The Building Officials’ Association of BC (BOABC) is collaborating with the Canadian Automatic Sprinkler Association (CASA) once again to offer a series of educational seminars in 2023. The seminars will review the appropriate NFPA Technical Standards and National Building Code & National Fire Code requirements, to help educate and offer best practices to the attendees on where to find the appropriate information in the referenced NFPA Standards, as well as how best to interpret and understand the intent of the many clauses found in the National Building Code & National Fire Code requirements. The seminars will be presented in a virtual format via Zoom Video Conferencing, and all attendee’s will be provided with an attendee workbook so that they can follow along and work an example exercise to help better understand the content.
The 2020 National Building Code of Canada now references the 2019 Version of NFPA 13 and NFPA 13R. Many Provinces across Canada are in the process of or will be adopting the 2020 National Building Code in the coming year. This program will review and highlight the technical and editorial changes between the 2019 Versions of the NFPA 13, NFPA 13R, & NFPA 13D compared to the older referenced standards.
CPD Eligibility: 5 points – Category A3 (you will need to self report these points)
Cost: $165 plus tax
Registration: Click here
Explore the selection and application of automatic sprinklers for storage arrays where solid-pile, palletized, bin-box, shelf or rack storage commodity configurations exceed 12 feet. The course addresses the influence of various commodity and ceiling heights in sprinkler selection and system design.
CPD Eligibility: 5 points – Category A3 (you will need to self report these points)
Cost: $165 plus tax
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Examining fire sprinkler shop drawings, cut sheets and hydraulic calculations is a primary duty of the authority having jurisdiction. This course will provide a method of reviewing plans and other fire sprinkler documents that is efficient and thorough. Attendees will learn what documents to accept to start a review, what steps to take through the fire sprinkler design and systems review, and how to have confidence while reviewing hydraulic calculations. This course applies current codes and standards to fire sprinkler systems from the initial site plan review, through the construction documents, to the as-built drawings. Significant time on how to effectively communicate deficiencies to the design professional. Students will receive a handout that provides detailed checklists with expert commentary that is useful to the fire sprinkler plan reviewer for years to come. Attendees must bring a copy of NFPA 13 to class.
CPD Eligibility: 5 points – Category A3 (you will need to self report these points)
Cost: $165 plus tax
Registration: Click here
