Build Seminars

Build Seminars are presented by the Community Development department to educate the public on the current policies, procedures, and expectations of the City of Sandy Springs as it relates to construction within the jurisdiction. The information presented in these seminars is subject to change with new Code adoptions, City ordinances and zoning, and office policy as it relates to current construction trends.

Upcoming Seminars

• 2024 International Residential Code Changes 
  “Due to inclement winter weather, the seminar has been rescheduled.”
  New Date and Time: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at 1:30 PM
  • Register for the 2024 IRC Seminar
    
• Permit Smarter, Not Harder: The Ultimate Pre-Permitting Playbook, Tuesday February 3, 2026
  • Registration for the Permit Smarter, Not Harder Seminar

Past Seminars

• Wood Deck Design & Detailing Per the IRC Code, September 23, 2025
  
• Understanding The Georgia Energy Code, June 24, 2025
  
• Continuous Load Path in Residential Construction, May 27, 2025
  
• 2023 National Electrical Code: An overview of the new code updates, January 28, 2025
  
• High Performance Sealants & Waterproofing, September 24, 2024
  • View High Performance Sealants Seminar Slides
• OpenGov - The New Online Permitting Portal, June 25 & July 23, 2024
  • View OpenGov Online Permitting Slides
• Residential Stormwater Management, August 29, 2023
  • View Residential Stormwater Management Slides
• Proper Installation of Anchors & Hold downs, July 2023
  • View Proper Installation of Anchors and Hold downs Slides
  • Watch Proper Installation of Anchors and Hold downs Video Recording I
  • Watch Proper Installation of Anchors and Hold downs Video Recording II - Demonstration
• Commercial Tenant Do's & Don'ts, April 2023
  • View Commercial Tenant Do's & Don'ts Slides
  • Watch Commercial Tenant Do's & Don'ts Video Recording
• Proper Design and Installation of Signs, February 2023
  • View Proper Design and Installation of Signs Slides
  • Watch Proper Design and Installation of Signs Video Recording
• Introduction to Plan Sandy Springs, October 2022
  • Watch Introduction to Plan Sandy Springs Video Recording
• Designing Signs for Code Compliance, August 2022
  • View Designing Signs for Code Compliance Slides
  • Watch Designing Signs for Code Compliance Video Recording
• Sandy Springs Permitting from A to Z, June 2022 (Seminar presents the old permitting tool)
  • View Sandy Springs Permitting from A to Z Slides
  • Watch Sandy Springs Permitting from A to Z Video Recording
• Designing Around Trees and Water, May 2022
  • View Designing Around Trees and Water Slides
  • Watch Designing Around Trees and Water Video Recording
• How to Pass Inspections the First Time, September 2021
  • View How to Pass Inspections the First Time Presentation Slides
• Site Plan Requirements for Design Professionals, August 2021
  • View Site Plan Requirements for Design Professionals Presentation Slides
• Permitting and Building Pools and Spas, May 2021
  • View Permitting and Building Pools and Spas Slides
• The Plan Review Process, December 2020 (Seminar presents the old permitting tool)
  • View The Plan Review Process Slides
• How to Use the Build Sandy Springs Portal, October 2020 (Seminar presents the old permitting tool)
  • View How to Use the Build Sandy Springs Portal Slides
• Sustainability at Home: Outdoors Edition, September 2020
  • View Sustainability at Home Slides
  • View Sustainability at Home Additional Resources
• International Residential Code 2018 Changes, September 2020
  • View International Residential Code Slides
• Wood Decks per the 2018 IRC, August 2020
  • View Wood Decks 2018 IRC Slides
• Georgia Stormwater Management, August 2020
  • View Georgia Stormwater Management Slides
• Exterior Construction 101, October 2019
  • View Exterior Construction 101 Slides
• Planning and Zoning 101, July 2019
  • View Planning and Zoning 101 Slides

• Land Development 101, April 2019
  • View Land Development 101 Slides

• Residential Inspections 102, January 2019
  • View Residential Inspections 102 Slides

• Residential Inspections 101, October 2018
  • View Residential Inspections 101 Slides