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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:Describe the differences that appear between the 2018 and 2021 ...
Learning Hours: 1.5
Provider: American Wood Council
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Significant Changes to the 2021 International RESIDENTIAL Code (IRC) Part 2

Significant Changes to the 2021 International RESIDENTIAL Code (IRC) Part 2

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:Describe the differences that appear between the 2018 and 2021 ...
Learning Hours: 1.5
Provider: American Wood Council
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
2021 Code Conforming Wood Design

2021 Code Conforming Wood Design

This course offers a focused exploration of wood design according to the 2021 International Building Code (IBC), based on the Code Conforming Wood Design (CCWD) publication. Ideal for architects, engineers, and construction professionals, it covers key aspects of wood construction for commercial ...
Learning Hours: 1.5
Provider: American Wood Council
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Overview of ANSI/AWC FDS-2024

Overview of ANSI/AWC FDS-2024

AWC received ANSI approval of its 2024 Fire Design Specification for Wood Construction (FDS) as an American National Standard (ANS). The new standard, designated as ANSI/AWC FDS-2024, brings together provisions for the fire design of wood members, assemblies, and connections to meet code ...
Learning Hours: 1.5
Provider: American Wood Council
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Significant Changes in ANSI/AWC NDS-2024

Significant Changes in ANSI/AWC NDS-2024

The 2024 National Design Specification (NDS) for Wood Construction, designated as ANSI/AWC NDS-2024 was approved as an American National Standard (ANS) in October 2023. This presentation will discuss how the NDS is referenced in the International Building Code and International Residential Code ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: American Wood Council
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
2021 Special Design Provisions for Wind & Seismic

2021 Special Design Provisions for Wind & Seismic

The 2021 Edition of Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS) is the latest update of the IBC-referenced document. The 2021 SDPWS was developed by AWC’s Wood Design Standards Committee (WDSC) and contains provisions for the design of wood members, fasteners, and assemblies to resist ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: American Wood Council
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Significant Changes in ANSI/AWC WFCM-2024

Significant Changes in ANSI/AWC WFCM-2024

The 2024 Wood Frame Construction Manual, designated as ANSI/AWC WFCM-2024 was approved as an American National Standard (ANS) in November 2023. This presentation will discuss how the WFCM is referenced in the International Building Code and International Residential Code and highlight changes ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: American Wood Council
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
2024 IRC Significant Changes to Deck Provisions

2024 IRC Significant Changes to Deck Provisions

This presentation introduces basic design and construction methods for single-story residential wood decks focusing on the significant changes to the 2024 International Residential Code (IRC). The vertical and lateral load paths of conventional residential decks, as well as other general ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: American Wood Council
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC
Home Hardening in the WUI: An Analysis of Recent Fire Testing

Home Hardening in the WUI: An Analysis of Recent Fire Testing

As an increasing number of homes are built in the wildland-urban interface (WUI), it is important to understand how residential construction performs when exposed to wildland fires. WUI zones are the areas where wildland – forests, chaparral, grassland, etc., meet or mix with human development. ...
Learning Hours: 0.5
Provider: American Wood Council
Credits: AIA LU/HSW
Navigating the New 2025 CA WUI Code-Integration, Structure, and Enforcement

Navigating the New 2025 CA WUI Code-Integration, Structure, and Enforcement

This course introduces participants to the newly established 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface (CWUI) Code, now Part 7 of Title 24. Designed to improve clarity and consistency, the CWUI Code consolidates wildland-urban interface requirements from three separate California codes into a ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: American Wood Council
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC
2024 IRC Provisions​ Prescriptive Wall Bracing​ Part 1​: Loads and Connections

2024 IRC Provisions​ Prescriptive Wall Bracing​ Part 1​: Loads and Connections

The 2024 International Residential Code (IRC) provides detailed guidelines for constructing one- and two-family dwellings, as well as townhouses, up to three stories. This course explores gravity and lateral loads, their regional applicability, and how they transfer through a building to the ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: American Wood Council
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
ISO 13391: Advancing Carbon Quantification for Wood Products

ISO 13391: Advancing Carbon Quantification for Wood Products

ISO 13391 is a recently published standard that specifies how to calculate the greenhouse gas (GHG) dynamics for a set of wood and wood-based products. It includes four components: value chain emissions, harvested wood product carbon, forest carbon balance, and potentially displaced ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: American Wood Council
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU, GBCI