Course catalog

This presentation will examine the recent trend towards steel-timber hybrids - as a subset of the wider trend towards mass timber - in high rise buildings. It will overview where this is happening, and what the advantages and challenges are, focusing on some of the key case studies employing such...

This presentation introduces basic design and construction methods for single-story residential wood decks focusing on the significant changes to the 2024 International Residential Code (IRC). The vertical and lateral load paths of conventional residential decks, as well as other general ...

This presentation will provide an introductory review of architectural considerations associated with wood framing. Fire protection and sprinklers, construction types, acoustics, and building envelopes in wood-frame structures will be reviewed, with an emphasis on cost-effective, code-compliant ...

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 ...

The 2024 International Residential Code (IRC) provides detailed guidelines for constructing one- and two-family dwellings, as well as townhouses, up to three stories. This course explores gravity and lateral loads, their regional applicability, and how they transfer through a building to the ...

This course will explore the use of mass timber modular construction in multi-family and mixed-use building types and showcase the recently completed Knight Building in Big Sky, MT—the first large-scale modular mass timber building in the U.S. Attendees will hear from members of the project ...

This course highlights wind design considerations for mid-rise light-frame wood buildings over concrete podiums, a common structural configuration in urban residential development. Through an abbreviated design example, participants will explore code requirements, design strategies, and material ...

This course explores how robotics, AI, and computational design are transforming architectural practice and construction workflows. Drawing on research from Princeton’s Adel Research Group (ARG) and ETH Zurich, participants will examine multi-robot assembly, AI-driven material ...

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 ...