UNDERSTANDING THE CHANGES AND UPDATES NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION CHAPTER 2015 TECHNICAL SEMINAR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2015 CARLETON UNIVERSITY OTTAWA, ONTARIO
SCHEDULE 8:00 8:30 am Registration and Complimentary Continental Breakfast 8:30 8:40 am Welcome and Introductions By: Gerry Landmesser, National Capital Region Chapter President 8:40 9:20 am Fire Protection of Life Safety Electrical Circuits By: Rick Florio, Jean-Philippe Turcot & Will Loach, Pentair 9:20 10:20 am Fire Alarm Systems Special Applications By: Paul Latreille, Secur Fire 10:20 11:00 am Coffee Break & Product Showcase 11:00 12:00 pm Smoke Control Activation & Design By William Kuffner, WSP 12:00 1:15 pm Buffet Lunch & Product Showcase 1:15 2:15 pm Ten Frequent and Sometimes Controversial Fire Alarm Inspection and Verification Questions By: Paul Jewett, MIRCOM Group of Companies 2:15 3:00 pm Updates on the Ontario Building Code and the Code de construction du Québec - Ch.1 - Bâtiment By: Glenn Somerton, Morrison Hershfield & Eric Vaillancourt, Pageau Morel 3:00 3:15 pm Coffee Break 3:15 4:15 pm Central Station Interface with Fire Alarm and the Relevant Codes & Standards By: Kim Caron, Armstrong s National Alarm Monitoring 4:15 pm Closing Remarks and Lucky Draw
SPEAKERS Kim Caron began her career in the alarm industry in 1988 as a monitoring station operator. Over the years, she has worked for a family business, a large corporation and a not-for-profit association (Past National President of CANASA). Working her way up from an entry level position, Kim was able to gain experience in many areas of the industry including monitoring, service, installation, customer service and sales. She is also the National Chair of CANASAs Central Station Committee, and is a Director of the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC). Rick Florio is a Ryerson graduate in Electrical Engineering. His experience includes national sales and application engineering. Currently Rick is Sales Manager at Pentair Thermal Management. His role includes promoting various cables/control systems to engineering consulting firms, contractors, and end users. Rick interacts with Authorities Having Jurisdiction in the interpretation of national and provincial codes & standards. Rick s varied experience has included commercial construction, electrical and mechanical engineering, and technical and sales work in the buildings and fire safety fields. A member of CFAA for 20 years, Rick has been on the Board of Directors for four years. He is presently on the CFAA Industry Affairs Committee. He also serves as a member of CSA Committees, and is a member of the S.F.P.E. Ontario Chapter. Rick has been President, and served on the Board of the Canadian Fire Safety Association for 20 years. He has been on the Ontario Building Code Commission, and for 10 years represented the CFSA on ULC S-500. Other work has included the Standing Committee on Fire Protection NBC & NFC (2004 2009), and several terms on City of Toronto Committee of Adjustment. William Kuffner, M.A.Sc., P.Eng, PMP is a senior fire protection engineer with WSP, a global engineering company. He is a professional member of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, a Professional Engineer and a Project Management Professional. Mr. Kuffner provides building and fire code consulting services, evaluates and designs fire alarm and security systems, fire protection systems, fire proof and fire stop systems and conducts fire and evacuation modeling.
Paul Latreille, Paul was the branch manager of Leber/Rubes Inc. in Ottawa - a fire protection and building code consulting engineering firm for 16. Paul Latreille was also the Manager of the Fire, Life Safety, and Security group at Zenix/GENIVAR prior to joining Secur Fire/Regional Life Safety as a Partner in October 2014. Paul s entire 28 year career has been focused on fire protection, life safety and security. He has been a member of the executive of the CFAA, the SFPE, and the CFSA. He has taught Fire Protection and Sprinkler design at Algonquin College, has been a past member of the NBC sub-committee on fire alarm systems. Glenn Somerton P.Eng. CBCO is a Senior Code Specialist with Morrison Hershfield s Code and Life Safety Group. Prior to joining MH in January 2015, Glenn had a 30 year career with the City of Ottawa, the last 14 as the Program Manager, Permit Approvals (Large Buildings). He has extensive experience in the review of all aspects of the Building Code, including considerable experience in the evaluation of alternative solution and presentations to the Bu8ildinG Code Commission. He has also attained the designation as a Certified Building Code Official from the Ontario Building Officials Association. Eric Vaillancourt, ing., P.Eng., LEED AP BD+C is an associate and senior electrical engineer with Pageau Morel, a specialised electromechanical engineering firm. With over 17 years of experience in building design, Eric is involved in multiple fire alarm projects at various stages such as investigation, code reviews, design, commissioning and testing, and construction supervision. He has also worked on fire alarm projects with voice communication, special fire alarm applications, and security systems with mag-lock devices. Eric is a Director for the CFAA NCR Chapter. Jean-Philippe Turcot is a College Maisonneuve graduate. His experience includes; field technician and area sales manager. Currently JP is Eastern Canada Sales Manager at Pentair Thermal Management (formerly Tyco Thermal Controls). His role includes promoting various cables/control systems to engineering consulting firms, contractors, and end users. JP interacts with Authorities Having Jurisdiction in the interpretation of national and provincial codes & standards. JP s varied experience has included commercial construction, electrical and mechanical engineering, and technical and sales work in the buildings and fire safety fields. He has been a member with the CFAA for 3 years and a member of OTPQ for 7 years.
Will Loach is a University of Toronto graduate in Materials Science & Engineering. Currently Product Manager for Fire-Rated Wiring with Pentair Thermal Management, his experience also includes four years as Ontario Sales Manager for commercial heat-tracing products with Pentair and approximately ten years in the wire & cable industry. Paul Jewett is a Corporate Trainer for Mircom Technologies Ltd. He has been actively involved in fire alarm inspection and service for over 30 years, specializing in large hotels and hospitals. Paul is a qualified CFAA instructor and has presented courses for Seneca Collage and participated in working groups for ULC standards. He is a member of the CFAA Board of Directors and registered technician since 1989. MODERATOR Peter Hallinan, Troy Life Safety and Vice President of the CFAA NCR Chapter, will be the Event Moderator. PRODUCT SHOWCASE Registration at the CFAA Technical Seminar includes admittance into the Product showcase. The Product Showcase will be located in the lobby of FENN Lounge and will be open during the morning registration, coffee breaks and lunch.
LOCATION Carleton University is hosting the 2015 National Capital Region Chapter Technical Seminar. It is located at 1125 Colonel By Drive, Building #19, Residence Commons Conference Level 2 FENN Lounge. A Campus Map can be found on the Carleton University website http://carleton.ca/campus/map. DIRECTIONS Via Highway 417 (runs east/west through the centre of the City of Ottawa) Exit Highway 417 (also called the Queensway ) at Bronson Avenue. Follow Bronson Avenue south approximately 2 kilometres. The campus entrance will be on the right at the intersection of Bronson and Sunnyside Avenue. Via Highway 416 Hwy 416 connects Hwy 401 (interchange near Prescott, Ontario) to Hwy 417. Follow Hwy. 416 to Hwy. 417 (East). Follow Hwy. 417 (the Queensway ) and exit at Bronson Avenue. Follow Bronson Avenue south approximately 2 kilometres. The campus entrance will be on the right at the intersection of Bronson and Sunnyside Avenue. PARKING Parking at Carleton University will be at no cost in the designated lot #6. Details will follow by email to each registrant and will be posted on the CFAA website. OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS 1. Southway Hotel 2431 Bank Street, Ottawa 613-737-0811 2. Hilton Garden Inn Ottawa Airport 2400 Alert Road 613-288-9001 3. Adams Airport Inn 2721 Bank Street 613-738-3838 All hotels are within 15+ minutes of Carlton. Hotel rates may vary depending on occupancy. It is recommended to make reservations early to ensure room availability. SEMINAR FEES (GST Reg.No. R124389750) Member Rate (CFAA Corporate Member Employees, Associates, Registered Technicians) $165.00 + tax Non-Member $199.00 + tax REGISTRATION Registrations will only be taken on-line at www.cfaa.ca and must be received before Monday October 26 2015. On-line payment can be made by Visa, Master Card or AMEX.
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