Full Day Courses

Occupant Loads and Exiting Course

Exits and Egress is an intermediate to advanced level course addressing all aspects of people movement within buildings. Topics covered include occupant load determination, exit capacity, calculation of required exit and egress widths and timed exit calculations. The course addresses all of the Building Code requirements applicable to exits, access-to-exits and means of egress from floor areas, mezzanines and spaces. The lecture material is supplemented with workshop sessions.

Prerequisites are either a good working knowledge of the Building Code or the Building Code Refresher Course.

This Course is 6 contact hours in duration and qualifies for 0.6 Continuing Education Unit Credits with the Interior Designers of Canada. The course is currently under evaluation for 6 Learning Unit credits with the Alberta Association of Architects.

Fire Separations, Fire Resistance Ratings and Compartmentation Course

Compartmentation and Fire Separations is an intermediate to advanced level course which identifies the fundamentals of fire resistance ratings, combustibility, and permitted combustible materials. The course addresses fire separations, firewalls, closures, penetrations and fire stopping and discusses, in detail, the application of Building Code fire separation requirements. The lecture material is supplemented with workshop sessions.

Prerequisites are either a good working knowledge of the Building Code or the Building Code Refresher Course.

This Course is 6 contact hours in duration and qualifies for 0.6 Continuing Education Unit Credits with the Interior Designers of Canada. The course is currently under evaluation for 6 Learning Unit credits with the Alberta Association of Architects.

Alberta Building Code Refresher Course

The Alberta Building Code Refresher seminar presents an overview of the ABC suitable for persons who are new at code applications ranging to persons who are seasoned code practitioners. The seminar identifies the format of the ABC, the fundamentals of major occupancies, compartmentation, fire resistance ratings, occupant loads and exiting. The innovative approach to the code in this course ensures maximum understanding of code concepts, fundamentals and requirements.

Seminar duration is 9:00 to 5:00 pm with registration beginning at 8:00. This seminar qualifies for 6 Learning Unit credits with the Alberta Association of Architects

Building Construction Course

The Building Construction Course is an intermediate to advanced level course which identifies all of the relevant Building Code Part 3 requirements applicable to fire safe and fire resistive construction. It provides a full background of how and why the requirements came about, what they are intended to achieve and the manner in which they may be incorporated into building design. The course addresses all aspects of vertical and horizontal compartmentation within a building, the effect of multiple major occupancies, fire resistance ratings and fire fighter access. The lecture material is supplemented with workshop sessions.

Prerequisites are either a good working knowledge of the Building Code or the Building Code Refresher Course.

This Course is 6 contact hours in duration and qualifies for 0.6 Continuing Education Unit Credits with the Interior Designers of Canada. The course is currently under evaluation for 6 Learning Unit credits with the Alberta Association of Architects.

Changes to the 2006 Alberta Building Code

This full day course qualifies for 6 Learning Unit credits with the Alberta Association of Architects.

Part 3 Technical Changes
The 3 hour morning session of this course presents a summary of the technical changes and significant editorial changes to Part 3 of the Alberta Building Code. The seminar compares the 1997 ABC requirements with those introduced in 2006; participants will acquire a clearer sense of the nature and extent of the changes.

Objectives and Functional Statements
The 3 hour afternoon session of this course presents an overview of the new format of the 2006 Alberta Building Code and provides participants with an understanding of the methods by which alternatives to code requirements are developed and evaluated. Through workshop sessions, participants will gain hands-on knowledge of the complexity and design flexibility involved in developing alternative solutions to code requirements.

Changes to the 2006 Ontario Building Code

This full day course qualifies for 6 Learning Unit credits with the Association of Registered Designers of Ontario.

Part 3 Technical Changes
The 3 hour morning session of this course presents a summary of the technical changes and significant editorial changes to Part 3 of the Ontario Building Code. The seminar compares the 1997 OBC requirements with those introduced in 2006; participants will acquire a clearer sense of the nature and extent of the changes.

Objectives and Functional Statements
The 3 hour afternoon session of this course presents an overview of the new format of the 2006 Ontario Building Code and provides participants with an understanding of the methods by which alternatives to code requirements are developed and evaluated. Through workshop sessions, participants will gain hands-on knowledge of the complexity and design flexibility involved in developing alternative solutions to code requirements.

Changes to the 2005 National Building Code

Part 3 Changes
The 3 hour morning session of this course presents a summary of the technical changes and significant editorial changes to Part 3 of the National Building Code. The seminar compares the 1995 NBC requirements with those introduced in 2005; participants will acquire a clearer sense of the nature and extent of the changes.

Objectives and Functional Statements
The 3 hour afternoon session of this course presents an overview of the new format of the 2005 National Building Code and provides participants with an understanding of the methods by which alternatives to code requirements are developed and evaluated. Through workshop sessions, participants will gain hands-on knowledge of the complexity and design flexibility involved in developing alternative solutions to code requirements.