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Tuesday, July 31, 2012; 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern
Cost: FREE
Please submit requests for AIA certification by August 9, 2012. Building codes are established to provide life safety to the building occupants, and fire protection is a significant aspect of the codes. Building codes have requirements for water-resistive barriers, air barriers and continuous insulation. NFPA 285 is one of the most recognized fire tests for designers to consider for non-combustible construction which is typically steel frame, concrete, or masonry, but there are several others that are applicable as well.
Participants of this one-hour webinar are eligible for one AIA CES LU/HSW/SD credit. Learning objectives: 1) Architects and specifiers are to gain an understanding of code requirements for foam plastic used in exterior walls so that they can properly specify for fire safety and compliance. 2) Learn the history of the NFPA 285 Fire test, and understand the NFPA 285 and other fire test requirements, to understand how these contribute to, and adequately meet these requirements for, the safety of exterior walls containing foam plastic. 3) Gain an understanding of water-resistive barriers (WRBs) and the code requirements for these, to specify for building envelope protection and fire safety.
4) To understand the use of NFPA 285, including engineering analysis, applicability depending on materials and configuration, and how to appropriately use NFPA 285 in evaluating and specifying wall systems for code compliance ensuring fire safety.
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Presenter:
 Jesse Beitel, Senior Scientist/Principal
Hughes Associates, Inc.
Since joining Hughes Associates, Inc. in 1992, Mr. Beitel has provided consulting services on a wide range of flammability problems and issues to include technical studies, experimental programs and Code representation. This work has included new product and materials R&D and new test method development. His clients include manufacturers, trade associations, private industries and the U.S military. Mr. Beitel is a recognized expert on the flammability of materials especially foam plastics used in construction and exterior walls. He has also provided consulting services whereby he has represented product manufacturers and trade associations in the building and fire codes, the ICC Evaluation Services and NFPA. ASTM International recently awarded Mr. Beitel the “Walter C. Voss Award” for outstanding contributions to fire safety in the areas of building construction, building code development and shipboard applications.
Prior to joining Hughes Associates, Inc., Mr. Beitel was Principal Scientist in the Department of Fire Technology, Southwest Research Institute where he worked for seventeen years, conducting and developing both standard and nonstandard fire tests such as NFPA 285.
Mr. Beitel is a member of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers and he is active in ASTM, the ICC Model Codes, several NFPA Technical Committees and is the past Chairman of the NFPA Technical Committee on Fire Tests.
Mr. Beitel has a B.S. in Chemistry from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas.
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Sponsor:
 Sto Corp
Sto Corp., based in Atlanta, Georgia, is an innovative leader and producer of a broad range of versatile cladding and coating systems for building construction, maintenance and restoration. Sto Corp. is ISO 14001:2004 (environmental management) as well as ISO 9001:2008 certified and operates production plants strategically located to serve more than 200 distributor shipping locations across North and South America. At research and development laboratories in the U.S. and Europe, Sto continues to revolutionize the industry with the highest quality products and application technology. Sto is also the world’s largest manufacturer of exterior thermal insulation systems with 27 subsidiaries operating at 21 factories worldwide. For more information, visit www.stocorp.com or call toll free (800) 221-2397
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Tagged categories:
Building codes;
Fire;
Fire-resistive coatings;
Sto Corp
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