COURSE SYLLABUS HVAC AND MECHANICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR PART 3 BUILDINGS CORRESPONDENCE COURSE

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1 COURSE SYLLABUS HVAC AND MECHANICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR PART 3 BUILDINGS CORRESPONDENCE COURSE The course is organized into three bands. Band A covers HVACrelated building components and other types of building services such as wiring and piping and service spaces. Band B covers buildings that are required to incorporate smoke control systems and HVAC-related requirements for hazardous areas normally found in industrial occupancies. Band A addresses some important basic concepts in the ABC 2014 such as fire-resistance ratings and combustibility of materials. This information is necessary for SCOs to enforce requirements related to the installation of ducts and other building services in Part 3 buildings. The requirements for service rooms, vertical shafts and horizontal service spaces are also covered as these are the spaces in which building services are likely to be found. Band B addresses the many smoke control requirements that come into play in complex buildings such as high buildings, hospitals, jails and performing arts venues. It also discusses the HVAC-related requirements for buildings that are used for storage, use and handling of hazardous processes, substances and equipment. Band C provides a basic overview of the medical gas system. Objectives Identify the subsections of the ABC 2014 that are discussed in this course, define the term fire-resistance rating and describe how fire-resistance ratings are determined. Define the terms fire separation and fire compartment. Describe the requirements for continuity of fire separations. Describe the requirements for fire separations between occupancies. Describe the requirements for a special type of fire separation known as a firewall. v

2 Describe the requirements for fire separations in storage garages considered a separate building and in walkways separating buildings. Describe the fire separation and fire-resistance rating requirements of Articles to List the fire separation requirements for basements and storeys below ground. Describe the fire separation requirements for mezzanines, occupied roofs, roof-top enclosures, buildings with impeded egress zones and covered vehicular passageways. Identify buildings with large floor areas that may be subject to special fire separation requirements and describe waivers for fire-resistance ratings of assemblies in sprinklered buildings. Identify types of structures that would be considered as special and unusual structures and describe procedures for their approval. Describe requirements for the fire separation of suites. Describe requirements for the fire separation of public corridors. Describe requirements for fire separations in assembly occupancies. Describe requirements for fire separations in residential occupancies. Describe requirements for fire separations of exits and lobbies and describe the requirements for the integrity of exit facilities. Describe requirements for fire separations of elevator hoistways, dumbwaiters and elevator machine rooms. Identify the main categories of construction permitted by the ABC 2014, describe their basic characteristics and describe the test procedures used to evaluate combustibility of building materials. Describe the requirements for building services installed in a building of combustible construction, define the term flamespread rating and describe how to determine flame-spread ratings and smoke developed classifications of materials. Describe the requirements for combustible building services installed in a building of noncombustible construction. vi

3 Identify requirements for the protection of foamed plastic in buildings of both combustible construction and noncombustible construction. Define the terms closure and fire-protection rating, describe general requirements for closures and how fireprotection ratings are to be determined. Define the term fire damper and describe requirements for fire dampers. Describe general requirements for fire stopping of service penetrations through a fire separation. Describe requirements for fire stopping of electrical and plumbing service penetrations in fire separations. Describe fire alarm system requirements relating to the HVAC system. Describe requirements for the protection of electrical conductors. Describe requirements for building service controls located in a barrier-free path of travel. Identify areas in a building in which fire blocks are required. Describe requirements for materials used as fire blocks and describe the requirements for building service and other penetrations through fire blocks. Describe the fire separation and HVAC requirements for crawl spaces. Describe the requirements for separating service spaces and service rooms from the remainder of the building by fire separations and describe the requirements for electrical equipment vaults. Describe the requirements for fire separations and negative exhaust duct pressure in vertical service spaces. Describe the requirements for linen and refuse chutes. Describe the requirements for horizontal service spaces that penetrate a vertical fire separation and describe the dimensional requirements for access openings serving attic, roof and crawl spaces. Describe the requirements for air duct and plenum systems. vii

4 Describe basic air and smoke movement principles in high buildings and determine which buildings will be defined as high buildings. Describe the role of professional designers involved in the design of smoke control systems in high buildings and other buildings. Describe the requirements for smoke control systems and venting to aid firefighting in high buildings. Describe the requirements for elevators for use by firefighters and the central alarm and control facility. Identify when Articles to must be applied to mezzanines, floor areas and interconnected floor spaces and describe the HVAC-related fire-protection requirements of those articles. Describe options for providing protection from smoke in floor areas with a barrier-free path of travel above the first storey in a building that is not sprinklered. Describe smoke control requirements for Group A, Division 1 occupancies, including stages for theatrical performances. Describe smoke control requirements for Group B occupancies. Describe requirements for storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, equipment and processes. Describe the relationship between Subsection and the Alberta Fire Code 2014 and describe requirements for basements in buildings of industrial occupancy. Describe the requirements for repair and storage garages and vestibules serving them. Describe requirements for the design of hazardous areas. Describe the terms and defined words used regarding medical gas systems. Describe the principles used in designing a medical gas system. Describe types and locations of alarm systems, indicators, and alarm panels. Identify locations and physical requirements for pipeline systems; materials and methods allowed for constructing a viii

5 medical gas pipeline; and where shutoff valves are required in pipeline systems. Describe marking systems, locations, physical requirements and materials and methods allowed for construction of source systems, and identify proper routing of pipelines. Describe the reporting requirements regarding medical gas systems and tests to establish purity, gas specificity, flow, and operational requirements. Describe the differences between a typical health facility and those deemed to be small, non-hospital-based with a focus on particular equipment and testing differences. Ensure the systems continue to conform to the standard and describe inspection and testing requirements. Delivery Method Course is a self-paced, print-based correspondence course. You may work through this learning material at your own pace but must complete the course within six months. Advisor A course advisor will be available to answer your questions and discuss any issues you have regarding the course material. The course advisor will help you through any difficulties you experience with course material and is there to support you in being successful in accomplishing the course objectives. It is a good idea to touch base with your advisor regularly to make sure you are on track. You may contact your course advisor by or telephone. Structure This course material has three bands and 15 modules. Each module includes an introduction and a list of learning objectives to provide an overview of what you will be learning. Learning objectives are presented one at a time within the modules. There is a self-test at the end of each learning objective section. Complete all the self-tests to ensure you understand the course material and to help you prepare for the exam. ix

6 The course is designed to be completed in the order the material is presented. An understanding of concepts presented in one module may be required in subsequent modules. Required Reading Resources You must obtain the following publications to complete this course: Alberta Building Code 2014 Available from National Research Council Canada (NRC): Web: codes_centre/2014_alberta_building_code.html Phone: or Fax: Mail: Publication Sales M-23A National Research Council, 1200 Montreal Road Ottawa ON K1A 0R6 CSA Z Standard Recommended Reading Resources You will find reference to a number of standards developed by organizations such as the Underwriters Laboratories of Canada (CAN/ULC), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and international organizations equivalents. These materials are not required to successfully complete this course but provide additional information you may find valuable. The following publications are recommended to help you complete Band C. CSA Standard Z5359 Low-Pressure Hose Assemblies for Medical Gas Z9170 Medical Gas Terminal Units Z10524 Pressure Regulators, Gauges, and Flow Metering Devices for Medical Gas Systems x

7 Z10083 Medical Oxygen Concentrator Central Supply Systems: for Use with Non-flammable Medical Gas Piping Systems ISO/IEC General Requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories These publications are available from the Canadian Standards Association. NFPA Standard 55 Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Fluids Code This publication is available from the National Fire Protection Association. Web: Phone: Mail: 1 Batterymarch Park, P.O. Box 9101 Quincy MA CGA Pamphlet G-8.1 Standard for Nitrous Oxide Systems at Consumer Sites This publication is available from the Compressed Gas Association Inc. Phone: Mail: 1725 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington VA Evaluation To receive credit for this course, you must earn a grade of at least 80 percent on the final exam. The exam is 3.5 hours long and has 70 multiple-choice questions. It is open book, which means you can refer to your course materials and related documents. You may complete the final exam online, under the supervision of a proctor. You and your proctor will be ed the passwords for the secure software download. The office must have your xi

8 completed Online Examination and Proctor Consent forms at least 48 hours in advance if you choose to write online. You may, instead, choose to write the exam in a paper-based format at the office, or at another location under the supervision of a proctor. To receive a hard copy of the exam, you and the proctor must complete a Proctor Consent. The office must have the form least one week before the date you wish to write the exam. The exam will be sent to your proctor. With the permission of the Canadian Standards Association, operating as CSA Group, material is reproduced from CSA Group standard, Z Medical gas pipeline systems Part 1: Pipelines for medical gases and vacuum, which is copyrighted by CSA Group, 178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, ON, Canada M9W 1R3. This Material is not the complete and official position of CSA Group on the referenced subject, which is represented solely by the standard in its entirety. While use of the material has been authorized, CSA Group is not responsible for the manner in which the data is presented, nor for any representations thereof. xii