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FREE online seminars for architects and engineers featuring topical seminars related to wood design.

Wood Podium Mixed Use Design: Lessons from an Architectural Case Study
Speaker: Michael F. Malinowski, AIA, Applied Architecture Inc

February 7, 2012
10 am PST | 11 am MST | 12 noon CST | 1PM EST
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1 AIA/CES CEH (HSW) or PDH credit. Mixed use buildings often combine parking and retail uses on the ground level with residential uses above. Wood construction can help maximize value to the community, the environment and the development team. This presentation discusses opportunities and challenges for wood podium design with reference to a recently completed mixed use wood podium building. Topics include, code analysis, green/sustainable benefits, dimensional drivers, structural constraints, design for management of wood for the long term. View learning objectives.

Michael F. Malinowski, AIA, principal of Applied Architecture Inc, in Sacramento, CA is a member of the Woodworks West Advisory Panel, aecKnowledge Editorial Committee, and former chair of Sacramento’s Development Oversight, Design Review and Preservation Commissions.

Lateral Systems for Multi-Unit Construction
Speaker: Samuel Shiotani, SE - Senior Associate, Hohbach-Lewin, Inc.

March 6, 2012
10 am PST | 11 am MST | 12 noon CST | 1PM EST
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1 AIA/CES LU (HSW) or PDH credit. In current structural engineering practice in the west, there are significant variations in how the seismic analyses of light-framed multi-story wood buildings are performed. Improvement in analysis techniques, including the modeling of diaphragm and shear wall rigidity and computing building deflections, may be warranted. This presentation will include a summary of the application of flexible and rigid diaphragm design assumptions, current design practices and code criteria, calculation of shear wall deformations, shear wall modeling techniques and a step-by-step three-dimensional modeling procedure that incorporates non-linear shear wall behavior into a linear analysis. View learning objectives.

Samuel Shiotani, SE a Senior Associate at Hohbach-Lewin, Inc. has worked as a structural engineer for over ten years specializing in the analysis and design of multi-unit wood framed residential buildings over post tensioned concrete podium slab construction. Throughout his career, Sam has provided innovative design solutions for many complex residential design projects located throughout Northern California. He has co-authored the SEAOC paper, Seismic Analysis of Light-Framed Multi-Story Residential Buildings and presented on the topic at the 2008 SEAOC convention.

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WoodWorks is an approved AIA provider. Eligible attendees will qualify for CE credit for attending select webinars. Engineers and non-member architects will receive a certificate of completion for their participation.