Welcome to the Web page for the British Columbia Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers. This webpage is for members of the chapter and for those interested in fire protection engineering in British Columbia.
This presentation encompasses an in-depth examination of the technical aspects of the spatial separation requirements in the Building Code / By-Law including assumptions, simplifications and basis information. The presentation will provide quantifiable details of table development, concentrated openings, compartment-to-compartment exposure, 10-minute FF arrival time and exit/egress exposure.
A fundamental knowledge of hydraulics is indispensable to the fire protection engineer. It facilitates an understanding of municipal water supplies as well as private water supplies- such as gravity tanks, fire pumps etc.- leading to a projection of available flow and pressure at certain points in the distribution system.
This seminar will discuss the fire-related national building and fire code changes related to a new construction type called Encapsulated Mass Timber Construction (EMTC) to be used for wood buildings up to twelve storeys. As well, it will provide an overview of ongoing fire research at the National Research Council of Canada into various performance aspects of mass timber construction and tall wood buildings.
The BC Chapter of the SFPE is seeking willing participants to represent the Chapter by contributing to a case study in support of the SFPE 2022 Performance-Based Design Virtual Conference to be held on March 23-25, 2022.
The case study presents an opportunity for people to develop and outline a fire-engineered approach/solution to address the significant components/challenges of building that will be presented at the conference. The design solutions are not constrained by a given regulatory framework thus innovation is encouraged and essential.
Fire Research Group and the University of Canterbury have recently completed a research project funded by the SFPE Foundation. The research project conducted an international survey of fire model usage amongst fire safety practitioners and used the results from the survey to make recommendations to SFPE and the Foundation on a future workplan to help support and improve the usage of fire models.
