Events
ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Chicago Wood Solutions Fair
Thursday, October 29
University of Illinois – Chicago Forum
725 W Roosevelt Road, Chicago
Earn up to 6 education credits at this free, day-long event that combines topical seminars with relevant trade booths to provide a comprehensive learning experience. Choose from more than a dozen presentations including: the world’s largest mixed use wood building (nine stories!) • post-frame construction • podium construction • seismic and lateral design • preservative and fire treating • moisture management • wood connections • life cycle assessment (LCA).
Click here to register
WoodWorks Webinars
Fire Away:
Meeting Codes with FRT Wood
September 24
Learn at Your Desk on Your Own Schedule
Although live webinars provide the advantage of being able to ask questions, it isn’t always possible to participate—even when you want the information. Now you can learn at your desk any time (and earn education credits) with topical webinars from the WoodWorks Online Training Library. Topics available so far include life cycle assessment (LCA), fire protection, 5-over-1 mid-rise podium design, timber frame construction, green building, and more!
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Instead of one feature question, this issue includes an entire page of “frequently asked questions” related to the updated RISA software. More |
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Apply to Receive a RISA Software Package
Worth $4,000!
Last issue, we told you about our work with RISA Technologies to incorporate a full range of wood design features into the RISAFloor/RISA-3D building design software package. Now we’re celebrating the launch of the update by awarding 200 software licenses to qualified engineers who agree to design a non-residential building in wood and provide information on their wood projects.
Do You Have a Project Worthy of a Wood Design Award?
 To recognize and reward innovative uses of wood, all three WoodWorks regions are seeking nominations for their upcoming Wood Design Awards. There’s no cost to enter and multiple submissions are encouraged.
WoodWorks North-central – Categories include Institutional Wood Design, Commercial Wood Design, Interior Beauty of Wood, Green Building, and Engineering. Applications must be received by October 16, 2009. More
WoodWorks California – Categories include Institutional Wood Design, Commercial Wood Design, Multi-family Wood Design, Interior Beauty of Wood, Green Building, Traditional Use of Wood, Wood Behind the Walls, Timber Bridges and Engineering. Applications must be received between September 1 and November 20, 2009. More
WoodWorks Southeast – Categories include Institutional Wood Design, Commercial Wood Design, Multi-family Wood Design, Interior Beauty of Wood, Green Building, Traditional Use of Wood, Wood Behind the Walls, and Engineering. Applications must be received between November 2, 2009 and January 8, 2010. More
Find Answers at woodworks.org
If you’re looking for information on a particular subject related to the use of wood in non-residential buildings, the woodworks.org search engine allows you to type in key words and simultaneously search the WoodWorks site as well as our wood association partners across North America. It’s all part of our plan to help you design and build wood structures more easily and at less cost—and to become your one-stop website for technical solutions and resources.
Photos: Twin Creeks Science and Education Center, Lord, Aeck & Sargent Architecture, Jonathan Hillyer (top); Evanston Public Library’s Children’s Library & Reading Gardens, ArchitectureIsFun, Inc., Peter Exley, FAIA & Sharon Exley, MAAE (middle) |
