Fire Telephone Seminars

Extensive Green Roof Design ...rials standards and materials testing protocols including fire resistance, wind uplift, root resistance, and media and drainage chemical and physical properties. By obtaining a better understanding of green roof design principles, you will be in a position to make better choices. You will leave this audio conference with an appreciation for the importance of adopting a systematic approach to  more...

Solar Photovoltaics: How Do You Get This Stuff On Your Roof Anyway? ...ther incentives will also be covered. Lessons learned and fire code changes will be discussed. This will be a high level discussion. Some knowledge about photovoltaics is necessary. Learning Objectives: - You will be able to recognize fire code changes and issues. - You will be able to identify on grid and off grid advantages. - You will be able to review how get ready for photovoltaics. - You  more...

Dealing With Employees Who Have Been Charged With a Crime ... has not yet been convicted? For example, can an employer fire such an employee before any charges have been the subject of a formal trial? Alternatively, can the employee be suspended for such an offense and if so, is it justifiable to do so with or without pay? Because more and more employers are finding themselves faced with this dilemma, this audio conference will discuss the legal limits  more...

New Jersey s Rehabilitation Subcode ... be able to review building issues as relevant to egress, fire safety, mechanical upgrades and meeting the tougher ventilation standards for public and commercial buildings. - You will be able to explain why some things are grandfathered and others are not. - You will be able to describe code upgrades for historic buildings. - You will be able to discuss New Jersey's Rehabilitation Subcode.  more...

Condition Assessments and Structural Evaluation of Existing Buildings ...ntegrity after a hurricane, tornado, earthquake, flood or fire event; or simply the desire to know the potential liabilities when there is an interest in buying or selling a facility. Considering the wide range of reasons for which such assessments need to be done, there is no one methodology that would be considered as the solution for tackling this apparently simple task. This  more...

Lawful Hiring ... 557 U.S. ___ (2009) shows how an employer (the New Haven Fire Department in that case) can violate discrimination laws when taking steps to attempt to achieve nondiscriminatory selection and testing procedures. This teleconference will cover the leading laws that regulate or affect the hiring process. The teleconference will go beyond explaining the laws and will give practical guidance on  more...

2009 Updates to the International Residential Codes ...hether or not to adopt the new codes, such as residential fire code provisions, as system manufacturers and installers work to keep up with the mandates. Some professionals view the changes as unnecessary, express technical concerns or unjustified expense. On the other hand, homes that are constructed under the new 2009 IECC are forecasted to save 15-20 percent more energy than homes built  more...

Differing Site Conditions ...gh BIM, the structural steel, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, fire sprinkler and communications subtrades can all determine whether the new and existing utilities, beams, piping and conduits are going to run into each other or not. Accordingly, there should be less in the way of differing site condition claims as between those subtrades if BIM is in use. However, BIM has only been used in the most  more...