November 2025 Chapter Meeting: Understanding Fire & Smoke Damper Application Requirements

Topic:

Review IBC Fire and Smoke Rated wall types. Review damper types and ratings. Learn where to apply fire, smoke and combination dampers in a building. Learn some tips and tricks to avoid over specifying dampers and review some project examples.

Presenter: Ian Colten, P.E. | Mechanical Engineer
Davis & Plomin Mechanical

Ian graduated from the University of Kentucky in the spring of 2014 with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Engineering, and earned his Professional Engineer license in 2018. Ian worked as a mechanical consulting engineer at KLH Engineering in Lexington, KY for 3 yrs before joining Davis and Plomin Mechanical in 2017. Ian oversees the engineering department at D&P. In this role he manages the mechanical design for design-build and design-assist projects.
– Previous President of the Bluegrass Chapter of ASHRAE.
– Current board member of the Diocesan Building Commission for the Catholic Diocese of Central and Eastern KY.