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ICC (G11) General Building Contractor (A)

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Exam Provider
International Code Council (ICC)
900 Montclair Rd.
Birmingham, AL 35213
(877) 234-6082
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Exam Type
OPEN  BOOK
Exam Content

To find the exam content areas, total questions and time allowed, you must use the ICC web page (from the button below) and search for your exam by choosing "Type: Contractor/Trades".  Then enter the three digit exam code in the "Title" (example: "T16").  Click "Search" then "OUTLINE".  ICC no longer publishes a PDF version of local exam titles.

Scope of Work

New construction and retrofit of commercial and multi-family units, to include such items as permitting, foundations, framing, and egress, as defined by building codes.

Books Allowed in the Exam
1.
International Building Code, 2018, ICC
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2.
Concrete Manual: Based on the 2021 IBC and ACI-318-19, 2021, ICC
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Available Study Materials
(G11) General Building Contractor (A)
Practice Exam
$95.95

Sample questions in this package are sourced from the ICC Building Code and the ICC Concrete Manual.

If you're using the 2015 version of the manual, you will receive a free copy of the ICC Concrete Workbook which contains an additional 675 additional sample questions.

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A subject category mapping table is included for the IBC sample questions.

The total number of questions in this package is about:  1,675.

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