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SFPE Fire Service Webinar: Tall Mass Timber Buildings & Fire Service Concerns

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Description

This webinar introduces firefighters and fire inspectors to tall mass timber (TMT) buildings (that can be constructed up to 18 stories in some cases), the history of cross laminated timber (CLT), how it is made and its properties. The webinar will outline the new code requirements in the International Building Code (IBC) and discuss the extensive fire testing that was conducted. The presentation will also address specific fire service concerns.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify the make-up of the TWB Ad Hoc Committee and the process used to reach consensus on code changes.
  2. Recognize how the new types of construction compare with existing types of construction in the International Building Code and specify the inherent differences.
  3. Understand the process by which the allowable heights, areas, and number of stories permitted for the mass timber types of construction were developed and will be able to utilize the information for building design.
  4. State the fire resistance requirements for mass timber building elements. Further, they will be able to discuss specific fire department concerns and how the new codes address those concerns.

Contributors

  • Raymond O’Brocki, CBO

    Raymond O’Brocki, CBO, is the Manager of Fire Service Relations for the American Wood Council. Before that he was the Chief Building Official for the City of Rockville, MD. He retired as the Assistant Fire Chief the Baltimore City Fire Department in 2013. He was appointed fire marshal for Baltimore City in 2008. O’Brocki has served on the Maryland State Child Care Advisory Council, Maryland State Fire Code Update Committee, He has served on the NFPA Urban Fire Safety Task Force. He is currently a sitting member of the NFPA 1 technical committee, the IFC committee and the ICC Fire Code Action Committee. Ray is the administrator of the Construction Fire Safety Coalition, a diverse group of industry and government committed to reducing the occurrence and severity of construction site fires. O’Brocki is a graduate of the University of Baltimore School of Law and a licensed attorney

November 10, 2021
Wed 1:00 PM EST

Duration 1H 30M

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