By Jarrett Hutchinson – Format: PowerPoint Video – Length: 45 minutes – Credit: AIA, Canadian Provincial Architect Associations and EIC – This presentation provides an overview of code history, development and enforcement in British Columbia.
Codes & Standards
BC Fire Safety Requirements for Wood Buildings
By Ineke Van Zeeland – Format: PowerPoint Video – Length: One Hour – Handout: – Credit: AIA, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, BC Housing, EIC – This presentation will discuss building code requirements related to the use of wood products in buildings designed under Part 3 (Fire Protection, Occupant Safety and Accessibility) of the British Columbia Building Code, particularly in those buildings required to be of noncombustible construction.
Durability of Wood in Exterior Applications
By Paul Morris – Format: PowerPoint Video – Length: One Hour – Handout: Yes – Credit: AIA, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, EIC – A Presentation on durability by nature, durability by treatment of wood buildings
Encapsulated Mass Timber: a new construction type for the 2020 NBC
Fire and Safety Risks Posed by Wood Frame Residential Construction
by Len Garis and Dr. Steven Craft – Format: 2 PowerPoint Videos – Total Length 1.5 Hours – Downloadable Handout: Yes – Credit: AIA, Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, EIC, BC Housing – Len will examine stakeholder concerns with the fire and safety risks posed by wood frame residential construction.
Fire Resistance of Mass Timber Products
By Marc Alam: Format: PowerPoint Video – Length: One Hour – Credits: AIA, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, BC Housing, EIC – Handout: Yes. This course will discuss various sources of information and tools that may be used to develop solutions to meet the building code’s fire-resistance rating requirements for buildings using mass timber construction.
Fire Resistance Rating for Wood Buildings
By Ineke Van Zeeland, Format: PowerPoint Video – Length: One Hour – Credit: AIA, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, HPO, EIC – Downloadable Handout: Yes. This presentation will discuss various sources of information and tools that may be used to develop solutions to meet the building codeâs fire-resistance rating requirements for wood buildings.
Fire Safe Alternative Solutions for Tall Wood Buildings
By Steven Craft – Format: PowerPoint Video – Length: One Hour – Credits: AIA, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, BC Housing, EIC – Handout: No. This presentation will focus on the alternative solution process and specific considerations which should be considered in an Alternative Solution for a Tall Wood Building.
Fire Safety During the Course of Construction
By Steve Craft – Format: PowerPoint Video – Length: One Hour – Downloadable Handout: Yes – Credit: AIA, Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, EIC and BC Housing – This presentation will include an overview of construction site fire statistics, current regulatory overview with a discussion of recent developments and the importance and major aspects of a construction site fire safety plan.
Fire Safety in Mass Timber: 2020 Code Updates, Considerations and Requirements
Presented by Wood WORKS! BC, Sponsored by BC Housing. Format: PowerPoint Videos – Length: 2 Hours – Credits: AIA, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, BC Housing, EIC – Handout: Yes. Encapsulated Mass Timber (EMTC) as permitted under the 2020 National Building Code, 2019 British Columbia Building Code (jurisdictional basis) and the Vancouver Building Code offers the BC design, construction and development industries significant advantages in terms of structural performance, scale possibilities, construction efficiencies and construction safety.
