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Inspectors and BCIN designers who deal with building services (fire suppression and detection, smoke control, HVAC, lighting and emergency power, energy efficiency) in Part 3 and Part 9 buildings. It also grants the HVAC - House and Detection, Lighting and Power qualifications.
Passing Building Services also covers: HVAC - House and Detection, Lighting and Power.
Free Building Services study guide
One chapter per section of the exam, following the Ministry's study guide for the Building Services exam, in plain language, with every rule linked to the 2024 OBC article it comes from.
- 1Code structure, objectives and farm building servicesDivision A (with exclusions), Division B Part 1 (except frost depth), SA-1 and SB-1, and the farm building fire alarm, firefighting.6 min read
- 2Classification and combustible service componentsMajor occupancy classification, foamed plastics, wires, cables and raceways, minor combustible components, combustible insulation.6 min read
- 3Fire separations, dampers and penetrationsFire separation requirements and continuity, ratings, maximum openings, fire and smoke damper location, waivers and installation.6 min read
- 4Construction articles, spatial separation and fire alarm systemsThe construction articles 3.2.2.20 to 3.2.2.92 (what sprinklers and alarms each building needs), limiting distance basics.7 min read
- 5Firefighting provisions, standpipes, sprinklers and fire pumpsAccess routes, water supply, standpipe systems, automatic sprinklers, combustible sprinkler piping, sprinklered service spaces.5 min read
- 6High buildings, emergency lighting and power, interconnected floor spaces and testingAll of 3.2.6 high buildings (SB-4), 3.2.7 lighting and emergency power, interconnected floor space protection (3.2.8.3 to 3.2.8.8).5 min read
- 7Floor areas, exits, service rooms and barrier-free servicesThe listed items on hazardous substances, door hardware, aisles, stages, care facilities, garages, exit integrity and signs, service rooms.7 min read
- 8Special buildings and existing buildingsService items for portable classrooms, self-storage, public pools and spas, rapid transit stations, tents, signs.6 min read
- 9Environmental separation (Part 5)Heat transfer, air leakage, vapour diffusion, one precipitation sentence and the Part 5 standards.4 min read
- 10Heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (Part 6)All of Part 6: design and installation, ventilation, air duct systems, chimneys and venting, laboratory ventilation, heating appliances.8 min read
- 11Part 9 fire protection for servicesWindows thermal performance, occupant load, exit signs and lighting, Part 3 and Part 6 jurisdiction items, penetrations, exhaust ducts.6 min read
- 12Part 9 ventilation, heating, air-conditioning and electricalAll of 9.32 ventilation, 9.33 heating and air-conditioning and 9.34 electrical facilities, plus crawl space and roof space venting, chimneys.8 min read
- 13Energy efficiency, renovation and Division C administrationAll of Part 12 (SB-10, SB-12), compliance alternatives, and the Division C items on general review, permits, occupancy.6 min read
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