2015 Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic Overview and Changes - STD415

Per the International Building Code (IBC), structures using wood shear walls and diaphragms to resist wind and seismic lateral loads shall be designed and constructed in accordance with AWC's Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS). This course will discuss the 2015 SDPWS which is ...

Learning Hours: 2

Provider: American Wood Council

Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU

2015 WFCM Significant Changes and Introduction to High Wind Guides

Engineering concepts from the 2015 Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM), used to develop the 2015 WFCM High Wind Guides, will be covered, along with updates on changes to the 2015 WFCM. The WFCM and High Wind Guides provide designers with time-saving tools using prescriptive solutions (based on ...

Learning Hours: 1

Provider: American Wood Council

Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU

2018 IBC Essentials for Wood Construction

Based on the popular Code Conforming Wood Design (CCWD), a joint publication of the American Wood Council (AWC) and the International Code Council (ICC), this presentation concisely summarizes the 2018 International Building Code (IBC) for commercial and multi-family residential construction. It ...

Learning Hours: 1.5

Provider: American Wood Council

Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU

2018 IRC Significant Changes to Deck Provisions

This webinar introduces basic design and construction methods for single-story residential wood decks focusing on the significant changes for the 2018 IRC. The vertical and lateral load paths of conventional residential decks are addressed in the 2018 International Residential Code. Specific ...

Learning Hours: 1.5

Provider: American Wood Council

Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU

2018 Wood Frame Construction Manual Changes - STD350

The Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM) for One- and Two-Family Dwellings (ANSI/AWC WFCM-2018) has been updated and is referenced in the 2018 International Building Code (IBC) and 2018 International Residential Code (IRC). The 2018 WFCM uses gravity and lateral loads based on ASCE 7-16 Minimum ...

Learning Hours: 1

Provider: American Wood Council

Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU

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

A 2021 Snapshot TRACK 1: Challenges, Trends & Advancements in Light Wood-Frame Design

Climate change. Embodied carbon reduction. Material costs. Labor shortages. COVID and worker safety. Inflation. Infrastructure needs. These are some of today’s hottest topics—and they’re affecting how we design and build our future. Sessions in this 3.5 hour, online wood design symposium ...

Learning Hours: 3.5

Provider: WoodWorks

Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU

A 2021 Snapshot TRACK 2: Challenges, Trends and Advancements in Mass Timber Design

Climate change. Embodied carbon reduction. Material costs. Labor shortages. COVID and worker safety. Inflation. Infrastructure needs. These are some of today’s hottest topics—and they’re affecting how we design and build our future. Sessions in this 3.5 hour, online wood design symposium ...

Learning Hours: 3.5

Provider: WoodWorks

Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU

A Detailing Deep Dive: Fire, Acoustics and Structural Detailing in Mid-Rise Multi-Family

Step up your detailing game with this wood design course! What is the most economical unit demising wall assembly in a multi-family building? How do you detail the intersection of corridor walls and unit demising walls? How can you detail a head of corridor wall to underside of floor assembly ...

Learning Hours: 2

Provider: WoodWorks

Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU

A Master Class on Wood Lateral-Resisting Systems: In-Depth Diaphragm Layout and Analysis

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 ...

Learning Hours: 2.5

Provider: WoodWorks

Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU

A Tale of Two Timber Towers

Two of the nation’s first tall mass timber towers are currently under construction—INTRO, a nine-story mix of apartments and retail space in Cleveland, and Ascent, a 25-story residential/mixed-use building in Milwaukee. In this webinar, the structural engineers of both projects will take a deep ...

Learning Hours: 1

Provider: WoodWorks

Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU

Advancing Environmental Transparency for Wood Products

The built environment is responsible for nearly 40% of annual global greenhouse gas emissions. In order to avoid the worst climate change scenarios, rapid decarbonization is needed in all sectors. Wood products present a right-now solution to this challenge, as they are significantly lower in ...

Learning Hours: 1

Provider: American Wood Council

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

An Introduction to Mass Timber Buildings in the IBC

This presentation will introduce learners to new Mass Timber buildings (Construction Types IV-A, IV-B, and IV-C). The criteria and products commonly associated with Mass Timber buildings will be discussed. The course will provide an overview of the work of the International Code Council’s (ICC) ...

Learning Hours: 1

Provider: American Wood Council

Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU

Architecting Change: Design Strategies for a Healthy, Resilient, Climate Smart Future

The architectural, engineering and construction sector has grappled with unprecedented technological and socioeconomic changes along with challenges to the health of our communities, our cities, and our planet. While these challenges are daunting, industry leaders increasingly see it as an ...

Learning Hours: 1

Provider: Think Wood

Credits: AIA LU/HSW, GBCI CE

Aspen Art Museum: Design and Construction of the Wood Roof Structure

The Aspen Art Museum, designed by architect Shigeru Ban, includes a long-span three-dimensional wood space-frame roof. Ban’s charge was to create a wood space frame with spans of more than 50 feet and cantilevers of 14 feet, in a structural depth of 3 feet. The space frame was to have two planes ...

Learning Hours: 1

Provider: WoodWorks

Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU

Beauty and Strength: An Examination of Western Red Cedar Finishes

This course will explore mass timber construction, including the different types of mass timber products that are manufactured from Douglas fir, spruce-pine-fir, and Southern pine species; their performance and environmental benefits; and applications for this type of construction. The course ...

Learning Hours: 1

Provider: Think Wood

Credits: AIA LU/HSW

Brief Introduction to Wood Material Science: Wood as a Structural Engineering Material

Wood material science influences its behavior from harvest through the use phase and beyond. This course will provide an introduction to wood material science, wood-moisture relations, and wood anatomy. The types of wood products structural engineers may use in designs, and the standards ...

Learning Hours: 1

Provider: American Wood Council

Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU

Building Enclosure Design: Fundamentals, Components and Assemblies

Building enclosures are responsible for controlling heat flow, air flow, vapor flow and a number of other elements. Through a combination of building science fundamentals and current research, this presentation will explore design considerations associated with wood-frame building enclosures and ...

Learning Hours: 1

Provider: WoodWorks

Credits: AIA LU/HSW, ICC CEU

Building Resilience: Expanding the Concept of Sustainability

This course will consider traditional wood framing and mass timber systems in the context of resilience and sustainability in multiple ways. This includes performance during and after earthquakes, hurricanes and other disasters, as well as wood’s light carbon footprint and low embodied energy. It...

Learning Hours: 1

Provider: Think Wood

Credits: AIA LU/HSW