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.
Codes & Standards
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
By Marc Alam. Format: PowerPoint Video – Length: One Hour – Credits: AIA, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, EIC – Handout: Yes. 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.
Fire and Safety Risks Posed by Wood Frame Residential Construction
by Len Garis and Dr. Steven Craft. Format: Two 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 Prevention for Wood Buildings
By Ineke Van Zeeland and Dr.Steven Craft. Format: Two PowerPoint Videos – Length: 1.5 Hours – Credit: AIA, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, BC Housing, EIC – Downloadable Handout: Yes. This course will discuss two aspects of fire prevention: tools that may be used to develop solutions to meet the building code’s fire-resistance rating requirements for wood buildings and fire prevention during the course of 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 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 in Mass Timber: 2020 Code Updates
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.
Fire Spread and Mtigation Measures in Mid Rise Buildings
By Keith Calder, Format: PowerPoint Vides – Length: One Hour – Credits: AIA, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, BC Housing, EIC – Handout: No – This course will address common modes of fire spread in mid rise buildings of combustible construction and the measures implemented into building codes to limit fire spread.
Five and Six Storey Wood Buildings: National Code Change Proposals
By Dr. Steve Craft, Format: PowerPoint Video – Course Length: One Hour – Credits: AIA, all Canadian Architect Associations, EIC, HPO – Handout: Yes. This course will discuss the fire-related proposed national building and fire code changes related to the use of combustible construction for 5- and 6-storey buildings.
