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Nov. 5, 2013

Tuesday - Nov. 7, 2013 FCIA Firestop Education FM & UL Firestop Exams

Reception – Foyer – 5:30p

FCIA Firestop Industry Conference & Trade Show

A Few Details - Tuesday

• Fire Exits • Hotel to Casino Shuttle – FREE • FREE Internet & Resort Fee WAIVED • Tues – Friday – MEET HERE • Mobile Phones - Vibrate • Receptions – Foyer – Tues. & Weds. • Ray Usher Golf Tourney; Other Events • Thursday Night Reception, Banquet –

Cottonwoods – Free Shuttle, 7 minute walk • Friday - Sante Fe

FCIA Anti Trust Policy

• Association Do’s and Don’ts – FCIA Outside Counsel – DON’T discuss the prices your company will charge customers.

– DON’T discuss discounts, terms and conditions of sale, warrant terms, profits or profit margins, shares of market, bids or the intent to bid, rejection or termination, of customers, sales territories, or markets.

– DON’T discuss administration or disciplinary action by the Association against a particular member, or enforcement of the Association’s Code of Ethics, in the absence of specific legal guidance.

– DON’T propose or discuss any proposal, in the absence of specific legal guidance, that the Association sponsors or engage in any activity which may have the effect of producing an adverse economic impact on some competing companies.

Tuesday Break Sponsored by … Balco, Inc.


Tuesday Welcome Reception – Sponsored By Specified Technologies, Inc.


Wednesday - Nov. 6, 2013


Firestop Industry Conference & Trade Show

• Great Speakers… – George Mills, TJC – Bill Koffel, Koffel Associates – Jonathan Flannery, ASHE – Peter Whiteman, CHES – Luke Woods, UL – Contractor Member Only Session – Dr. Harold Beeson, NASA’s Johnson Space Center – Kevin Dale , Hendrick Phillips

• Special Guests – ASHE, ICC • Receptions - Relationships • Presidents Welcome, Report, Education. • Awards Banquet & Entertainment

• FCIA Thanks Exhibitors – 3M Fire Protection Products – American Permalite, Inc. – Balco, Inc. – Emseal Joint Systems, LTD – HILTI – On Center Software – RectorSeal – Specified Technologies, Inc. – Thermafiber, Inc. (an Owens Corning

Co.) – Thermal Ceramics – Walraven, Inc.

• FCIA Thanks Golf Sponsors – Firestop Southwest – 3M Fire Protection Products – Albion Firestop Products – Balco, Inc. – D.W. Firestopping, Inc. – Hailey Insulation Corp. – Emseal Joint Systems, LTD – HILTI – Multicon Fire Containment – Decosta Construction Specialties – PPMI Firestop, Inc. – RectorSeal – Sealant Specialists – Specified Technologies, Inc. – Superl, Inc. – Thermafiber, Inc. (an Owens Corning Co.) – Thomas J. Donnelly, Inc.

Wednesday - Nov. 6, 2013 George Mills, TJC

Jon Flannery, ASHE Bill Koffel, Koffel Assoc.

Golf Tourney & Reception – 6pm Foyer


Breakfast Sponsored by Hilti, Inc.



Nov. 5-8, 2013

President’s Welcome Association Report


Nov. 5, 2013

President’s Welcome


• Special Guests –

– ASHE Facility Engineer Members

– ICC Governmental Members

George Mills The Joint Commission

Special Guest Speaker


BREAK – Sponsored By Specified Technologies, Inc.


Jonathan Flannery AHSE Sr. Assoc. Dir., Advocacy &

Bill Koffel, FSFPE Koffel Associates


Golf Reception – Sponsored by … 3M Fire Protection Products


Ray Usher Memorial Golf Tourney for Bob LeClair Scholarship

Golf Couse on Property – Shuttle or Walk

Nov. 5, 2013

Thursday - Nov. 7, 2013 Presidents Welcome, Association Report

FM Approvals, UL, IAS Jonathan Flannery, ASHE Peter Whiteman, CHES

Luke Woods, UL Voting Members Only


A Few Thursday Details

• Fire Exits

• Hotel to Casino Shuttle – FREE

• FREE Internet & Resort Fee WAIVED

• Wednesday - Friday – MEET HERE

• Mobile Phones - Vibrate

• Reception, Banquet, Entertainment – Cottonwoods

• Free Shuttle or 7 minute walk

• Friday - Sante Fe

Breakfast – Sponsored By Specified Technologies, Inc.



• Great Speakers…Thursday – Presidents Message – FCIA Report – FCIA Elections – Jeff Gould, FM – Matt Schumann, UL - Bill McHugh, IAS – Jonathan Flannery, ASHE – Peter Whiteman, CHES – Luke Woods, UL – Contractor Member Only Session – Dr. Harold Beeson, NASA’s Johnson Space Center – Kevin Dale , Hendrick Phillips

• Special Guests – ASHE, ICC • Reception - Relationships • Presidents Welcome, Report, Education. • Awards Banquet & Entertainment

Introductions…. Name, Company, NEW,

LOUD PLEASE


• Special Guests – ASHE, ICC


Nov. 6, 2013

President’s Welcome

‘Year of the Member’

Thanks…FCIA 2013 Board

Thanks…FCIA 2013 Membership

• Participating

– Denver, Ottawa, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Muscat

• Spreading the word, worldwide

• Build Firestopping Reliability through

– DIIM

– DcIIMM

Thanks…FCIA 2013 Committees

• Industry Relationships

– ICC, IAS, ASHE, NFPA, CSI, CSC, more…

• Financially Sound Association

• Great Board, Committees, Volunteers

• Membership UP @ 324 Firms

• International Presence Solid

‘Year of the Member’

FCIA Committees = Action

• Accreditation

• Technical, Education, Apprenticeship

• Standards

• Code

• Marketing

• Membership

• Program

• More…

FCIA Firestop Industry Conference & Trade Show Nov. 6, 2013

FCIA Association Report

FCIA Committees = Action

• Accreditation

• Technical, Education, Apprenticeship

• Standards

• Code

• Marketing

• Membership

• Program

• More…

Accreditation Committee @ FM Approvals

Accreditation FM 4991 & UL-ULC QFC

• FM & UL Meetings – Personal, Teleconference

– Norwood, MA

– Northbrook, IL

• UL’s Annual Meeting, Fire Council

• Strategy Discussions

• FCIA Firestop Wall @ FM’s ‘Mini Lab’

Accreditation Committee @ FM Approvals

Technical, Education, Apprenticeship

• MOP Updates & Apprenticeship Program – Ch. 3 - 50 to 525 pgs., Releases 12/20/2013

– Firestop Containment Worker Education 2013 • Worker ‘MOP’ Manuals, Curriculum Outline

• 21+ Powerpoint Presentations with Speaker Notes 21+ Quizzes for students

• 26 Hours of FCIA Video – Step by Step

• Competitively Priced

• Releases 12/25/2013

• FCIA Webinars – Over 150 sites • Winter 2013 - 4 Sessions

Standards Committee • ASTM E2174, ASTM E2393 Inspection Standards

– FM, UL, IAS in Appendix - describes generically

– ASTM Inspection in 2012 IBC – Showing up now

– IAS IAS AC 291 Accreditation Starting to Grow…

• UL Standards Technical Panel

• ASSE – Not completed…

• FCIA on ICC’s IAS Board of Directors

• Koffel Associates & FCIA at ASTM

• More from Luke Woods, UL

Code Committee @ ICC Public Comment Hearings

Code Committee @ ICC Public Comment Hearings

• FCIA Participated at ICC Fire Code Hearings • FCIA leads Fire Resistance Industries

• Worked with ASHE for Success

• Jonathan Flannery, Bill Koffel Reports

• FCIA Served @ ICC Fire Safety Committee

• FCIA involved @ Vertical Openings Study – 2006+

Code Committee @ NFPA FPF Meetings - Indy

• NFPA Fire Protection Features

– FCIA Opposed ‘Water Washed Assemblies’

– FCIA Added FM & UL, IAS AC 291 to Appendix

– FCIA Supported ALL IFC Proposals

Marketing Committee Outreach & Relationships

• ICC • NFPA • CSI • CSC • SCIP • TIAC • Leading Age • Campus Fire Safety • ASHE • TJC • CHES

Marketing Committee @ ICC Expo & ABM

Marketing Committee @ CSI & SCIP

Marketing (& Accreditation ) Committee

@ Barrier Management Symposium

FCIA Marketing Committee @ ICC Annual Meeting Global Forum

Marketing Committee @ ICC Global Council Meetings

Marketing Committee Outreach & Relationships

• ICC Expo • NFPA Expo • CSI CONSTRUCT • CSC Annual Conference • SCIP Annual Conference • TIAC Annual Conference • Leading Age Healthcare • Campus Fire Safety Partnership • ASHE – Annual Conference • TJC – Barrier Management Symposiums • CHES – Newly Started…

Membership Committee

• Membership – 325 FCIA Members 2013 YTD

– 211 Contractors

– 30 Contractor Branches

– 21 International Contractors

– 8 International Contractor Branches

– 9 Manufacturers

– 42 Associates (18 Consultants)

• Renewals @ 85%

• 310 FCIA Members – 2012 YTD

FCIA Membership

• Why is Member Retention 85% Overall ?

• Involvement…Relationships…Outreach

• ‘FCIA On- Location Conferences’

Membership & Marketing Canada Task Group

• Canada Task Group Visibility & Outreach

– Construction Specifications Canada

– CSC Chapters

– Thermal Insulation Association of Canada

• FCIA @ NRC-IRC

• FCIA @ ULC Standards Technical Panel

• FCIA Education for ULC Firestop Exams

• FCIA French Spec @ FCIA.org

Membership/Marketing ‘FCIA On-Location – Ottawa’

• FCIA Symposium – Canada

– 51 Attendees @ Symposium

– Relationships –

• National Research Council of Canada – NRC-CRC

• CAN National Master Specification Secretariat

• CAN Fire Forces Fire Marshals, Architects…

• Added 5 new Canada FCIA Members

FCIA @ NRC’s Testing Labs…

Membership & Marketing FCIA On-Location UAE

• FCIA Symposium – Abu Dhabi


– 2 NEW Members

– 20 Attendees @ FCIA Education for ULC Exam

– Department of Municipal Affairs

– Department of Municipal Affairs, Healthcare Facilities, Petroleum Industry Fire Officials, Consultants, FCIA Members

• Abu Dhabi National Building Code

Membership & Marketing FCIA On-Location UAE

Membership & Marketing FCIA On-Location

• Membership & Marketing @ Locations

• FCIA Symposiums – Doha


– 3 NEW Members

– 25 Attendees @ FCIA Education for UL Exam

– 15 FM / UL Exams

– 7 Sponsors

– Department of Civil Defence, Healthcare Facilities, Petroleum Industry Fire Officials, Consultants,

– FCIA Members

FCIA @ Doha, Qatar

Membership & Marketing FCIA On-Location - OMAN

• FCIA @ Fire Safe Oman

– 40 Attendees

– Healthcare Facilities

– Oman Oil

– BP Petroleum

– Germany’s NFPA

– FEMA Consultant

– FCIA Members

FCIA International Task Force Results

– FCIA @ IAS - ICC Global Efforts & SDO’s

– ICC - Abu Dhabi International Building Code

• ASTM & UL Standards

• Hose Stream Test – Notice given…

• ASTM E 2174, ASTM E 2393 Inspection

• Maintenance & Management

– FM & UL Contractors, IAS Inspection Agencies

• Specifications Growing

• Specifications Bought USA, Canada, Overseas

Program Committee Plans Conferences

• 2013 - FCIA FIC – Hyatt Tamaya, Albuquerque

– Educational Programming

• 2014 – FCIA Celebrates 15th Anniversary

– 2014 – FCIA ECA – April 30-May 2

– 2014 - FCIA FIC – Nov. 4-7

FCIA Association Report

• FCIA Membership Growth Result of….Teams

– FCIA Board

– FCIA Committees

– FCIA Staff

• Builds Reliability of Installed Firestopping through the ‘DIIM’


Nov. 6, 2013

President’s Welcome &

Association Report

FCIA Elections

• FCIA Board of Directors Candidates

– John Chiangi, Brand Services

– Mark Dietz, Superl

– Gary Hamilton, Hamilton Benchmark

– Bob Hasting, Specialty Firestop Systems

– Ken Slama, National Firestop, LTD

Candidate Presentations

FCIA Elections

John Chiangi, Jr. – Brand Services

FCIA Elections

Mark Dietz – Superl, Inc.

FCIA Elections

Gary Hamilton, Hamilton Benchmark

FCIA Elections

Bob Hasting, Specialty Firestop Systems

FCIA Elections

Ken Slama, National Firestop, LTD

FCIA Elections

Voting Closes at 5pm

FCIA Elections

Breakfast Sponsored by … Balco, Inc.


FCIA FM 4991/UL-ULC – IAS Updates FM 4991 – Jeff Gould UL – ULC – Matt Schumann, Pam Blanchette IAS – Bill McHugh


FM 4991 – Jeff Gould


UL – ULC – Matt Schumann, Pam Blanchette


IAS – Bill McHugh IAS AC 291 – Inspection Agency Accreditation - Pass FM or UL Firestop Exam - Quality / Management System Manual - Rigourous Company Audit - Listed at www.FCIA.org


IAS – Bill McHugh IAS AC 291 – Inspection Agency Accreditation - MasterSpec - SpecLink - @ FCIA Presentations


BREAK – Sponsored By Thermafiber, Inc. (an Owens Corning Company)


Jonathan Flannery, ASHE Sr. Dir., Advocacy Codes & Standards


Luncheon Sponsored By:


• FCIA Thanks Exhibitors – 3M Fire Protection Products

– Albion Engineering, Inc.

– American Permalite, Inc.

– Balco, Inc.

– Emseal Joint Systems, LTD

– HILTI

– On Center Software

– RectorSeal

– Specified Technologies, Inc.

– Thermafiber, Inc. (an Owens Corning Co.)

– Thermal Ceramics

– Walraven, Inc.

Peter Whiteman, President (CHES) Canadian Healthcare Engineering Society


BREAK – Sponsored By Thermal Ceramics


Firestopping Test Standards How can we do better?

Luke Woods, UL


BREAK – Sponsored By Thermafiber, Inc. (an Owens Corning Company)


Voting Members Only Session


Nov. 5, 2013

BREAKFAST – Sponsored By Thermal Ceramics


2011 FCIA PRESIDENT

Friday - Nov. 8, 2013 Dr. Harold Beeson, NASA

Kevin Dale, Esq., Hendrick, Phillips


A Few Details - Friday

• Fire Exits

• Hotel to Casino Shuttle – FREE

• FREE Internet & Resort Fee WAIVED

• Watchfulness…

• Mobile Phones – Vibrate

• Enjoy NM & Safe Journeys

• FCIA Thanks Exhibitors – 3M Fire Protection Products – Albion Engineering, Inc. – American Permalite, Inc. – Balco, Inc. – Emseal Joint Systems, LTD – HILTI – On Center Software – RectorSeal – Specified Technologies, Inc. – Thermafiber, Inc. (an Owens Corning Co.) – Thermal Ceramics – Walraven, Inc.

Dr. Harold Beeson, NASA’s White Sands Test Facility


Break Sponsored By:


Kevin Dale, Esq. Hendrick, Phillips,

Salzman & Flatt


• FCIA Thanks Exhibitors – 3M Fire Protection Products – Albion Engineering – American Permalite, Inc. – Balco, Inc. – Emseal Joint Systems, LTD – HILTI – On Center Software – RectorSeal – Specified Technologies, Inc. – Thermafiber, Inc. (an Owens Corning Co.) – Thermal Ceramics – Walraven, Inc.

April 28 – May 2, 2014 November -

Mark your Calendars

2011 FCIA PRESIDENT

Nov. 5, 2013

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