Membership Meeting - September 18th 2025

SMACNA-BC is pleased to welcome Vincent Belokopytov and the technical team from E.H. Price, who will be presenting on life safety damper systems—with a focus on fire dampers, smoke dampers, and combination fire/smoke dampers. This presentation will cover application-specific guidance, code compliance (NFPA, UL, ULC), installation best practices, and emerging innovations in damper technology.
 
These sessions are highly interactive and designed to help contractors, engineers, and estimators stay current with life safety damper requirements. Attendees are encouraged to bring technical questions and field challenges to discuss with the E.H. Price experts.
 
Presenter: Vincent Belokopytov – Product Applications Specialist, Price Industries
 
Vincent is a Product Applications Specialist with Price Industries, focusing on the application and engineering support of life safety damper systems across North & South America. Based in Toronto, Canada, Vincent works closely with contractors, engineers, and inspection authorities to ensure compliant and effective fire and smoke damper solutions in commercial and institutional buildings. With a background in mechanical engineering and experience as both a Project Coordinator and Controls Technician, Vincent brings a unique combination of field insight and product expertise. He is currently leading a cross-Canada effort to modernize damper specification tools and improve contractor training on UL listed systems.