TIER 2 · ICC, PRONTO remote exam

ICC B1 Residential

A national building-code credential. It makes code comments on a PCA sound like observations, not guesses.

Cost in the request

About $530–$700

Format

Self-paced study, then a 60-question, 2-hour open-book exam.

Lessons read

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B1 is one- and two-family and townhouses under the IRC. It is not a commercial IBC inspector card, and a PCA is still not a code inspection.

Lessons

1. 01How the B1 exam is built10 min · Spend study time where the points are, and treat the codebook as the tool.Open
2. 02Administration and building planning12 min · Know permits, certificates, and the planning rules that generate exam questions.Open
3. 03Footings and foundations13 min · Navigate Chapter 4: frost, footings, anchors, drainage.Open
4. 04Floor construction12 min · Find joist, notching, and deck rules in Chapter 5 instead of guessing.Open
5. 05Walls and coverings14 min · Cover the largest slice: studs, headers, bracing, fireblocking, WRB.Open
6. 06Roofs, egress, guards, and alarms14 min · Pick up the roof slice and the public-safety slice that together rival the walls chapter.Open

Practice tests

• Exam map and planning8 questions · 10 min · Weights, scope, and lookup habits.New
• Egress and life safety numbers8 questions · 10 min · The public-safety arithmetic. Check these against your codebook.New

Fieldbook is original study material so you walk into each paid course already oriented. It is not the ASTM standard, an OSHA outreach card, an ICC exam, a TREC license, or BCSP’s item bank. Code numbers and blueprint weights change by edition. Confirm them in the book or bulletin you will be tested on. Nothing here is legal, licensing, or benefits advice for your VR&E file.