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Early Design Decisions: Priming Mass Timber Projects for Success

Chicago Carpenters Training Center 1256 Estes Avenue, Elk Grove Village, IL, United States

November 17, 2023 - Regional In-Person & Online Event (Elk Grove Village, IL) This presentation will walk through early project decisions and design steps, focusing on how to optimize projects for mass timber and how one early decision can influence others.

Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design

The Durham Hotel 315 East Chapel Hill Street, Durham, NC, United States

November 30, 2023 - Regional In-Person Event (Durham, NC) This presentation will provide a detailed look at the variety of mass timber products available, including glue-laminated timber (glulam), cross laminated timber (CLT), nail laminated timber (NLT), heavy timber decking, and other engineered and composite systems.

Lateral 101 for Architects

December 5, 2023 - (Online National Event) Introductory course designed to help architects better understand the basic structural nature of buildings under lateral forces.

A.B. Ford Park Community Center: A Look at Mass Timber Construction

A.B. Ford Community Center 100 Lenox St., Detroit, MI, United States

December 6, 2023 - Regional In-Person Tour (Detroit, MI) Join WoodWorks and Mass Timber @ MSU for a tour of the newly completed A.B. Ford Park Community Center - Detroit’s first climate resilient community center.

Evergreen Charter School Site Tour

Evergreen Charter School 495 Peninsula Boulevard, Hempstead, NY, United States

December 7, 2023 - Regional In-Person Site Tour (Hempstead, NY) Planned for completion in 2024, this five-story, 85,000 SF utilizes cross-laminated timber (CLT), glue-laminated timber (GLT or glulam), wood-concrete composite systems, and open-web trusses.

Early Design Decisions: Priming Mass Timber Projects for Success

Embassy Suites Boston/Waltham 550 Winter Street, Waltham, MA, United States

December 12, 2023 - Regional In-Person Seminar (Waltham, MA). This presentation will walk through early project decisions and design steps, focusing on how to optimize projects for mass timber and how one early decision can influence others.

Opportunities for Wood Use in Low-Rise Commercial Buildings *CANCELLED*

Flemings Winter Park 933 N Orlando Ave, Winter Park, FL, United States

December 14, 2023 - Regional In-Person (Orlando, FL) Learn more about the use of wood-frame construction for low-rise retail, office and restaurant occupancies designed under the International Building Code.

Early Design Decisions: Priming Mass Timber Projects for Success

December 14, 2023 - Online Regional Event (Northeast). This presentation will walk through early project decisions and design steps, focusing on how to optimize projects for mass timber and how one early decision can influence others.

Interior Fire-Rated Walls in Multi-Family, Light-Frame Wood Construction

January 18, 2024 - (Online National Event) This presentation will focus on interior fire-rated walls such as fire walls, fire barriers, and fire partitions, and where these walls typically occur in multi-family buildings. We will also cover common detailing methods that meet structural needs, acoustical performance, and fire protection requirements.

Type III Fire-Resistant Design & Detailing for Exterior Walls and Shafts

AMA Atlanta Executive Conference Center 1170 Peachtree Street, NE, 3rd Floor, Atlanta, GA, United States

January 30, 2024 - Regional In-Person Seminar (Atlanta, GA) This presentation will focus on common detailing issues and areas of misunderstanding related to exterior walls and their intersection with rated floor assemblies, and detailing for elevator, stair, and mechanical shafts.

Type III Fire-Resistant Design & Detailing for Exterior Walls and Shafts

February 1, 2024 - Regional Online Seminar (GA, MS) This presentation will focus on common detailing issues and areas of misunderstanding related to exterior walls and their intersection with rated floor assemblies, and detailing for elevator, stair, and mechanical shafts.

Mass Timber Building Tour + Panel: DEI and Career Paths in Wood Construction

Chemeketa Community College | Salem Campus 4000 Lancaster Drive NE, Salem, OR, United States

February 1, 2024 - Regional In-Person Tour and Seminar (Salem, OR) Join us at Chemeketa Community College’s Agricultural Complex for a panel discussion and tour of the building. This event will also focus on fostering connections among women and minority groups, demonstrating career paths and opportunities in wood construction. 

Opportunities for Wood Use in Low-Rise Commercial Buildings

Flemings Winter Park 933 N Orlando Ave, Winter Park, FL, United States

February 13, 2024 - Regional In-Person Event (Orlando, FL) This course is intended for designers who want to learn more about the use of wood-frame construction for low-rise retail, office and restaurant occupancies designed under the International Building Code.  

Opportunities for Wood Use in Low-Rise Commercial Buildings

February 15, 2024 - Regional Online Event (FL, AL, LA) This course is intended for designers who want to learn more about the use of wood-frame construction for low-rise retail, office and restaurant occupancies designed under the International Building Code.  

A New Path for Tall Wood Construction: Code Provisions and Design Steps

February 20, 2024 - Regional Online Seminar (DC, DE, MD, VA, WV) Topics will include fire-resistance ratings and allowances for exposed timber, penetrations, sprinklers, connections, exterior walls and much more. Designers can expect to take away the knowledge they need to start exploring tall wood designs on their projects.

A New Path for Tall Wood Construction: Code Provisions and Design Steps

DaVinci Meeting Rooms 1250 Connecticut Ave NW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC, United States

February 22, 2024 - Regional In-Person Seminar (Washington, DC) Topics will include fire-resistance ratings and allowances for exposed timber, penetrations, sprinklers, connections, exterior walls and much more. Designers can expect to take away the knowledge they need to start exploring tall wood designs on their projects.