as Question – Answer – Code Location)
- Simulated Final Exams: Simulates the taking of your ICC B2 Commercial Building inspector exam.
- Full length (Exact number of questions as on B2 Exam)
- Timed (Exact amount of time as actual ICC B2 exam)
- Randomized (Questions are randomized, all exams are unique)
- Properly Balanced (Balanced according to the ICC Exam schedule guaranteeing a realistic B2 exam simulation)
Take as many simulated final exams as you want! (These exams help you to gain the knowledge, speed, and confidence needed to pass your ICC B2 exam effortlessly)
One-year online access: Full access membership to our online exam center. Experience the convenience of learning at home or in the office, saving valuable travel time to an in-person course.
THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES YOU TO HAVE A COPY OF THE 2021 IBC AS WELL AS THE CONCRETE MANUAL. IF YOU DO NOT OWN COPIES OF THESE BOOKS, YOU CAN PURCHASE THEM BELOW.
The 2021 IRC is a REQUIRED CODEBOOK for 2021, B1, M1, P1, and E1 Residential Building Inspector Exams.
This comprehensive code compiles all building, plumbing, mechanical, fuel gas, and electrical requirements for non-commercial one- and two-family dwellings in one convenient code. The regulations cover dwellings and townhouses up to three stories.
The IRC contains many important changes such as:
- Braced wall lines must be placed on a physical wall or placed between multiple walls.
- The rated separation for two-family dwellings is 1 hour, whether or not a lot line exists between units.
- Emergency escape and rescue openings require a clear 36-inch-wide path to a public way.
- An engineered design is required for storm shelters.
- A habitable attic is limited to one-half the area of the story below, and the dwelling requires sprinklers.
- Updated Wind Speed maps match IBC and ASCE 7 maps.
- Deck design now considers snow load, tributary area for footing and post height, and guard details.
- Specific requirements for deck guardrails were added.
- Component and cladding wind pressures in Table R301.2(2) are updated for new design wind speeds and hip or gable roof profiles.
- Minimum footing size tables are revised to more accurately reflect current practice.
- Cripple wall requirements apply only to exterior cripple walls.
- New appendices for cob construction and 3D printed construction are added.
- A 30 percent reduction of airflow is permitted for balanced ventilation systems.
- Commercial gas cooking appliances are prohibited.
- The head pressure for a water test of DWV systems increased to 10 feet.
- Air vacuum testing is now permitted for plastic piping DWV systems.
- Section P2904 for dwelling sprinklers is expanded to more closely align with NFPA 13D.
- An emergency service disconnect is required in a readily accessible outdoor location.
- A surge-protective device (SPD) is now required at the service panel.
- The number of receptacle outlets required for peninsular and island countertops in kitchens is determined by the area of the countertop surface.
- GFCI protection is now required for damp and wet locations not included in the other ten areas requiring GFCI protection.
Automatically earn ICC B5 certification by passing the ICC B1 Residential and B2 Commercial exams. Memorizing answers is not the path to passing your exam!
If you understand how to break down exam questions and locate exam answers in your codebook, you should be able to answer 100% of these practice questions correctly.
We teach you how to quickly navigate your codebook & pass your exam. “Master The Code, Master The Exam!“
Use the 2021 IRC, IBC CodeBooks, and the 2021 Concrete Manual to solve ICC B5 practice exam questions.
