Topic: Smoke Control Approaches in Tall Buildings
Date: January 13, 2020
Location:
The Grand
Conference Center
4101 E. Willow Street
Long Beach, CA 90815
Schedule
11:30AM: Registration and Networking
12:00PM: Meeting and Lunch
12:30PM: Key Note Presentation
1:30PM: Conclusion of Meeting
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Event Flyer
01-13-20 Meeting Flyer.docx
Speaker
Nathan B. Wittasek, PE, CFEI, LEED AP, CASP
Description
Although the rationale for providing automatic systems to manage smoke movement in tall buildings is clear, it is less clear why there is so much variation in how such systems are implemented — if they are implemented at all. In connection with the current practice of providing smoke control in tall buildings, two fundamental questions will be explored: First, are the methods of smoke control being implemented appropriate to the hazards and use conditions associated with modern high-rise buildings? Second, should more thought be given to the maintenance of tenable environments within the smoke zone of origin in consideration of the potentially large number of occupants that may be impacted?
Biography
Nathan B. Wittasek is a principal and vice president at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. He has more than 20 years of experience working in the fire protection and regulatory arenas, and more than 20 years of experience designing high-rise smoke control systems. He brings a practical approach to the fire protection engineering field that reflects his diverse training and experience in academia, codes consulting for both new and existing facilities, performance-based fire protection engineering, accessibility, and the fire service. His experience includes failure analysis, fire engineering, systems design and building code consulting for commercial and infrastructure projects in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Nate has specialized in fire life safety systems and approaches that are used in assembly venues, tall buildings, cultural heritage facilities, and historic structures. He was responsible for preparing the Rational Analysis for the Wilshire Grand project. He is a registered fire protection engineer in California and Nevada.
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