Building Construction homework help
Q-751 Principles of Building Construction

The course is titled: Principles of Building Construction and has the following course outcomes:

Describe the benefits of cross-disciplinary cooperation among fire protection and design professionals.
Explain the elements of building construction as they apply to construction codes.
Describe the elements of building construction as they apply to firefighter safety.
Anticipate fire behavior based on structural elements and thermal effects.
Explain how design elements and emerging building methods and materials affect fire behavior and structural performance.
Building Construction homework help part 2
Submit your completed assignment in Section 2. Make sure your assignment is submitted as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx) and that in the assignment you used the proper formatting:

Your Name

I. Building: Include the Building name and address. Include the length, width, square footage per floor and number of stories

II. Provide the description of Occupancy type for the building.

A. Include the NFPA Definition

B. Include the IBC Definition

C. Include an explanation of why you think your building meets the occupancy classifications you listed (NFPA and IBC)

III. Construction Information

I. Type of construction (Identify the type of construction using the Roman Numeral designation and the corresponding name). Include a description of the type of bearing walls in the building, the floor construction and the roof construction.

II. Collapse Hazards – Based upon the type of construction and the specific building identify the building or portions of it might collapse under fire exposure.

III. Fire Spread – Based upon the type of construction and the specific building identify how fire can spread in the building.

IV. Digital Pictures (Include the required pictures of the building that you took). Include pictures of the front of the building and the roof assembly.