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FCIA ECA 2015, Dallas

FCIA Education & Committee Action Conference ECA 2015

The Adolphus Hotel, Dallas, TX

May 5-8, 2015

FCIA recently travelled to Dallas, TX for FCIA's annual Education & Committee Action Conference - ECA 2015.  This week long event included FM and UL/ULC Firestop Exam testing, Committee Breakout sesions and Educational sessions selected to educate the attendance on a variety of hot topics.

Conference Program Booklet

Educational sessions were featured on:

  • NASFM on Fire-Resistance and Fire-Protection Features - Jim Narva, National Association of State Fire Marshals
  • FCIA Accreditation Partnerships - Jeff Gould, FM Approvals; Pam Blanchette, UL; Bill McHugh, FCIA
  • Barrier Management - Marc Sorge, Greenheck, Inc.
  • Firestop Special Inspection & Code Adoption - Selso Mata & North Texas Code Development Council Panel
  • FCIA Healthcare Session - Randy Snelling, DNV GL Healthcare USA
  • Sealant Joint and Annular Space Design for Functionality: A Sealant and Waterproofing Perspective - Kami Farahmandpour, BTC
  • FCIA ICC/NFPA 2015 Code Development Cycle for the 2018 I-Codes - Bill Koffel, Koffel Associates
  • Fire Code & Building Code - Lt. Dwight Freeman, City of Dallas Fire Department
  • FCIA Technical Standards Education - Luke Woods, UL
  • Generations - Jeff Cockrell, Dale Carnegie
  • Firestop Containment Worker Program: The Next Steps - Bob Hasting, FCIA TEA Committee Chair; Bill McHugh, FCIA
  • Economic Forecast - Richard Branch, Dodge Data Analytics
  • Leadership - Jonathan Flannery, ASHE

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