- Teacher: Roland Asp
This session covers the common issues that an inspector may come across when preparing for an inspection, performing the rough and/or final inspection, or inspecting for annual ITM on fire sprinkler systems.
This course will begin by defining high rise and a very tall building. With the understanding of what a high rise we will review the requirements of the 2019 edition of NFPA 20 Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection.
Explore the challenges that could be posed when designing a fire pump system with two different water supplies. This course will review the options to overcome these challenges in compliance with NFPA standards.
Fire sprinkler systems provide economical and material tradeoffs in the model codes. This program covers many of the 125+ tradeups in the 2018 and 2021 International Building Code and International Fire Code that are relevant to fire sprinkler contractors, architects, and code officials. This course covers many of the long serving trade ups in the model codes, the financial benefits of trade ups for building designers and building owners, and tools to convince customers and communities that fire sprinkler systems and trade ups save lives, property and money which benefit everyone that uses current codes.
The International Residential Code (IRC) is used in all 50 states as the one- and two-family and townhouse construction code. Since 2009, fire sprinklers are required in all dwelling units covered by the IRC, however, some jurisdictions have opted to limit sprinkler protection in new construction. The IRC, when used with some developer options in the International Fire Code (IFC) can provide residential sprinkler protection in homes in areas without the mandate. This course reviews the fire sprinkler tradeups in the IRC, from the 2000 to 2021 edition as well as applicable options from the IFC.
Identify
and compare changes to the 2019 Edition of NFPA 13