Date & Time:
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 11:00 am
Central Daylight Time (GMT -05:00, Chicago)

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

CEUs:
This seminar offeres 1.5 CPDs and 0.15 CEUs.

Description:
The proposed 2010 edition has been substantially updated, with significant changes to high-rise water supply and zone configurations, horizontal standpipe definition and flow rates, hydraulic calculation procedures and the elimination of the pipe-schedule concept. Redundant and out-of-sequence sections have been re-arranged. The seminar will include discussion of “performance based” calculations of Class I hose connections, and the hydraulic characteristics of fire hose and accessory equipment.

Speaker Info:
STEPHEN M. LEYTON
Steve Leyton is President of Protection Design & Consulting in San Diego, CA. He began his career in 1981 on the design/build side of fire sprinkler industry and founded PD&C in1995. Since then, the firm’s work has been focused on Architectural as well as Contractor clients. His professional affiliations include membership in NFPA, International Code Council (ICC), American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA), California Fire Prevention Officers Northern and Southern Sections, and the San Diego Fire Protection Association. In code development, he is a member of the NFPA14, NFPA 13D/13R and NFPA 5000 Technical Committees. He served as Chair of the installation committee for the California State Fire Marshal’s Residential Sprinkler Code Adoption Task Group and Co-Chair of the ICC Ad-Hoc Committee on Residential Fire Sprinklers. Over the course of his career, Steve has worked on all manner of residential, commercial/ industrial, institutional and high-rise projects in the United States, Mexico and Asia. (E-mail) steve@protectiondesign.com ; (Phone) 858.751.2930.

How does a WEBINAR work?
A desktop or laptop computer connected to the Internet is required.  You will be provided with a link to join in.  You will usie your browser (ie..Safari, Firefox, Mozilla, etc.) to get connected to the live PowerPoint presentation and live audio. You can have many people listening in your office for the price of one. The audio will be transmitted though your computer speakers.  You can ask questions from wherever you are using a feature that allows you to type in your question during the live presentation.  The speaker will read your question aloud and answer it live.  You will be able to download the PDF file of the PowerPoint slide presentation the day of the seminar.  You can also print the PDF file presentation and make as many copies as you need for note-taking.