Standard for Integrated Systems Testing of Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems, CAN/ULC-S1001
March 13th, 2025, 11:30am-1:30pm, EXchange Hotel, 475 Howe St, Vancouver
March 13, 2025 | By John Alley
Presented by Chris Leaming & Steven Quan, WSP Vancouver Office
Activity Summary
Where fire protection and life safety systems and systems with fire protection and life safety functions are integrated with each other, they shall be tested as a whole in accordance with CAN/ULC-S1001, Integrated Systems Testing of Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems, to verify that they have been properly integrated.
Building owners should verify that fire protection and life safety systems and their components (i.e. fire alarm systems, sprinklers, standpipes, smoke control, ventilation, pressurization, door hold-open devices, elevator recalls, smoke and fire shutters and dampers, emergency power, emergency lighting, fire pumps, generators, etc.), including their interconnections with other building systems, are functioning according to the intent of their design.
CAN/ULC-S1001, Integrated Systems Testing of Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems, provides the methodology for verifying and documenting that interconnections between building systems satisfy the intent of their design and that the systems function as intended.
Learning Objectives:
1. What is the scope of Integrated Systems Testing (IST) of Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems per CAN/ULC-S1001?
2. What are the roles and responsibilities for IST per CAN/ULC-S1001?
3. What are the steps involved with IST per CAN/ULC-S1001?
CHRIS LEAMING, AScT, LEED AP
Manager, Commissioning and Building Performance
Chris Leaming, an Applied Science Technologist, has over 40 years of experience in the building industry, primarily in commissioning, fluid balancing, and operations and maintenance manual preparation. He understands the various building systems that must function and properly interact with each other for a building to be considered commissioned. During the past 25 years, Chris has been directly involved in building systems commissioning focusing on mechanical systems. With the advent of LEED projects, he has taken on the LEED Commissioning Authority role on many projects, and is a LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP). Chris has broad experience in commissioning management, mentoring commissioning technologists, and he leads our Vancouver commissioning team.
STEVEN QUAN, P.Eng., CCP, PMP
Project Manager, Commissioning and Building Performance
Steven Quan is a Professional Engineer with over 12 years of experience in Building Systems Commissioning. His other credentials include certification as a Project Management Professional and Certified Commissioning Professional.
He has been involved with several complex and large-scale projects including healthcare, residential, commercial, education and institutional facilities. He has experience in new construction, existing buildings, retro-commissioning, LEED projects, Integrated Systems Testing per CAN/ULC-S1001, and mechanical and electrical systems commissioning.
His responsibilities on these projects include review of design stage documents for issues and recommendations for improvement, management and implementation of construction phase commissioning activities, functional performance verification of building systems, review of operations and maintenance documentation, and coordination of the training for building operators and user groups.
Meeting Details:
DATE: March 13th 2025
Time: 11:30am till 1:30pm
Location: EXchange Hotel - 475 Howe St, Vancouver,
BC
Fee: Member's price $40 per person, Non-Member's $50 per
person
Meeting registration is through Karelo from the link
HERE
Parking is available on site.
For
people attending via transit, Granville Station is a 4 minute walk away.
