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SUMMARY:Beginning Design School
DESCRIPTION:The Beginning Design School presents a comprehensive\, practical approach to preparing fire sprinkler system drawings. \nOver a three-week period\, students will attend six live webinars studying and reviewing the installation and design approach requirements of NFPA 13 (2019) while completing self-paced exercises and module assessments. Q&A sessions and open discussions will also be included as part of the online instruction. \nThe second part of the class will be a week of in-person training preparing fire sprinkler system layout\, shop drawings\, and hydraulic calculations by hand. The course concludes with a comprehensive exam of the class content including the installation requirements and hydraulics. \nThere is no CAD or third-party software taught in this class. \nLearning Objectives:\nThe school will prepare the student to: \n\nAccelerate the comprehension of plans and various types of building construction for proper sprinkler spacing applications.\nDetermine the proper and economic planning of sprinkler system layout and installation methods.\nKnow the importance of sprinkler specifications\, types of pipe\, hangers\, fittings\, flow tests\, etc.\nLearn to develop shop drawings from start to finish.\nLearn to coordinate with other trades – plumbing\, mechanical\, structural\, and electrical.\nPerform manual hydraulic calculations by hand\, preparing the student for a more natural decision-making process when using a computer to perform hydraulics.\nPrepare shop drawings in class for projects with different applications.\n\nPrerequisites:\nThis class is designed for trainees and entry-level technicians with at least six months of experience as well as those with experience in the sprinkler trade looking to make the transition to system layout. \nJuly – San Diego; September – Dallas; November – Orlando \nThe final week of each session will be hosted on location. Hotel location TBD. \nMore Info & Register
URL:https://firesprinkler.org/calendarevent/beginning-fire-sprinkler-system-planning-school-2/
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SUMMARY:Proposed Updates to NFPA 13
DESCRIPTION:The 2025 edition of NFPA 13 is currently out for public comment\, and this webinar will review the changes that can be found in the first draft report and topics from the public input stage that can be brought back up for discussion. This webinar will specifically discuss the first revisions made by the installation and discharge committees of the NFPA 13 and any committee inputs that are seeking public comment. \nLearning Objectives: \nUpon completion of this webinar\, attendees will be able to: \n1. Identify new definitions added as first revisions and their applicability to the rest of the standard\n2. Identify and apply changes to the owner’s certificate\, including water supply\, seismic design\, and corrosion treatments.\n3. Determine the maximum protection area per sprinkler system\n4. Understand the reorganized requirements for dry systems and apply new requirements\n5. Define “supplemental sprinklers” and apply the new installation and design requirements associated with them\n6. Identify new requirements based on the Fire Protection Research Foundation’s report on sloped ceilings \nDetails:  \nRegistration Fees (per person): \nAFSA Member no CEU: FREE\nAFSA Member with CEU: $25\nNon-Member: $250\nAHJ no CEU: FREE\nAHJ with CEU: $15 \nContinuing Education Credit: \nThis webinar offers: 0.1 CEUs\, 1.0 CPDs \nTo receive continuing education credits for the webinar\, you must do all of the following: \n\nRegister individually using your name that matches your fitter certification\, if applicable.\nConnect with your unique webinar link\nDo not share or use someone else’s unique webinar link.\nAttend the webinar in its entirety\nRespond to each checkpoint question\nSubmit a completed evaluation form within 14 days of the webinar\n\nPlease check your time zone to ensure you connect at the right time: \n9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Pacific Time\n10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Mountain Time\n11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Central Time\n12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Time  \n Register
URL:https://firesprinkler.org/calendarevent/proposed-updates-to-nfpa-13/
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SUMMARY:Sacramento Valley AFSA Trade Show
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for our 11th annual Trade Show and enjoy fire sprinkler industry exhibitors\, mingle with fellow contractors\, engineers\, fitters\, apprentices\, designers\, enjoy good food\, a raffle and the newest products in our industry. \nPre registration not required.
URL:https://firesprinkler.org/calendarevent/sacramento-valley-afsa-trade-show/
LOCATION:Thunder Valley Casino\, 1200 Athens Ave\, Lincoln\, CA\, 95648\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230315T110000
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SUMMARY:Avoid Being Dumped for a Buck & a Truck
DESCRIPTION:Fire Sprinkler contractors\, like all construction trades\, are experiencing a severe lack of manpower at every business level. This shortage of manpower is compounded by inflation and the increasing cost of money and materials\, resulting in projects being canceled or on hold. All of these factors are holding back potential growth and expansion opportunities and seem out of our control. They are not. Our industry needs the introduction of new blood and training programs to sustain the workforce needs of AFSA members and the industry as a whole. This webinar will provide solutions by discussing the need to recruit\, grow and retain our workforce and stop paying more per hour for mediocrity and untrained workers. \nLearning Objectives: \nUpon completion of this webinar\, attendees will be able to: \n\nUnderstand the needs of the modern workforce as opposed to past practices and\nIdentify the cost of employee turnover and it’s impact on the company’s bottom line.\nCombine the benefits and opportunity for growth and professional development to show team members why staying for the long haul is more beneficial than the short-term gain of a buck and a truck.\nChoose training programs for long-term solutions to the manpower needs to become a farmer rather than a hunter.\n\nDetails:  \nRegistration Fees (per person): \nAFSA Member with no CEU: FREE\nAFSA Member with CEU: $25\nNon-Member: $250\nAHJ without CEU: FREE\nAHJ with CEU: $15 \nContinuing Education Credit: \nThis webinar offers: 0.1 CEUs\, 1.0 CPDs \nTo receive continuing education credits for the webinar\, you must do all of the following: \n\nRegister individually using your name that matches your fitter certification\, if applicable.\nConnect with your unique webinar link\nDo not share or use someone else’s unique webinar link.\nAttend the webinar in its entirety\nRespond to each checkpoint question\nSubmit a completed evaluation form within 14 days of the webinar\n\nPlease check your time zone to ensure you connect at the right time: \n9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Pacific Time\n10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Mountain Time\n11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Central Time\n12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Time  \n Register
URL:https://firesprinkler.org/calendarevent/proposed-updates-to-nfpa-13-2/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230320
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SUMMARY:Intermediate Design School
DESCRIPTION:Next Level Design\nExperienced layout technicians will find this blended learning course useful to understand the tools they utilize in-depth and gain a deeper knowledge of layout standpipes\, fire pumps\, seismic protection\, and the design requirements for general storage. In addition to mastering requirements in NFPA 13\, NFPA 14\, and NFPA 20\, students will utilize computer modeling software to apply design requirements learned throughout the course\, becoming familiar with the BIM process. This course begins with an orientation and two 3-hour webinars followed by five days of in-person instruction. \nThe course will begin with an orientation and two 3-hour webinars providing an overview of the toolsets available in the Hydratec for Revit® software to allow students to utilize Building Information Modeling (BIM) for exercises. \nThis is followed by five days of in-person instruction. The course is designed for those with layout experience looking to understand the tools they utilize in-depth and gain a deeper knowledge to apply the design and installation requirements for general storage\, install and calculate seismic protection\, layout and calculate standpipe systems\, size\, and select-fire pumps\, and apply hydraulic principles to complex wet\, deluge\, and preaction systems. Seismic protection and sway bracing will also be covered in detail. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMember Price:  $2\,100 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNonmember Price: $3\,100 \n\n\n\n\nMore Info & Register
URL:https://firesprinkler.org/calendarevent/intermediate-fire-sprinkler-system-planning-school-2/
LOCATION:AFSA Headquarters\, 1410 East Renner Rd.\, Suite 150\, Richardson\, TX\, 75082\, United States
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