Steven Craft

Dr. Steven Craft is a founding partner of CHM Fire Consultants Ltd located in Ottawa and Toronto. He is the Chair of the ULC Fire Test Committee, is the First Vice-chair of the ASTM Committee on Fire Standards and is on the Technical Committee for the Canadian Wood Design Standard, where he Chairs the Task Group on Fire Resistance. He also participates in the National Building Code process where he is currently a member of the National Model Code Committee on Performance-Based Solutions where he Chairs the Task Group on Fire Protection. Dr. Craft is an expert in fire testing and commonly assists industries and manufacturers in fire testing to standards referenced in the building code, or for research purposes to develop data to assist in engineering judgements or to develop new test methods. Whether designing a new facility or renovating an existing one, today’s construction environment demands a comprehensive understanding of how building materials perform against required test standa