The WA Chapter of the Society of Fire Safety (SFS) invites members and associated professionals to attend an upcoming Seminar being held in conjunction with WoodSolutions.
The NCC 2016 includes new deemed-to-satisfy requirements permitting the construction of mid-rise Class 2,3 and 5 timber buildings up to an effective height of 25m.
The Seminar will provide an explanation of the changes including the requirements for fire protected timber and cavity barriers and how they can be applied to both traditional ‘timber-frame’ and new ‘massive timber’ systems such as cross-laminated timber.
Who should attend?
The recommended audience for this seminar includes, but is not limited to, Architects, Designers, Mechanical Engineers, Fire Safety Engineers, Fire Protection Consultants, Building Regulation Consultants,
Fire & Arson Investigators, Private Certifiers and Regulatory Authorities including Councils and Fire Brigade Personnel.
About the Society
For information on the WA Chapter of the Society of Fire Safety, please contact the WA SFS Chair Richard Kathage by e-mail richard@defire.com.au or you may be interested in visiting the Society's Website.
Members who feel they can contribute to the seminar or would like to participate in the discussion during the seminar are invited to contact the WA SFS Chair prior to, or on the afternoon of, the seminar.
About the Seminar
Session 1
1. General Introduction: explaining the reasons for proposing the changes to the NCC and the process followed as well as providing an overview of the changes to the NCC.
2. Explanation of the new requirements for mid-rise timber buildings and underlying fire engineering principles: the new requirements will be described and advice provided on how to detail fire protected timber and cavity barriers in a practical manner. Typical examples will be shown.
Session 2
3. Forms of timber construction for mid-rise buildings: a summary of the types of timber construction that can be adopted for mid –rise construction, other relevant non –fire requirements that can influence the fire safety design of buildings such as acoustic designs and WoodSolutions Resources relating to Fire Safety.
4. Methods and Data used to justify the changes to the NCC: The Multi Scenario risk assessment and other analyses undertaken will be described together with the supporting data referenced in the analysis. Opportunities for performance based designs will be highlighted together with precautions that should be taken to avoid compromising the performance of timber buildings and design for the life of a building will be highlighted (including fire precautions during construction, maintenance and refurbishment).
Speakers
Boris Iskra - BE (Civil), Dip. Building Fire Safety & Risk Engineering
Boris has worked in the timber industry for over 25 years in a range of roles including Technical Director at the Timber Promotion Council (Vic). Currently the National Manager – Codes & Standards for Forest & Wood Products Australia.
Paul England - BSc (Civil Eng.), Grad Dip. Building Fire Safety & Risk Engineering
Paul has worked in the fire sector for over 35 years. He founded Warrington Fire in Australia (now part of the Exova Group) and is currently the principal of EFT Consulting (Fire and Risk Consultants) where he carried out the fire engineering analysis underpinning the changes to the NCC to permit mid-rise timber buildings. Paul is a past president of the SFS and currently is the Chair of Standards Australia Committee FP-018 Fire Safety.
Date: 2 June 2016
Time: 9am – 12.30pm (please arrive by 8.45am)
Location: Engineers Australia Perth, 712 Murray Street, West Perth WA 6005
Tickets (incl. GST):
Members $50
Non-members $80
Student Members $30
Non-member Students $80
CPD
Eligible for 3 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours.
Please liaise with your relevant organisation for verification.
CPD certificates of attendance can be obtained by emailing LSAdmin.