Interior Codes 5: Fire Resistant Materials

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The main way that prevention systems control the spread of fire and smoke within a building is through compartmentation. This system creates self-contained areas within a building. Rated materials and assemblies such as walls, doors, and windows are used to separate one area from another. As a result, the fire and smoke can spread to only a limited area before meeting resistance from the rated assemblies.

This 2-hour interactive online course discusses how compartmentation works to provide protection by the use of such items as rated partitions, doors, and windows in interior projects. Collectively these are known as the prevention system. The various prevention systems discussed are divided into four categories: fire barriers, smoke barriers, opening protectives, and through-penetration protectives.

This course''s primary audience is interior designers and architects. These is a test at the end of each section of this course.

Objectives SME

Course Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, you will:

Have compared the building codes - the BOCA National Building Code (NBC), the Standard Building Code (SBC), Uniform Building Code (UBC), and the International Building Code (IBC) - as they pertain to fire protection
Understand how fire barriers prevent the spread of flame and heat through the use of structural materials that have fire resistance ratings
Be familiar with the most common types of fire barriers including fire walls, occupancy separation walls, tenant separation walls, corridor walls, horizontal exits, vertical shaft enclosures, and floor and ceiling assemblies
Understand how smoke barriers restrict the movement of smoke and fire gases
Have reviewed the most common smoke barriers including wall assemblies, vertical shafts, and vestibules
Know how to use opening protectives to prevent the spread of smoke or fire including fire doors and fire windows.
Be familar with the types of glazing materials that can be used in a rated fire window
Understand the dual use of through-penetration protectives to stop the spread of smoke and fire, and to safely evacuate persons during a fire
Be familar with firestops, draftstops, and damper systems

To comply with AIA and state requirements, all new online courses must be evaluated to confirm the assigned credit hour value. The assigned credit hour value for this course is as stated above, pending confirmation within 90 days. Please be assured RedVector.com has NEVER had a course NOT meet its assigned credit hour value after evaluation, but has agreed to abide by the AIA and state requirements regardless. RedVector.com will refund the difference in price should any online course be assigned less credit than originally estimated.

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: Sharon Harmon

Sharon Koomen Harmon, IIDA, heads her own interior design firm in Nashville, Tennessee. She has more than 12 years of experience in the field of commercial interiors.

She is co-author of the book "The Codes Guidebook for Interiors" published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. This book is the basis for a series of courses on RedVector.com.

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