Type III Fire-Resistant Design & Detailing for Exterior Walls, Shafts

A trend toward larger mid-rise wood-frame buildings has more designers seeking information on fire resistant detailing. This presentation will focus on common detailing issues and areas of misunderstanding related to exterior walls and their intersection with rated floor assemblies. Mid-rise wood-frame opportunities and code-specified building sizes will also be reviewed, followed by discussion of detailing code requirements, code compliance, and rationale for approval with an emphasis on constructability and practicality.

Please stay for networking/happy hour following the presentation.

Learning Objectives:

1. Review Type III construction with regard to cost, building size, and fire resistance per the International Building Code.
2. Review code requirements for exterior and shaft walls, emphasizing common questions, including the use of asymmetric assemblies, allowance of wood structural panels, and bearing vs. non-bearing requirements.
3. Examine a variety of floor-to-exterior wall and floor-to-shaft-wall details for use in wood-frame, Type III construction, and discuss code compliance paths and approval rationale for each.
4. Recognize structural design considerations for stair and elevator shafts.

Host: Jason Bahr, PE | WoodWorks

Credits: Attendees can Earn 2.0 AIA/CES HSW LUs, 2.0 PDH credits or 0.2 ICC credits

Location:

Carriage Club

5301 State Line Road
Kansas City, MO 64112
East Room

Phone: 816-363-1310

Free self-parking will be available in the main lot. Attendees should enter from State Line Road or the second Ward Parkway entrance and enter the club through the south doors or through the doors under the portico.

For questions or additional information, please contact:

Jaime Krohn, CMP | jaime@gabonmagazine.com | (312) 841-8272

Image: Thomas Logan / Pivot North Architects / Axiom / Chad Case Visuals