Denver's New Building & Fire Code Amendments: What Owners Need to Know

Denver’s New Building & Fire Code Amendments: What Owners Need to Know -
A Colorado Business Roundtable event presented by ACEC Colorado

As you may know, the Denver Building & Fire Code establishes the minimum, mandatory standards for building construction in Denver, based on international standards for safe, habitable structures. On Dec. 23, 2019, Denver adopted an updated building and fire code based on the 2018 series of base codes from the International Code Council (ICC). The new building code also includes a “Denver Green Code” designed to encourage more sustainable design and construction practices. As part of the local business community, you are invited to learn more about how these changes will affect the buildings you own, manage or develop.

A representative from City & County of Denver, as well as experts in the consulting engineering and building industry, will offer an overview of Denver’s process in adopting the new code followed by a targeted discussion with Q&A on the changes that could impact you the most. Stay after the program to enjoy refreshments while networking with the speakers during a reception! This event is part of Colorado Engineers Week 2020 (Feb. 16-22).

Schedule

4:00 - 4:30 pm - Overview of Denver’s New Code Amendments & Planning Process

Christy Collins, AIA (City & County of Denver, Community Planning and Development)

The Denver community has shared clear and fundamental priorities related to equity, affordability, resiliency, health, inclusivity, safety, accessibility, economic vibrancy, connectivity and response to climate change. The City & County of Denver is collaborating with the community to support the collective vision. This discussion will focus on how this collaboration is significantly raising the bar for performance of new buildings through Denver ordinances and code updates that prioritize how structures respect and respond to our community’s evolving needs and wants.

4:30 - 5:00 pm - Panel Discussion on Specific Changes to Code

Experts from the consulting engineering and building industry will provide brief overviews about several of the most important changes to the Denver code and how they may impact owners, developers and other businesses.

Tall Wood Buildings – Erin Kinder, PE (KL&A, Inc.)

Energy Provisions – Mark Jelinske (The RMH Group)

Fire & Mechanical – Michael Passas, PE (MDP Engineering Group)

Electrical Infrastructure – Jim Dent, ME (Weifield Group Electrical Contracting)

5:00 - 5:15 pm - Q&A

5:15 - 6:30 pm - Networking Reception