GEAPS Exchange 2025: Code Connoisseur: Navigating the International Building Code to Avoid Common Pitfalls
Session Description
Learn about:
Sprinklering requirements and the inefficiency of sprinklers on grain piles and deflagration events
Smoke hatches for firefighting and the reluctance of local fire officials to use them in an event
Square footage requirements for fire areas and the nature of open floor plan processing facilities
Proper egress from unoccupied structures and their relevance to the IBC
Meet The Speaker
Travis Beck is the architectural department manager and senior associate at VAA. He has been perfecting his expertise in architecture for over two decades and is licensed in 33 states. With invaluable experience and knowledge that can only be gained from years of practice, Travis has presented at multiple seminars in the grain industry. A code connoisseur, Travis’s presentation wheelhouse ranges from the intricate details of walking projects through the IBC, OSHA fall protection implications, and their ever-changing regulations to sprinklering requirements and occupancy criteria with fire separation guidelines.