Course catalog

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 ...

This presentation will provide an introductory review of structural wood design for vertical (gravity) loads, including bending, shear, deflection, vibration, tension, compression, and connections. Referenced codes and standards, design properties, design examples and detailing best practices ...

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 ...

On mass timber projects, a delegated design engineer is often brought onto the team to handle specific components of timber-related engineering. Their scope can vary from connection design to member sizing and complete timber design packages. A complexity in this dynamic that teams must plan for ...

Determining the appropriate connection styles and requirements early in the design phase of a mass timber project can significantly impact the project budget, installation complexity, schedule, and even the sizing of mass timber structural elements. This webinar focuses on the critical role that ...

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 ...

This course explores the intersection of sustainable building practices and educational environments. Through the lens of recent mass timber projects, including the Evergreen Charter School, the course examines how mass timber construction can address key challenges in K-12 education, such as ...

This course offers an in-depth exploration of the design and construction of all-wood buildings, with a focus on Waechter Architecture’s innovative Mississippi Building in Portland, Oregon. The course highlights the flexible “6-Rooms” approach, structural systems using mass timber products, and ...

The supplement to the 2022 California Green Building Standards Code—Part 11, Title 24, California Code of Regulations (known as “CALGreen”) went into effect on July 1, 2024, when California became the first state in the U.S. to adopt embodied carbon provisions into their building code. What are ...