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Mass Timber Warehouses: Performance, Sustainability & Aesthetic Appeal

Mass Timber Warehouses: Performance, Sustainability & Aesthetic Appeal

Mass timber structural systems offer many benefits, and applications are starting to expand to the industrial building sector. How can wood contribute to the cost effectiveness of these types of buildings? What are the performance attributes of mass timber that can be beneficial when compared to ...
Learning Hours: 1.5
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Meeting and Exceeding Code with Wood and Mass Timber

Meeting and Exceeding Code with Wood and Mass Timber

Wood-frame and mass timber projects, like all construction in the U.S., have long been hindered by a strong reliance on prescriptive building code limits and less willingness to use or accept performance-based fire protection engineering. However, over the past few years, a shift has occurred. ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Meeting Sustainability Goals with Wood: From ESG to LEED to Forest Health

Meeting Sustainability Goals with Wood: From ESG to LEED to Forest Health

Across the building industry, firms and individuals are increasingly committed to reducing the negative impacts of their business on the environment while maximizing the benefits to communities interacting with the buildings. But the range of possible “environmentally friendly” solutions can ...
Learning Hours: 1.5
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Multi-Family Housing Markets, Trends and Innovations

Multi-Family Housing Markets, Trends and Innovations

Multi-family housing development is undergoing a period of significant change. Rising land and construction costs have created the need for higher-level amenities and site optimization, while labor market volatility is adding urgency to technology advancements. Meanwhile, the need to reduce ...
Learning Hours: 1.5
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Offset Diaphragms and Shear Walls

Offset Diaphragms and Shear Walls

Lateral force resisting systems in in today's  structures are much more complex than they were several decades ago, incorporating multiple horizontal and vertical offsets in the diaphragms, multiple irregularities, and fewer lateral resisting elements. This two part presentation will provide a ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Optimizing Mass Timber Designs for Application & Efficiency

Optimizing Mass Timber Designs for Application & Efficiency

A common feature of many successful mass timber projects is that their teams focused on design optimization early in design to effectively balance structural proficiency, aesthetics and cost. This webinar will examine best practices that emerged during this process for the team designing an ...
Learning Hours: 1.5
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Practical Considerations for Shear Wall Connections and Details in Light-Frame Wood Structures

Practical Considerations for Shear Wall Connections and Details in Light-Frame Wood Structures

Light-frame wood structures typically rely on wood-sheathed shear walls as the lateral force-resisting system to withstand wind and seismic forces. While many resources exist to help engineers determine the load demand on these walls, specific connections and details are often rooted in ...
Learning Hours: 1.5
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Practical Lessons for Structural Analysis and Design of Cross-Laminated Timber

Practical Lessons for Structural Analysis and Design of Cross-Laminated Timber

As project design teams consider using cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels as floor, roof, or wall framing, structural design questions frequently arise, especially for designers new to mass timber products. This presentation provides specific design guidance on how to address common scenarios in...
Learning Hours: 1.5
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU, PDH
Shrinkage and Vertical Movements in Multi-Story Wood-Frame Structures

Shrinkage and Vertical Movements in Multi-Story Wood-Frame Structures

In light-frame wood buildings of three or more stories, cumulative shrinkage can be significant and have an impact on the function and performance of finishes, openings, mechanical/electrical/plumbing (MEP) systems, and structural connections. However, as more designers look to light-frame ...
Learning Hours: 1.5
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
The Bullitt Center: Meeting the Living Building Challenge

The Bullitt Center: Meeting the Living Building Challenge

The Bullitt Center, a six-story heavy timber building, recently competed in Seattle, is predicted to be the world’s most energy efficient commercial building. It has been designed to last 250 years and to achieve the highest benchmark of building sustainability—Living Building Challenge™ (LBC) ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
The Business Case for Mass Timber: Completing the Value Proposition

The Business Case for Mass Timber: Completing the Value Proposition

Would you like to pitch sustainable mass timber to a client? Are you wondering how mass timber might pencil in a project pro forma? If so, attend this session to learn how to complete value proposition for developers and owners. The aesthetic differentiation and biophilic benefits of mass timber ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
The Evolution of Fire Life Safety in Building Codes

The Evolution of Fire Life Safety in Building Codes

Over the last 80 years, prescriptive height and area limitations have remained relatively unchanged in North American building codes while technological advances and fire service capabilities have improved considerably. Through an examination of historical code development and identification of ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
The Rise of Modular Construction in the US

The Rise of Modular Construction in the US

The use of modular construction throughout the United States continues to intrigue developers and designers. As more project teams consider modular systems, it is essential to understand how these buildings differ from traditional construction methods. Modular units are constructed in ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Type III Construction for Multifamily: Best Practices and Detailing for Success

Type III Construction for Multifamily: Best Practices and Detailing for Success

As demand for multi-family housing grows, there is pressure on building designers to increase the unit density of projects while maintaining affordability. There may also be the need to integrate seamlessly into neighborhoods comprised predominantly of low- and mid-rise buildings. Type III ...
Learning Hours: 1.5
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
UMass Design Building: A Firsthand Account from Design through Owner Occupancy

UMass Design Building: A Firsthand Account from Design through Owner Occupancy

Completed in early 2017, the Design Building at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is the first of its kind in the US. At four stories and 87,000 sf, this mass timber project features a glued-laminated (glulam) timber column-and-beam frame, mass timber lateral force-resisting systems, hybrid...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Wood Construction Applications in Industrial and Warehouse Facilities

Wood Construction Applications in Industrial and Warehouse Facilities

For decades, it has been generally assumed that large industrial facilities consist of steel roof framing and tilt-up concrete walls or exterior metal panels. However, with increased awareness of the monetary and carbon costs associated with building systems and assemblies, some design and ...
Learning Hours: 2.5
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Designing Light-Frame Wood Structures Over Podiums: Wind Considerations

Designing Light-Frame Wood Structures Over Podiums: Wind Considerations

This course highlights wind design considerations for mid-rise light-frame wood buildings over concrete podiums, a common structural configuration in urban residential development. Through an abbreviated design example, participants will explore code requirements, design strategies, and material ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Designing Light-Frame Wood Structures Over Podiums: Seismic Considerations

Designing Light-Frame Wood Structures Over Podiums: Seismic Considerations

This course highlights seismic design considerations for mid-rise light-frame wood buildings over concrete podiums, a common structural configuration in urban residential development. Through an abbreviated design example, participants will explore the application of the two-stage seismic ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Modular Mass Timber from Design to Delivery: A Look at America’s First Large-Scale Modular Mass Timber Project

Modular Mass Timber from Design to Delivery: A Look at America’s First Large-Scale Modular Mass Timber Project

This course will explore the use of mass timber modular construction in multi-family and mixed-use building types and showcase the recently completed Knight Building in Big Sky, MT—the first large-scale modular mass timber building in the U.S. Attendees will hear from members of the project ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Fire Design of Mass Timber Connections: Detailing Strategies and Compliance Paths

Fire Design of Mass Timber Connections: Detailing Strategies and Compliance Paths

This course provides architects and engineers with a practical overview of fire design considerations for mass timber connections in buildings of all types and sizes. Participants will examine common connection types—concealed steel hardware, panel joints, timber-to-timber interfaces, and exposed...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU