Alfredo Ramirez

Working Group: Fire Performance of Façades

CCHRB, Latin America Business Lead and Vice Chair CCHRB | Chicago, United States

About

With UL since 1989, Alfredo (Al) Ramirez of UL LLC is the Regional Manager of Codes and Advisory Services, which primarily works with code authorities and architects globally (Asia, Europe, Middle East and Latin America. This group provides assistance, domestically and internationally, to clarify UL Certified product installation parameters, resolve product acceptance issues and potential conflicts between UL requirements and installation codes, among other things.

Alfredo Ramirez

CTBUH Roles

Working Group: Fire Performance of Façades (2018 – Present)

Annual Conference, Presenter (Shanghai 2014; China 2016; Australia 2017; Middle East 2018)

Awards Fire & Risk Engineering Jury (Chair 2019)

Videos

31 October 2017

Grasping Green Requirements & Gaps in Application

This presentation provided a summary of ongoing CTBUH research into existing green requirements. The research identified existing global green requirements and examined the extent of...

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Research

17 October 2016

Building Performance – Installing and Validating Building Envelope

Alfredo Ramirez, Underwriters Laboratories

Curtain walls are an essential component of the building envelope system that protect the building structure, occupants and contents from the adverse effects of weather...

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Research

16 September 2014

Balanced Fire Protection in Buildings

Alfredo Ramirez, Underwriters Laboratories

The paper will focus on fire protection techniques used to establish a balanced fire protection scheme consisting of passive and active components. A history of...

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27 November 2018

10th World Congress Inaugural Steering Committee Meeting

Plans for the 2019 CTBUH 10th World Congress are now well underway, beginning with an initial meeting of the Steering Committee at the Chicago Architecture Center.

6 November 2018

CTBUH Earmarks $85,000 to Support Research & Academic Programs

During the CTBUH 2018 Middle East Conference, awards were conferred in relation to five CTBUH Research and Academic programs that will produce a number of important future outputs.

20 October 2018

Record Numbers Convene at 2018 Leaders Meeting

CTBUH Leaders convened on Day 1 of the 2018 Middle East Conference for updates on the year's developments and to plan for 2019.

18 October 2018

Fire Performance of Façades Working Group Meets During Conference

The Fire Performance of Façades Working Group formed a breakout session during the CTBUH 2018 Middle East Conference, clarifying the focus of the group's mission.

16 September 2014

Fire & Life Safety Workshop, Shanghai 2014

The Fire & Life Safety Working Group hosted a productive technical workshop at the 2014 Shanghai Conference joined by CTBUH Advisory Board member Simon Lay. Among the top concerns raised by the audience discussion was the issue of fire safety for social housing environments.  .

31 October 2017

Grasping Green Requirements & Gaps in Application

This presentation provided a summary of ongoing CTBUH research into existing green requirements. The research identified existing global green requirements and examined the extent of...

31 October 2017

CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference - Session 7B: Greening the Vertical Realm Q&A

Liz Westgarth, Principal, HASSELL, chairs the question and answer session with Alfredo Ramirez, Codes and Advisory Services Manager, Underwriters Laboratories; Luke Leung, Director, Skidmore, Owings...

16 September 2014

2014 Shanghai International Conference - Technical Workshop 05 - Q & A

2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 04 Questions & Answers session with speakers Ervin Cui, Aon FPE; Simon Lay, AECOM; Fang Li, RJA Group; Alfredo...

16 September 2014

Balanced Fire Protection in Buildings

The presentation will focus on fire protection techniques used to establish a balanced fire protection scheme consisting of passive and active components. A history of...

17 October 2016

Building Performance – Installing and Validating Building Envelope

Alfredo Ramirez, Underwriters Laboratories

Curtain walls are an essential component of the building envelope system that protect the building structure, occupants and contents from the adverse effects of weather...

16 September 2014

Balanced Fire Protection in Buildings

Alfredo Ramirez, Underwriters Laboratories

The paper will focus on fire protection techniques used to establish a balanced fire protection scheme consisting of passive and active components. A history of...