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Common Challenges in Light Wood-Frame Gravity Structural Design

Common Challenges in Light Wood-Frame Gravity Structural Design

This presentation will explore common challenges and solutions for gravity framing structural design of light-frame multi-story buildings. With the proliferation of wood construction for four, five and even six-story multi-family and mixed-use buildings, more project teams are facing the design ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
The Woodpecker's Delight: Nader Tehrani on the Role of Wood Architecture in Culture and Ecology

The Woodpecker's Delight: Nader Tehrani on the Role of Wood Architecture in Culture and Ecology

This guest lecture is presented by Nader Tahrani, Principal of NADAAA, a practice dedicated to the advancement of design innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and an intensive dialogue with the construction industry. In a world increasingly challenged by global warming, the construction ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: Think Wood
Credits: AIA LU/HSW
Building the Regenerative City, Presented by Alan Organschi

Building the Regenerative City, Presented by Alan Organschi

The built environment is responsible for an estimated 40% of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions as well as a host of other global ecological and social impacts. By 2050, there will be 2.5 billion new inhabitants of global cities. Demand for new buildings and infrastructure will grow ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: Think Wood
Credits: AIA LU/HSW
Disruptive Ecologies: Mass Timber as a Lower-Carbon Building Approach, Presented by Susan Jones

Disruptive Ecologies: Mass Timber as a Lower-Carbon Building Approach, Presented by Susan Jones

In this lecture, Jones provides insight into an ecological journey of a decade-long search for sustainable design strategies. The course focuses on how mass timber can be used as a lower-carbon approach to building design while also maintaining the safety and well-being of the occupants. The ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: Think Wood
Credits: AIA LU/HSW
Offsite Construction in Wood: Reinventing the Role of the Design Professional

Offsite Construction in Wood: Reinventing the Role of the Design Professional

Prefabrication, modularization, offsite and industrialized construction are increasingly being used as strategies to address mounting supply chain challenges, labor shortages, and escalating costs. The market for factory-based construction continues to rise in the U.S., especially in multi-family...
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
Protective Design in Mass Timber Construction

Protective Design in Mass Timber Construction

Local and federal government agencies are increasingly pursuing mass timber for their building projects—inspired by the sustainability and aesthetic of these innovative wood materials, as well as their strength and dimensional stability. This presentation will provide a detailed look at the ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: WoodWorks
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
2021 IBC: Building Bigger and Taller with Low Carbon Wood

2021 IBC: Building Bigger and Taller with Low Carbon Wood

In this course, you’ll learn about the 2021 International Building Code (IBC) changes related to tall wood construction, including three new building types that allow for wood buildings up to 18 stories and even taller using an Alternate Materials and Methods Requests (AMMR). Rigorous fire ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: Think Wood
Credits: AIA LU/HSW
Concealed Spaces in Wood-Frame and Mass Timber Construction: Dropped Ceilings, Sprinklers, Fireblocking, and Draftstopping

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
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
CA Codes for Mass Timber Buildings: Project Approvals and Fire Performance

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

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
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
Passive House Design for Mass Timber and Wood-Frame Multi-Family Projects

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
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
Zero Lot Line Buildings and Wrap-Around Structures: Detailing Exterior Walls

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
Resilient Wood Construction: Designing for Earthquakes & High Winds

Resilient Wood Construction: Designing for Earthquakes & High Winds

Designing a building to withstand the potentially devastating forces of high winds or seismic events is a challenge an architect or engineer will likely face. Properly designed and constructed wood structures that comply with building code requirements are resilient, performing with minimal ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: Think Wood
Credits: AIA LU/HSW
Sustainability: AWC's LCA, EPDs, GWP and Other Abbreviations Explained

Sustainability: AWC's LCA, EPDs, GWP and Other Abbreviations Explained

Green Standards are relying more on a product’s environmental impacts, especially embodied carbon and Global Warming Potential (GWP). An understanding of Life Cycle Assessment and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) is needed to specify, procure, and use the best products. This webinar will...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: American Wood Council
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Standard Update: 2021 Special Design Provisions for Wind & Seismic

Standard Update: 2021 Special Design Provisions for Wind & Seismic

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 ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: American Wood Council
Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU
Designing for Durability

Designing for Durability

Even as the use of wood is expanding, one significant characteristic of wood buildings is often underestimated: their durability. When designed to mitigate moisture, insect damage, and local climate impacts, wood buildings stand the test of time. And beyond their physical properties, wood can ...
Learning Hours: 1
Provider: Think Wood
Credits: AIA LU/HSW