NEWS | January 23, 2025
Webinar Recording: Fire Protection and Structural Impacts of Sustainable Designs and EV Technology in Parking Garages
Electric vehicles (EV) and charging stations, green walls, occupied roofs, and even art installations can have serious impacts on the fire protection and structural integrity of parking structures. Implementation of these sustainable designs introduce potential hazards and fire risks that have prompted designers and building code and fire officials to reevaluate safety requirements
In this webinar, fire protection engineers Justin Fletcher and Nicholas Ozog, along with structural engineer Tim Gregor, present case studies illustrating the implementation of EV technology and sustainable design in parking structures, explore the hazards they may pose, and consider potential solutions to address these challenges.
By the end of the webinar, you will be able to:
- Explain new code requirements and changes for open and closed parking garages
- Describe the associated hazards that are not yet covered by current codes and standards
- Analyze how EV technologies impact different types of parking garage structures, including underground, podium buildings, and garages beneath high-rise buildings
- Evaluate changing detection and suppression requirements for parking garages, including for automatic sprinkler protection in open parking garages over a certain size threshold, as recognized by the 2021 edition of the International Building and Fire Code
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