Course catalog

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 ...

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 ...

This seminar provides an overview of the 2021 Significant Changes to the International Residential Code, including an in-depth examination of each code change.By the end of the course, you should be able to do the following:Describe the differences that appear between the 2018 and 2021 ...

This course delves into the innovative use of mass timber in architecture. Chandra Robinsons’ extensive experience with timber projects showcases the material's potential to advance building technologies while promoting sustainability, equity, and resilience. Participants will explore various ...

This presentation introduces basic design and construction methods for single-story residential wood decks focusing on the significant changes to the 2021 International Residential Code (IRC). The vertical and lateral load paths of conventional residential decks, as well as other general ...