Course info

This course will explore mass timber construction, including the different types of mass timber products that are manufactured from Douglas fir, spruce-pine-fir, and Southern pine species; their performance and environmental benefits; and applications for this type of construction. The course will also examine the importance of Western red cedar as a sustainable building product that introduces biophilic design into a space, and how it can be used to complement mass timber construction in both interior and exterior applications.

By the end of the course, you will be able to do the following:

• Discover the different types of mass timber products, applications for mass timber construction, and the softwood lumber species that are used to manufacture mass timber products, including Douglas fir, spruce-pine-fir, and Southern pine.
• Examine the benefits of mass timber, from carbon sequestration to construction efficiencies.
• Review how Western red cedar products can be used on both exteriors and interiors to complement mass timber construction.
• Explore several projects where Western red cedar was used to complement mass timber structures.