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Chairman of the Board Report C.A.S.A. Annual General Meeting Sprinkler Plans Review Chairman of the Board Report C.A.S.A. Annual CCAAS ASA Canada’s Fire Sprinkler Industry Magazine 2009 2nd Issue 2009 C.A.S.A. Annual General Meeting Fairmont Le Chateau Montebello Montebello, Quebec June 14-16 P. Chairman6 of the Board Report New P. 1 6 C.A.S.A. Annual General Meeting P. 19 Sprinkler Plans Review ATTENTIONATTENTION FM allall 35’35’ && 30’30’ HighHigh BuildingsBuildings APPROVED TheThe BestBest SprinklerSprinkler toto InstallInstall THETHE N252N252 ECEC Extended Coverage with No In-Rack Sprinklers Huge Savings on Materials & Labor Covering Solid-Pile, Palletized and Single, Double, Multiple Row Racks for Class I-IV and Cartoned Unexpanded Plastics Building Height: 30’ Storage Height: 25’ Coverage: up to 196 sq ft (14’ x 14’) K-14.0 K-16.8 K-25.2 ESFR K-16.8 Ultra N252 EC ESFR ESFR CMDA K-17 FEB. 2009 100 sq. ft. 100 sq. ft. 100 sq. ft. 100 sq. ft. 100 sq. ft. 196 sq. ft. 15 psi-UL 22.7 psi 50 psi 35 psi 22 psi 30 psi N E W F M 20 psi-FM (.80) 15 sprinklers 6 sprinklers RULING 12 sprinklers 12 sprinklers 12 sprinklers 2000 sq. ft. 6 sprinklers (1500 sq. ft) (3 sprinklers on 2 lines) IMPROVED 1200+ gpm-UL 1200+ gpm 1200+ gpm 1600+ gpm 1200+ gpm Sys. demand 1352+ gpm-FM 828+ gpm FLOWS 250 gpm HS 250 gpm HS 250 gpm HS 500 gpm HS 500 gpm HS 250 gpm HS Building Height: 35’ Storage Height: 30’ Coverage: up to 144 sq ft (12’ x 12’) K-14.0 ESFR K-16.8 ESFR K-25.2 ESFR N252 EC 100 sq. ft. 100 sq. ft. 100 sq. ft. 144 sq. ft. 20 psi-UL N E W F M 75 psi 52 psi 40 psi 30 psi-FM RULING 12 sprinklers 12 sprinklers 12 sprinklers 8 sprinklers (min. of 1200 sq. ft.) IMPROVED 1352+ gpm-UL 1455+ gpm 1452+ gpm Sys. demand 1656+ gpm-FM 1275+ gpm FLOWS 250 gpm HS 250 gpm HS 250 gpm HS 250 gpm HS Wet Pipe or Pre-action Systems (when they meet the equivalency of a wet system). PATENT Approved for Non-combustible Obstructed Construction. Refer to Reliable Bulletins 008 & 908 for more information. PENDING Refer to FM Global’s Data Sheets 2-8N, 2-2 & 8-9 for installation and design of CMSA and extended coverage sprinklers. 1.800.431.1588 www.reliablesprinkler.com The Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co., Inc. Manufacturer & Distributor of Fire Protection Equipment INDEX Inside This Issue... SECOND ISSUE 2009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS - 2009 REPORTS / ARTICLES National Representative Grant Neal, Chairman, Vipond Fire Protection, Div. of Vipond Inc. 4 President’s Report Ontario by John Galt Rick Berwick, Treasurer, Classic Fire Protection Inc. Tim Voronoff, Past-chair, Troy Sprinkler Ltd. Atlantic 6 Chairman of the Board Report Claude Melanson, Viking Fire Protection Inc. by Grant R. Neal Quebec Rene Belanger, Viking Fire Protection Inc. Manitoba/Saskatchewan 8 Codes and Technical Report Bill Skromeda, B.D.R. Services Ltd. by Matthew Osburn Alberta Mike Farren, Vipond Fire Protection, Div. of Vipond Inc. British Columbia 10 Training and Apprenticeship Jamie McKenzie, SimplexGrinnell by Dan Solonynko PAGE 5 Associate Manufacturer/Supplier Bryan Callaghan, Tyco Fire Suppression & Building Products 11 National Marketing Report Director at Large David Killey, Fire Busters Inc. by Sean Pearce National Representative Rick Allan, SimplexGrinnell 12 Atlantic Regional Report STAFF by Joe Young PAGE 17 President, John Galt Codes & Technical Services Manager, Matt Osburn Training and Apprenticeship, Dan Solonynko 13 Ontario Regional Report National Marketing Manager, Sean Pearce by Sean Pearce Education Services, Gerry Ennis Atlantic Regional Manager, Joe Young Ontario Regional Manager, Sean Pearce 14 Western Regional Report Western Regional Manager, Dan Solonynko by Dan Solonynko Event Planner / Casanotes Editor, Nadina Caplice Receptionist / Administrator, Erin Regan 16 C.A.S.A. Annual General Meeting Accounting, Lynda Allman The Canadian Automatic Sprinkler Association is a national Trade Contractor’s Association. It has existed in one form or another since the 1920’s, and was 19 Sprinkler Plans Review incorporated under a Dominion Charter in 1961. In its inception it recognized the Sprinkler Industry as a Contracting Industry separate from any other trade. Voting membership, manufacturers, suppliers and 20 What’s New subscribers are brought into the Association. C.A.S.A. promotes, defends, enhances and improves the business of installing and manufacturing the sprinkler devices and systems. In doing so, the Association works 22 Member Focus closely with Fire and Building Officials, Architects and others for the advancement of the automatic sprinkler art as applied to the conservation of life and property from fire. Casanotes is published quarterly by the Canadian Automatic Sprinkler Association, 335 Renfrew Drive, Suite 302, Markham, ON, L3R 9S9, Tel: (905) 477-2270, Fax: (905) 477-3611, Website: www.casa- firesprinkler.org, Email: [email protected]., Editor: Nadina Caplice. This publication is free to all members of the Association. Subscriptions to Casanotes and other industry publications are available by contacting the C.A.S.A. office. The opinions expressed herein are those Designed and printed by of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the Canadian Automatic Sprinkler Association Casanotes 2nd Issue 2009 3 REPORT President’s Report Spending is concentrated, amongst other things, on Government buildings and related infrastructure. Depending upon the the Provincial- Municipal shared-cost arrangements, decisions may be made that expand the scope to forms of infrastructure that include utilities, schools and hospitals. Impact Timing So much of the measured impact will relate to timing that is to say John Galt, President when it hits the job sights. Looking at the best case sinerios to the Canadian Automatic Sprinkler Association more realistic, the end of 2009 to spring 2010. As one of the later trades to go on sight, we may have to whether some of the storm So much has been reported about the Fiscal Stimulus Packages, before the Fiscal Stimulus dollars reaches C.A.S.A. members. While by both the Federal, as well as, Provincial Governments, and when you will hear, that as much as 1/3 of the infrastructure investment it will take effect. What will be the impact to the sprinkler industry? suggested in the January 2009 budget would be undertaken in I have taken a compilation of construction industry forecasts and 2009, the above estimate I believe to be more accurate for us. offer the following view as to what we can expect the impact to be for the sprinkler industry. Industry Dynamics and Employment Firstly, the impact can expect to vary from region to region and even The total scope and Regional nature of many of these construction by municipality. Much of the stimulus depends upon Provincia,l and projects will present challenges to the labour force as there will be in some cases, municipal matching for all types of projects. What spikes in demand for skilled trades in some Regions of the country. is clear, however, is that the Canadian stimulus is focused on The sprinkler trade has an easily mobile work force, however, some increased construction activity as is that of most other G7 countries. that move does come back while others do not. The largest cost In fact, here in Canada, it is reported that half of the total fiscal component of the stimulus spending will likely be construction stimulus announced by the Federal Government is targeted at labour. Over all the employment derived from the fiscal stimulus construction. will result in small, if any, gains in the total employment seen in To date we have announcements for $30 Billion over this fiscal year 2008, and it is thought to remain flat until 2011. This could be a big and next to construction investment, with the impact in the challenge for the sprinkler industry, as available jobs will arise for following areas. skilled trade's people in various sectors and Regions of Canada. As I reported earlier this year, unemployment rates were rising in Residential Construction most sprinkler Locals in January, February and March. There could At a glace there may not seem to be much for the sprinkler trade be a very motivated pool of skilled labour in our trade that may here, however, when we look closely it can be quite positive. Here's decide to look where the "grass is greener". how it looks for us depending upon the provincial-municipal In the long run, I believe that no sprinkler contractor can afford to participation. forget the need to maintain an adequate labour force. While we - $400 million for the construction of social housing unit for low- lay-off in the short term, this should be managed carefully. With income seniors ( will by then require fire sprinklers in all provinces construction in better shape for now, than most areas of the for over 3 stories- the most common). economy, manpower should stay within the general construction industry. The sprinkler industry is poised to benefit from new - $75 million for housing for people with disabilities and $200 C.A.S.A proposed Fire and Building code changes, and we will need million for Northern housing. (Code proposals by C.A.S.A. last year to expand our work force in the near future again. target this area in the NBCC and many Provincial Codes) If the government is right and the general economy stops the Public Infrastructure recession by year end, we may be fortunate to not experience the worst of this recession for a long period of time. But right now that Here again, one may dismiss this as not relevant to the sprinkler is a big “if".
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