Sort by name | Date
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
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—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
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
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
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
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
Passive House Design for Mass Timber and Wood-Frame Multi-Family Projects
What is passive house design and why is it a good fit for multi-family projects? How can the use of mass timber and light wood-frame structural wall and roof framing materials influence and benefit a project’s energy performance? What are the critical building enclosure assemblies and details ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Zero Lot Line Buildings and Wrap-Around Structures: Detailing Exterior Walls
Rising land costs continue to drive creativity with respect to maximizing lot use and increasing the value of projects. For urban sites, zero lot line construction is a relatively common way to maximize building size. However, these buildings come with a unique set of design and detailing ...
Learning Hours: 2
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
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
New for DoD Designers: Structural Design of Mass Timber Exposed to Blast Loads
Facilities constructed for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) must often must be designed for blast loads in accordance with anti-terrorism requirements stipulated in UFC 4-010-01. As cross-laminated timber (CLT) and other mass timber solutions continue making inroads in federal construction ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Sound Solutions: Designing for Acoustics in Wood Structures
Noise control in buildings such as apartments, schools, and offices plays an important role in tenant satisfaction. Selecting an effective wall or floor/ceiling assembly is important—and necessary for proper design—but it’s just one of several considerations. Covering both light wood-frame and ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Structural Engineering of Wood Over Podium Structures
Wood over podium structures have become common in the United States as demand has increased for dense, mixed-use spaces and multi-unit residences. Using the maximum allowable building heights can result in structures with five stories of wood over two stories of concrete; however, there are a ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
University of Arkansas Mass Timber Residence Halls: Design and Construction Insights
At over 202,000 square feet, Stadium Drive at the University of Arkansas is the nation’s first large-scale mass timber residence hall project. Framed with cross-laminated timber (CLT) floor and roof panels and glued-laminated timber (glulam) columns and beams, the project creates a vibrant new ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Wood-over-Podium Construction: Navigating Codes and Detailing Assemblies
Podium construction—also known as pedestal or platform construction—typically includes multiple stories of wood framing over another construction style. To leverage wood’s cost efficiency, these types of buildings often maximize allowable building size limits with four or five stories of wood ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Affordable Housing and Wood Construction: How to Make the $ Work
Affordable housing development is stuck between a rock and a hard place. The need is immense, with most major cities facing urgent demand for thousands of units. At the same time, escalation of construction and real estate costs makes the feasibility of such projects increasingly difficult to ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Mass Timber in Multi-Family Housing: Is it a Good Fit for Your Project?
Mass timber is often attached to the stigma of being more expensive than other building materials. Because of this, some people assume it only makes sense for one-off projects where innovation is celebrated but repeatability is not. Is this true, or do its other benefits result in overall cost ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Mixed-Occupancy Buildings: Design for Density with Confidence
While mixed-use buildings—which combine multiple occupancy types and/or functions in a single structure—are common, determining how to apply their unique mix of code requirements can be a daunting task. To simplify code analysis associated with these buildings, this webinar will cover logical, ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
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
The World's Tallest Mass Timber Tower: A Behind the Scenes Look at Ascent
What motivated the development team at New Land Enterprises to create the world’s tallest mass timber tower in downtown Milwaukee? What hurdles did the architecture, fire, and engineering teams face getting approval for this monumental building? What were the logistics of erecting a 25-story, ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU