A3) IBC Ch 7 – Fire & Smoke Protection Features
Tuesday, April 16 | 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Presented by Chris Kimball, SE, FPE, CBO, MCP, Vice President, West Coast Code Consultants

Boulder Falls Inn Conference Center – Lebanon, Oregon

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Class Description

This class focuses on the requirements of Chapter 7 of the IBC or CBC.  It addresses all types of fire-resistance-rated construction including structural members, exterior walls, fire walls, fire barriers, fire partitions, smoke barriers, smoke partitions, and horizontal assemblies.  The class discusses the specific requirements for openings, penetrations, and air transfer openings in rated assemblies.  Some of the class time will be spent discussing prescriptive and calculated fire resistance as well as performance-based approaches.

Class begins promptly at 8:30 am and ends by 4:00 pm and offers six hours of continuing education units/credit. A hot breakfast and lunch, all-day coffee and refreshments will be provided to registered attendees.

Learning Objectives

• Learn the different type of rated wall assemblies
• Understand purpose of fire rating and compartmentalization
• Review protections for openings and penetrations in rated assemblies

About our Presenter

Mr. Kimball is a licensed civil, structural, and fire protection engineer in addition to being an International Code Council (ICC) Master Code Professional. He is also certified by ICC as a building official, fire code official, combination plans examiner, combination building inspector, fire plans examiner/inspector, and accessibility plans examiner/inspector. He received his master’s degree with an emphasis in structural engineering and currently serves as the Vice President of West Coast Code Consultants, Inc.

Chris has performed plan reviews for thousands of projects and is an approved ICC instructor who regularly provides code training to building official, design professional, and contractor organizations throughout the United States. Mr. Kimball also authored the ICC’s 2018 International Existing Building Code Handbook and co-authored the 2021 and 2018 International Building Code Handbooks.

Class Materials/Books to Reference

2021 International Building Code (IBC)

Target Audience

Plans examiners, fire officials, building officials, inspectors, contractors, architects, fire protection engineers

Level of Expertise

Intermediate

Continuing Education: ICC Preferred Provider Approved CEUs

This course offers six in-person hours; 0.6 ICC CEUs.

OBOA is proud to be an approved International Code Council (ICC) Preferred Provider. ICC certificate holders must obtain a specified number of CEUs every three years in order to maintain their certifications and a portion of these CEUs must be obtained through Preferred Provider or ICC training. The Preferred Provider Program recognizes and promotes ICC-approved educational offerings as they relate to codes, standards and guidelines, as well as building construction materials, products and methods. ICC certificate holders may obtain ICC CEUs from Preferred Providers that can be applied toward the renewal requirements of ICC’s certification program.

ICC PPP CEUs: 6 hours / 0.6 CEUs

An ICC CEU is a continuing education unit; each 10 clock hours of continuing education equals 1 CEU. Our typical one-day seminar has 6 hours of instruction, or 0.6 CEUs. Participation in all OBOA courses meet the needs for International Code Council (ICC) certification renewal continuing education credits as noted for each class. Please check with your appropriate jurisdiction and/or institution regarding your specific continuing education credit needs.