Agenda

Registration:                    8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:             8:30 – 11:45 am

Lunch (On your own):       11:45 am – 12:45 pm

Afternoon Session:           12:45 – 4:30 pm

Fire Protection and Life Safety Design

   Applicable codes
      • International Fire Code
      • National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes
      • Minnesota building codes
      • Local ordinances
   Scope and purpose of codes and ordinances:
      Building, fire protection, NFPA and local
   Reviewing state regulatory agencies and their procedures
   Authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs)
   Special occupancies: health care facilities, historic structures and others

Occupancy Classifications

   General requirements and criteria
      • Change of use and /or change of occupancy
      • Hazard classifications
   Life safety issues
   Design specifications and scenarios
   Evaluation and documentation
   AHJ requirements

Means of Egress

   Exit access, discharge and other components
      • Impediments to egress
   Calculating and determining occupant loads
      • Gross vs. net
   Arrangement of exits
   Equivalency discussion

Fire Protection Features and Equipment

   Walls, signage
   Fire detection, alarm and communication systems
   Water supply analysis
   Special hazard protections
   High-rise buildings

Occupancy Exercises

   Case studies:
      • New construction
      • Changing occupancy of existing buildings

Credits

Architects

     6.5 HSW Contact Hours
          (PDHs)
     6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units

Professional Engineers

     6.5 PDHs

International Code Council

     .65 CEUs (Fire)

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects and 6.5 PDHs for professional engineers inmost states, including Minnesota. Educators and courses are not subjectto preapproval in Minnesota.

This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 HSW Leaning Units (Sponsor No. J885).

Architects and engineers seeking continuing education credit in other states will be able to apply the hours earned at this seminar, in most cases. Refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.

The International Code Council has approved this event for .65 CEUs in the specialty area of Fire.

Attendance will be monitored and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.

Speakers

Natalie Buckman, CET III, CFPS

Summit Consulting

Consultant at Summit ConsultingMs. Buckman has a Bachelor of Science degree in Interior Design, and she joined Summit Fire Consulting in 2012 with five years of design and project management experience in the fire protection industry. Ms. Buckman brings knowledge from a wide variety of projects including residential, high-rise, mercantile, business, storage and warehouse. As a fire protection consultant, her responsibilities include design, review and code analysis services for fire sprinkler and standpipe systems as well as work in building code consulting, and with alternate designs and smoke control systems. Ms. Buckman is certified through the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) as a Level III in Water-Based Systems Layout and has completed the exam for Level IV certification. She has also been certified by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) as a Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS).

Christopher Leaver

Summit Consulting

Senior Fire Protection Engineer at Summit ConsultingMr. Leaver is a senior fire protection engineer and division manager with Summit Fire Consulting. He has been involved in the fireprotection and code compliance industry since 1996. He has provided consulting services on multiple building types, including cultural, special use, corporate, healthcare, education, retail, public, and aviation. Mr. Leaver’s expertise includes code consulting, fire sprinklers, fire detection and alarms, smoke management, fire modeling, hydraulic analysis, building and fire code analysis, performance-based design, and hazardous materials. He is licensed as a fire protection engineer in the State of Minnesota and California, and he is a member of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

CD/Manual Price: $6,666.00

Currently, our self-study products DO NOT qualify for AIA, LACES, ASLA or CLARB credit.

HalfMoon will mail you these materials via USPS. Please allow 5 weeks from the date of purchase to receive your product. If the live seminar is in the future, please allow 5 weeks from the date of the live seminar.

The CD/Manual package includes an audio recording of a live seminar on CDs, along with a bound copy of the manual that was distributed at the seminar. The manual contains written materials prepared by the seminar speaker(s).

The CDs contain embedded number codes, which you are required to document and return to HalfMoon if you wish to obtain a certificate of completion for the program. The acceptance of self-administered continuing education activities vary widely between states and professions. Before undertaking any self-study effort, you should review the rules of your licensing/certifying entity.

HalfMoon Education guarantees its products. The self-study products are recorded from a live seminar and there are circumstances where an audio recording is not available. HalfMoon will contact you and issue a full refund if the product you ordered is not available. If you are not happy with a product you receive, you can return the product for a full refund. However, refunds will not be issued if completion certificates are requested.

Learn More