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2015 Annual Meeting and Training Sessions |
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Past Sessions
| Sunday, October 4th, 2015 | ||
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| 8:00 am - 9:30 am | Golf Tournament - Legends Golf Course - Brampton Lionhead Golf and Country Club, Legends GOLF COURSE - Buses leave Hotel at 8:00am. York Street from hotel for all transportation to events, Registration between 9:00-9:30am, Shot Gun Start at 10:00am | |
| 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm | OBOA Registration - Concourse Convention Registration, 3pm to 9pm | |
| 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm | Ice Breaker Reception - Sheraton ABC/Osgoode Ballroom 7:00pm - 9:00:pm | |
| 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm | Hospitality - Civic Ballroom North, 2nd Floor - 9:00pm - 1:00am | |
| Monday, October 5th, 2015 | ||
| 6:45 am - 8:15 am | Continental Breakfast - Osgoode/Sheraton Hall | |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am | Opening Ceremonies - Grand Ballroom East, Speeches, special guests and awards. | |
| 9:00 am - 10:30 am | ACBOA Meeting - Peel Meeting Room | |
| 9:00 am - 10:30 am | Companion Program - Simcoe/Duffern, Neighbourhood Tour - Shopping Extravaganza - McMichael Gallery. Exit at York Street from hotel for all Bus transportation to events. Meet & Greet with the Companion Chair and other companions -... | |
| 10:00 am - 11:30 am | Break and Trade Show - Exhibitor Area - Osgoode/Sheraton Hall | |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | MMAH UPDATE - Grand Ballroom West, Brenda Lewis, Director MMAH - James Douglas, Manager MMAH - Chris Thompson, Manager MMAH MMAH - Brenda Lewis MMAH - James Douglas MMAH - Chris Thompson | |
| 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | LUNCH - Grand Ballroom East | |
| 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Chapter Chairs Meeting - Civic Ballroom South | |
| 1:40 pm - 3:10 pm | The more the codes change, the more they stay the same - Sheraton Hall E Bill Plewes - The history of plumbing and how it has evolved over the years. This brief history of plumbing shows how the flow of time and humankind's never-ending march toward progress give us something... | |
| 1:40 pm - 3:10 pm | Courtroom Rules and Procedures as it Relates to the Building Official - Grand Ballroom Centre Ted Allen, Senior Prosecutor Region of York: Courtroom Rules and Procedures as it Relates to the Building Official | |
| 1:40 pm - 3:10 pm | Mid-rise light-frame wood construction - Overview of FPInnovations mid-rise. - Grand Ballroom West Mid-rise light-frame wood construction: An overview of FPInnovations new mid-rise. Dr. Mohammad Mohammad, R&D Leader, NRCan's, Kenneth Koo, P. Eng, P.E., NSERC Strategic Network Liaison Manager -... | |
| 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Temporary Performance/Event Structures - Sheraton Hall E Cindy Sypher - Sypher and Associates | |
| 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Ontario Septic Systems & Treatment Units with Soils - Grand Ballroom Centre Craig Jowett Ph.D., P.Eng. & Brady Straw B.Sc, Waterloo Biofilter Systems: "Ontario Septic Systems & Treatment Units with Soils -Design, Installation, Troubleshooting" - This technical... | |
| 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Structural Connectors and their Fasteners - Grand Ballroom West Brent Bunting, P.Eng - Structural Connectors and their Fasteners: What You Should Know to Ensure Proper Usage and Installation. Structural connectors are used on almost every jobsite. Joist hangers,... | |
| 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm | Theme Night Dinner - Ripley's Aquarium - 6:30pm Board Buses Ripley's Aquarium of Canada - Immerse yourself in a world of 16,000 aquatic animals and discover your own underwater adventure. The Aquarium features North America's longest underwater viewing tunnel,... | |
| Tuesday, October 6th, 2015 | ||
| 6:45 am - 8:15 am | Continental Breakfast - Osgoode/Sheraton Hall | |
| 8:00 am - 9:30 am | OBOA Registration - Conference Registration, From 8am to 5pm | |
| 10:00 am - 11:30 am | Break and Trade Show - Exhibitor Area - Osgoode/Sheraton Hall | |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Alternative Solutions and Case Studies - Sheraton E David Vickers,Project Manager, Randal Brown & Associates Engineering Ltd., Willy Wong - Supervisor, City of Mississauga - Review three Alternative Solution proposals applied at the University of Toronto... | |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Hydronic Radiant Heating System Installation and Inspection - Grand Ballroom Centre Mihai Broscatean - Building Technology, Hydronic Radiant Heating System Installation and Inspection: This course will introduce core components found in hydronic radiant systems including pipes, manifolds... | |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Radon Protection - Grand Ballroom West Mr. Alan Whitehead, President & CEO of Radon Environmental Management Corporation and Mr.Aaron Rennie, Director of Market Development - Plasti-Fab Ltd. - Radon Gas - What it is and why it matters -... | |
| 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Maple Leaf Garden Redevelopment - Presentation & Tour of Ryerson MAC - Led by David Johnson, LEL, CET, CFPS, RBA Engineering, - a Jensen Hughes company (Exit at York Street from hotel for all Bus transportation to events) This on-site session will include an overview of... | |
| 1:40 pm - 3:10 pm | Fire Protection of Life Safety Systems in Complex Buildings - Sheraton E Rick Florio, Manager-Technical Building Solutions-Pentair | Ken Baird, Vice President, Systems Design - LRI Engineering Inc. The seminar will focus on topics surrounding the protection of life safety systems... | |
| 1:40 pm - 3:10 pm | Electronic Service Delivery the 'Complete Business Solution' and Making the case for ePlans - Grand Ballroom Centre Mr. Vincent Lue - City of Toronto, Mr. Jack Hinton - City of Mississauga, David Karlson - Avolve Software Vincent Lue - The 1st part of the session be will a case study of Toronto Building's Electronic... | |
| 1:40 pm - 3:10 pm | Piecing Together Backflow Prevention in Ontario - Grand Ballroom West Cameron Gray, Operations Manager at ProActive Water Solutions Inc.: Working in the field of cross connection control and backflow prevention in Ontario can be confusing due to the different regulations/bylaws... | |
| 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Fire Resistance Rating Information and Tools for Wood Buildings - Sheraton E Ms. Ineke Van Zeeland, Manager, Codes and Standards, Canadian Wood Council - This seminar will discuss various sources of information and tools that may be used to develop solutions to meet the building... | |
| 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm | The use of sprayed polyurethane foams in construction - Grand Ballroom Centre Andrew Cole, Executive Director Canadian Urethane Foam Contractors Association (CUFCA): The use of Sprayed Polyurethane Foams in construction: CUFCA is a not-for-profit corporation that has been the premier... | |
| Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 | ||
| 6:45 am - 8:15 am | Continental Breakfast - Grand Ballroom Foyer | |
| 8:00 am - 9:30 am | OBOA Registration - Conference Registration From 8:00am - 5:00pm | |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am | Setting The Scene - Civic Ballroom South Elliot Lake Commission of Inquiry: Setting the Scene - Aubrey LeBlanc, CAO, OBOA - Brenda Lewis, Director, Building and Development Branch, MMAH. Panelist: Benjamin Somers, Manager, Code Implementation... MMAH - Brenda Lewis MMAH - Stephen Lockwood MMAH - Chris Thompson | |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am | NRCC - CCMC Evaluation Process - Sheraton E Helene Roche, P.Eng., Evaluation Officer - The National Research Council of Canada (NRCC) and the Canadian Construction Material Center (CCMC) Evaluation Process - The CCMC has produced over 1850 evaluations... | |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am | Firestopping Pipe Penetrations - Sheraton AB Kevin Yong-Ping, P.Eng.Regional Engineer - Ontario, Canada IPEX Inc. This presentation is designed to educate building officials on the topic of Firestopping of Pipe Penetrations. It provides an unbiased,... | |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am | Inspection Orders under the Fire Protection and Prevention Act - Sheraton C Susan Clarke, Susan Clarke, P.Eng., MBA - Fire Protection Engineer, Office of the Fire Marshal & Emergency Management - Forensic Services and Coroner's Complex: Most municipal fire departments now... | |
| 10:00 am - 11:30 am | Break - Sheraton Hall D | |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Recognizing Risk and Reducing Liability for Municipal Building Departments - Sheraton E Alison Orr - Marianne Brown: This updated session will help municipal building officials recognize risk and reduce liability associated with plan examination and inspections. Construction deficiencies... | |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Legal Corner 1 - Applicable Law - Sheraton AB Applicable Law 1: Leo Longo, John Mascarin and Stephen Lockwood [MMAH] - Attend the annual presentation of new legislation and case law over the past 12 months. Hear lawyers from Aird & Berlis LLP... | |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Options in Permeable and Non-Permeable Air Barriers Membranes - Sheraton C Marc Tropper, P.Eng., Vice President Commercial Products and Systems, Henry Company Canada - In this presentation, discussion will focus on: technical building science issues such as the cause and effect... | |
| 1:40 pm - 3:10 pm | Interface Among Regulators - Civic Ballroom South Interface Issues with and among Regulators. Panelist: Vivien Wharton-Szatan, Provincial Coordinator (Acting), Industrial Health and Safety Program (MoL) Panelist: Al Suleman, Deputy Fire Marshal/Director,... | |
| 1:40 pm - 3:10 pm | Canadian Welding Bureau - Sheraton E Cristian Zanfir, B Eng, Level II Visual Welding Inspector, Assistant Manager Standards, CWB - Office of Public Safety -CWB and Office of Public Safety overview -Link between the NBCC / OBC and CSA welding... | |
| 1:40 pm - 3:10 pm | Panel Discussion-Green Roofs and the new CSA A123.24 Standard - Sheraton C Dylan Aster - Program Manager, Office of the Chief Building Official - Jane Welsh - Toronto Planning, Bas Baskaran - Group Leader, NRC Green Roofs and the new CSA A123.24 Standard Panel of members representing... | |
| 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm | MMAH 2 - Sheraton E MMAH UPDATE - Brenda Lewis, Director MMAH - James Douglas, Manager MMAH - Chris Thompson, Manager MMAH MMAH - Brenda Lewis MMAH - James Douglas MMAH - Chris Thompson | |
| 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Interface Among Professionals - Civic Ballroom South - Professional design - Prime consultant - Belanger Report recommendations 1.1-1.8, 1.21, 1.23-1.27 - Discussion, and Questions from the Floor Panelist: Johnny Zuccon, Deputy Registrar, Tribunals and... OAA - Toon Dreessen PEO - Johnny Zuccon | |