Date & Time:
Thursday, May 7, 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:
Light weight frame construction creates fire protection challenges that tax the limitation of standard spray sprinklers. “Special Sprinklers” have been developed to more readily address the unique risks associated with combustible attic spaces and combustible spaces between floors. In this seminar we will examine these risks, understand NFPA’s protection requirements, and introduce the use an application of Specific Application Sprinklers specifically listed to protect these occupancies. Another portion of this webinar will review the listing requirements and documents for extended coverage sprinklers, occupancy hazard classification and the impact on the sprinkler system hydraulics. Extended coverage sprinklers can allow substantial cost savings in some situations. A careful analysis of the sprinkler must be completed in order to evaluate the impact of the sprinkler system on the hydraulic calculations and system layout

Panelist(s) Info:
Mark Fessenden and Scott Martorano
Mark E. Fessenden is Sr. Manager of Technical Services for Tyco Fire Suppression & Building Products. He has worked in Fire Protection Equipment Research & Development, Engineering and Manufacturing since 1994. Mark currently serves on the National Fire Protection Association Technical Committee on Automatic Sprinklers and Technical Committee on Exposure Fire Protection.

Scott Martorano, CFPS is the Senior Manager Technical Service for the Viking Corporation. He is certified in Fire Protection Technology from Oklahoma State University, has a B.S. degree in Technology with a major in Fire Protection from the State University of New York and a M.S degree in Management from Manhattanville College . He is a member of several NFPA technical committees and has 19 years fire protection industry experience in installation and design of special hazard and sprinkler systems. He is an active member of NFPA and a professional member of SFPE. In addition, he is a part time instructor in fire protection design for the State University of New York.

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.