We are pleased to announce Mr. Matt Klaus from NFPA as the presenter for our February meeting. Matt Klaus is a Principal Fire Protection Engineer at the National Fire Protection Association, where he is responsible for NFPA documents addressing commissioning, integrated system testing and automatic sprinkler systems. Mr. Klaus has extensive international fire protection engineering consulting experience where he was a project manager for projects in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, the Kingdom of Bahrain, Kenya, and Great Britain, as well as projects across the United States. His experience includes designing and commissioning fire protection systems including smoke control systems, suppression systems and fire alarm systems.
Mr. Klaus holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science Degree in Fire Protection Engineering, both from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Mr. Klaus is a member of the Salamander Honorary Fire Protection Engineering Society.
NFPA 3 and 4 – Introduction to Fire Protection System Commissioning
While the concept of commissioning has been around for decades, commissioning of fire protection and life safety systems is only in its infancy. In 2012, the first ANSI accredited document covering fire protection system commissioning, NFPA 3 The Recommended Practice for Commissioning and Integrated System Testing of Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems, was published. This presentation will look at some of the fundamentals of fire protection system commissioning and answer some important questions:
Why is commissioning important?
Who performs commissioning?
Who benefits from commissioning?
What are the project cost implications?
When does commissioning begin and end?
Please plan to attend this important informational event. We encourage you to pass this invitation on to co-workers, professional acquaintances, friends, and others that would be interested in this program and our MN SFPE chapter.
Make your reservations on our website - or by contacting Andrew Leahy; email: mnsfpe@gmail.com, phone: (952) 656-3626. Membership is not mandatory for this program, but always encouraged. See you there!
Reservations must be made before 4:00 pm Monday, February 24th, 2014.
