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Design and Construction of Taller Wood Buildings

Design and Construction of Taller Wood Buildings

Over the past several years, a number of tall wood buildings have been completed around the world, demonstrating successful applications of new wood and mass timber technologies. With rising demand for new urban buildings, and increased interest in efficient and environmentally friendly ...
Provider: Think Wood
Learning Hours: 1
Credits: AIA LU/HSW
Optimizing Acoustic Performance of Wood Buildings

Optimizing Acoustic Performance of Wood Buildings

Learn how design teams can integrate acoustic design to create high-performance wood buildings that also enhance the health and well-being of occupants. Noise has a great impact on the built environment and its occupants, with numerous exterior and interior sources. Acoustic design in wood ...
Provider: Think Wood
Learning Hours: 1
Credits: AIA LU/HSW
General Contractor’s Guide to Mass Timber Project Estimation

General Contractor’s Guide to Mass Timber Project Estimation

How can general contractors meet the growing demand for mass timber buildings? While developers across the country are pursuing mass timber projects, knowledge among the general contractor community is not yet widespread. Companies have varying degrees of familiarity with both the products and ...
Provider: WoodWorks
Learning Hours: 2
Credits: AIA LU, ICC CEU
Significant Changes to the 2021 International RESIDENTIAL Code (IRC) Part 1

Significant Changes to the 2021 International RESIDENTIAL Code (IRC) Part 1

This seminar provides an overview of the 2021 Significant Changes to the International Residential Code, including an in-depth examination of each code change.By the end of the course, you should be able to do the following:  Identify the differences between the 2018 and 2021 IRC. ...
Provider: American Wood Council
Learning Hours: 1
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
DCA3: Fire-Resistance and Sound Ratings for Wood-Frame Assemblies

DCA3: Fire-Resistance and Sound Ratings for Wood-Frame Assemblies

One of the methods for determining fire resistance per section 703.3 in the 2018 International Building Code is fire-resistance designs documented in approved sources. The American Wood Council's Design for Code Acceptance No. 3 (DCA-3), Fire-Resistance-Rated Wood-Frame Wall and Floor/Ceiling ...
Provider: American Wood Council
Learning Hours: 1
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Wood Structural Panels Designed to Resist Combined Shear & Uplift from Wind Loads

Wood Structural Panels Designed to Resist Combined Shear & Uplift from Wind Loads

AWC’s 2015 Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS) and 2018 Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM) which are referenced in the national building codes, both contain provisions for wood structural panel shear walls designed to resist shear and uplift forces simultaneously. This ...
Provider: American Wood Council
Learning Hours: 1
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Calculating Wind Loads on Low-Rise Structures per WFCM Engineering Provisions

Calculating Wind Loads on Low-Rise Structures per WFCM Engineering Provisions

The Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM) for One- and Two-Family Dwellings (ANSI/AWC WFCM-2015) is referenced in the 2015 International Building Code and 2015 International Residential Code. For WFCM wind load calculations, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE 7-10) is ...
Provider: American Wood Council
Learning Hours: 2
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Design Considerations of Wood Frame Structures for Permanence

Design Considerations of Wood Frame Structures for Permanence

When properly designed, wood frame structures will resist damage by moisture and living organisms. Recommendations for control of moisture and protection against decay and insect infestations are contained in AWC's Design of Wood Frame Structures for Permanence, WCD No. 6. Protection of wood ...
Provider: American Wood Council
Learning Hours: 1
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Demobilizing Construction Sites Safely Using NFPA 241

Demobilizing Construction Sites Safely Using NFPA 241

Due to COVID-19, construction sites are being shut down all over the country. Abandoned and unprotected construction sites pose a risk to the community. During this shutdown it is the goal of the fire service that builders leave their construction site as reasonably fire safe as possible. This ...
Provider: American Wood Council
Learning Hours: 1
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Header Design Per 2015 WFCM Engineered and Prescriptive Provisions

Header Design Per 2015 WFCM Engineered and Prescriptive Provisions

The 2015 Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM) is referenced in the 2015 International Building Code and 2015 International Residential Code. For WFCM load calculations, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE 7-10) is used. The 2015 WFCM includes design information for wind...
Provider: American Wood Council
Learning Hours: 1
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Principles of Fire and Connection Design & Special Inspection

Principles of Fire and Connection Design & Special Inspection

Changes to the 2021 International Building Code allow for construction of mass timber buildings with larger heights and areas than is currently permitted in Types III, IV, and V construction. This presentation will provide an overview of fire design of mass timber building elements and ...
Provider: American Wood Council
Learning Hours: 1.5
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Designing Beneficial Spaces for Living, Working, and Well-being

Designing Beneficial Spaces for Living, Working, and Well-being

Occupant health and well-being is more important than ever, especially given the fact that Americans, on average, are spending approximately 90 percent of their time indoors. As a result, building professionals are rethinking how we design, use and occupy buildings. COVID-19 is also changing the ...
Provider: Think Wood
Learning Hours: 1
Credits: AIA LU/HSW
Designing Modern Wood Schools

Designing Modern Wood Schools

In 2019, an estimated $98 billion was spent on educational construction, including new buildings and structures as well as renovations, site work and all associated utility work. School construction, and educational facilities accounted for about 101 million square feet of the nonresidential ...
Provider: Think Wood
Learning Hours: 1
Credits: AIA LU/HSW
Multi-family, Mid-rise Wood Buildings

Multi-family, Mid-rise Wood Buildings

Demand for multi-family housing continues to play an important role in the overall U.S. construction market. While dominant in single family residential construction, the cost-effective, code-compliant and sustainable attributes of wood construction apply to mid-rise multi-family projects, too. ...
Provider: Think Wood
Learning Hours: 1
Credits: AIA LU/HSW
The Role of Wood Products in Green Building

The Role of Wood Products in Green Building

Architects can incorporate green building techniques into their designs through their choice of building materials. Material choice greatly affects the environmental impact of buildings, both during construction and over the building’s lifecycle. Wood is a renewable, durable building material ...
Provider: Think Wood
Learning Hours: 1
Credits: AIA LU/HSW
How to Calculate the Wood Carbon Footprint of a Building

How to Calculate the Wood Carbon Footprint of a Building

Buildings consume nearly half the energy produced in the United States, use three-quarters of the electricity and account for nearly half of all carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Due to these impacts, building for environmental sustainability is critical. This carbon footprint course explains the ...
Provider: Think Wood
Learning Hours: 1
Credits: AIA LU/HSW
Wood-Frame Shear Walls and SDPWS

Wood-Frame Shear Walls and SDPWS

Experimental studies of cyclic performance of wood-frame shear walls give insight into structural performance and have informed recent changes implemented in the 2021 Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS). Experimental results for 10d short nails, shear wall end post details, and...
Provider: American Wood Council
Learning Hours: 1
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
A Brief Introduction to Wood Material Science

A Brief Introduction to Wood Material Science

Wood material science influences its behavior from harvest through the use phase and beyond. This course will provide an introduction to wood material science, wood-moisture relations, and wood anatomy. The types of wood products structural engineers may use in designs, and the standards ...
Provider: American Wood Council
Learning Hours: 1
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Mass Timber Structures: Codes and Adoptions

Mass Timber Structures: Codes and Adoptions

With encouragement from the U.S. wood products industry, in 2016, the International Code Council (ICC) formally began to explore the feasibility of adding provisions for tall mass timber buildings in the U.S. model building codes.  Since that time, the ICC Tall Wood Building (TWB) Ad Hoc ...
Provider: American Wood Council
Learning Hours: 1
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Mass Timber Shafts and Shaft Wall Solutions for Mass Timber Buildings

Mass Timber Shafts and Shaft Wall Solutions for Mass Timber Buildings

The rapid growth of mass timber construction in the U.S. has led to a variety of solutions for shaft wall framing. Mass timber buildings can have mass timber shaft walls, light-frame wood shaft walls, or shaft walls constructed of a different building material altogether. The prefabricated nature...
Provider: WoodWorks
Learning Hours: 1.5
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU