Agenda

Registration:                    8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:             8:30 am – 12:15 pm

Lunch (On your own):       12:15 – 1:15 pm

Afternoon Session:           1:15 – 5:00 pm

Fire Protection and Life Safety Design in Florida: An Overview

   Applicable codes

      Florida Building Codes (FBC)

      Florida Fire Prevention Code (FFPC)

         • National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1 & 101

      Amendments to these codes

   Local ordinances

   Scope and purpose of the codes and ordinances

      Building, fire protection, NFPA and local

   Applicable Florida statutes/laws and administrative rules

      Scope and purpose of the laws and rules

      Set rules for engineers and architects

      Authority Having Jurisdiction’s (AHJ’s) permit process

      Contractors

   Other state agencies that may be involved with the design process

      Division of Hotels and Restaurants of the Florida DBPR

      Historic structure via State Fire Marshal Office

      Environmental and water management districts

   Appeals processes

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 study: changing residential occupancy from apartment to a hotel

Credits

Architects
     7.0 HSW CE Hours
     7.0 AIA HSW Learning Units

Engineers
     4.0 FL A/P CE Hours
     7.0 PDHs Outside of Florida

International Code Council
     7.0 Contact Hours

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers 7.0 HSW of continuing education hours to Florida architects and 4.0 Area of Practice hours to Florida engineers (7.0 PDHs in other states). HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education provider for Florida professional engineers (Provider No. 0004647).

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education provider for Florida architects (Provider No. 0001388; License No. PVD394), and the American Institute of Architects has approved this event for 7.0 HSW Learning Units (Provider 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 program for 7.0 contact hours (.7 CEUs) in the specialty area of fire.

Attendance will be monitored and reported, as required. 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

Bruce Tumin

Tumin Engineering Company

President, Tumin Engineering CompanyMr. Tumin has more than 30 years’ experience in the fields of forensic, fire protection, and civil engineering as well as life safety and code compliance in our built environment. He provides forensic analysis including but limited to structures, foundations, roof coverings, and finish flooring systems for the insurance industry. Structures consist of concrete, wood and steel frame construction. His litigation consulting consists of expert witness testimonies and depositions dealing with construction deficiencies, product defects, cause and origin, extent of damage and deviation from plans. Mr. Tumin has designed, inspected and tested fire suppression and detection systems, including fire sprinklers, gas suppression, foam suppression, and dry chemical. Detection systems included a variety of initiation and notification devices. He has extensive knowledge and understanding of building and fire codes, and he assists architects, engineers, developers and owners/associations with renovations, building/fire code violations, ADA, and condominium turnovers and conversions.

CD/Manual Price: $6,666.00

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

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