The CFAA Fire Alarm Technician’s Podcast

Hosted by Tim Renaud

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Podcast for Canadian Fire Alarm Technicians and other people interested in the fire alarm industry in Canada. comments can be sent to marketing@cfaa.ca Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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October 26, 202631 min

Ep 71 - Single Exit Stair Designs in Canada

This one may be a little controversial! Single Exit stairs are a hot topic as we develop solutions for housing in Canada. What do you think? My guest is Conrad Speckert at Semibold Solutions Inc. Conrad is an architectural designer and building code consultant based out of Toronto. He was awarded the Canada Council Prix de Rome in Architecture and the RAIC Medal for Research & Innovation (with LGA Architectural Partners) in recognition of efforts to improve the quality of multiplex and mid-rise housing across Canada. Visit https://singlestair.ca/ for more info and design to research on single exit stairs and be part of the conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

October 12, 202617 min

Ep 70 - BCFIRECON LIVE! The Future of AI in Fire Alarm Pt 2

We are live for the first time on the podcast! This was recorded on Sept 25th at the BCFIRECON conference in Langley BC. Thanks to Lui for being on the podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September 28, 202620 min

Ep 69 - BCFIRECON LIVE!! The Future of AI in Fire Alarm Pt 1

We are live for the first time on the podcast! This was recorded on Sept 25th at the BCFIRECON conference in Langley BC. Thanks to Arwa for being on the podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September 14, 202625 min

Ep 68 - Isolators 101 / Codes Corner Backup power requirements for buildings

With Chris Ramenda and Aaron Lee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

August 24, 202619 min

Ep 67 - Education Update / Codes Corner

With Catherina Aastrom and Aaron Lee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

August 10, 202624 min

Ep 66 - Occupants of a building; the most crucial component of life safety systems

Jay Zimmerman is on this week to talk about the most important component of life safety - the People!! contact Jay at jay@safeground.pro if you would like to carrry on the discusssion with him! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

July 27, 202612 min

Ep 65 - BC Chapter updates / Codes Corner Ontario Updates

With Michael Robinsmith, Colin Greenhalgh and Aaron Lee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

July 13, 202622 min

Ep 64 - Project management part 2

With Mark Wilson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June 29, 202622 min

Ep 63 - Canadian and American Codes Pt 2 / Codes Corner 2 hour rating on cables

Happy Canada Day and July the 4th in the USA! Today we continue our discussion on the simillarities and differences between our two countries in codes and standards. We also have Aaron Lee back for Codes corner. This time on rating of fire alarm cables and when we use which rating. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June 15, 202619 min

Ep 62 - Project Management for Fire Alarm Part 1

This is is the first of 2 episodes on a conversation between Mark Wilson and Tim Renaud on project managment tips and tricks and horror stories! Thanks Mark for being on the pod once again! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.