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Pre-Planning and Fire Suppression of Buildings Under Construction

Pre-Planning and Fire Suppression of Buildings Under Construction

This program is designed to provide background and information to fire departments that may experience the construction of large area buildings in their community. Many fire departments have limited experience in planning and response to these complex buildings. This requires a thorough ...
Learning Hours: 1.5
Provider: American Wood Council
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Significant Wood Design and Construction Changes to the 2018 IBC and NDS

Significant Wood Design and Construction Changes to the 2018 IBC and NDS

The 2018 International Building Code (IBC) published by the International Code Council and the National Design Specification® (NDS) for Wood Construction published by the American Wood Council are both now available. This presentation will provide an overview of the significant changes to wood ...
Learning Hours: 1.5
Provider: American Wood Council
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Wind Solutions - Perforated Wood Structural Panel Shear Walls

Wind Solutions - Perforated Wood Structural Panel Shear Walls

AWC's 2015 Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS), 2015 Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM), and 2015 WFCM High Wind Guides contain provisions for the design of perforated wood structural panel shear walls. This presentation will provide examples of perforated shear wall design ...
Learning Hours: 1.5
Provider: American Wood Council
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Choosing Construction Type Just Got Easier: Design Tools to Simplify IBC Chapter 5

Choosing Construction Type Just Got Easier: Design Tools to Simplify IBC Chapter 5

Determining the allowable building code construction type based on for a building’s occupancy and size is fundamental to proper design. It also can be one of the most daunting code analysis steps—but it doesn’t have to be! Through a combination of building code highlights, design examples, and ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: American Wood Council
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Design of Bolted Connections - DES335

Design of Bolted Connections - DES335

This course will feature a bolt design example utilizing AWC's 2015 National Design Specification® (NDS®) for Wood Construction. Topics will include connection design philosophy and behavior, an overview of 2015 NDS provisions related to bolt design including Appendix E for local stresses in ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: American Wood Council
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
International Building Code (IBC) Essentials for Wood Construction Based on the 2015 IBC - BCD420

International Building Code (IBC) Essentials for Wood Construction Based on the 2015 IBC - BCD420

Based on the popular Code Conforming Wood Design (CCWD), a joint publication of the American Wood Council (AWC) and the International Code Council (ICC CEU), this presentation concisely summarizes the 2015 IBC for commercial and multi-family residential construction. It will explain the ...
Learning Hours: 2
Provider: American Wood Council
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Significant Changes to AWC’s 2015 NDS® and the 2015 SDPWS

Significant Changes to AWC’s 2015 NDS® and the 2015 SDPWS

AWC's 2015 National Design Specification® (NDS®) for Wood Construction and Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS) standards are referenced in US building codes and used to design wood structures worldwide. The current editions, designated ANSI/AWC NDS-2015 and ANSI/AWC SDPWS-2015,...
Learning Hours: 2
Provider: American Wood Council
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU