FREE information sheets, case studies, RISA design software training and online seminars for architects and engineers featuring topical seminars related to wood design.
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The information sheets, case studies, and online seminars listed below are free to watch or read; however, you can also earn valuable Professional Development Hour (PDH) or AIA/CES CEH hours upon successful completion of an online exam and payment of a $25 examination fee. Simply click on the course title for more information.
RISA design software training is not eligible for continuing education credit.
INFORMATION SHEETS
CASE STUDIES
RISA Design Software Training
Interactive, fast-paced modules cover RISA-3D and RISAFloor modeling basics with an emphasis on wood design, as well as more advanced topics like interaction between RISAFloor and RISA-3D. Learn how to design a complete structure in timber using the RISA building system software and current building codes. Member design per the National Design Specification® for Wood Construction (NDS®) will be demonstrated for a variety of wood materials including standard dimensional lumber, glulam, parallams, LVLs and I-Joists.
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ONLINE SEMINARS
- 5 over 1 Mid-rise Wood Structures
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
Mid-rise wood structures offer distinct challenges to the design professional. This seminar includes a review of the 2007 California Building Code provisions as it pertains to mid-rise wood buildings, as well as information on unique structural design challenges such as high vertical loads on wood stud framing, transfer of lateral loads and wood shrinkage. Fire-rated floor and wall assemblies and design using fire-treated lumber is also discussed.
- 2005/2008 Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic – ASD/LRFD
Continuing education credit is not offered for this seminar.
The 2005/2008 Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic is a dual format allowable stress design (ASD) and load and resistance factor design (LRFD) document. In this Course, learn about the format of the SDPWS and how to apply its ASD and LRFD design provisions to shear walls and diaphragms. Also learn about changes to the International Building Code for lateral design.
- 2005 National Design Specification for Wood Construction – ASD/LRFD – Part I: Member Design
Continuing education credit is not offered for this seminar.
The 2005 NDS® for Wood Construction is a dual format allowable stress design (ASD) and load and resistance factor design (LRFD) document. In this Course, learn about the format of the 2005 NDS and how to apply its ASD and LRFD member design provisions to wood construction. Design of beams and columns, grade stamps, and properties for lumber and engineered wood products is discussed. Changes in the 2005 NDS and Supplement relative to previous editions as well as documents comprising the 2005 Wood Design Package and how they’re used is covered.
- 2005 National Design Specification for Wood Construction – ASD/LRFD – Part II: Connection Design
Continuing education credit is not offered for this seminar.
The 2005 NDS® for Wood Construction is a dual format allowable stress design (ASD) and load and resistance factor design (LRFD) document. In this Course, learn about the format of the 2005 NDS and how to apply its ASD and LRFD connection design provisions to wood construction. This seminar presents current wood connection design philosophy, behavior, serviceability issues, and connection design techniques for wood members and assemblies
- Achieving New Heights with Wood-framed Tall Walls
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
For many design professionals, wood-frame tall walls provide an effective engineering solution for large rooms with long, clear-spanning roofs—while also offering benefits such as design flexibility, speed of construction and sustainability. Presented by Renee Strand, PE, a leading expert in tall-wall engineering, this seminar provides the information you need to consider wood-frame tall walls for your next project.
- All-wood and Hybrid Panelized Roof Systems - A Value Added Approach
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
Although panelized roof systems are especially popular in industrial building applications on the west coast, they can be used to reduce building costs in retail, commercial and office applications nationwide—on almost any structure with a large, low-sloped roof. Learn why panelized roof systems are so cost-effective and how to efficiently design and install them. Other topics will include solutions for structural loading, fire protection and constructability, as well as other benefits such as speed of construction, design flexibility and reduced environmental impact.
- Applying LCA in Building Design – Easier Than You Think!
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW/SD) or PDH credit.
Life cycle assessment, or LCA, provides a mechanism for systematically evaluating the environmental impacts linked to raw material and product choices in building design, post-construction maintenance and end-of-product-life strategies. It is a powerful tool and one that should be used whenever creation of an environmentally superior building is desired. In this presentation, the basics of LCA are briefly examined, followed by a demonstration of how on-line tools such as the ATHENA® Eco-Calculator for Assemblies can be used to inform architectural design and building material selection.
- Award Winning Interiors-Architectural WoodWorks Standards: Wall Surfacing
Continuing education credit is not offered for this seminar.
The Wall Surfacing module focuses on the detailed Wall Surfacing section of AWI’s new Architectural Woodwork Standards. This module focuses on how to properly specify a woodwork project that has wood paneling. It emphasizes how to maintain budget and quality per specifications. It introduces the audience to our industries’ new Standards book that was introduced in the summer of 2009. We will discuss how to use the new guide from selection of veneers and cores, through fabrication and installation requirements; and finish with a punch list guide and reference.
- Case Study: Centre Pompidou-Metz
Continuing education credit is not offered for this seminar.
This case study presentation will focus on recent landmark projects in Europe, including the new Metz Pompidou designed in conjunction with Shigeru Ban
and the Serpentine Pavilion with Alvaro Siza. Through examples, Lawrence will demonstrate that, because timber is easy to work with, the introduction of modern fabrication techniques has given building designers the ability to create truly unique structures. Topics will include the range of wood species and engineered wood products available, their manufacturing processes, and how the characteristics of each can contribute to innovative and durable structures.
- Celebrating Timber Frame Construction
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
Timber framing is defined as the craft of building structures that are supported by exposed, heavy timbers. The connections are often traditional: pegged mortise and tenons, splines, keys, wedges, and simple bearing joinery. This seminar covers the past, present, and future of timber framing. It includes examples of timber-framed commercial and residential structures illustrating a wide variety of timbers and connections. The speaker celebrates thirty five years of experience as an educator and practitioner in the repair, analysis, design, and building of hundreds of striking heavy timber-supported structures.
- Connections Solutions for Modern Timber Structures
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
The North American timber construction industry has significantly transformed over the past decade. At the turn of the 20th century, steel and concrete widely replaced wood in the construction of commercial buildings. A century later, technical advances in fabrication techniques and connection engineering, coupled with a renewed interest in timber as an architectural medium and trends toward sustainable construction, have combined to provide an environment in which timber has re-emerged in projects such as schools, university buildings, museums, sports facilities and airports. This presentation will provide a brief overview of innovative connection systems and other catalytic changes which helped cause this shift, and will show innovative project examples in the US, Canada and elsewhere.
- Connections Solutions for Wood Framed Structures
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
One of the biggest “eye openers” for those new to the design of non-residential wood buildings is that designing and detailing the connections is not as complex as imagined. This seminar will feature an overview of common fastener types and the wood connection philosophies relevant to each. Topics will include techniques for designing efficient, durable and structurally safe connections, as well as tips for minimizing potential environmental effects on wood connections, simple design examples, and resources available to designers.
- Cross Laminated Timber (CLT): Coming Soon to North America
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
This presentation will focus on one of the most exciting new developments in building design and construction—namely, CLT and its pending availability in North America. Topics will include the history and advantages of CLT, its status in Europe and North America, R&D developments, types of assemblies, fire and seismic performance, design and analysis, and duration of load effects. Finally, its environmental advantages and durability will also be explored.
- Designing the World’s Tallest Modern Mixed-use Wood Building
Continuing education credit is not offered for this seminar.
Constructed entirely in Cross Laminated Timber (CLT), this nine story high-rise in London's Hackney borough is the world’s tallest modern mixed-use wood building. Comprising 29 apartments, it provides both affordable and private housing as well as substantial commercial space. A modern and engaging counterpart to the 1950s and 60s ground-hugging slab blocks next door, the building's striking façade has been inspired by the work of artist Gerhard Richter.
- Designing Wood Buildings that Last
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
This seminar will cover durability of both untreated and treated wood, including attack by both biotic forces (insects, termites, decay fungi, rot, etc) and non-biotic forces (fire, weathering, etc.). Specific topics covered include building code issues surrounding the use of treated wood in commercial and residential applications, ‘green’ treated wood products and their certification, US EPA regulations, safety aspects and commercial treated wood types, chemicals in use, and the variety of processes used to protect wood from degradation.
- Diaphragm Deflection Calculations
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
Calculation of wood-frame diaphragm deflection should account for bending and shear deflections, fastener deformation, chord splice slip, and other contributing sources of deflections. The American Wood Council’s 2008 Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS) incorporates both a 3-term and 4-term deflection equation that accounts for these variables. This webinar will provide an overview and comparison of the 3-term and 4-term deflection equations. Additionally, an example showing calculation of mid-span deflection of a blocked wood structural panel diaphragm will be presented.
- Durability by Design: The Dos and Don’ts of Exterior Wood Detailing
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
Durability by design is all in the detail. It is the detail, an aspect of wood design which is sometimes overlooked, that determines the durability of a building’s exterior, especially when wood is exposed to the elements. Knowing what happens to the wood when exposed to moisture or the sun’s UV rays and applying that information, results in a design that stands the test of time. Bill Billups’ presentation will include illustrated examples of what happens when design principles of durability are ignored. But he will also show many examples of details that work and why, along with a couple that started out OK but with some intervention on his part should prove to extend the life of the buildings’ exposed wood elements.
- Eden Project - The Core, Cornwall, England
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
The Education Resource Centre in Cornwall, England, also known as The Core, is a supporting facility to the Eden Project, a series of geodesic biome structures housing botanical collections. The design of the building was developed from phyllotaxis, which is the mathematical basis for nearly all plant growth. Hence the roof structure recalls the arrangement of scales on a pinecone or the seeds in a sunflower head. In collaboration with engineering firm SKM Anthony Hunts, this naturally occurring rhythm has been resolved into an efficient and elegant timber structure, which serves as the focal point of the project.
- Energy Efficient Buildings: Structural Design of Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
Prescriptive requirements for the use of Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) were introduced in the 2007 Supplement to the 2006 International Residential Code (IRC); however, the code does not provide guidelines for engineered SIP systems. As a result, practicing engineers have little technical basis for designing and detailing this increasingly popular structural material. This presentation explores the behavior of SIP panels subjected to transverse, axial and in-plane loads; emphasizing the design limit states and the development of design provisions from laboratory data and observations. Specific topics include: estimation of bending deflections considering shear deformations and sustained loads (creep); panel flexural strength; core shear strength and the effects of support conditions; design for eccentric axial loads and buckling; inplane (racking) loads and seismic characteristics.
- Engineered Wood Beams - What Today's Designers Need to Know
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
Various types of wood beams are often used for the primary load carrying members of non-residential buildings. Often selected for aesthetic reasons or its unparalleled design flexibility, wood beam products also offer superior structural performance combined with long term durability. This seminar focuses on recent innovations—such as the use of fiber reinforced polymers to increase strength and stiffness—as well as sustainability considerations related to product selection and connection detailing, fire performance and endurance.
- Fire Protection I: Allowable Heights and Areas
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
This seminar focuses on the use of wood products allowed by the International Building Code, taking into account allowable heights and areas along with the benefits of incorporating fire mitigation techniques such as protected construction and sprinklers. Topics include how building type affects the available choice of wood products (including fire retardant treated wood) and the American Wood Council’s Heights and Areas Calculator.
- Fire Protection II: Basic Principles for Wood Frame Structures
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
This seminar highlight basic fire protection principles for non-residential structures, including fire rating of interior and exterior walls, fire blocking and draft stopping. Examples of fire assemblies to achieve one and two hour fire ratings are shown, utilizing materials such as I-Joists, plated floor trusses and solid sawn lumber. Topics also include common details for fire walls, elevator shafts and other critical assemblies in commercial structures.
- Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood: The Green Alternative
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
Fire-Retardant-treated wood is recognized in the International Building Code as an alternative to steel and concrete in noncombustible Type I and Type II construction. There have been significant changes to the chapter 23 definition of fire retardant treated wood in the 2009 IBC. This presentation focuses on this change and points out the difference between fire retardant paint and fire retardant treated wood.
- Full-scale Shear Wall Tests for Forced Transfer around Openings
AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
A joint research project of APA – The Engineered Wood Association, University of British Columbia (UBC), and USDA Forest Products Laboratory was initiated in 2009 to examine the variations of walls with code-allowable openings. This study examines the internal forces generated during these tests and evaluates the effects of size of openings, size of full-height piers, and different construction techniques by using the segmented method, the perforated shear wall method and the force transfer around openings method. Full-scale wall tests as well as analytical modeling were performed. The research results obtained from this study will be used to support design methodologies in estimating the forces around the openings. This presentation shares test results from the (8 feet x 12 feet) full-scale wall configurations, which will be used in conjunction with the analytical results from a computer model developed by UBC to develop rational design methodologies for adoption in the U.S. design codes and standards.
- Glued Laminated Timber – An Innovative and Versatile Engineered Wood Product
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
Glued Laminated Timber or glulam is the most innovative and versatile of all engineered wood products. This course will show how glulam has been used to solve a variety of design challenges ranging from 100 ft. clear span beams to complex reverse curved arches to 500 ft. clear span space frames and how it can meet your most demanding design needs. Learn how glulam has evolved over 100 years of use and how new technology advances make it a product having unparalleled performance that can help you in your design practice. Learn detailing and design tips for your glulam framed structure, whether it is an enclosed building or is completely exposed to the effects of the environment, to ensure it will last the design lifetime of the structure. And learn why glulam is a “green” building material and how the inherent fire safety of glulam can help you meet building code fire rating requirements.
- Guidelines for Using Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses in Non-residential Buildings
1.5 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credits.
Wood trusses are a common structural component of the floors and roofs of non-residential buildings, and a considerable amount of information is available to assist building designers and contractors with the specification and installation of this specialty product. This seminar focuses on some of the important issues involving the specification and use of wood trusses, including working with truss shop drawings, standard design responsibilities, and job site applications.
- Innovation in Architectural Structure: Allowing the Design to Lead
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
This presentation will focus on the design-build process as it relates to the design and construction of complex and highly visual structures featuring the prominent use of wood. Examples will include the new Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theatre, which is the first heavy timber structure of its size to be built in modern Washington, DC, and the Olympic Speed Skating Oval in Richmond, British Columbia, which features a six-acre, free spanning wood roof. Discussion will highlight the design-led design-build process, in particular, and its advantages when creating innovative architectural structures.
- Innovative Use of Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) in Two UK Schools
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
This presentation will focus primarily on the Open Academy in Norwich, which, at approximately 97,000 square feet, is the largest structural timber building in the UK. Made from cross laminated timber (CLT), this three-story coliseum-like structure is projected to sequester 3,000 tonnes of CO2, giving the building a “negative carbon footprint” and offsetting its operational carbon for ten years. The Academy, which welcomed its first students in September, includes 50 classrooms as well as laboratories, sports and ancillary facilities. This seminar will also highlight another UK school using CLT as both a structural material and an aesthetic proposal. The benefits of timber within the design and construction will be explained along with the concepts behind the buildings themselves.
- Integrated Analysis & Design of Framing and Lateral Resistance System in Wood Buildings
Continuing education credit is not offered for this seminar.
This seminar provides a case study of using new software tools to design wood buildings using a single model for both framing and lateral. The “whole building” modeling approach provides the opportunity for engineers to optimize the design and verify complete load path beyond using fragmented analysis and design tools.
- Introduction to Post-frame Building Systems
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
This session provides an introduction to the post-frame building systems that are increasingly being used in the construction of schools, churches, municipal buildings, and a range of commercial projects across the country. Attendees will learn about the structural features that make post-frame systems uniquely suited for high, open spaces and wide, clear spans and for a wide choice of interior and exterior features and finishes. Two basic design approaches for post-frame systems will be reviewed along with their key performance characteristics—versatility, durability, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness.
- It's Easy Being Green!
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW/SD) or PDH credit.
This seminar looks at how wood construction makes being 'green' easy. The scientific measurement of ‘green’ is introduced through discussion of life cycle assessment (LCA) which is becoming the world standard for evaluating the sustainability of materials and assemblies and improving environmentally based decision-making. The world’s most popular green rating systems, including BREEAM, Green Globes™ and LEED®, are explored and their relationship to wood and forestry issues in North America are compared. Examples of how wood can be used to address the challenging issues of climate change and human comfort are also discussed.
- Lateral Deflection Considerations & Control in the Design of Open Air Structures
AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
This webinar will start with a brief survey of national and international codes of the serviceability requirements for lateral deflections of modest open air timber structures. A review of considerations for choosing an appropriate serviceability limit for lateral deflections as well as an overview of several of the structural approaches to limiting the deflections to those requirements will follow. A discussion about braced frames, moment resisting frames, shear wall panels, pole construction and other approaches to moment resisting base connections will also be included.
- LEEDing to Maximum Points with Wood: Making the Most of Green Building Credits
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW/SD) or PDH credit.
In seeking to create an environmentally superior building, navigating green building standards can be challenging. Receiving appropriate credit for the use of wood, which is typically the lowest impact material from energy and environmental perspectives, can be particularly daunting. In this seminar, wood-related credits within the LEED and Green Globes green building standards are identified and explained. You will be surprised at what’s possible—and the information gained will help you build beautiful, low-impact structures while taking full advantage of available credits.
- Lumber Grading and Grade Marks
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
This presentation will focus on building code requirements for the grade marking of lumber. Participants will learn what information all grade marks should contain, how grading is done, variations in grade marks such as those found on finger-jointed lumber, and which grade mark alternative is accepted in the code.
- Modern Timber Bridges
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
Timber Bridges often evoke images of scenic country roads with horse-drawn wagons. New technologies have made Modern Timber Bridges efficient and durable to carry today’s highway and pedestrian loads while maintaining the beauty of timber. This seminar examines the variety of available styles of timber bridges and the technologies used to meet today’s requirements for strength, durability, and cost effectiveness.
- Moisture Control in Commercial Wood Buildings
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
Litigation resulting from water and moisture-related problems has risen dramatically in recent years, and some experts now estimate that it accounts for as much as 80 percent of construction defect litigation in the non-residential market. This presentation will help design and building professionals identify designs, details and construction practices that lead to building failures. Featuring photographs accumulated over years of field experience, Part 1 will focus on building science fundamentals of moisture movement, air water barriers, vapor retarder placement, and common mistakes.
- Overview of Wood Products
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
This presentation covers the palette of wood products available for non-residential structures. It addresses topics such as availability, spans, depths, fire code requirements and grading—both for solid sawn lumber and engineered wood products, which include I-joists, wood metal gusset plate trusses, heavy duty trusses (open web, wood chord/steel web and laminated wood chord), structural composite lumber, glulam beams and high strength glulam beams. Also included will be design considerations when selecting from a wide range of series, spacings and depths, as well as tips on coordinating these products with structural engineers, architects, mechanical/electrical/plumbing and manufacturers.
- Possibilities with Wood in Construction
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
This presentation will begin by exploring the attributes that affect the design and construction of wood buildings, followed by a look at three wood-based building systems—light platform-frame, heavy column and beam, and cross laminated timber (CLT). Increasingly common in Europe, CLT was used in the UK to build the world’s tallest modern wood building—which is eight stories of wood over one story of concrete—and will soon be available to North American building designers. Topics will also include the results of earthquake simulation tests on six-story wood buildings and examples of hybrid structures combining wood with other materials.
- Selection and Use of Preservative Treated Wood
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW/SD) or PDH credit.
In the past several years, a variety of new preservatives have been introduced to lessen the environmental impact of pressure-treated applications. This seminar covers the types of pressure-treated materials available, recommended applications for particular products, fastener types usable in pressure-treated environments, quality control and identification, best management practices for aquatic environments, and interior and exterior fire retardant applications effectiveness.
- Shake Table Testing of a Six-story Wood-frame Building
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
In 2009, a full-scale mid-rise light-frame apartment building was subjected to a series of earthquakes on the world’s largest shake table in Miki, Japan. The building, which had 14,000 square feet of living space and consisted of twenty-three apartment units, was constructed over a 14-week period, lifted to the shake table and subjected to three earthquakes ranging from seismic intensities corresponding to the 72 year to the 2,500 year event for Los Angeles, CA. This presentation will detail the construction of the building and resulting seismic response in terms of base shears, wall drifts, global inter-story drifts, accelerations, and roof drifts. Detailed damage inspection was performed following each test and those results will also be presented.
- Understanding Your Environment: Forests, Trees, and Responsible Wood Products
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW)/SD or PDH credit.
This presentation will address key questions about forests, forestry and wood products. What makes a forest ecosystem? What is responsible forest management? What kind of forests do we have in North America and what are the trends? This presentation will help connect what happens in our forests to the use of responsible wood products and green building programs.
- Understanding Wood Certification and Green Building Programs
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW/SD) or PDH credit.
The green building movement in North America has continued to gain momentum throughout the recent economic recession. Voluntary green building programs at national, state, county, and municipal levels have grown in number and influence over the past decade; recent years have marked a trend toward incorporation of green elements into building codes. While various green building programs approach the creation of environmentally better buildings in different ways, provisions of these programs, and of developing code requirements, are beginning to converge, with a number of common elements. A near universal aspect of green building is use of certified wood. In this presentation, green requirements of popular green building programs and model codes are examined, and wood-related credits identified and explained. Wood certification is explored in depth, with differences in various forest and wood certification programs highlighted. Information gained will help you make sense of green claims regarding wood and other products, and to take full advantage of available credits while building beautiful, low-impact structures.
- Utilizing Heavy Timber Construction in Modern Day Commercial Buildings
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
Large wood members have long been recognized for their ability to maintain structural integrity while exposed to fire. Early mill construction from the 19th century utilized massive timbers to carry large loads and to resist structural failure from fire. This seminar will focus on the use of Heavy Timber Construction in modern day construction. Heavy Timber’s resistance to fire while still maintaining the aesthetic beauty of wood will be investigated. This will include discussion of what building codes require and how Heavy Timber may be utilized in non-combustible construction. In addition to fire endurance, basic concepts for design of the lateral and gravity resisting system will be considered. Analytical techniques for calculating fire endurance of exposed wood members will also be investigated. The goal of this seminar is to provide techniques for incorporating exposed wood into commercial construction while providing fire resistant construction.
- Vorarlberg, Austria: A Model for Sustainable Architecture
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW/SD) or PDH credit.
Located on the northwestern slopes of the Austrian Alps and bordering the countries of Germany, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein, Vorarlberg is the second smallest Austrian province, yet its contemporary and innovative timber architecture over the last three decades is unparalleled in Europe. Deeply rooted in the region’s longstanding tradition of building craft, a number of pioneering architects have established a strong technical, economical, and functional vocabulary that has evolved into a unique architectural culture. A growing number of buildings reach the high standard of the Austrian passive energy house regulations, and the regional government actively encourages the use of renewable energy sources and environmentally friendly building products. As a result, Vorarlberg has been able to develop sustainable construction practices while still retaining its unique regional style.
- Western Red Cedar Distinctive Designs
Continuing education credit is not offered for this seminar.
Western Red Cedar compliments any architectural design from turn of the century to contemporary. The seminar provides specifiers with enhanced knowledge of Western Red Cedar’s properties and performance characteristics. Several key areas are discussed including grade and product specification requirements, proper installation, finishing and maintenance. You will gain an appreciation of Cedar’s versatility and the enhanced appeal it adds to any project.
- Wood Buildings and Recent Changes in the International Building Code
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
This seminar will summarize some significant changes for commercial wood buildings in the ever-evolving International Building Code (IBC). The latest two editions--2009 and 2012--of the IBC have seen changes in the requirements for fire resistance, sprinklers, means of egress, loads, lateral force resisting systems, inspections, and other building safety and serviceability criteria. These changes and their rationale will be explained as they relate to wood design and construction. Revisions and updates to the various design standards referenced in the IBC for wood construction will also be highlighted.
- Wood in School Construction
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
Wood is an excellent choice of material for the structural frame in school design and construction. This seminar highlights how the use of wood can lower construction costs while shortening construction time, offering increased building efficiency and contributing to better Life Cycle Assessment. Topics include: fire resistance, building performance, durability and serviceability.
- Wood Properties and their Effects on Paint and Coatings
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
This seminar provides an overview of wood properties, the effects of manufacturing on these properties, and how wood properties affect the performance of finishes that are applied to exterior wood (stains, paints, primers, and solid color stains). Dr. Williams stresses the importance of good design for achieving long service life for wood and painted wood and gives a brief overview of the degradation mechanisms that effect wood and paint performance.
- Wood Solutions for Sustainable Design
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW/SD) or PDH credit.
This presentation will provide an in-depth look at developments in sustainable building and how wood can make a green design more “green.” Topics will include code development (past, present and future), the role of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in material evaluation (and how wood compares), green building rating systems and the impact of wood use, certified forest products, and innovative applications for current and proposed wood products used in sustainable design. Finally, examples of effective (and not so effective) practices for ensuring long-term durability—a critical element of sustainable design—will be provided along with a durability checklist.
- Wood Use in Non-combustible Buildings
1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit.
Wood structures can be beautiful and cost effective and new technologies are allowing for expressive and long-span wood structures; however, North American building codes have traditionally restricted the use of wood in large assembly buildings. This has constrained the adoption of innovative structural and architectural design solutions incorporating wood. This presentation will showcase the use of wood as the primary structural material in buildings classified as non-combustible and illustrate a first-principals approach to achieving life safety and building code objectives.
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