Safe & Tested Chemistry to Combat Wildfires, Environmental Harm, & the Insurance Crisis

The effects of climate change are causing the threat of extreme wildfires to grow across the US, even in areas not considered to be at risk 20 years ago. Designing fire-resistant properties that are prepared and protected year-round is an essential factor in building wildfire-resilient communities. This course reviews the health and environmental harms of wildfires and their role in the growing insurance crisis and then addresses how an eco-friendly fire inhibitor can be part of a multilayered defense strategy. Also discussed are this nontoxic product’s fire and safety testing and certifications and how it can be deployed in a variety of methods to serve as a proactive defense against embers, the leading cause of structure ignitions in wildfire events.

Upon completion of this course, the Learner should be able to:

Describe the climate change factors behind the increased frequency, severity, extent, and seasonal range of wildfires and the impacts on the environment, homeowners, and communities.
Explore wildfire defense strategies that can be adopted by homeowners, architects, designers, and building officials to increase the resilience of communities, ensure public health and safety, lower insurance rates, and maintain property values.
Discuss the formulation, benefits, and application methods of a nontoxic, eco-friendly fire inhibitor that enhances fire resistance in combustible materials without compromising sustainability.
Review the fire performance and human and environmental health testing and certifications for an eco-friendly fire inhibitor that contributes to resilience in the face of increasing wildfire threats to the built environment.

Approximately 1 hour. Delivered online, at your own pace.

Presented by Steve Conboy on behalf of Mighty Fire Breaker LLC. View the Privacy Policy .

Presenter Information

Name: Steve Conboy

Title: Founder Chief Technoligist, Mighty Fire Breaker

Background:

Steve Conboy is the founder and president of Mighty Fire Breaker, LLC, and the inventor of MFB-31-Citrotech, a patented, nontoxic fire inhibitor. In April 2022, he coordinated the grand opening of his company’s first store to serve the public, the Wildfire Depot. At that event, he conducted tests in the presence of Rohnert Park fire officials that proved the efficacy of Citrotech.

Steve began his career as a union carpenter with Local 940 in Brooklyn, and he transferred to California in 1975 where he has lived ever since. Steve left the building trade in 1998 to become an engineering technical representative for the largest engineered wood company in the world. In 2005, he began his career in fire chemistry, and he invented the most cost-effective fire protection program for 5-story, high-density, wood-framed buildings to defend them from arson activity. By the time he sold that patent and program, he had defended over 20 million square feet of living space throughout the US.

Ever since California’s 2017 Tubbs fire, Steve’s focus has been on developing proactive solutions to save homes from wildfire and defending our environment with safer, nontoxic chemistry. In this regard, Steve has developed 18 products, most of which are patented and some of which are patent pending.

In 2022, Steve worked with the EPA on their Safer Choice Program, and MFB-31-Citrotech received the EPA’s Safer Choice designation. That same year, Steve also worked with UL, which granted MFB-31-Citrotech GREENGUARD Gold Certification and inclusion in the Product Lens™ program. Steve has also been working with the USDA for aerial delivery of MFB-31-Citrotech to fight wildfires.

In October 2023, the EPA chose Mighty Fire Breaker as a Safer Choice Product Partner of the Year Award Winner. This EPA link gives further information. Steve is also active with carbon engineers in the mass timber movement. He is working to create a carbon trade for having completed nature’s carbon sequestration, in that wood that has been treated to be fire resistant will not release its CO2 back into the environment.

Steve authored the book Nature Is Screaming! Are We Ready to Listen? He is now writing a children’s book about two characters, Big Wood and Little Wood, who are having a conversation about nature and science.

This course is registered with: 35 Industry Association(s)

Industry Association(s)

American Institute of Architects (AIA)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

AIA/CES Learning units: 1

AIA approved course. This course qualifies for 1.0 LU/HSW Hour.

AEC Daily reports Learning Units on members' behalf.

Green Building Certification Inc. (GBCI)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: 920032915

GBCI CE Hours: 1

GBCI approved for GBCI General CE. Course approval #920032915

AEC Daily reports Learning Units on members' behalf.

Health, Safety, and Welfare (HSW)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

Hours: 1

This course qualifies for HSW.

American Construction Inspectors Association (ACIA)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

Credits: 1

This course is approved for ACIA RCI CEUs. This course qualifies for HSW.

ACIA members self-report to ACIA by submitting their certificate of completion to ACIA for RCI renewal.

American Institute of Building Design (AIBD)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

CE Hours: 1

AIBD approved course. This course qualifies for HSW.

Learners self-report.

American Institute of Constructors (AIC)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

CPD Hours: 1

AIC approved course.

Hours must be self-reported to the AIC.

Building Owners and Managers Institute - Continuing Professional Development (BOMI CPD)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

CPD Hours: 1

BOMI approved course. This program qualifies for BOMI Institute Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit for RPA, FMA, and/or SMA graduates. This course qualifies for HSW.

Members must self-report CPD hours.

California Council for Interior Design Certification (CCIDC)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

CE Hours: 1

CCIDC approved course. This course qualifies for HSW.

Members must self-report CEU hours to CCIDC.

Decorator and Designers Association (DDA)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

CEUs: 0.1

Members must self-report CEUs to DDA.

DDA will accept all IDCEC-approved courses.

Florida Board of Professional Engineers (FBPE)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

Provider Number: 0004278, Sequence Number 0000031

PDHs: 1

FBPE approved provider.

International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

CEHs: 1

This course qualifies for HSW.

This course is approved for IIBEC CEHs. Users are to self-report to IIBEC by submitting their certificate of completion to IIBEC.

International Design Continuing Education Council Inc. (IDCEC)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: CC-124407-1000

CEUs: 0.1

HSW_Sustainability

This CEU is registered with the International Design Continuing Education Council Inc. (IDCEC) for continuing education credits. This credit will be accepted by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), International Interior Designers Association (IIDA) and Interior Designers of Canada (IDC). The content included is not deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by IDCEC of any material or construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing or dealing in any material or product. Questions related to specific materials, methods and services should be directed to the instructor or provider. This program is registered for CEUs (continuing education credits).

The International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

CE Hours: 1

InterNACHI approved course. This course qualifies for HSW.

Members must self-report CE hours to InterNACHI.

Landscape Architecture - Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (On- Demand) (LA)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: 0015253

Provider Number: 0009165

Credit Hours: 1

The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation has approved this course through LA for continuing education requirements.

As a LA provider, AEC Daily will report on your behalf to the Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board.

Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System™ (LA CES)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

PDH: 1

LACES registered course. 1 Contact Hour

AEC Daily is registered with the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System as a provider of Continuing Professional Education programs for landscape architects. This course qualifies for HSW. AEC Daily reports Professional Development Hours on members' behalf.

Oregon Construction Contractors Board (CCB)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

Hour(s) 1

The course is approved by the State of Oregon Construction Contractors Board.

Members must self-report.

Oregon Landscape Contractors Board (LCB)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

CEH(s) 1

This course is approved by the Oregon Landscape Contractors Board.

Members must self-report.

The Louisiana State Board of Architectural Examiners (LSBAE)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

Hours: 1

LSBAE approved course.

Credit hours will be reported through cebroker.com

Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Interior Designers (LSBID)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

CEU 0.1

This course qualifies for HSW.

LSBID approved course. Members self-report their credit to the Louisiana State Board of Interior Designers.

National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

CE Hours: 1

This program meets NAHB's continuing education requirements for one or more of the following designations: Certified Graduate Associate (CGA), Certified Graduate Builder (CGB), Certified Graduate Remodeler (CGR), Certified Green Professional (CGP), Graduate Master Builder (GMB), Graduate Master Remodeler (GMR), Certified Aging-In-Place Specialist (CAPS)

National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

CEUs: 0.1

NARI approved course.

0.1 CEU toward certification renewals. 1 Hour toward certification application.

North Carolina Board of Landscape Architects (NCBOLA)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

Hour(s) 1

This course is approved by the NCBOLA

Members must self-report

Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: 194508

PDH: 1

AEC Daily is an RCEP-approved continuing education provider.

Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP.

Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute (RMMI)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

Credit Per Hour: 1

This is a RMMI approved course.

RMMI will confirm certification credit upon receipt of Certificate of Completion (members must self-report).

The Alberta Association of Architects (AAA)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

Provider No.: A-002

Learning hours: 1

This course is approved as a Structured Course.

AAA Members must self-report their learning hours to AAA.

AANB + ALBNL + NSAA (AANB + ALBNL + NSAA)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

Core Hours: 1

This course is EPP approved.

Members must self-report their learning hours on the RAIC|Architecture Canada Transcript Database, https://raic.org/transcripts

Architects Association of Prince Edward Island (AAPEI)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

Learning hours: 1

This course is approved as a Core Learning Activity.

Members must self-record their learning hours on the RAIC|Architecture Canada Transcript Database, https://raic.org/transcripts.

Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

Learning units: 1

AIBC members may self-report this learning activity for consideration of AIBC learning units.

Canadian Association of Home and Property Inspectors (CAHPI)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

MRC Hours 1

CAHPI approved course, MRC Hours.

Members must self-report MRC hours to CAHPI.

Construction Specifications Canada (CSC)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

PDE Hours: 1

CSC approved course. This course qualifies for HSW.

Members must self-report PDE hours to CSC.

Newfoundland & Labrador Association of Architects (NLAA)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

Learning units: 1

This course is approved as a core course.

Members must self-report LUs through the MCET National Con Ed reporting website. (www.architranscripts.ca/default.htm)

Northwest Territories Association of Architects (NWTAA)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

Learning Hours: 1

This course is approved as a Structured course.

Members must self-report Learning Hours through the National Con Ed reporting website at https://www.raic.org/transcripts/default.htm

Ontario Association of Architects (OAA)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

Hours: 1

This course may apply to both OAA structured and unstructured learning as long as it addresses the required subject matter topics.

Members must self-report activity to OAA and retain your Certificate of Completion.

Ordre des architectes du Québec (OAQ)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128 / Cours # AEC2128

Approval ID: AEC2128 / Cours # AEC2128

Hours / Nombre d’heures: 1

This course qualifies for self-directed learning activity with the OAQ. / Ce cours est reconnu par l’OAQ comme activité d’auto-apprentissage.

Members must self-report hours to OAQ. / Les membres doivent rapporter eux-mêmes leurs heures à l'OAQ.

Saskatchewan Association of Architects (SAA)

Course Number/ID: AEC2128:1

Approval ID: AEC2128:1

Provider No.: 1036

Learning units: 1

This course is approved as a core course.

Members must self-report LUs through the RAIC National Con Ed reporting website. http://raic.org/transcripts.

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Safe & Tested Chemistry to Combat Wildfires, Environmental Harm, & the Insurance Crisis

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Industry Association(s)

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