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The Financial Dynamics of Designing with Mass Timber

The Financial Dynamics of Designing with Mass Timber

Teams working to maximize the benefits of mass timber while managing costs require a nuanced understanding of the design, procurement, fabrication, and construction process. For example, keeping mass timber volumes to a minimum is key to cost-effectiveness, but can it be to the detriment of other...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Wood Diaphragm Deflections and Flexibility

Wood Diaphragm Deflections and Flexibility

In the design of many wood buildings, the flexibility of horizontal force-distributing diaphragms is given little consideration. However, in certain building configurations, diaphragm deflections are a critical aspect of structural design. This webinar will review the conditions under which ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Designing and Detailing Mass Timber Projects for Acoustic Performance

Designing and Detailing Mass Timber Projects for Acoustic Performance

Effective acoustic performance is an essential component of successfully designed buildings; however, designing for acoustics in mass timber structures is unique compared to other construction types. As more mass timber structures have been built, the body of knowledge on proven methods for ...
Learning Hours: 1.5
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Interior Fire-Rated Walls in Multi-Family, Light-Frame Wood Construction

Interior Fire-Rated Walls in Multi-Family, Light-Frame Wood Construction

Code-compliant and constructible detailing is an essential consideration in light-frame wood construction, and developing wall assemblies that meet structural and architectural demands requires an understanding of code requirements that are often cross-disciplinary. This presentation will focus ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Floors to Exterior Walls and Other Detailing Challenges in Mid-Rise Wood Buildings

Floors to Exterior Walls and Other Detailing Challenges in Mid-Rise Wood Buildings

With more designers choosing light-frame wood construction for mid-rise buildings, code-compliant and constructible detailing has emerged as a challenge for some teams accustomed to smaller wood projects or those built in other materials. The most frequent questions pertain to requirements for ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
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...
Learning Hours: 1.5
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Light Wood-Frame Shaft Wall Detailing for Code Compliance and Constructability

Light Wood-Frame Shaft Wall Detailing for Code Compliance and Constructability

While mid-rise wood buildings sometimes include shaft walls made from other materials, wood shaft walls are increasingly recognized by designers as a code-compliant option – with added benefits of lower cost, faster installation, and compatibility with the rest of the wood framing. This ...
Learning Hours: 1.5
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Fire and Structural Analysis for Mass Timber Buildings

Fire and Structural Analysis for Mass Timber Buildings

Traditionally, the role of the structural engineer on building projects has focused on structure-related tasks—such as member sizing, connection detailing, general notes, and specifications for structural components. Design criteria such as fire-resistance ratings, acoustics, and aesthetics have ...
Learning Hours: 1.5
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Mass Timber and the Future of Urban Multi-Family Development

Mass Timber and the Future of Urban Multi-Family Development

To create multi-family developments that resonate deeply with potential tenants, development firm Juno has been considering what makes a home truly appealing in the modern world and how we can make living spaces healthier for the people who inhabit them? A thorough response to this must consider ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Common Challenges in Light Wood-Frame Gravity Structural Design

Common Challenges in Light Wood-Frame Gravity Structural Design

This presentation will explore common challenges and solutions for gravity framing structural design of light-frame multi-story buildings. With the proliferation of wood construction for four, five and even six-story multi-family and mixed-use buildings, more project teams are facing the design ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
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 ...
Learning Hours: 2
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU, ICC CEU
Offsite Construction in Wood: Reinventing the Role of the Design Professional

Offsite Construction in Wood: Reinventing the Role of the Design Professional

Prefabrication, modularization, offsite and industrialized construction are increasingly being used as strategies to address mounting supply chain challenges, labor shortages, and escalating costs. The market for factory-based construction continues to rise in the U.S., especially in multi-family...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Mass Timber Construction Management: Design Through Project Close Out

Mass Timber Construction Management: Design Through Project Close Out

Innovations in mass timber construction are offering new opportunities for the building industry. Products such as cross-laminated timber (CLT) and glue-laminated timber (glulam) have high strength-to-weight ratios, allowing them to replace more traditional construction materials while providing ...
Learning Hours: 3
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU, ICC CEU
What’s New and What’s Next for Wood Design and Construction: Mass Timber Design Specifics - Track 1

What’s New and What’s Next for Wood Design and Construction: Mass Timber Design Specifics - Track 1

Track 1 of 3. See Learning Objectives for this track's content.  More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the building development, design and construction communities continue to experience unprecedented change. Demands for multi-unit housing continue to rise, as do land, material and ...
Learning Hours: 3
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
What’s New and What’s Next for Wood Design and Construction: Project Examples and Processes - Track 3

What’s New and What’s Next for Wood Design and Construction: Project Examples and Processes - Track 3

Track 3 of 3. See Learning Objectives for this track's content.  More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the building development, design and construction communities continue to experience unprecedented change. Demands for multi-unit housing continue to rise, as do land, material and ...
Learning Hours: 3
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
What’s New and What’s Next for Wood Design and Construction: Technical Focus - Track 2

What’s New and What’s Next for Wood Design and Construction: Technical Focus - Track 2

Track 2 of 3. See Learning Objectives for this track's content.  More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the building development, design and construction communities continue to experience unprecedented change. Demands for multi-unit housing continue to rise, as do land, material and ...
Learning Hours: 3
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Concealed Spaces in Wood-Frame and Mass Timber Construction: Dropped Ceilings, Sprinklers, Fireblocking and Draftstopping

Concealed Spaces in Wood-Frame and Mass Timber Construction: Dropped Ceilings, Sprinklers, Fireblocking and Draftstopping

Concealed spaces—e.g., dropped ceilings or soffits—are common in light wood-frame and mass timber buildings. However, equally common are misunderstandings as to what requirements exist for their fire protection. Do all concealed spaces with combustible materials require sprinkler protection, ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
CA Codes for Mass Timber Buildings: Project Approvals and Fire Performance

CA Codes for Mass Timber Buildings: Project Approvals and Fire Performance

Mass timber construction has experienced tremendous growth in the US over the past decade, and California is no exception. Now with expanded code provisions for mass timber buildings in the July 2021 California Building Code (CBC) updates, the construction of tall mass timber structures up to 18 ...
Learning Hours: 3.5
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Common Challenges in Wood Lateral System Layouts

Common Challenges in Wood Lateral System Layouts

Creative structures are becoming increasingly common to differentiate projects in the highly competitive commercial and multi-family construction market. However, aesthetically pleasing shapes can create challenging lateral load paths and structural irregularities that are difficult to define and...
Learning Hours: 1.5
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Lateral Design for Mass Timber Structures: How to Do It, How It’s Been Done

Lateral Design for Mass Timber Structures: How to Do It, How It’s Been Done

While mass timber floor and roof systems are relatively common, cross-laminated timber (CLT) wall panels—and their use as shearwalls in particular—have been somewhat limited by their lack of recognition in codes and standards—until now. With the American Wood Council’s 2021 Special Design ...
Learning Hours: 1.5
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU