Welcome friends! 欢迎朋友 مرحبا स्वागत है दोस्तों los amigos de bienvenida!

I'm a Civil Engineer and Building Code Consultant at NAFFA International, Inc. in Fresno, CA. My specialty is Plan Review (Plan Check) for Building and Fire Codes; Technical Training and providing Online Content and Resources for the Building Codes (Life-Safety, Fire, Structural, M-P-E, Energy Conservation, Accessibility, ADA, ADAAG, CASp, FHA, LEED, GREEN, OSHPD-3, Medical Gas, Radiation Shielding).

My company provides consulting services to governmental agencies, builders and applicants involved in the construction and the building permitting process from throughout the US and Internationally. I provide comprehensive review of documents for compliance with the International Building Codes, State-Adopted Codes, NFPA Standards, ADA and ADAAG, California Certified Access Specialist (CASp), Structural Analysis, Un reinforced Masonry Buildings Retrofit, Fire Code and Fire Suppression Systems and overall building permitting processes, procedures and automation.

Beyond the consulting business, my passion is providing resources and tools to empower others to learn about the building codes, deciphering complex code topics and connecting experts and end-users worldwide that are interested in building codes, accessibility, construction, design, housing, code enforcement, complex occupancies review and related topics. I also aspire to bring together individuals from throughout the world that share common interests, expertise and causes.

I have over 25 years experience in review for Building and Fire Codes, Codes Development and designing of creative tools and resources for training. I authored training materials for building codes and developed award-winning software related to the building codes, CodeBuddy.

Additionally, via Social Media outlets, I report on topics of interest to me- World Affairs, Geography, History, Geopolitical Topics, Economies of the World, Stats of all kinds, Cultural Topics, the Central Valley, CA., Financial News, Up-and-Coming Technologies, Twitter and FaceBook, Social and Inter Media, Leed, Green, Clean Tech., Solar, Sustainable, Eco-Friendly topics and Wacky Trivia. I'm intrigued by the people, countries and cultures of China, India and the rest of the BRIC; along with the UAE and the Middle East- I'm fascinated by people in general and their unique backgrounds and stories. So that you know, one of my mottos is "Normal People Worry Me"! I'm a big fan of Social Media (aka Inter Media) and realize its impact and importance now and in the future. Oh, and I love soccer!

On weekends, I divert the discussions to completely off the wall topics that I find interesting. You may even see some of the postings in Arabic, Chinese, Spanish or Hindi!

In a world of 6.8 billion unique individuals, I'm glad we found each other and trust that the material you will read on this site and others that I offer will prove helpful, timely, educational and will open your horizons to the wonderful and exciting "World of Building Codes" and the many other topics that are of mutual interest to us.

Here are additional means to reach me; tools and resources available to you; and information to help us get acquainted:

• My company (building code consulting): NAFFA International, Inc. If you are interested in learning more about what we do, here you go. Oh, and that is where you will find me on weekdays (my office)!
  
  
• Profile on LinkedIn (find out the resources at your disposal as you venture through the building code journey). Also, from my Blog: Getting to know Imad.
  
  
• Follow my Blog, The World of Building Codes (had to do it! The place where I Blog interesting articles and musings related to the codes, construction, architecture, building regulations, Leed/Green, and some personal experiences)
  
  
• Building Code Discussions Group (BCDG): I founded and administer this powerful "Premium Membership" Online Community where thousands of members from 100+ countries interact daily discussing Building, Fire and Accessibility Codes and related topics. An awesome site to learn about the codes, read opinions of experts in the related fields and to catch up on timely news related to construction and codes. The BCDG is home for numerous building code experts and practitioners in every discipline related to codes, construction, inspection and design. Learn more about the BCDG from here.
  
  
• TWITTER: (posts dealing with building codes and related topics along with timely links and resources- great way to bookmark, read, learn, apply and refine your code knowledge and interact with me on a myriad of topics. Tons of miscellaneous other topics too!). I have to caution you, I tend to post a lot at times, in the range of 1000 per week, so don't tell me I didn't warn you. Here are my very favorite "lists" on Twitter that I put together for you.
  
  
• Read the Feedback from some of my friends and followers on Twitter and other Social Media venues.
  
  In case you are wondering what topics I post about, well, here you go....
  
  
  
  

Thank you for visiting and I look forward to continuing the conversation.

Warmest regards,

Imad