Introduction to Mass Timber Building System Performance TMBR 1005

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Fire Protection

• Explain difference between British Columbia Building Code and Fire Code as it relates to buildings under construction and post occupancy.
• Explain two pathways to building code compliance through alternative solutions and acceptable solutions.
• Explain the primary means to achieving fire safety in buildings.
• Explain how fire resistance of building components is determined and prescribed by the building code.
• Describe difference between light frame construction and mass timber construction from fire performance point of view.
• Explain how mass timber performs in fire and how charring can be accounted for.
• Describe methods to increase the fire resistance of mass timber construction.
• Describe methods of fire protection during construction of mass timber buildings.

Acoustics

• Describe the basic concepts of building acoustics.
• Describe how noise moves through the building - understand difference between airborne and structureborne noise as well as direct and flanking noise transmission.
• Recognize the British Columbia Building Code acoustic requirements for sound insulation flanking.
• Explain the difference between the light frame construction and mass timber construction from acoustic performance point of view.
• Understand the typical sound insulation performance for various mass timber assemblies.
• Explain how building code compliance can be achieved in mass timber construction.
• Understand how sound insulation performance is tested.
• Identify primary building features which will affect the sound isolation performance and how sound isolation performance can be improved in a mass timber construction.
• Explain how installation details may affect the sound isolation performance and recognize industry best practices for mass timber construction.

Effective as of Winter 2021