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Embodied Carbon Assessments of Wood: From Early-Stage Analysis to WBLCA

Embodied Carbon Assessments of Wood: From Early-Stage Analysis to WBLCA

More and more often, carbon calculations are an important component of building design as ownership and design teams strive for more sustainable structures. As architects and engineers embrace carbon accounting as part of the design process, it is important to understand how to correctly account ...
Learning Hours: 1.5
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Exploring Efficient Design for a Mass Timber Office: The Nail Laminated Timber Solution

Exploring Efficient Design for a Mass Timber Office: The Nail Laminated Timber Solution

The architectural and environmental success of The Bullitt Center in Seattle has made heavy timber office buildings a topic of great interest within the design community. Now, with ground broken on a new 7-story example in Minneapolis, cost-effectiveness can be added to the potential benefits ...
Learning Hours: 1
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
Fire-Resistance Detailing for Wood-Frame Exterior Walls

Fire-Resistance Detailing for Wood-Frame Exterior Walls

On large, mid-rise wood-frame buildings, exterior walls are tasked with meeting a multitude of code and constructability requirements, not the least of which are fire-resistance continuity and detailing. Part 1 of a two-part workshop, this online session will provide practical information for ...
Learning Hours: 2
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
Forests and Forest Products

Forests and Forest Products

This presentation will answer many questions about forests and forest products, such as:  Where do our trees and forests grow?  How have forests changed over time? What is the relationship between people and forests – now and in the past? How are forests managed – and are they being managed ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
FTAO Analysis for Complex Shear Wall Openings

FTAO Analysis for Complex Shear Wall Openings

Current methods of Force Transfer Around Openings (FTAO) analysis only allow for openings of the same height in exterior shear walls. However, today’s penchant for more openings of different sizes requires a more flexible method that allows for more complex wall layouts. The original method of ...
Learning Hours: 1.5
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
Hybrid Mass Timber + Steel at the Rhode Island School of Design Residence Hall

Hybrid Mass Timber + Steel at the Rhode Island School of Design Residence Hall

The Quad, a new 6-story residence hall on the campus of the Rhode Island School of Design, is the first major student housing project in New England to be constructed using a hybrid cross-laminated timber and steel structural system. In this presentation, the structural engineer will provide an ...
Learning Hours: 1
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
Interior Wall and Floor Assemblies in Mid-Rise Multi-Family: Designing for Fire, Acoustics & Structure

Interior Wall and Floor Assemblies in Mid-Rise Multi-Family: Designing for Fire, Acoustics & Structure

What are the pros and cons of using a single stud wall vs. a staggered stud wall for dwelling unit separation? Do you need sprinklers or fireblocking in the floor cavity of your wood joist floor assembly? How can you meet code requirements for fire-resistance continuity of corridor walls while ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Lateral 101 for Architects

Lateral 101 for Architects

This is an introductory course designed to help architects better understand the basic structural nature of buildings under lateral forces which can in effect help create more efficient plan layouts, potentially reduce costs, and increase the lateral performance of the building. A 2-story example...
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
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
Long Span Mass Timber: Designing the University of Idaho’s New Arena

Long Span Mass Timber: Designing the University of Idaho’s New Arena

The new University of Idaho Central Credit Union (ICCU) Arena will be a showpiece for U of I’s Vandal Athletics program, provide a unique gathering place for sports, concerts and events, and celebrate Idaho’s timber heritage with innovative mass timber construction. Designed as a multi-event and ...
Learning Hours: 1
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
Mass Timber Building Systems: Understanding the Options

Mass Timber Building Systems: Understanding the Options

Mass timber represents a rapidly advancing technology that can be utilized as an alternative to steel and concrete to frame a variety of mid- and high-rise building types. This presentation provides an overview of available mass timber systems, with an emphasis on their advantages and unique ...
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
Mass Timber Construction Management: Moving Beyond Design and Into Execution

Mass Timber Construction Management: Moving Beyond Design and Into Execution

Mass timber is an innovative building material with many benefits, including construction speed, aesthetics, sustainability, and strength-to-weight ratio. The beauty of the finished product has inspired many owners and designers to pursue mass timber for their projects.  However, while design and...
Learning Hours: 2
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU, ICC CEU
Mass Timber Construction Management: Unique Considerations for Success

Mass Timber Construction Management: Unique Considerations for Success

Mass timber is an innovative building material with many unique benefits including construction speed, aesthetics, sustainability, and strength-to-weight ratio. The beauty of the finished product has inspired many designers and owners to pursue mass timber for their projects.  However, while ...
Learning Hours: 3
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU, ICC CEU