| Date |
Topic & Handout (handouts available when hyperlink is provided on the title) |
Presenters |
| Jan. 2023 | Mission Critical Data Centers: Fire and Life Safety Considerations | Robert Kranz, Meta Platforms |
| Dec. 2022 | Water Supply Modeling for Fire Protection | Tracey Lehmann, SA Water System Roland ASP, NFSA Car Wren, Georgetown Fire Department |
| Oct. 2022 | The International Existing Building Code-2021 IEBC Essentials | Tim Ryan, City of Overland Park |
| Sept. 2022 | Codes that Safeguard Construction - Fire safety regulations for construction sites | Raymond O'Brocki, CBO
American Wood Council. |
| May 2022 |
Central Texas AHJ Forum |
Ben Flick, City of Austin Amin Tohmaz, City of San Antonio Gib Watt, Hays County Kelley Stalder, SFMO David Boudreaux, Bexar County Carl Wren, Georgetown Fire Deptartment |
| Mar. 2022 |
NFPA 770 and Vortex Fire Suppression Systems |
Bob Ballard, Victaulic |
|
Jan. 2022
|
Tall Wood Buildings - New Updates to the International Building Code |
Raymond O'Brocki, CBO
American Wood Council |
| Nov. 2021 |
Storage of Lithium Metal and Lithium Ion Batteries |
Robert Davidson, Davidson Code Concepts.
|
| Sept. 2021 |
Winter Freeze: Lessons Learned from Historic Texas Freeze |
Robert Waxler, Waxler Fire Protection Eng.
Andre Garabedian, Garabedian Associates
Rey Garza, CoSA
Steve Rians, American Fire Protection Group
Jeff Dunkel, NFSA
|
| May 2021 |
Performance Based Design: Is the U.S. Ready? |
Thomas R. May, Attorney
Michael Crowley, FPE
|
| Mar. 2021 |
2021 IFC Significant Changes Update |
Kevin Scott, KH Scott & Associates |
| Feb. 2021 |
2021 IBC Significant Changes Update |
Kevin Scott, KH Scott & Associates |
| Nov. 2020 |
Is the Code Right? The Impact of Scaled Testing vs. Prescriptive Code and Standard Requirements
|
Greg Gordon, JCI |
| Sept. 2020 |
Remote Inspections |
Terry Victor, JCI
Karl Fippinger, ICC
Amin Tohmaz, COSA
Vicky Pridgen, COA
|
| Aug. 2020 |
Combustible Dust Safety |
Marc T. Hodapp, Consultant |
| June 2020 |
Licensing and Certification of Fire Sprinkler Contractors in Texas |
Chip Hollis, NICET
Ernest McCloud, TX SFMO
Holly Garvey, NFSA
|
| May 2020 |
Fire Safety in the Use of Spray Polyurethane Foam (SPF) |
Mac Sheldon |
|
Jan. 2020
|
Design and Drawing Preparation Responsibilities for Engineers vs. Contractors and Technicians |
Kevin Hall, NFSA
Paul Mitchell, TFAA
Michael Sims, TBPE
Kelley Stalder, TX SFMO |
|
Nov. 2019
|
Fire Hazards of Energy Storage Systems |
Howard Hopper, UL |
|
Sept. 2019
|
Fire & Smoke Separations and Opening Protection |
Jay Woodward, ICC |
| June 2019 |
Video Imaging for Flame and Smoke Detection |
Rick Jeffress, Fike |
| Mar.2019 |
Solving Industry Challenges with Innovative Technologies - See a Need, Fill a Need |
Mark Fessenden, JCI |
| Jan. 2019 |
ITM Reporting - Technology, Benefits and Challenges |
Panel discussion |
| Nov. 2018 |
In-Building Public Safety Radio Communication Systems |
Alan Perdue, Safer Buildings Coalition |
|
Sept. 2018
|
AHJ Roundtable Forum |
Multiple AHJs |
| May 2018 |
Tall Wood Buildings - Is this the Future?
|
Sam Francis, AWC |
| Mar. 2018 |
"If you do not have enough fire inspector staff...this presentation is for you," AND
New tax law provides financial incentives for fire sprinkler retrofits - A new tool in the AHJ's and sprinkler contractor's toolbox
|
Chris Connealy, TX SFM
Cindy Giedraitis, NFSA
|
| Jan. 2018 |
Understanding Commissioning & Integrated System Testing - Primer on NFPA 3 and NFPA 4
|
Matt Klaus, NFPA |
| Nov. 2017 |
The Grenfell Tower Disaster: Could it Happen Here? |
Marc Janssens, SwRI |
| Sept. 2017 |
Ensuring Code Compliance of Fire Rated Duct Installations
|
Joseph Hauf |
May 2017 |
High-piled Combustible Storage - Design & Inspection of Fire Protection Features
|
Elley Klausbruckner, Klausbruckner Associates |
Mar. 2017 |
Navigating the Relationship of NFPA 30 and NFPA 13: Sprinklers for Flammable and Combustible Liquids
|
Robert Upson, NFSA |
| Feb. 2017 |
Special Educational Symposium: Smoke Control, Prefabricated Fire Systems, Surge Protection and Project Closeout |
Michael Ventola
Joseph Cervantes
Kristian White, rep. Space Age Elect.
|
Jan. 2017 |
Updates to the 2016 Editions of NFPA 13 and NFPA 72 |
Matt Klaus, NFPA
Richard Roux, NFPA |
| Nov. 2016 |
Firestop Selection, Installation and Inspection |
Juan Flores, Intertek
Drew Zoromsky, Hilti
|
| Sept. 2016 |
IBC/IFC Compartmentation Requirements – Designing and Enforcing Fire and Smoke Separations and Opening Protection |
David Dodge, McKeon Door Co. |
| May 2016 |
Introduction to UL's ProductSpec Database - Fire Resistive Assemblies and Design Substitutions |
Kelly Nicolello, UL |
| Mar. 2016 |
Assessing, Minimizing and Allocating Firesafety Liability Risks in the Modern Era |
Patrick Gaas, Coats-Rose Law Firm
|
| Jan. 2016 |
Fire Safety in Tall Buildings & Performance-based Design Solutions (plus Fire Protection Engineering P.E. exam question writing session)
|
Chris Jenewicz, SFPE
|
| Nov. 2015 |
Regulating Laboratories - A Challenge for Designers and Enforcers |
Joshua Lambert, UT Austin
William Burrus, AON |
| Sept. 2015 |
Presentation on Performance Design at Nuclear Facilities, and Tour/ Multi-story Fire Test Apparatus Demonstration at Southwest Research Institute
|
Mark Janssens, SwRI
|
| May 2015 |
Authority Having Jurisdiction Panel Discussion on Code Adoptions & Licensing -
Process, Policies & Implementation
(no handout) |
Multiple AHJs
|
| Mar. 2015 |
Fire Protection and Life Safety Requirements for Elevator Systems |
Andre Garabedian, Garabedian Associates |
| Jan. 2015 |
The Best Seminar on Fire Alarm Systems and UL Certification |
Art Black, Carmel Fire Protection
Tom Presnak, UL |
| Nov. 2014 |
Nitrogen Inerting to Control Corrosion in Fire Sprinkler Systems - Theory & Practice |
Lucas Kirn, Engineered Corrosion Solutions
|
| Sept. 2014 |
Significant Changes to the 2015 International Building and Fire Codes |
Kevin Scott, KH Scott & Associates |
| May 2014 |
Leading Edge Fire-Protection Research at UL |
Kerry Bell, UL |
| Mar. 2014 |
Fire Modeling for Smoke Control Design - Roles of the AEC Team Members in Smoke Control Design |
Tom Izbicki, Jensen Hughes
Gilead R. Ziemba, Fire Prot. Consulting Group |
| Jan. 2014 |
Understanding and Applying NFPA 25 |
Jason Webb, NFSA |
