Our Consultants

Our many years of experience in construction, code enforcement and code consulting are what makes us an specialists at meeting your construction projects needs.

Robert C. (Bob) Jacobson, CBO. CBCO. 

Co-owner

 

Background: 

Bob spent 13 years as a commercial carpenter and job superintendent in Memphis and holds an Associate of Applied Science, Building Construction Technology degree, from State Technical Institute. In 1983 while supervising a commercial project in Bartlett TN the retiring inspector suggested he apply for the job.  Bartlett hired him and gave him a code book and told to go home and read it.  "I read it in one weekend, thought about how little I learned from that reading and then read it again."  This began a long career of code enforcement.  During the time with Bartlett, Bob served on committees with both the Southern Building Code Congress International and the technical subcommittees that helped create the International Codes.  While working for Bartlett and serving on the Board of Directors of The Tennessee Building Officials Association, he was awarded the Tennessee Building Official of the year award, The President's Award, and twice awarded the West Tennessee Building Official of the Year. 

 

On his retirement from the City of Bartlett he was awarded a life time honorary membership to the TBOA. After retiring as Director of Code Enforcement for the City of Bartlett, Bob obtained a Tennessee General Contractors License and built light commercial and large residential structures. During this time he also worked as a code consultant keeping up with the changes from Standard Building Code to International Building Code.  He co-founded Code Solutions Group, LLC as he retired his general contractors license and has concentrated all his time on consulting and building the client base for Code Solutions Group. Bob is certified by the International Code Council as a Building Inspector, Plans Examiner, Zoning Inspector, Residential and Commercial Energy Code Inspector, Residential Energy Code Plans Examiner, Certified Building Code Official and Certified Building Official.

Richard T. "Terry" Hughes, CBO. CBCO. 

Co-owner

 

Background: 

 

Terry began his career in the construction industry in 1970 while attending college at State Tech of Memphis and Memphis State University and working with a small remodeling construction company. Terry served as Plans Examiner from 1973 - 1980 followed by a transfer to the field as a Building Inspector in 1980. In 1984 Memphis and Shelby County Government consolidated the two building departments and created Memphis and Shelby County Construction Code Enforcement. Shorty afterward Terry was promoted to Senior Building Inspector. In 1987 Terry was appointed by the City and County Mayors to oversee all building construction and zoning compliance within the City, County, and surrounding areas of Shelby County Tennessee. Terry played a critical role in every major building project in the Memphis area while serving in this capacity, from the AAA baseball stadium to AutoZone's corporate headquarters with its many seismic specifications to the Memphis Pyramid entertainment venue, and everything in between.

 

Terry retired from his government position in February 2001 and began his career at Hnedak Bobo Group (HBG). This was a good transition from government to the private sector. A former top building official for Memphis and Shelby County: Terry brought 28 years of significant experience on major Memphis area building projects to Hnedak Bobo Group (HBG). As Senior Associate and leader of HBG's Code Consulting Services, Terry provided critical leadership with building/life safety code and ADA consulting: as well as building evaluation services for both internal and external clients.  His tenure with HBG of 8.5-years has added to his experience and allowed him to expand his creative application of the codes to a new level by exposing him to the day to day operations of an architectural firm and their projects. Terry consults on projects that range from small office renovations to massive entertainment and high-rise resorts facilities all over the country.

 

Terry, an active codes and life safety advocate was appointed to key leadership positions within several committees including the Southern Standard Building Code Congress; the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA). and other national associations. Other notable achievements include: Past President of the Tennessee Building Official Association, Founder of the West Tennessee Code Enforcement Association and key note speaker at numerous professional association meetings and conferences including "We Can't Afford to Gamble with Life Safety," a lecture about life safety in assembly spaces/buildings: presented to multiple audiences including Memphis City Council, CSI, the University of Memphis classes, and code enforcement associations. In 2001, Terry was named the State of Tennessee Building Official of the Year, the most coveted honor of the association and was awarded a life time honorary membership to the TBOA.

<<

   Robert C. (Bob) Jacobson, CBO. CBCO.

EDUCATION

Associate of Applied Science,

Building Construction Technology, State Technical Institute at Memphis,

4 years Carpenter Apprenticeship Training,

Carpenters Local 345, United States Department of Labor

CERTIFICATIONS

                    Certified by Southern Building Code Congress International

                        Building Inspector                                                        

                              Plans Examiner

                              Zoning and Property Standards Inspector

                              Chief Building Code Analysis

Certified by the Council of American Building Officials

                                        Certified Building Official (CBO)                                 #2260

Certified by the International Code Council

                              Building Inspector                                                                   # 5178302-B5

                              Plans Examiner                                                                        # 5178302-B3

                              Building Code Official (CBCO)                                              # 5178302-B6

                              Zoning Inspector                                                                      # 5178302-75

                              Certified Building Official             (CBO)                               # 5178302-CB 
                              Certified Residential Energy Plans Examiner and Inspector   # 5178302-RE

                              Commercial Energy Inspector                                                  # 5178302-CEI

Certified by the State of Tennessee

                              Building Inspector                                                                    # 1739

               Member:

International Code Council

Tennessee Building Officials Association

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2008- Present, CO-Owner, Code Solutions Group, LLC. Construction Code Consultants

1999- 2008, Owner, Jacobson Enterprises, LLC. Tennessee General Contractor, Building Code Consultant,

               1991-1999, (Retired) City of Bartlett, Director of Code Enforcement/Building Official,

               1983-1991, City of Bartlett, Building Inspector/Plans Examiner        

               1970-1983, M. C. White Construction Company, Carpenter/Commercial Construction Superintendent

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

1998 -1999, President, Tennessee Building Officials Association:

1997 -1999, National Standards Committee, Southern Building Code Congress International

1994 -1999, Board of Directors, Tennessee Building Officials Association

1994 -1996, President, West Tennessee Code Enforcement Association

1995 -1998, Standard Mechanical Code Change Committee, Southern Building Code
                    Congress International,

1996 -1997, Chairman, Standard Mechanical Code Change Committee, Southern
                    Building Code Congress International

AWARDS

1996, Tennessee Building Official of the Year, Tennessee Building Officials Association

1997, Building Official of the Year, West Tennessee Code Enforcement Association

1993, Building Official of the Year, West Tennessee Code Enforcement Association

1995, Presidents Award Tennessee Building Officials Association

2000, Honorary Life Time Member, Tennessee Building Officials Association

APPOINTMENTS

            2012-2013, Interim Building Official, Town of Collierville, TN

2011-Present, Appointed to the City of Memphis Fire Department Board of Appeals

1995-1999, Tennessee State Board of Building Code Appeals

1998-1999, Tennessee Fire Service and Code Enforcement Academy Committee,

1996-1999, Liaison to the State of Tennessee Certification Committee

1997-1999, Joint Non-Residential Energy Committee, ICC

1992-1995, Code Interpretation Committee, SBCCI

1995-1996, Joint Committee for Seismic Training for Building Officials, SBCCI

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

               2000-2002, Listed Arbitrator, National Center for Dispute Settlement

1990-2000, New Home Warranty Inspector and Claim Investigator

                            

New text box >>

Richard T. (Terry) Hughes, Jr. CBO. CBCO.

EDUCATION

Attended:

State Technical Institute at Memphis,

Memphis State University

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified by the Council of American Building Officials (CABO)

Certified Building Official, (CBO)

Certified by the Building Official Code Administrators (BOCA)

Chief Building Code Analyst

Certified by the Southern Standard Building Code Congress Int’l (SBCCI)

Chief Building Code Analyst

Plans Examiner

Building Inspector

Certified by the International Code Council

Building Inspector                                                              # 5180903-B5

Plans Examiner                                                                    # 5180903-B3

Building Code Official                                                       # 5180903-B6

Certified Building Official                                                 # 5180903-CB

Certified by the State of Tennessee

Building Inspector                                                              # 0303

                Member: 

Great Lakes ADA Center

International Code Council (ICC)

National Fire Protection Associations (NFPA)

Northwest Mississippi Code Enforcement Association (NMCEA)

Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE)

Tennessee Building Official Association (TBOA)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

 2009 – Present, Co-Owner, Code Solutions Group, LLC. Construction Code Consultants

 2001 - 2009, Senior Associate / Code Specialist with Hnedak Bobo Group, Inc.

    1987 – 2001 (Retired) Memphis and Shelby County Building Official and Deputy
  Administrator for Memphis and Shelby County Office of Construction Code Enforcement

               1984 - 1987, Memphis and Shelby County Office of Construction Code Enforcement,
  Senior Building Inspector

               1984, Memphis and Shelby County Consolidations

               1980 - 1984, City of Memphis Building Department, Building Inspector

1973 – 1980, City of Memphis Building Department, Plans Examiner

APPOINTMENTS, AWARDS, RECOGNITION

2016 - 2.5 Months Interim Building Official, Tunica County MS

2014 Interim Building Official, City of Hernando, MS

2011- Appointed as a Member to CSI’s FY 2012 Multiple Work Packages Task Team

2008 Honorary Life time Membership for Tennessee Building Official Association,

2006 Present Board of Directors, P. T. Boats, Inc. Treasurer

2001 - 2002 Appointed to serve on the Seismic Project Engineering Panel for the
   Applied Technology Council

2001 Tennessee Building Official Association Code Official of the Year

2000 - 2001 Appointed to serve on the Seismic Project Engineering Panel for the
  Applied Technology Council

1994-1995 Appointed to serve as the Chairman of the Seismic Prescriptive Standard
  Ad Hoc Committee

1992 - 1995 Appointed to serve on the Standard Building Code Life Safety Committee

1992 - Appointed to serve on the Earthquake Loads Ad Hoc Committee

1989 – 1993 Board of Directors, Tennessee Building Official Association,

1991 - 1992 Appointed to serve on the Standard Building Code Fire and Life Safety
  Subcommittee

    1991 - President Tennessee Building Official Association

    1990 - Served as a witness on behalf SBCCI before House of Representatives -
   One Hundred First Congress Second Session

1989 – 1991 Board of Directors, West Tennessee Building Official Association,

1989 - 1990 Appointed to serve on the Standard Means of Egress Ad Hoc Committee

    1988 - 1989 Appointed to serve on the Standard Code Action Committee

    1987 - Founding President of the West Tennessee Code Enforcement Association,

    1987 - Appointed by the Mayors (City of Memphis and Shelby County) as
   Deputy Administrator for Memphis and Shelby County Construction Code Enforcement
   and Building Official for the City of Memphis and Shelby County,

1982 – Present Board of Directors, P. T. Boats, Inc.

<< New text box >>