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October 14, 2026
PROFESSIONALS’ ROUNDTABLE: CONVERTING EXISTING BUILDINGS TO MULTI-FAMILY USE IN VERMONT FROM A CODE REVIEW PERSPECTIVE
PROFESSIONALS’ ROUNDTABLE: CONVERTING EXISTING BUILDINGS TO MULTI-FAMILY USE IN VERMONT FROM A CODE REVIEW PERSPECTIVE
PROFESSIONALS’ ROUNDTABLE: CONVERTING EXISTING BUILDINGS TO MULTI-FAMILY USE IN VERMONT FROM A CODE REVIEW PERSPECTIVE
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 8:00am - 3:30pm
Noble Hall, Vermont College Campus:
39 College Street, Montpelier, VT
6 AIA/HSW credits
Vermont’s housing shortage is significant, yet many of our villages, towns and cities have underused older buildings: buildings currently rated Mercantile, Business, Industrial, Single Family Home, or Mixed Use. This course explores the building code side of converting these buildings to partial or full Multi-Family use. By focusing on two case studies, we will cover use of the VT Fire & Building Safety Code, separation of uses, egress, life safety, elevators, sprinklering, accessibility, historic preservation, and Chapter 43. We are limiting the course size to encourage broad discussion. This day will not cover the interaction between Vermont building energy and construction codes due to time limitations.
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Learning Objectives
At the end of this course you will be able to:
Correctly classify the existing and proposed uses of a building you want to convert.
Know which chapters of which codes apply to each portion of a building, and how to apply them.
Establish a methodology for the review and application of the NFPA provisions as they relate to the design, plan review, and inspection of apartment buildings.
Understand when and how the IBC is applicable, for instance for additions.
Evaluate the need for life safety equipment (including sprinklers and fire alarms), and understand where to locate them in a building.
Understand how to apply elevator and accessibility rules to a multi-family building.
Apply Chapter 43 to a building’s conversion and understand common issues for historic buildings.
Presenter
Landon Wheeler is Deputy Director of Vermont Division of Fire Safety. Trained as a Pro Board instructor 1 and 2, Inspector 1 and 2, NFPA Certified inspector and NFPA Certified Plans Examiner, Landon joined DFS in 2006 and has worked in the life safety and fire prevention industry for 28 years. Landon is a frequent instructor at DFS for overview of new codes, cannabis, ADA, principals of fire prevention, plan review and inspection. He has spent 18 years with the DFS providing outreach and educational opportunities to the public in many sectors from homeowners, trades people, realtors, lawyer, architects and engineers.
Presenter
Patrick Banks is the Springfield Regional Manager for the Vermont Division of Fire Safety, with over 10 years of building and fire code enforcement experience with the State of Vermont and nearly 15 years in fire prevention. He is a Certified Building Official and Certified Fire Marshal through the International Code Council (ICC). Patrick holds a Bachelor of Science in Fire Science and a Master’s in Public Administration from Anna Maria College. He represents Vermont on the Region VI Board of the International Code Council. Patrick is a Pro Board–certified Fire Inspector I/II and Fire Instructor I, Commercial and Residential Inspector and Plans Examiner, and Mechanical Inspector and Plans Examiner.
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Registration is $65 for Vermont building officials and $80 for all other participants. The fee includes a continental breakfast, lunch and drinks, 6 CE credits, and a 1-year membership in the ICC Building Safety Association of Vermont.
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October 14, 2026
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