Half Day Seminars

High Buildings

The High Buildings seminar is a three hour, intermediate to advanced level seminar addressing the fundamentals of high building design. This seminar addresses measures restricting smoke movement within buildings and the fire safety features required by the building code to protect occupants. The physics of air and smoke movement is explained, including concepts such as buoyancy effect, aerodynamic effect and stack effect. The seminar presents a thorough analysis of Subsection 3.2.6 and Appendix B of the Alberta Building Code and BS-4 of the Ontario Building Code. The lecture material is supplemented with workshop sessions.

The prerequisite is a good working knowledge of the building code.

The seminar is three hours in duration and qualifies for three core learning units with the Alberta Association of Architects and the Interior Designers of Alberta.

Changes to the 2006 Alberta Building Code - Part 3 Changes

This seminar presents a summary of the technical changes and significant editorial changes to Part 3 of the Alberta Building Code. The seminar compares the 1997 Alberta Building Code requirements with those introduced in 2006; participants will acquire a clearer sense of the nature and extent of the changes.

The seminar is three hours in duration and qualifies for three core learning units with the Alberta Association of Architects and the Interior Designers of Alberta.

Changes to the 2006 Alberta Building Code - Objectives and Functional Statements

This seminar 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 the 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.

The seminar is three hours in duration and qualifies for three core learning units with the Alberta Association of Architects and the Interior Designers of Alberta.

Changes to the 2006 Ontario Building Code - Part 3 Changes

This seminar presents a summary of the technical changes and significant editorial changes to Division B, Part 3 of the Ontario Building Code. The seminar compares the 1997 Ontario Building Code requirements with those introduced in 2006; participants will acquire a clearer sense of the nature and extent of the changes.

Changes to the 2006 Ontario Building Code - Objectives and Functional Statements

This seminar 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

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

Changes to the 2005 National Building Code - Objectives and Functional Statements

This seminar 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.