Moisture Fire and Sound Control
Course Overview Moisture: Exterior and Interior.Fire: Gypsum as Passive protection, Fire Rated Assemblies, and Gypsum Firewalls.Sound: Sound Transmission Class, Apparent Sound Transmission Class, Impact Isolation Class, and Sound Quality. Learning Objectives Moisture Control Design. Fire Safety Design. Sound Transmission Design. Course Video Speaker Bio Michelle Maybee P.Eng. Architectural Solutions Manager CertainTeed | Saint-Gobain
Unlocking Insights: Mass Timber Fire Performance
Course Overview Coming Soon Learning Objectives The presentation will be focused on providing a summary of the Mass Timber Demonstration Fire Test Program’s results and include the following segments: Introduction and background on what led to the demonstration fire tests. Overview of research prior to the demonstration fire tests and the contribution of the demonstration fire tests to the understanding of the fire performance of mass timber construction. Review of the five fire scenarios including the design, videos of the tests, and discussion of the results. Overview of National Research Council’s report including data collection, analysis, and conclusions. Q&A session to allow participants the opportunity to seek clarification or additional information. Course Video Speaker Bio Steven Craft, PhD, P.Eng. Founding Partner CHM Fire Consultants Ltd Dr. Steven Craft is a founding partner of CHM Fire Consultants Ltd located in Ottawa and Toronto, ON. He served as an Adjunct Professor in the Fire Safety Engineering Program at Carleton University from 2010- 2019 and was a Research Scientist with Canada’s National Forest Products Research Institute (FPInnovations) from 2006-2011. He has an undergraduate degree in Forest Engineering from the University of New Brunswick and a PhD in Fire Safety Engineering from Carleton University. He is the Chair of the ULC Fire Test Committee, is a Vice-chair of ASTM Committee on Fire Standards and is on the Technical Committee for the Canadian Wood Design Standard, CSA O86, where he Chairs the Task Group on Fire Resistance. Dr. Craft has been involved in over 20 significant mass timber building projects across Canada and multiple large-scale fire tests on mass timber construction.
Building Code Evolution: Understanding the Latest Mass Timber Provisions
Course Overview WoodWorks and the BC Office of Mass Timber Implementation present a brief, but detailed technical webinar focusing on the recently adopted provincial code provisions. Learning Objectives Beyond the introduction of a new, 18 storey limit, you will: Learn the additional changes for various different occupancies, building heights, and construction requirements that will help you enhance your future projects with exposed or encapsulated mass timber. Gain insights into the national landscape, understanding how these code amendments might reverberate across other provinces in Canada. Course Video Speaker Bio Cameron McDonald Technical Solutions Lead, Office of Mass Timber Implementation Ministry of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Cam is a former level 3 building official and BOABC member. He now works in the Office of Mass Timber Implementation, under the Ministry of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation, as the Lead of Technical Solutions and played an active role in the development of the new code provisions for EMTC in BC. Derek Ratzlaff, P.Eng., Struct.Eng., PE Technical Director, WoodWorks BC Canadian Wood Council Derek began his career in the wood industry in high school working on single and multi-family light wood construction, after university and almost 20 years of structural consulting experience, Derek has worked in all types of wood construction and played key roles in the delivery of iconic BC wood structures, the Richmond Olympic Oval and Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre. He brings his experience in design and construction to support the industry as the Woodworks BC Technical Director.
