Former International Code Council Instructor
Mr. George has been a columnist With Plumbing Engineer Magazine for over 22 years. He has written hundreds of articles on plumbing system design issues, plumbing codes, and plumbing product standards. He and he has also given numerous seminars discussing covering design, Installation and Maintenance of all plumbing types of Plumbing & Mechanical systems. domestic hot water systems and hot water temperature control product standards. He has taught plumbing code classes, fire protection classes, and plumbing system design classes at the University of Minnesota, University of Wisconsin, Lawrence Technological University and at Oakland Community College in Michigan, and he has taught Plumbing, Mechanical and Fuel Gas Code classes across the country as an instructor for the International Code Council.
Mr. George Is Available To Provide Seminars And Training On Plumbing And Mechanical System Design, Including Codes And Standards.
- 2003-2012 International Plumbing Code (IPC) seminars
- 2003-2012 International Mechanical Code (IMC) seminars
- 2003-2012 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) seminars
- 2003-2012 International Residential Plumbing & Mechanical (IRC-PM) Code seminars
Plumbing, Mechanical, Fire Protection and Code & Standard Seminars Available from Ron George, CPD:
000 The Proper Location for a Backflow Preventer be in a Fire Suppression system with a fire Pump. 1 hr
001 Sizing Natural Gas, Propane and Butane Fuel Gas Piping Systems using different gas pressures to minimize piping costs – 2 hours
002 Backflow Preventer types, installation requirements and backflow preventer product standards for plumbing systems – 2 hours
003 Emergency Showers & Eyewashes. Installation requirements to meet the ANSI Z358.1 standard for emergency fixtures. – 2 hours
004 Stream & Condensate Systems an overview of how the steam condensate system works – 2 hours
005 Combustion Flue Vent Installation Requirements – 2 hours
006 Medical Gas Systems and NFPA 99 – 2 hours
007 Domestic Hot Water system design – 2 hours
007a Domestic Hot Water Scalds – How to design and install a system to stay out of hot water.
007b How to Design & Maintain your system to Limit Your Exposure to Domestic Hot Water Scald and Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Litigation.
008 Sizing and layout of Domestic Cold Water distribution systems – 2 hours
009 New advancements in Fire Sprinkler Head Technology – 1 hour
010 Fire Protection Systems, wet, dry, deluge, pre-action – NFPA 13 – 4 hours (2 hours for NFPA 13 wet systems only)
010a NFPA 25 Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Fire Sprinkler Systems
011 Sanitary Drain & Vent systems – 2 hours
011a Venting Sanitary Drainage Systems – 2 hours
012 Sump Pumps & Sewage Ejectors – 2 hours
013 Domestic Cold Water Booster pump installation considerations. – 2 hours
014 Plumbing Plan Review – 1 hour
015 Commercial Laundry Equipment Plumbing Installation Requirements – 1 hour
016 Commercial Kitchen Equipment Plumbing Installation Requirements – 2 hours
017 Storm Drain systems – 1.5 hours
017a Overflow Drain Systems – 0.5 hours
018 Plumbing Design Project file set-up – the project folder – 1 hour
019 Fuel Oil Systems Design & Installation Requirements – 2 hours
020 Selecting the Right Valve for piping systems – Ball, Butterfly, Gate, Globe, Fire Prot., balancing valves & Actuators – 1 hour
021 World Trade Center Collapse – A fire investigation review of events that led to progressive structural collapse of the world Trade Center – 1 hour
022 New Code Requirements and things you should know when Piping Domestic Hot Water Mixing Valves with Circulator Pumps – 1 hours
023a Water Softeners – Energy losses due to scale and mineral build up on heating surfaces in water heaters. – 1 hour
024 Sizing Thermostatic Mixing Valves in Plumbing systems – 2 hours
025 ASSE 1016 Standard for individual shower valves – 1 hour
026 ASSE 1017 Standard for temperature Actuated Master Mixing Valves for Plumbing Systems – 1 hour
026a ASSE Mixing Valve Standards & ASSE 1069, ASSE 1070, & ASSE 1071 Mixing Valve Standards for: 1069 Gang Showers, 1070 Point-of-Use Mixing Valves, 1071 Emergency Fixture Mixing Valves.
027 How to Conduct Flow Testing of Fire Hydrants to Determine System Design Pressures – 1 hour
028 CSI Specification Section Numbers – 1 hour How to write construction specifications
029 Fire Alarm & Detection Systems – 1 hour
030 Clean Agent Fire Suppression Systems NFPA 12 – 1 hour
031 Plumbing Inspection Surprises – 1 hour
033 International Plumbing Code Fundamentals – 4 hours
034 Code Changes from 2003-2006 Fundamental changes – 4 hours
035 2006 International Fuel Gas Code – 2 or 3 hours
038 Performing Commercial Plumbing Inspections to the International Plumbing Code – 8 hours
040 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Presentation – 1 hour
041 2006 International Mechanical Code Fundamentals Seminar. – 6 hours
042 Building Information Modeling (BIM) The future of 3D Virtual Building Construction
043 Grease Interceptors and the Control of Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) in Sewer Systems
044 It’s not easy Being Green – A review of engineering issues that relate to water conservation
045 Process Piping Installations and accessories
046 The Construction Specification format – Plumbing Section 22000
047 ASSE 1016, 1017, 1069, 1070, 1071 mixing valve standards
050 Fire Standpipes NFPA 14 – 2 hours
051 Fire Pumps NFPA 20 – 2 hours
053 International Plumbing Code
054 International Mechanical Code
055 International Fuel Gas Code
056 International Property Maintenance Code