Course catalog

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...

Multi-story building design is undergoing a period of creativity. Aesthetics are being prioritized as a way to achieve market distinction, and structural engineers are increasingly faced with the challenge of realizing unique and innovative shapes. Presented by the country’s leading expert on ...

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 ...

Modern timber buildings typically include a combination of wood and other materials, with light wood framing, steel and concrete utilized where structurally efficient. However, successfully realizing a hybrid of mass timber and other materials requires an acute understanding of their differences,...

Part 2 of this series will introduce an open front diaphragm design example that will be worked through in the remaining webinars. Topics addressed will include seismic force calculation and distribution, and preliminary shear wall design taking into account nominal shear wall stiffness. The ...

This webinar will conclude the open front diaphragm design example by analyzing the degree of torsional irregularity and amplification of accidental torsion. ASCE 7 and SDPWS irregularity code triggers and design impacts will be explained, and verification of the redundancy factor will be ...

Interested in touring two spectacular mass timber office projects? Now you can. Join us for guided virtual tours of Catalyst, a five-story, 150,000-sf building in Spokane, Washington, and The Soto, a six-story, 140,600-sf project in San Antonio, Texas. Catalyst is the first office building in ...

Explore the carbon benefits of timber from our forests to wood buildings. In addition to their renewability, wood products require less embodied energy to manufacture than other structural building materials. Trees also absorb carbon and wood products continue to sequester that carbon for the ...

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 ...