Smoke Guard Systems

AIA Course

Design Solutions: Smoke Protection at the Elevator Hoistway Door

This course will provide you a better understanding of how smoke behaves in multi-story building fires. To request a presentation, please fill in the request form (see link below). Your request will be followed by confirmation of receipt and/or contact by a Smoke Guard representative.

Learning Objectives

  1. To understand the behavior of fire and smoke in a mid- or high rise building.
  2. To understand how the building codes address smoke migration in a fire and the effect of smoke migration on the means of egress via elevator lobbies in the event of a building fire.
  3. To review the product applications that have been developed to assist in meeting building code requirements concerning the control of smoke migration via elevator hoistways, and in providing means of egress for building occupants.

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Continuing Education Credits

This program is accredited by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and worth one AIA Learning Unit with Health, Safety, Welfare (HSW).

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