Encapsulated Mass Timber: A New Construction Type for the NBC

Course Overview

This webinar will discuss the fire-related national building and fire code changes related to a new construction type called Encapsulated Mass Timber Construction (EMTC) to be used for wood buildings up to twelve storeys. As well, it will provide an overview of ongoing fire research at the National Research Council of Canada into various performance aspects of mass timber construction and tall wood buildings.

Learning Objectives

  1. Proposed new construction type EMTC
  2. Proposed new ULC encapsulation rating test
  3. Proposed additions for EMTC in the 2020 NBC and NFC
  4. Mass timber fire testing

Course Video

Speaker Bio

Marc Alam is a member of the Canadian Wood Council. As Manager, Codes and Standards in the fire division, Marc assists through participation in CWC’s building code and standards fire‐related initiatives and the development of CWC’s fire design tools, as well as code‐related fire research projects.

Course Curriculum

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