Overview of fire safety compliance in simple buildings

Fire Acceptable Solutions 101 Presented by BRANZ and the Fire Research Group, this series provides an introduction to building fire safety design using the Acceptable Solutions for Protection from Fire - C/AS1 and C/AS2. The webinars explain the general principles and concepts used in C/AS1 and C/AS2 and their application to simple low-rise buildings. Aimed at designers, architects, engineers, building control officers and others who wish to have a better understanding of fire design C/AS1 and C/AS2.

Description

Webinar 1 – Overview of fire safety compliance in simple buildings

Greg Baker (Director Fire Research Group)

This first webinar in the series provides an overview of fire safety compliance in non-complex buildings, with a focus on C/AS2 Parts 1 and 2:

  • Introduction and scope
  • Using C/AS2
  • Alterations to buildings
  • Calculating occupant loads
  • Provisions of firecells
  • Fire safety systems
  • Fire resistance ratings