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2020 Annual Meeting and Training Sessions
“Data and Digital Transformation in Municipal Building Departments”
ZOOM Webinars, Wednesdays, 8:30-10:30 am, EST
Past Sessions
| Tuesday, September 29th, 2020 | |
| 8:30 am – 10:00 am | Opening Ceremonies — Register Connect with Zoom Occupational Skills -S8:30 – 10:00 am Hosted by Joyanne Beckett, OBOA President Elect. Welcome from the Board of Directors, Ministry and Partner speakers, information about the conference. |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | OBOA/College/University Courses, AMTS, Conferences 10:30 am – 12 noon Speaker Joe Roberts will focus on personal growth. – Joe Roberts, Marie Roberts, Andy Jones |
| 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Annual General Meeting — Register Connect with Zoom OBOA/College/University Courses, AMTS, Conferences1:30 – 3:00 pm Hosted by Mike Seiling, OBOA Past President. Chaired by Grant Brouwer, OBOA President. Annual meeting of the OBOA to approve the business of the association, announce the Board of Directors and inform members of ongoing and future initiatives. |
| 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Awards and Recognition ceremony — Register Connect with Zoom 3:30 - 5:30pm - Hosted by John Lane, OBOA Director. Meet the first graduates of the George Brown College and OBOA Building Official Certificate Program. Find out the winner of the Tom Powdrill Award Chapter of the Year award, the Ontario Building Partnership award, announcement of the raffle winners. |
| Wednesday, September 30th, 2020 | |
| 8:30 am – 10:00 am | OBOA/College/University Courses, AMTS, Conferences This presentation will review the CCMC evaluation report for the use of WALLTITE® CM01 as a Radon barrier. Information will also be provided on WALLTITE CM01 as a thermal insulation and how this product... more – Gary Chu — BASF Canada Inc |
| 8:30 am – 10:00 am | OBOA/College/University Courses, AMTS, Conferences This presentation will discuss the different types of mezzanines described in the Ontario Building Code. Issues related to building height, vertical fire separations, egress and exits will be discussed.... more – Gerald Moore — RSM Building Consultants |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | OBOA/College/University Courses, AMTS, Conferences Inspecting from water meter to fixture with confidence in multi-story buildings. This session will take you on a ride through the mechanical room, suite, and around the building to check code compliance.... more – Mannan Mohammed — Reliance Worldwide Corporation |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | OBOA/College/University Courses, AMTS, Conferences Helene will present an overview of the CCMC assessment of construction products and the exciting changes coming on-line with the service that will help AHJ's make informed decision when reviewing plans... more – Hélène Roche — Canadian construction material center |
| 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | OBOA/College/University Courses, AMTS, Conferences Come enjoy this session about Hi and Medium Velocity Systems. Where they fit into the market place and the types of homes they suit. What to look for when doing inspections and plan examinations and how... more – Tom Cates — HRAI |
| 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | OBOA/College/University Courses, AMTS, Conferences This session discusses common wood construction framing errors found in today’s residential projects. The consequences of these framing mistakes are examined from the ground up, providing practical... more – Cory McCambridge — APA |
| 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm | OBOA/College/University Courses, AMTS, Conferences AMVIC INC; The Amvic ICF presentation will provide an overview of the features and benefits of ICF, Construction processes, engineering design requirements, relationship to the Ontario Building Code,... more – Gary Brown — Amvic Inc. |
| 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm | OBOA/College/University Courses, AMTS, Conferences Ontario's MMA Supplementary Standards SB10 and SB12 offer a myriad of combinations of compliance packages, exceptions, substitutions and thermal bridge penalties for energy efficiency compliance. How are... more – Jean-Francois Cote — Soprema |
| Thursday, October 1st, 2020 | |
| 8:30 am – 10:00 am | OBOA/College/University Courses, AMTS, Conferences Most commonly, an on-site wastewater treatment system consists of a septic tank followed by a leaching bed. Both of these elements are sized accordingly based on the type of building it services. But... more – Kevin Warner — Ontario Onsite Wastewater Association/Cambium Inc. |
| 8:30 am – 10:00 am | OBOA/College/University Courses, AMTS, Conferences Detailed breakdown of Commercial kitchens, Grease interceptors, Oil Interceptors, circuit venting, Vent stacks and more. – Andrew Quattrociocchi — Township Of Oro-Medonte |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | OBOA/College/University Courses, AMTS, Conferences A demonstration of Calytera's Amanda Platform. Learn how to optimize your permitting and compliance services with automation, mobile apps, an online citizen portal, and advanced reporting and analytics.... more – Sridhar Subramanian, Chris Westervelt — Calytera |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | OBOA/College/University Courses, AMTS, Conferences The purpose of this OSWA presentation is to provide guidance to building officials and design professionals for effective building permit application review of submitted documents involving Structural... more – SLP Task Group Merhar, P. Eng — Ontario Structural Wood Association– Mike Phillips — OSWA– Ing Ing — Nordic Structures– Rick Ward — Mitek Canada– Ernst Grell |
| 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | OBOA/College/University Courses, AMTS, Conferences Lessons Learned About Building for High Wind Resistance - This session will discuss structural failures observed during storm damage assessments as well as cost-effective above-code recommendations that... more – Cory McCambridge |
| 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | OBOA/College/University Courses, AMTS, Conferences There are many things to consider when it comes to repiping commercial buildings, but many of us come from a time where things seemed to last longer and appear to be more durable. The standards have not... more – Kevin Wong — Uponor Canada |
| 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm | OBOA/College/University Courses, AMTS, Conferences Tarion will provide an overview of the implementation of the Auditor General of Ontario’s recommendations. This session will also include an update on measures taken by Tarion related to the COVID-19... more – Peter Balasubramanian, Andrew Donnachie, Brian Raymond |
| 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm | OBOA/College/University Courses, AMTS, Conferences This seminar will discuss the fire-related national building and fire code changes related to a new construction type called Encapsulated Mass Timber Construction (EMTC) to be used for wood buildings up... more – Marc Alam — Canadian Wood Council |
| Friday, October 2nd, 2020 | |
| 8:30 am – 10:00 am | OBOA/College/University Courses, AMTS, Conferences Check out what firestopping is all about. The Firestop Contractors International Association (FCIA) presents on firestopping's proper Design (Code/Spec/ULC Standards), Installation (ULC Qualified, FM... more – Bill McHugh — FCIA |
| 8:30 am – 10:00 am | OBOA/College/University Courses, AMTS, Conferences Concrete is second to only water as the most consumed material on the world and is critical building material for all types of Ontario construction projects. This presentation will focus on the critical... more – Bart Kanters — Concrete Ontario |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | OBOA/College/University Courses, AMTS, Conferences High-performance building envelopes - As we look to the future, we know the next big step toward sustainable development is the industrialization of the construction process. Factory-built solutions are... more – Max Garcia, Patrick Chouinard, Lee Scott, Sarah Hicks — Element5– Shawn Merriman |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | OBOA/College/University Courses, AMTS, Conferences Our annual legal update on legislative and judicial developments of interest to building officials. John Mascarin: Interpreting Zoning By-laws – Leo Longo, John Mascarin, John Mascarin - 2 — Aird & Berlis LLP– Andrea Taylor |
| 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | OBOA/College/University Courses, AMTS, Conferences Basic site servicing inspections. Including Manhole sizing requirements, water main flushing and disinfecting, back-fill materials and benching. – Andrew Quattrociocchi — Township of Oro-Medonte |
| 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | OBOA/College/University Courses, AMTS, Conferences Finding your way through Part 10/11 Change of Use & Renations in the Ontario Building Code can be a difficult path to take. Discussions will take place on the paths of compliance related to these... more – Gerald Moore — RSM Building Consultants |
| 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm | OBOA/College/University Courses, AMTS, Conferences This session will address the most frequent questions we receive regarding spray foam from Architects, Designers & Building Officials. We will explain how spray foam is made, what to look out for on... more – Rockford Boyer — B.Arch.Sc., MBSc., BSSO |
| 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm | OBOA/College/University Courses, AMTS, Conferences The CGSB recently released a new standard outlining radon control options for new low-rise residential buildings. Discover what this standard may mean for your municipality and for you as a building official.... more – Erin Curry, Pam Warkentin — CARST |
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OBOA/College/University Courses, AMTS, Conferences
Occupational Skills -S
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