Course info

Several converging trends are presenting both design challenges and new market opportunities. Cities are getting denser, spurring mixed-use projects that combine ground-level retail and several stories of residential units. Firms are under pressure to innovate, implement lean practices, and create repeatable designs. More stringent building and energy codes and a growing emphasis on resilience are catalyzing performance-based designs. Today’s building owners are choosing wood to satisfy these, all while meeting tight budgets and construction timelines. 

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

• Explain how wood construction can be used to reduce construction timeframes, ensure quality, and accommodate changes in the field.
• Examine various value propositions - other than cost - that are making wood an attractive construction choice for building owners.
  
• Describe common prefabricated and modular components and assemblies that are used in wood construction today.
• Describe how wood is being used to create environments that appeal to the new generation of employees and occupants.
• Explain how recent code changes are enabling cost-effective, high-density designs.