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July 2020

Seminars

• Exploring Tall Wood in Utah: New Code Provisions for Tall Timber Structures – Janelle Leafblad
• Mass Timber and Wood-Frame Construction: Design Best Practices – Anthony Harvey
• Exploring Tall Wood: New Code Provisions for Tall Timber Structures – Jeff Peters
• Mass Timber Construction Management: An Introduction to Materials, Applications, Systems and Constructability – Bruce Lindsey

June 2020

Workshop – Durability, Termites and Moisture Control: Building Enclosure Design for the South

• Durability and Moisture Control –Building Enclosure Design for the South – David T. Ford, PE, RRC, RWC, LEED AP, Walter P Moore
• Termite Prevention and Control by Design in the Southeast – Faith M. Oi, PhD

Workshop – Is Wood-Frame Modular the Future of Multi-Family Construction?

• Building Enclosure Design for Modular Construction – Joseph P. Piñon, MS, PE, RDH Building Science
• Structural Design: Detailing Strategies – Aaron Miller, PE, DCI Engineers
• Structural Design: What’s Different and What’s the Same? – Aaron Miller, PE, DCI Engineers
• Architectural Detailing: Detailing Strategies & Case Studies – Matthew Laase, AIA, NCARB, Jackson|Main Architecture
• Architectural Design: What’s Different and What’s the Same – Matthew Laase, AIA, NCARB, Jackson|Main Architecture

Virtual Symposium – Finding Opportunity in Changing Markets: Advancements in Mass Timber & Wood-Frame Building Design

Session 1

Thinking Inside the Box: Modular Construction Demystified – Kendra Halliwell, ICON Architecture & Owen Huisenga, Tocci Building Corporation

Mass Timber and Light-Frame Hybrid Systems in Multi-Family Buildings – Scott Noble, AIA, NCARB, Kaiser Group, Inc.

Session 2

Engineering Cleveland’s First Nine-Story Mass Timber Building – Sarah FitzMaurice, Fast + Epp

Connections in a Mass Timber Structure: Design & Budget Strategies – Chris Kendall, KL&A Engineers and Builders

New Hampshire’s First Mass Timber Office Building: From Concept to Construction – Roger W. “Sam” Altreuter, Farley White Interests, and Jeffrey S. Tompkins

Keynote: Potential Impacts of COVID-19 on US Construction Market – Richard Branch, Chief Economist, Dodge Data & Analytics

Session 3

Mid-Rise Wood Construction: Navigating Codes and Detailing Assemblies – Brian Kuhn, Code Red Consultants
Lateral Design and Detailing for Wood-over-Podium Construction – Jeremiah O’Neill, H + O Structural Engineering
Innovative Building Solutions: Exceeding Objectives in Multi-Family Construction – Sharon Roscher, LP

Session 4

Pier 70 in San Francisco: The Largest Mass Timber Office Building in the US – Scott Barton-Smith, Hacker Architects
Fifty West: Mass Timber Arrives in Florida in Class A Style – Jeff Powell, Powell Studio Architecture
Office Overbuild: Building a Vertical Mass Timber Addition in DC – Tom Corrado, Hickok Cole
Southern Pine Mass Timber’s Structural Performance at Wofford College – David Impson,Britt, Peters and Associates
Ascent Milwaukee: Designing the Tallest Mass Timber Building in the US – Jason Korb, Korb + Associates Architects

April 2020

Workshops:

A Mass Timber Digest: Advanced Building Design Topics for Modern Timber Structures

• Fire, Acoustics and Structural Design of Mass Timber: How They’re all Integrated – Mark Bartlett, WoodWorks
• Building Enclosure and Durability Design for Mass Timber Structures – Eric Wood, Morrison Hershfield
• Mile High View: A Colorado Perspective on the Mass Timber Movement –Joseph Anastasi, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, OZ Architecture

Mile-High Mass Timber: Exploring New Possibilities for Wood in Denver

• Exploring Tall Wood: New Code Provisions for Tall Timber Structures – David Hanley, WoodWork
• Structural Design of Mass Timber – Greg Kingsley, PhD, PE, KL&A Engineers and Builders
• Construction Considerations for Mass Timber – Ankit Sanghvi, DBIA, LEED-AP, PCL Construction Services, Inc.
• INTRO:  A 9-story mixed-use mass timber building in the heart of Cleveland –John Mitchell, LEED AP BD+C, Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture

Virtual Symposium: Innovative Timber Construction in the Southeast

• Mass Timber Buildings in the Southern US: A Clemson University Case Study – Brian Campa, AIA, LEED AP, Cooper Carry
• Detailing Mass Timber Buildings for Fire Safety – David Barber, Arup
• Mass Timber Connections: Building Structural Design Skills – Duncan Bourke, PEng, BSc, ASPECT Structural Engineers
• Navigating Code Requirements for Mass Timber – Paul Coats, PE, CBO, American Wood Council
• Mid-Rise Engineering Considerations for Engineered Wood Products – Boise Cascade
• Advanced Detailing Techniques for Building Enclosures – Robert J. Dinjar, PE, Rimkus Building Consultants
• Frame it Right! Back to Basics for Big Buildings – Robert (Bob) Kuserk, PE, APA
• Framing Techniques for Builders: Lessons Learned and Best Practices – Weyerhaeuser
• Mass Timber Cost Optimization: How the Details Influence the Big Picture – Bruce Lindsey, WoodWorks
• Structure, Fire & Acoustics Shouldn’t Exist in Separate Silos for Mid-Rise – Bruce Lindsey, WoodWorks

March 2020

Wood Design Seminars:

• Types III, IV and V: Design and Construction Techniques for Mass Timber & Wood-Frame Buildings – Seattle & Portland
  • Mass Timber Overview: Systems, Products & Codes
  • Mid-Rise Design: Optimizing Size, Maximizing Value
• Wood-Frame Multi-Story Construction: Design Considerations and Best Practices
• A New Path Forward for Tall Wood Construction: Code Provisions and Design Steps: Part I & Part II
• Taller with Wood: Design and Construction Techniques for Mass Timber & Wood-Frame Buildings – Honolulu
  • Mass Timber Construction Management: Economics, Logistics & Risk Analysis
  • Mid-Rise Design of Type III and Type V Wood-Frame Buildings
  • Adventures in Cross-Laminated and Mass Timber Construction
• Type III Detailing + Tall Wood Code Provisions
• Mass Timber Construction Management + the Future of Tall Wood

• Designing Larger Wood Buildings: Mid-Rise and Mass Timber

Workshops:

An Engineer’s Guide to Mass Timber Structures – Nashville, Atlanta, Charlotte

• Mass Timber Overview: Systems, Products & Codes – Bruce Lindsey, WoodWorks
• An Engineer’s Guide to Mass Timber Structures: Simplifying Design Steps and Connection Details – Scott Breneman, PhD, PE, SE, WoodWorks

Wood Design Symposium: Evolving Codes and Innovative Timber Construction in the Midwest – Chicago

• 1040 West Fulton: Chicago’s First Modern Heavy Timber Structure – John Mitchell, LEED AP BD+C, Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture
• The Inside Story of Minneapolis’s First Multi-Family Passive House Building – Kim Bretheim, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, LHB
• Sustainable Timber Construction at Michigan State University’s new STEM Facility – Kevin Marshall, AIA, LEED BD+C,  Integrated Design Solutions (Sharefile link – click download)
• Chicago Building Code Modernization & Impacts on Wood Construction – James Smith, PE, American Wood Council
• The Evolution of Mid-Rise Design: Code Changes = New Opportunities – Archie Landreman, WoodWorks
• Detailing Mass Timber Buildings for Fire Safety – David Barber, Arup
• Design of Wood Cantilever, Open-Front Diaphragms – Scott Breneman, PhD, PE, SE, WoodWorks
• Ascent Milwaukee: Designing the Tallest Mass Timber Building in the United States – Jason Korb, Korb + Associates Architects
• INTRO, Cleveland: Nine Stories of Type IV-B Mass Timber in Cleveland – Dan Whalen, Harbor Bay Real Estate Advisors
• Not Just Another Condo Building: TMBR and a Smart Construction Revolution – Colin Oglesbay, D/O Architects

February 2020

Texas Wood Design Symposium – Houston, TX

• Progressive Wood Construction: The Evolution from Low-Rise to Tall Wood –Sherry Mundell, PE, WoodWorks
• Wood-Frame Shear Wall and Diaphragm Design –Tim Strasser, PE, WoodWorks
• Structural Engineering of Texas Mid-Rise Buildings – Drew Dudley, PE, SE, Dudley Dunham Engineering, Texas A&M University
• Before the Storm: Building for High-Wind Resistance –Cathy Scarince, PE, APA – The Engineered Wood Association
• Detailing Specific Cladding Requirements for Mid-Rise Wood-Framed Buildings –Warren R. French, PE, RBEC, F-IIBEC, French Engineering
• Making a Texas Timber Statement: Innovation through the Lens of Higher Education Projects –Darrell Whatley, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, & Steve DurhamAIA, NCARB, LEED AP, Kirksey | Architecture
• Taller with Timber: New Code Provisions and Design Steps for Tall Wood Buildings –Ricky McLain, PE, SE, WoodWorks
• Mass Timber Enables Beauty, Warmth and Functional Design in The Soto –Danielle Smyth, AIA, BOKA Powell and Todd Wascher, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Lake|Flato
• Engineering Mass Timber Structural Framing Systems – Michael A. Dupras, PE, SE, LEED Green Associate, DCI Engineers
• A Mass Timber Breakthrough? Aligning the Pieces for Timber Construction in the South – Danielle Smyth, AIA, BOKA Powell, Darrell Whatley, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, Kirksey | Architecture, and Michael A. Dupras, PE, LEED Green Associate, DCI Engineers

Structural Engineers Association of Maine: Structural Engineering of Mid-Rise Wood-Frame Construction – Marc Rivard, PE, SE and Ricky McLain, PE, SE, WoodWorks

Workshops:

• Mass Timber Construction Management: Design through Project Close Out – Dallas
  • Sustainability of North American Wood Products –Tiffanie Starr Forest Landowners Association
  • Mass Timber Overview – Mark Bartlett, WoodWorks
  • Structural Mass Timber Design: The Engineer’s Role in Optimization – Greg Kingsley, PhD, PE, KL&A Engineers and Builders
  • Risk Management – Zach Brehm, Swinerton
  • Site Planning – Brad Nile, AIA, Andersen Construction
  • Making the Case & Keeping Costs in Check – Melissa Kroskey, AIA, SE, WoodWorks
  • Design Engagement: Building the Team and Managing the Design – Brad Nile, AIA, Andersen Construction

• Tall Mass Timber in the Midwest: Designing Two of the Country’s Tallest Wood Projects – Minneapolis, MN
  • Exploring Tall Wood: New Code Provisions for Tall Timber Structures – Archie Landreman, Woodworks
  • Designing Tall Timber for Code Compliance: Fire Resistance, Acoustics and Connection Detailing (opens in Sharefile, click download) – Ricky McLain, PE, SE, WoodWorks
  • Tall Mass Timber in the Midwest: Designing Two of the Country’s Tallest Wood Projects – Dan Whalen, Harbor Bay Real Estate Advisors
  • TMBR | Pushing the Boundaries of Mass Timber Construction – Colin Oglesbay, D/O Architects
• Mass Timber Construction Management: Design through Project Close Out – Atlanta, GA
  • Sustainability of North American Wood Products –Tiffanie Starr Forest Landowners Association
  • Mass Timber Overview – Bruce Lindsey, WoodWorks
  • Structural Mass Timber Design: The Engineer’s Role in Optimization – Greg Kingsley, PhD, PE, KL&A Engineers and Builders
  • Risk Management – Brendan Kelly & Graham Montgomery, PE, Swinerton
  • Site Planning – Brad Nile, AIA, Andersen Construction
  • Making the Case & Keeping Costs in Check – Melissa Kroskey, AIA, SE, WoodWorks
  • Design Engagement: Building the Team and Managing the Design – Brad Nile, AIA, Andersen Construction

Wood Design Seminars:

• Types III, IV and V: Design and Construction Techniques for Mass Timber & Wood-Frame Buildings – Seattle & Portland
  • Mass Timber Overview: Systems, Products & Codes
  • Mid-Rise Design: Optimizing Size, Maximizing Value
• Wood-Frame Multi-Story Construction: Design Considerations and Best Practices
• A New Path Forward for Tall Wood Construction: Code Provisions and Design Steps: Part I & Part II

December 2019

Wood Design Seminars:

• A New Path Forward for Tall Wood Construction: Code Provisions and Design Steps:  Part I & Part II
• Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design
• Taking the Guesswork out of Mixed-Use Building Analysis

Workshops:

Mass Timber Construction Management & the Future of Tall Wood – Elk Grove, IL

• New Tall Wood Code Provisions: Understanding Advanced Design Topics
• Exploring Tall Wood: New Code Provisions for Tall Timber Structures
• Mass Timber Construction Management: Economics, Logistics & Risk Analysis

A Design Example of a Wood Cantilever Diaphragm – Terry Malone, PE, SE, WoodWorks

Mass Timber Construction Management: Design through Project Close Out – Falls Church, VA

• Design Engagement: Building the Team and Managing the Design – Randall Walter, AIA, R.A., Bensonwood
• Structural Mass Timber Design: The Engineer’s Role in Optimization – Greg Kingsley, PhD, PE, KL&A Engineers and Builders
• Risk Analysis – Erica Spiritos, Swinerton Builders & Graham Montgomery, PE Swinerton
• Schedule Management – Erica Spiritos, Swinerton Builders & Graham Montgomery, PE Swinerton
• Mass Timber Overview: Systems, Products & Codes – Terry Pattillo, AIA, WoodWorks
• Optimizing the Cost of Mass Timber Buildings: Pre-design through CDs – Ricky McLain, PE, SE, WoodWorks
• Sustainability of North American Wood Products  –Melinda Gable, Forest Landowners Association
• Site Planning: Logistics, Safety, Coordination & Planning – Brad Nile, Andersen Construction Co Inc.

November 2019

Wood Design Seminars:

Mid-Rise and Taller Wood Buildings: The Growing Landscape

Larger Wood Structures: Practical Design Concepts for Mid-Rise + CLT – OH

Larger Wood Structures: Fire-Related Detailing Concepts for Mid-Rise and CLT – FL: Part I & Part II

A New Path Forward for Tall Wood Construction: Code Provisions and Design Steps:  Part I & Part II

Type III Fire-Resistant Design + New Tall Wood Code Provisions

Workshops:

A Design Example of a Wood Cantilever Diaphragm – Terry Malone, PE, SE, WoodWorks

Is Wood-Frame Modular the Future of Multi-Family Construction?

Modular Wood-Frame for Multi-Family: Design, Details & Why it Makes Sense – Matthew Laase, AIA, NCARB, Jackson|Main Architecture

Structural Design of Modular Construction Demystified – Aaron Miller, PE, DCI Engineers

Building Enclosure Design for Modular Construction – Joseph P. Piñon, MS, PE, RDH Building Science

Mass Timber Construction Management: Design through Project Close Out

• Mass Timber Overview: Systems, Products & Codes – Ethan Martin, PE
• Sustainability of North American Wood Products – Melinda Gable
• Risk Analysis – Swinerton Mass Timber
• Schedule Management – Swinerton Mass Timber
• Structural Mass Timber Design: The Engineer’s Role in Optimization – Greg Kingsley, PhD, PE
• Design Engagement: Building the Team and Managing the Design – Brad Nile, AIA
• Site Planning: Logistics, Safety, Coordination & Planning – Brad Nile, AIA
• Optimizing the Cost of Mass Timber Buildings – Melissa Kroskey, AIA, SE

Southern California Wood Design Symposium – Long Beach, CA

Progressive Wood Construction: The Evolution from Low-Rise to Tall Wood – Mike Romanowski, SE, WoodWorks

CLT in the US: Manufacturing and Applications – D.R. Johnson

A New Path Forward for Tall Wood Construction: Code Provisions and Design Steps – Ricky McLain, PE, SE, WoodWorks and Dennis Richardson, PE, CBO, American Wood Council

Mass Timber Structural Design Considerations – Matt Timmers, SE, John A. Martin & Associates, Inc.

Timber Offices: Two Case Studies of Form, Function, and Sustainability – Marshall Andrews, LEED AP, DPR Consultants and Steve Guest, AIA, RMW Architecture & Interiors

Advancements in Force Transfer around Openings for Wood-Framed Shear Walls – Karyn Beebe, P.E., LEED AP, APA

1430 Q: Engineering the First 6-over-2 Podium Building in the US – Ryan Miller, SE, LEED AP, Buehler Engineering

Is Wood-Frame Modular the Future of Multi-Family Construction? – Matthew Laase, AIA, NCARB, Jackson|Main Architecture

Code-Compliant Fire-Resistance Design for Wood Construction – Dennis Richardson, PE, CBO, American Wood Council

Innovative Building Solutions: Exceeding Objectives in Multi-Family Construction – LP Building Solutions

Framing Techniques for Builders: Lessons Learned and Best Practices – Weyerhaeuser

Mass Plywood Panels: Designing with the Newest Mass Timber Structural Product – Freres Lumber Co.

Mid-Rise Engineering Considerations for Engineered Wood Products  – Boise Cascade

Why Timber is Changing the Way We Design and Build – Dean Lewis, PE, SE, DCI Engineers, Ankit Sanghvi, DBIA, LEED-AP, PCL Construction Services, Inc. and Matthew Laase, AIA, NCARB, Jackson|Main Architecture

October 2019

Northeast Wood Design Symposium – Portland, ME

Progressive Wood Construction: The Evolution from Low-Rise to Tall Wood – Marc Rivard, PE, SE, WoodWorks

Hybrid Mass Timber + Steel at the Rhode Island School of Design Residence Hall – David J Odeh, Odeh Engineers

A New Path Forward for Tall Wood Construction: Code Provisions and Design Steps – Ricky McLain, PE, SE, WoodWorks

Structural Design of Mass Timber Framing Systems – Paul B. Becker, PE, SECB, Thornton Tomasetti

UMass Design Building: A Firsthand Account from Design through Owner Occupancy – Tom S Chung AIA LEED BD+C, Leers Weinzapfel Associates

Advanced Detailing Techniques for Building Enclosures – Colin Shane, PE, MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc.

Achieving AAA in Passive House Multi-Family: Approachable, Achievable, Affordable – Todd Rothstein, Avesta Housing, Michal Kaleta, Lassel Architects and Ryan Sylvia, PE, AlliedCook Construction

Code-Compliant Fire-Resistance Design for Wood Construction – Matthew M. Hunter, BCO, American Wood Council

Designing with Glulam and Timber: The Art of Engineering Really Cool Structures – Jim DeStefano, P.E., AIA, F.SEI, DeStefano & Chamberlain Inc.

Ushering in the Timber Age: Economic & Sustainable Opportunities for the 21st Century – Frank Lowenstein, New England Forestry Foundation

Design—Build Information Management: Leveraging Data, Printing Buildings – Randall Walter, AIA, Bensonwood

Western Red Cedar: Distinctive, Sustainable Design – Western Red Cedar Lumber Association

Integrated Air & Water Barrier Systems – Georgia-Pacific

A Mass Timber Breakthrough? Aligning the Pieces for Timber Construction in the Northeast – Noel Johnson, Cairn Pacific, Matt Tonello, Consigli Construction, Dan Burne, PE, Thornton Tomasetti, Naomi Beal, passivhausMAINE, Scott Barton-Smith, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Hacker Architects

Workshops:

• A Design Example of a Wood Cantilever – Terry Malone, PE, SE, WoodWorks

Wood Design Seminars:

• The Evolution of Mid-rise: New Opportunities + Key Design Considerations – Part I and Part II

September 2019

Workshops:

• Seismic Design of a Wood Cantilever, Open-Front Diaphragm – Terry Malone, PE, SE, WoodWorks
• Mass Timber in the Midwest: Value + Distinction through the Lens of Two Projects

Wood Design Seminars:

• Taking the Guesswork out of Mixed-Use Building Analysis
• Mid-Rise and Taller Wood Buildings: The Growing Landscape
• Mass Timber Building Design: NLT + Tall Wood Code Provisions
• A New Path Forward for Tall Wood Construction: Code Provisions and Design Steps
• Larger Wood Structures: Practical Design Concepts for Mid-Rise and CLT

Mid-Atlantic Wood Design Symposium – Philadelphia, PA

• Progressive Wood Construction: The Evolution from Low-Rise to Tall Wood – Terry Pattillo, AIA, WoodWorks
• Thinking Inside the Box: Modular Construction Demystified – Kendra Halliwell, AIA, LEED AP, ICON Architecture, and Owen Huisenga, Tocci Building Corporation
• Mass Timber Connections: Building Structural Design Skills – Duncan Bourke, PEng, BSc, ASPECT Structural Engineers
• Mid-Rise Design: Optimizing Size, Detailing for Fire & Life Safety – Lori Koch, PE, American Wood Council, and Scott Breneman, PhD, PE, SE, WoodWorks
• Shaft Wall Solutions for Wood-Frame Structures – Ricky McLain, PE, SE, WoodWorks
• A New Path Forward for Tall Wood Construction: Code Provisions and Design Steps – Lori Koch, PE, American Wood Council, and Ricky McLain, PE, SE, WoodWorks 
• Enclosure Design for Mass Timber Buildings – Colin Shane PE, RDH Building Science Inc.
• Correcting Misperceptions of CLT Fire Performance – David Barber, Arup
• Mass Timber Structural Design: Engineering Modern Timber Structures – Scott Breneman, PhD, PE, SE, WoodWorks
• Advancements in Force Transfer around Openings for Wood-Framed Shear Walls – Robert (Bob) Kuserk, PE, APA
• Framing Techniques for Builders: Lessons Learned and Best Practices – Weyerhaeuser
• Using Timber for the Complex and Conventional – StructureCraft (not available)
• Integrated Air & Water Barrier Systems – Georgia-Pacific
• Why Timber is Changing the Way We Design and Build – Katie Rothenberg, HITT Contracting and Randall Walter, AIA, Bensonwood

August 2019

Workshops:

• A Design Example of a Wood Cantilever – Terry Malone, PE, SE, WoodWorks

Wood Design Seminars:

• Taking the Guesswork out of Mixed-Use Building Analysis
• Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design
• Type III Fire-Resistant Design + Wood in Commercial Buildings
• Mass Timber Building Design: NLT + Tall Wood Code Provisions
• The Evolution of Mid-rise: New Opportunities + Key Design Considerations – Part I and Part II

July 2019

Wood Design Seminars:

• Taking the Guesswork out of Mixed-Use Building Analysis

June 2019

Northwest Wood Design Symposium – Seattle, WA

Microsoft’s Sustainable Campus Re-Fresh: Highlighting Mass Timber’s Role – Lucas Joppa, PhD, Microsoft & Ethan Martin, PE, WoodWorks

Is Wood-Frame Modular the Future of Multi-Family Construction? – John A. Morefield, AIA, JACKSON | MAIN Architecture

Code-Compliant Fire-Resistance Design for Wood Construction – Dennis Richardson, PE, CBO, American Wood Council

Energy Code Compliance: Wood-Frame Buildings and Updates to the 2018 Seattle Energy Code – Michael Aoki-Kramer, LEED AP, RDH Building Science Inc.

New Code Allowances for Six-Story Wood Construction in Seattle – Ardel Jala, PE, SDCI, Cheryl Burwell, PE, SE, SDCI, and Samir Mokashi, Principal, Code Unlimited

A New Path Forward for Tall Wood Construction: Code Provisions and Design Steps – Dennis Richardson, PE, CBO, American Wood Council and Ricky McLain, PE, SE, WoodWorks

Acoustics and Vibration in Mass Timber Structures: Design & Performance – Ricky McLain, PE, SE, WoodWorks and Scott Breneman, PhD, PE, SE, WoodWorks

Building with Mass Timber: Insights on Preconstruction, Costing and Collaborative Design – Christopher Evans, LEED AP, Swinerton Builders; Erica Spiritos, Swinerton Builders; Dave Walsh, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Assoc. DBIA, Sellen Construction

Integrating Mass Timber Elements into Hybrid Structures – Ted Panton, AIA, NCARB, GGLO, Tim Whitcombe, RIBA, NBBJ, Marty Brennan, AIA, WELL AP, ZGF Architects and Amie Sullivan, KPFF Consulting Engineers

Advancements in Force Transfer around Openings for Wood-Framed Shear Walls – Karyn Beebe, PE, LEED AP, APA – The Engineered Wood Association

Mid-Rise Engineering Considerations for Engineered Wood Products – Boise Cascade

Structural Solutions: Cross-Laminated Timber for Lateral Resistance – Chris Duvall, PE, SE, Coughlin Porter Lundeen, Scott Breneman, PhD, PE, SE, WoodWorks and Alex Legé, SE, PCS Structural Solutions

Enclosure Design for Mass Timber Buildings – Colin Shane, PE, RDH Building Science Inc.

CLT in the US: Manufacturing and Applications – D.R. Johnson

Western Red Cedar: Distinctive, Sustainable Design – Western Red Cedar Lumber Association

Innovative Building Solutions: Exceeding Objectives in Multi-Family Construction – LP Building Solutions

Mass Plywood Panels: Designing with the Newest Mass Timber Structural Product – Freres Lumber Co

Pioneering Tall Wood Code Changes: Seattle, Washington and Beyond – Jon Siu, PE, City of Seattle, Matt Ojala, Forterra, and Chris Duvall, PE, SE, Coughlin Porter Lundeen

AIA Conference on Architecture 2019 – Las Vegas, NV

Outcomes of the IBC Tall Wood Committee Proposals, Ricky McLain, WoodWorks

Factory Built Hotels: Is Wood-Frame Modular the Future of Multi-Family Construction?, (links to Sharefile – click download) – Bruce Greenfield, Architects Orange 

Mile High View: A Colorado Perspective on the Mass Timber Movement, Joe Anastasi, OZ Architecture (not available)

Type III Fire-Resistant Design and Detailing: Exterior Walls, Intersections and Balconies, Scott Breneman, WoodWorks

Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design, Mark Bartlett and David Hanley, WoodWorks

Traditional Timber, Modern Design: The Story of Sacramento’s First Mid-Rise Timber Office, Steve Guest, RMW Architecture & Interiors

Putting the Pieces Together: Understanding Off-Site Wood-Frame Construction, Ricky McLain and David Hanley, WoodWorks 

Techniques for Successful Timber Office Design, Terry Pattillo and Mark Bartlett, WoodWorks

Wood Design Seminars:

• • Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design
  • Breaking Convention with Timber Offices and Exploring Tall Wood: New Code Provisions for Tall Timber Structures
  • Mid-Rise and Taller Wood Buildings: The Growing Landscape
  • Correcting Misperceptions of Mass Timber Fire Performance (Part I) & 

    Exploring Tall Wood: New Code Provisions for Tall Timber Structures (Part II)

May 2019

Colorado Wood Design Symposium – Denver, CO:

Progressive Wood Construction:  The Evolution from Low-Rise to Tall Wood – Dean Lewis, PE, SE, DCI Engineers

Mile High View: A Colorado Perspective on the Mass Timber Movement – Joseph Anastasi, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, OZ Architecture

A New Path Forward for Tall Wood Construction: Code Provisions and Design Steps – John “Buddy” Showalter, PE, American Wood Council and Scott Breneman, PhD, PE, SE, WoodWorks

Knock on Wood: Acoustical Solutions in Mass Timber Structures – Denis Blount, CTS-D, ARUP

Structural Mass Timber Design: The Engineer’s Role in Optimization – Gregory R. Kingsley, PhD, PE, KL&A Structural Engineers and Builders

Wood-Frame Shear Wall and Diaphragm Design – Tim Strasser, PE, WoodWorks

Factory Built Hotels: Is Wood-Frame Modular the Future of Multi-Family Construction? (links to Sharefile, click Download) – Bruce Greenfield, Architects Orange

Urban Solutions for a Global Carbon Challenge: Timber City – Alan Organschi, Gray Organschi Architecture

Code-Compliant Fire-Resistance Design for Wood Construction – John “Buddy” Showalter, PE, American Wood Council

Meeting Fire Code with Oriented Strand Board – LP Building Solutions

Mass Plywood Panels: Designing with the Newest Mass Timber Structural Product – Freres Lumber Co.

Mid-Rise Engineering Considerations for Engineered Wood Products – Boise Cascade

CLT in the US: Manufacturing and Applications – DR Johnson

Cost Dialogues: The Contractor Perspective on Mass Timber Buildings – Ankit Sanghvi, DBIA, LEED-AP, PCL Construction Services, Christopher Evans, LEED AP, Swinerton Builders, Shawn Brannon, Adolfson & Peterson Construction

Wood Design Seminars:

• • Navigating Construction Types, Mixed-Use Buildings and Fire-Resistant Design – OH
    • Taking the Guesswork out of Mixed-Use Building Analysis (1 hour)
    • Fire-Resistant Design and Detailing: Firewalls, Fire Barriers and Fire Partitions
  • Taking the Guesswork out of Mixed-Use Building Analysis
  • Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design
  • 1-hour Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design (Atlanta)
  • Breaking Convention with Timber Offices and Exploring Tall Wood: New Code Provisions for Tall Timber Structures

Workshops:

• Durability, Termites and Moisture Control – Florida
  • Florida Building Enclosure Design Part I – Colin Shane PE, RDH Building Science Inc.
  • Florida Building Enclosure Design Part II – Colin Shane PE, RDH Building Science Inc.
  • Termite Prevention and Control by Design in Florida – Faith M. Oi, PhD, University of Florida

• A Design Example of a Wood Cantilever Diaphragm ,Oak Brook, ILTerry Malone, PE, SE, WoodWorks
• Thinking Inside the Box: Modular Construction Demystified

  • Modular Wood-Frame for Multi-Family: Design, Details, Delivery and Why it Makes Sense – Matthew Laase, AIA, NCARB, Jackson|Main Architecture

  • Explaining the Graphic: Boston’s Largest Modular Project – Kendra Halliwell, AIA, LEED AP, ICON Architecture, Inc. and Owen Huisenga, Tocci Building Corporation

April 2019

Wood Design Seminars:

• • Taking the Guesswork out of Mixed-Use Building Analysis
  • Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design
  • 1-hour Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design (Atlanta)
  • Breaking Convention with Timber Offices and Exploring Tall Wood: New Code Provisions for Tall Timber Structures

Workshops:

• Cladding Systems, Moisture Protection, Thermal Control and Air Barriers: Effective Enclosure Design Strategies
  • Water and Air Barriers: Methods of Protection for Wood-Frame Structures – Richard Keleher, AIA, CSI, LEED AP, The Thompson & Lichtner Company
  • Thermal and Vapor Control: Establishing Design Practices for Durability and Comfort – Karla Butterfield, Steven Winter Associates, Inc.
  • Cladding Systems Options, Design Strategies and Detailing Techniques – Jeffrey D. Kerr, PE
• Seismic Design of a Wood Cantilever, Open-Front Diaphragm (Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles) – Terry Malone, PE, SE, WoodWorks

Texas Wood Design Symposium – Dallas, TX:

Progressive Wood Construction:  The Evolution from Low-Rise to Tall Wood – Mark Bartlett, PE, WoodWorks

Austin’s 1st CLT Building: Designing Class A Office Space with Modernity and Character – Bart Whatley, AIA, Delineate Studio and Michael A Dupras, PE, LEED^® Green Associate, DCI Engineers

Mass Timber Enables Beauty, Warmth and Functional Design in The Soto – Hunter Kingman, Hixon Properties Inc., Mike Smith, AIA, BOKA Powell and  Todd Wascher, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Lake|Flato

A New Path Forward for Tall Wood Construction: Code Provisions and Design Steps – Paul Coats, PE, CBO, American Wood Council and Ricky McLain, PE, SE, WoodWorks

University of Arkansas Mass Timber Residence Halls: Design and Construction Insights – Tom S. Chung, AIA LEED BD+C, Leers Weinzapfel Associates

Code-Compliant Fire-Resistance Design for Wood Construction – Paul Coats, PE, CBO, American Wood Council

Correcting Misperceptions of CLT Fire Performance – David Barber, Arup

Passive House for Multi-Family: Achievable Solutions, Effective Results – Mike Fowler, AIA, LEED AP, Mithun

Shaft Wall Solutions for Wood-Frame Structures – Ricky McLain, PE, SE, WoodWorks

Advancements in Force Transfer around Openings for Wood-Framed Shear Walls – Warren Hamrick, APA – The Engineered Wood Association

Western Red Cedar: Distinctive, Sustainable Design – Western Red Cedar Lumber Association

Competitive Mass Timber Office Buildings – StructureCraft Builders

Integrated Air & Water Barrier Systems – Georgia-Pacific

Telling the Texas Wood Story: Timberlands, Production and Projects – Aaron D. Stottlemyer, PhD, Texas A&M Forest Service, Rob Hughes, Texas Forestry Association, Brant Cobb, Texas CLT, Tom S. Chung, AIA LEED BD+C, Leers Weinzapfel Associates

March 2019

Wood Design Seminars:

• • Taking the Guesswork out of Mixed-Use Building Analysis
  • Breaking Convention with Timber Offices
  • Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design

Workshops:

• • • Mass Timber Connections: Building Structural Design Skills – Allison DenToom, P.Eng., P.E., LEED Green Associate, ASPECT Structural Engineer and Adam Gerber, MASc, ASPECT Structural Engineers
    • Nailed-it! Introducing the Design Guide for Nail-Laminated Timber – Newton, MA and New York, NY
      • Architectural Considerations – Alex Minard, MRAIC, Architect AIBC, LEED AP, CPHD, Perkins + Will
      • US Design & Construction Guide v1.0 – Carla Dickof, P.Eng., MASc., Fast + Epp
      • Building Enclosures for Nail-Laminated Timber Buildings – Colin Shane, PE, MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc
      • Supply. Fabricate. Install – Nathan Bergen, Seagate Structures Ltd
    • Diaphragms, Detailing and Fire-Resistance: Addressing Common Questions in Mid-Rise Wood Buildings – Honolulu, HI
      • Wood Diaphragm Analysis and Related Wood Mid-Rise Structure Design Issues – Terry Malone, PE, SE, WoodWorks
      • Mid-Rise Design: Optimizing Size, Maximizing Value – Ethan Martin, PE, WoodWorks
      • Fire Resistant Design and Detailing: Firewalls, Fire Barriers and Fire Partitions – Ethan Martin, PE, WoodWorks

February 2019

Southeast Wood Design Symposium – Birmingham, AL

• • • Local Product, Local Project: Bringing Mass Timber to the Southeast – Steve Lieberman, PE, International Beams and Jeff Morrow, Lendlease
    • University of Arkansas Mass Timber Residence Halls: Design and Construction Insights – Tom Chung AIA LEED BD+C, Leers Weinzapfel Associates and Rob Dodd, Nabholz Construction
    • Massive but Lean: How Design + Construction Efficiency Led One Mass Timber Project to Success – Erica Spiritos, Swinerton Builders
    • Techniques for Successful Timber Office Design: Versatility and Performance – Melissa Kroskey, AIA, SE, WoodWorks
    • Taking the Guesswork out of Mixed-Use Building Analysis – Terry Pattillo AIA, WoodWorks

Wood Design Seminars:

• • • Exploring Tall Wood: New Code Provisions for Tall Timber Structures
    • Breaking Convention with Timber Offices
    • Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design

Workshops:

• • • Seismic Design of a Wood Cantilever, Open-Front Diaphragm – Terry Malone, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • Massive Passive House: Bringing Deep Energy Savings to Multi-Family Buildings
      • Passive House: Applications in Wood-Frame Multi-Family (link to Sharefile) – Zack Semke
      • Building Enclosure Design: Strategies for Achieving Passive House Performance – Dan Whitmore
    • Modern Mass Timber Buildings: Design Skills for Architects & Engineers
      • Correcting Misperceptions of CLT Fire Performance – David Barber, Arup
      •  Structural Design of Mass Timber Framing Systems – Dean Lewis, PE, SE, DCI Engineers
      • Building Enclosures for Mass Timber Buildings – Graham Finch, P.Eng., Dipl.T., M.A.Sc, RDH Building Science Inc
      • Pre-construction & Construction Coordination for Mass Timber – Erica Spiritos, Swinerton Builders

January 2019

Wood Design Seminars:

• • • Taking the Guesswork out of Mixed-Use Building Analysis
    • Breaking Convention with Timber Offices
    • Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design

December 2018

Wood Design Seminars:

• • • Practical, Code-Compliant Detailing for Mid-Rise Wood Structure
    • Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design

Workshops:

• • • Structural Engineering for Modern Wood Projects
      • Vibration, Shrinkage, and Off-Site Fabricated Components – Scott Breneman, PhD, PE, SE, WoodWorks
      • Fundamentals of Panelized Walls and Modular Building Design – Ralph Tavares, PE, R&S Taveras Associates
      • Metal Plate Connected Wood Truss Construction – Ben Hershey, 4Ward Consulting Group LLC

Wood Design Seminars:

• • • Practical, Code-Compliant Detailing for Mid-Rise Wood Structure
    • Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design
    • The Evolution of Building Design: Mass Timber, Mid-Rise + Beyond
      • Mid-Rise and Beyond: The Growing Landscape for Mid-Rise and Taller Wood Buildings
      • Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design

November 2018

Wood Design Seminars:

• • • Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design
    • Opportunities for Wood Use in Low-Rise Commercial Buildings
    • Mid-Rise Design: Opportunity and Implementation

Workshops:

• • • Massive Passive House: Bringing Deep Energy Savings to Multi-Family Building
      • The Structural Engineer’s Role in Energy Reduction Design – James A. D’Aloisio, PE, SECB, LEED AP, Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt
      • Passive House in Multi-Family: Design, Trends and Benefits – Timothy McDonald, RA, LEED AP, CPHC, CPHD, Onion Flats (link to Sharefile – enter required information then click download)
      • Building Enclosure Design: Strategies for Achieving Passive House Performance – Dan Whitmore, CPHC | PHIUS Certified Builder, RDH Building Science Inc
    • Timber-Frame Design: The Art of Exposed Structure, Rye Brook, Marlborough – Jim DeStefano, PE, AIA, F.SEI, DeStefano & Chamberlain Inc.

Wood Design Symposiums:

Bay Area Wood Design Symposium – San Francisco, CA

• • • The Mass Timber Revolution: Removing Obstacles, Breaking Ground – Dean Lewis, PE, SE, DCI Engineers and Janelle Leafblad, PE, WoodWorks
    • Knock on Wood: Acoustical Solutions in Mass Timber Structures – Denis Blount, CTS-D, Arup
    • Structural Design of Mass Timber Framing Systems – Ian Boyle, PEng, StructEng, PE, SE, Fast + Epp
    • Fire-Resistive Design of Exposed Mass Timber Members – Bevan Jones, PE, Holmes Fire
    • Cross-Laminated Timber in California: Guidelines, Testing and Recommendations – Erik Kneer, SE, LEED AP BD+C, Holmes Structures, Shiling Pei, PhD, PE, Colorado School of Mines and Scott Breneman, PhD, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • Dowel-Laminated Timber: A Next-Generation Mass Timber Product – StructureCraft
    • Enclosure Design for Mass Timber Buildings – Colin Shane, PE, RDH Building Science
    • Cost Dialogues: The Contractor Perspective on Mass Timber Buildings – Dan Lamar, Richard Hancock Inc., Matt Larson, LEED AP, XL Construction and Kyle Warren, Turner Construction
    • Nail-Laminated Timber & Modern Workplaces: A Developer/Contractor Point of View – Noel Johnson, Cairn Pacific and Kyle Warren, Turner Construction
    • The Mass Timber Prospective: Tall Wood, Code Changes and Forest Resource Impacts – Kathryn Fernholz, Dovetail Partners, and Jeff Morrow, Lendlease

October 2018

Workshops:

Timber-Frame Design: The Art of Exposed Structure, Rye Brook, Marlborough – Jim DeStefano, PE, AIA, F.SEI, DeStefano & Chamberlain Inc.

Off-Site Wood-Frame Systems: The Designer’s Role in Panelized Construction – Houston, San Antonio, Dallas

• • • Increasing the Opportunities for Panelization with a Component Manufacturer – Ben Hershey, 4Ward Consulting Group
    • Offsite Wood Frame Applications in Texas and Beyond – Bruce Rachel, AIA, NCARB, Bruce W. Rachel, LLC
    • Offsite Construction Synopsis – Ryan E. Smith, Washington State University

Wood Design Seminars:

• • • Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design
    • Practical, Code-Compliant Detailing for Mid-Rise Wood Structure

Mid-Atlantic Wood Design Symposium – Washington, DC

• • • The Mass Timber Revolution: Removing Obstacles, Breaking Ground – Tanya Luthi, PE, Fast + Epp
    • Correcting Misperceptions of CLT Fire Performance – David Barber, Arup
    • Enclosure Design for Mass Timber Buildings – Colin Shane PE, MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc.
    • Urban Solutions for a Global Carbon Challenge: Timber City – Alan Organschi, Gray Organschi Architecture
    • Designing with Glulam and Timber: The Art of Engineering Really Cool Structures – Jim DeStefano, PE, AIA, F.SEI, DeStefano & Chamberlain
    • Massive but Lean: How Design + Construction Efficiency Led One Mass Timber Project to Success – Christopher Evans, LEED AP, Swinerton Builders
    • Cross-Laminated Timber in the Capital: Washington Latin Public Charter School Gym – Ann Neeriemer, AIA, LEED AP, Perkins Eastman
    • TallWood House at Brock Commons – Prefabricated Timber at its Peak – Karla Fraser, Urban One Builders Construction Management Inc.
    • Big Timber in the Big Apple: NYC’s first Modern Mass Timber Projects – Todd L. Wilson, AIA, LEED AP, Flank
    • The Mass Timber Prospective: Tall Wood, Code Changes and Forest Resource Impacts – Kathryn Fernholz, Dovetail Partners, and Jeff Morrow, Lendlease

September 2018

Wood Design Seminars:

• • • Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design
    • Practical, Code-Compliant Detailing for Mid-Rise Wood Structure
    • Construction and the Urban Landscape: Design Options for Mid-Rise + Roofs
      • Mid-Rise and Beyond: Wood Construction in a Vibrant Urban Environment
      • The Long and Short of Wood Roof Systems

Northeast Wood Design Symposium – Boston, MA

The Mass Timber Revolution: Removing Obstacles, Breaking Ground – Tanya Luthi, PE, Fast + Epp

Correcting Misperceptions of CLT Fire Performance – David Barber, Arup

Structural Design of Mass Timber Framing Systems – Tanya Luthi, PE, Fast + Epp

Knock on Wood: Acoustical Solutions in Mass Timber Structures – Denis Blount, CTS-D, Associate, Arup

Enclosure Design for Mass Timber Buildings – Colin Shane PE, MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc.

Beyond CLT Building Design: Construction Documents to Construction Administration – Ashley Rao, AIA, LEED AP, Leers Weinzapfel Associates

Nail-Laminated Timber & Modern Workplaces: A Developer/Contractor Point of View – Noel Johnson, Cairn Pacific, and Kyle Warren, Turner Construction

Nexus of Design & Fabrication: A Timber Case Study at Hampshire College R.W. Kern Center – Christopher Nielson, AIA, LEED AP, Bruner/Cott Architects & Chris Carbone, PE, Bensonwood

Designing with Glulam and Timber: The Art of Engineering Really Cool Structures – Jim DeStefano, PE, AIA, F.SEI, DeStefano & Chamberlain

The Mass Timber Prospective: Tall Wood, Code Changes and Forest Resource Impacts – Kathryn Fernholz, Dovetail Partners, and Jeff Morrow, Lendlease

August 2018

Workshops:

Nailed-it! Introducing the Design Guide for Nail-Laminated Timber

• • • Ian Boyle; PEng, StructEng, PE, SE, Fast + Epp Structural Engineers
    • Alex Minard, MRAIC, Architect AIBC, LEED AP, CPHD, Perkins + Will
    • Colin Shane, PE, MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc
    • Nathan Bergen, Seagate Structures Ltd

Wood Design Seminars:

• • • Introduction to Wood
    • Practical, Code-Compliant Detailing for Mid-Rise Wood Structure

Texas Wood Solutions Fair – Austin, TX:

• • • From Forest to Frame: Innovations in Wood Architecture – Ulrich Dangel, AIA, The University of Texas at Austin
    • Structural Design of Mass Timber Framing Systems – Tanya Luthi, PE, Fast + Epp
    • Better, Faster, Safer: Experiences of a Tall Timber Builder – Jeff Morrow, Lendlease
    • Multi-Family Wood Construction: Engineering Mid-Rise Buildings – Ricky McLain, P.E., S.E., WoodWorks
    • Advancements in Force Transfer around Openings for Wood-Framed Shear Walls – Jared S. Hensley, P.E., APA
    • Code-Compliant Fire-Resistance Design for Wood Construction – Michelle Kam-Biron, PE, SE, SECB, American Wood Council
    • Building Enclosure Design: Fundamentals, Components and Assemblies – Colin Shane, P.E., M.Eng., P.Eng., RDH Building Science Inc.
    • Detailing Continuity in Building Enclosure Systems – Huber Engineered Woods LLC
    • Fire-Resistive Design of Exposed Mass Timber Members – Bevan Jones, PE, Holmes Fire
    • Higher Education Facilities in Focus: The Versatile Nature of Mass Timber Construction – Tom S. Chung AIA LEED BD+C, Leers Weinzapfel Associates
    • Mid-Rise Engineering Considerations for Engineered Wood Products – Boise Cascade
    • Framing Techniques for Builders: Lessons Learned and Best Practices – Weyerhaeuser
    • Western Red Cedar: Distinctive, Sustainable Design – The Western Red Cedar Lumber Association
    • Integrated Air & Water Barrier Systems – Georgia-Pacific
    • Mass Plywood Panels: Designing with the Newest Mass Timber Structural Product – Freres Lumber Co

July 2018

Workshops:

Modern-Day Timber Architects and Engineers: Design Skills for Mass Timber Buildings

• • • Mass Timber Code Application and Acoustics – Ethan Martin, WoodWorks
      
    • Correcting Misperceptions of CLT Fire Performance – David Barber, Arup
      
    • Enclosure Design for Mass Timber Buildings – Colin Shane, RDH Building Science Inc.
      
    • Structural Design of Mass Timber Framing Systems – Davin Lewis, Fast + Epp

Northwest Wood Design Symposium – Seattle, WA

• • • The Mass Timber Revolution: Removing Obstacles, Breaking Ground – Davin Lewis, PEng, Fast + Epp
    • Dowel-Laminated Timber: A Next-generation Mass Timber Product– StructureCraft
    • Mass Plywood Panels: Designing with the Newest Mass Timber Structural Product – Freres Lumber Co.
    • CLT in the US: Manufacturing and Applications – DR Johnson
    • Massive but Lean: How Design + Construction Efficiency Led One Mass Timber Project to Success – William Silva, Swinerton Builders
    • Correcting Misperceptions of CLT Fire Performance – David Barber, Arup
    • Structural Design of Mass Timber Framing Systems – Davin Lewis, PEng, Fast + Epp
    • Knock on Wood: Acoustical Solutions in Mass Timber Structures – Denis Blount, CTS-D, Arup
    • Enclosure Design for Mass Timber Buildings– Colin Shane PE, MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc.
    • The Mass Timber Prospective: Tall Wood, Code Changes and Forest Resource Impacts – Kathryn Fernholz, Dovetail Partners, and Jeff Morrow, Lendlease

Wood Design Seminars:

• • • Wood Design Solutions: Shaft Walls, Exterior Walls, Intersections, Balconies
      • Part I – Shaft Wall Solutions for Wood-Frame Structures
      • Part II – Fire-Resistant Design and Detailing: Exterior Walls, Intersections and Balconies

June 2018

WoodWorks Learning Lab – AIA National Convention

• • • Getting Down to Business: The Cost/Value Proposition of Timber Offices – Ricky McLain, WoodWorks
    • Techniques for Successful Timber Office Design: Versatility and Performance – Ricky McLain, WoodWorks
    • Realizing the Potential of Tall Wood – Jeff Morrow, Lendlease and Scott Breneman, WoodWorks
    • Adventures in Design: Realizing the First, Affordable, Multi-Family Passive House Project in Vermont – Michael Wisniewski, Duncan Wiesniewski Architecture
    • Keeping it Under Wraps: Achieving Passive House with Affordable Multi-Family Designs – Jesse Thompson, Kaplan Thompson Architects
    • The Evolution of Mid-Rise Design:  Wood Raises More Opportunity for Increased Value – Scott Breneman, WoodWorks
    • Connecting the Pieces: Fundamentals of Modular Building Design – Ralph Tavares and Pedro Tavares, R&S Tavares Associates
    • The Confluence of Resiliency and Sustainability: Timber’s Role in Modern Urbanization – Terry Pattillo, WoodWorks

Wood Design Seminars:

• • • Opportunities for Wood Use in Low-Rise Commercial Buildings
    • Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design
    • Better Wood-Frame Building Design: Minimizing Shrinkage & Maximizing Efficiency with Shaft Walls
      • Part I – Shaft Wall Solutions for Wood-Frame Structures
      • Part II – Accommodating Shrinkage in Multi-Story Wood-Frame Structures

Workshops:

Diaphragm and Shear Wall Design – Terry Malone, PE, SE, WoodWorks

May 2018

Midwest Wood Solutions Fair – Rosemont, IL

Lateral Design Considerations for Mid-Rise Wood Structures – Terry Malone, PE, SE, WoodWorks

Structural Design of Mass Timber Framing Systems – Tanya Luthi, PE, Fast + Epp

Advancements in Force Transfer around Openings for Wood-Framed Shear Walls – Alese Ashuckian, PE, LEED AP, APA – The Engineered Wood Association

Introduction to AWC’s 2015 NDS and SDPWS – Michelle Kam-Biron, PE, SE, SECB, American Wood Council

Why Acoustics Matter: Demystifying Noise Control in Buildings – Randy D. Waldeck, PE, LEED AP, CSDA Design Group

Code-Compliant Fire-Resistance Design for Wood Construction – James B. Smith, PE, American Wood Council

Building Enclosure Design: Fundamentals, Components and Assemblies – Colin Shane, PE, MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc.

Mid-Rise Engineering Considerations for Engineered Wood Products – Boise Cascade

Advanced Detailing Techniques for Building Enclosures – Colin Shane, PE, MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc.

Exposed Wood in Fire-Resistive Applications – David Barber, Arup

Off-Site Wood Construction: What, Why, How and the Future – Randall Walter, AIA, LEED AP, Bensonwood

Timber-Frame Design: Structural Timber as an Architectural Feature – Jim DeStefano, PE, AIA, FSEI, DeStefano & Chamberlain Inc.

Timber-Frame Design: The Art of Engineering an Exposed Structure – Jim DeStefano, PE, AIA, FSEI, DeStefano & Chamberlain Inc.

River Beech Tower: A Tall Timber Experiment – James Giebelhausen, AIA, Perkins + Will

Higher Education Facilities in Focus: The Versatile Nature of Mass Timber Construction – Tom S Chung, AIA, LEED BD+C, Leers Weinzapfel Associates

Better, Faster, Safer: Experiences of a Tall Timber Builder – Jeff Morrow, Lendlease

Western Red Cedar: Distinctive, Sustainable Design – Western Red Cedar Lumber Association

Dowel-Laminated Timber: A Next-generation Mass Timber Product – Lucas Epp, StructureCraft

Mass Plywood Panels: Designing with the Newest Mass Timber Structural Product – Freres Lumber Co.

Managing Condensation and Thermal Performance with Continuous Insulation – Huber Engineered Woods

CLT in the U.S.: Manufacturing and Applications – DR Johnson

Meeting Fire Code with Oriented Strand Board – LP Building Products

Workshops:

Mass Timber Connections: Building Structural Design Skills – Bernhard Gafner, P.Eng, MIStructE, CEng, Dipl. Ing, and Adam Gerber, MASc, ASPECT Structural Engineers

Rational Design Methods for Shear Walls – Terry Malone, PE, SE, WoodWorks

Nailed-it! Introducing the Design Guide for Nail-Laminated Timber – Mid-Atlantic

• • • Tanya Luthi, P.E., M.Sc. Eng., Fast + Epp Structural Engineers
    • Alex Minard, MRAIC, Architect AIBC, LEED AP, CPHD, Perkins + Will
    • Graham Finch, P.Eng., Dipl.T., M.A.Sc, RDH Building Science Inc
    • Nathan Bergen, Seagate Structures Ltd.

Wood Design Seminars:

• • • Introducing CLT: Opportunities and Solutions to Common Design Challenges
      • Part I
      • Part II
    • Taking the Guesswork out of Mixed-Use Building Analysis
    • Opportunities for Wood Use in Low-Rise Commercial Buildings
    • Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design

April 2018

Southeast Wood Solutions Fair – Atlanta, GA

• • • Preservative-Treated Wood: Use and Specification – Kris Owen, Independent Consultant
    • Advancements in Force Transfer around Openings for Wood-Framed Shear Walls – Warren Hamrick, APA – The Engineered Wood Association
    • Lateral Design Considerations for Mid-Rise Wood Structures – Terry Malone, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • Fire Retardant-Treated Wood: The Basics – Kris Owen, Independent Consultant
    • Timber-Frame Design: Structural Timber as an Architectural Feature – Jim DeStefano, P.E., AIA, F.SEI, DeStefano & Chamberlain Inc.
    • Why Acoustics Matter: Demystifying Noise Control in Buildings – Randy D. Waldeck, PE, LEED AP, CSDA Design Group
    • Advanced Detailing Techniques for Balconies and Building Enclosures – Colin Shane, PE, MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc.
    • Timber-Frame Design: The Art of Engineering an Exposed Structure – Jim DeStefano, P.E., AIA, F.SEI, DeStefano & Chamberlain Inc.
    • Building Enclosure Detailing for Walls and Low-Slope Roofs – Colin Shane, PE, MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc.
    • Better, Faster, Safer: Experiences of a Tall Timber Builder – Jeff Morrow, Lendlease
    • The T3 Sequel: Applying Lessons Learned, Advancing Mass Timber and Improving LCA – Leif Johnson, PE, SE, LEED AP, Magnusson Klemencic Associates
    • Higher Education Facilities in Focus: The Versatile Nature of Mass Timber Construction – Tom S Chung AIA LEED BD+C, Leers Weinzapfel Associates
    • Action through Architecture: Forests, Wildfire and Climate Change – Kathryn Fernholz, Dovetail Partners, Inc.
    • Shaft Wall Solutions for Wood-Frame Structures – Ricky McLain, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • Fire-Resistance Design Primer for Mass Timber Construction – Paul Coats, PE, CBO, PE, American Wood Council
    • Meeting Fire Code with Oriented Strand Board – LP Building Products
    • Introduction to AWC’s 2015 NDS and SDPWS – John “Buddy” Showalter, PE, American Wood Council
    • Framing Techniques for Builders: Lessons Learned and Best Practices – Weyerhaeuser
    • Code-Compliant Exterior Systems for Wood-Frame Building Envelopes – Huber Engineered Woods, LLC
    • Western Red Cedar: Distinctive, Sustainable Design – Western Red Cedar Lumber Association
    • Mass Plywood Panels: Designing with the Newest Mass Timber Structural Product – Freres Lumber Co.
    • Integrated Air & Water Barrier Systems – Georgia-Pacific
    • Mid-Rise Engineering Considerations for Engineered Wood Products – Boise Cascade

Workshops:

Shear Wall and Diaphragm Design – Salt Lake City & Las Vegas

Wood Design Seminars:

• • • The Timber Revolution: Inspiring Architecture with Innovative Structural Systems in New England and Around the World
      • A New Timber Tradition for New England – Jim DeStefano, PE, AIA, F.SEI
      • The Wood Revolution – Marc Rivard, PE, SE
    • Introduction to Wood

March 2018

Workshops:

Designing for Occupant Comfort: Acoustics and Energy Performance in Multi-Family and Mixed-Use Buildings – CA

• • • Why Acoustic Matter: Demystifying Noise Control in Buildings – Randy D. Waldeck, PE, LEED AP, CSDA Design Group
    • T24 Requirements for Energy Efficiency and Methods of Achieving Them – Colin Shane, P.E., M.Eng., P.Eng., RDH Building Science Inc.
    • Enhanced Energy Efficiency: Passive House Design Techniques for Wood- Frame Buildings – Eric Catania, M.Eng., BEMP, CPHD, LEED AP BD+C, RDH Building Science Inc.

Nailed-it! Introducing the Design Guide for Nail-Laminated Timber – IL

• • • Tanya Luthi, P.E., M.Sc. Eng., Fast + Epp Structural Engineers
    • Alex Minard, MRAIC, Architect AIBC, LEED AP, CPHD, Perkins + Will
    • Graham Finch, P.Eng., Dipl.T., M.A.Sc, RDH Building Science Inc
    • Nathan Bergen, Seagate Structures Ltd.

Wood Design Seminars:

• • • Introduction to Wood
    • Breaking Convention with Timber Offices
    • Big Buzz on Tall Wood

February 2018

Central Florida Wood Solutions Fair – Orlando, FL

• • • Better, Faster, Safer: Experiences of a Tall Timber Builder – Jeff Morrow, Lendlease
    • Lateral Design Considerations for Mid-Rise Wood Structures – Terry Malone, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • An Engineering Perspective on Mass Timber Design in the Southeast – Graham Montgomery, PE, Britt, Peters and Associates
    • Fire Retardant-Treated Wood: The Basics – Kris Owen, Independent Consultant
    • Code-Compliant Fire-Resistance Design for Wood Construction – Paul Coats, PE, CBO, American Wood Council
    • Taking the Guesswork out of Mixed-Use Building Analysis – Ricky McLain, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • Preservative-Treated Wood: Use and Specification – Kris Owen, Independent Consultant
    • Fire-Resistance Design Primer for Mass Timber Construction – Paul Coats, PE, CBO, American Wood Council
    • Integrated Air & Water Barrier Systems – Georgia Pacific
    • Timber Framing: Applications in Commercial Construction – James “Mack” Magee, MS, Fire Tower Engineered Timber
    • Energy Efficient Wood-Frame Assemblies: Options for Compliance with the IECC – Matthew Brown, APA
    • Meeting Fire Code with Oriented Strand Board – LP Building Products
    • Wood Structural Panels: Design, Specification and Optimization – Norbord

Wood Design Seminars:

• • • Designing Modern Wood Schools: A Guide for Architects and Structural Engineers
    • Practical, Code-Compliant Detailing for Mid-Rise Wood Structure
    • Breaking Convention with Timber Offices

Workshops:

Exposed Connections in Timber Trusses and Structures: Designing for Beauty and Function – Austin, Houston, Plano, TX

• • • Heavy Timber Trusses – R.L. “Ben” Brungraber, PhD, PE, Fire Tower Engineered Timber
    • Modern Mass Timber Connections – llana Danzig, P.Eng, P.E. (Washington), M.Eng., Equilibrium Consulting

Achieving High Performance and Happy Clients: Acoustics, Shrinkage and Floor Vibration – Atlanta, GA & Charlotte, NC

• • • Urban Acoustics – Steve Thorburn, PE, LEED AP, CTS-I, CTS-D, Thorburn Associates
    • Mass Timber Floor Vibration – Adam Gerber, MASc, ASPECT Structural Engineers

December 2017

Wood Design Seminars:

• • • Designing Wood-Frame Structures for High Winds
    • Opportunities for Wood Use in Low-Rise Commercial Buildings

Workshop

Timber-Frame Design: The Art of Exposed Structure – Tampa, Winter Park & Jacksonville, FL
Jim DeStefano, P.E., AIA, F.SEI, DeStefano & Chamberlain Inc.

Multi-Family Mid-Rise Construction: Designing for Fire & Life Safety and Energy Efficiency – Boston & Waltham, MA

• • • Onsite Fire Risk Reduction Methods – Marc Rivard, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • NFPA Hot Work Safety Program – Guy Colonna, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
    • NFPA 241 – Standard for Safeguarding Construction, Alterations and Demolition Operations – Allan Fraser, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
    • Shaft Wall Solutions for Wood-Frame Structures – Ricky McLain, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • Bayside Anchor – Jesse Thompson, AIA, LEED AP, Kaplan Thompson Architects
    • Elm Place – Michael Wisniewski, Duncan • Wisniewski  Architecture (DWA)

November 2017

Wood Design Seminars:

• • • Opportunities for Wood Use in Low-Rise Commercial Buildings

    • Mid-Rise and Taller Wood Buildings: The Growing Landscape

Northeast Mass Timber Symposium – New York, NY

• • • Aspen Art Museum – Wood Roof Structure Case Study – Gregory R. Kingsley, PhD, PE, KL&A, Inc.
    • Designing the Tallest Mass Timber Building in the World – Tanya Luthi, PE, Fast + Epp
    • Exposed Wood in Fire-Resistive Applications – David Barber, Arup
    • Structural CLT Floor and Roof Design – Scott Breneman, PE, SE, PhD, WoodWorks
    • Enclosure Design for Mass Timber Buildings – Colin Shane, PE, MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc.
    • UMass Design Building: A Firsthand Account from Design through Owner Occupancy – Tom S Chung AIA LEED BD+C, Leers Weinzapfel Associates & Peggi Clouston, PEng, MASc, PhD, University of Massachusetts (not available)
    • Nail-Laminated Timber and the Modern Workplace: A Developer/Contractor Point of View – Noel Johnson, Cairn Pacific and Kyle Warren, Turner Construction
    • More with Less: An Overview of the First CLT Hotel in the US  – Jeff Morrow, Lendlease
    • Minneapolis T3 Office Building – A Modern Heavy Timber Story – Amado Guevara III, AIA, DLR Group
    • Mass Timber in the Northeast: Urban Solutions for a Global Carbon Challenge – Alan Organschi, Gray Organschi Architecture

Southeast Wood Solutions Fair – Charlotte, NC

• • • Building Enclosure Design: Fundamentals, Components and Assemblies – Colin Shane MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc.
    • Off-Site Wood Construction: What, Why, How and the Future – Randall Walter, AIA, LEED AP, Bensonwood
    • Western Red Cedar: Distinctive, Sustainable Design – Western Red Cedar Lumber Association
    • Advanced Detailing Techniques for Building Enclosures – Colin Shane MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc.
    • Cross-Laminated Timber: Bridging the Designer-Manufacturer Gap – SmartLam
    • Advancements in Force Transfer around Openings for Wood-Framed Shear Walls – Warren Hamrick, APA – The Engineered Wood Association
    • Timber-Frame Design: Structural Timber as an Architectural Feature – Jim DeStefano, PE, AIA, F.SEI, DeStefano & Chamberlain Inc.
    • Mass Timber Lateral Framing Systems: Design and Detailing Options – Ilana Danzig, PEng, PE, MEng, Equilibrium Consulting
    • Timber-Frame Design: The Art of Engineering an Exposed Structure – Jim DeStefano, PE, AIA, F.SEI, DeStefano & Chamberlain Inc.
    • Shaft Wall Solutions for Wood-Frame Structures – Ricky McLain, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • Sprinklers in Wood-Frame Construction: What Architects and Engineers Need to Know – Brian D. Kuhn Jr., PE, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
    • Fire-Resistance Design Primer for Mass Timber Construction – Paul Coats, PE, CBO, American Wood Council
    • Mid-Rise Engineering Considerations for Engineered Wood Products – Boise Cascade
    • Code-Compliant Fire-Resistance Design for Wood Construction – Paul Coats, PE, CBO, American Wood Council
    • Modern Design with Mass Timber – Graham Montgomery, PE, and David Impson, PE, SE, CE, Britt, Peters and Associates
    • Higher Education Facilities in Focus: The Versatile Nature of Mass Timber Construction – Tom S. Chung, AIA, LEED BD+C, Leers Weinzapfel Associates
    • Looking Forward: Leading Edge Solutions through Applied Research in Wood Building Systems – Weichiang Pang, PhD, and Dustin Albright, Clemson University
    • Overcoming Structural Floor Squeaks in Wood-Frame Construction – Huber Engineered Woods
    • Fire Retardant-Treated Wood: Products, Applications & Code Provisions (download from ShareFile) – Hoover Treated Wood Products
    • Wood-Framing Methods for Energy Savings – Norbord Inc.
    • Framing Techniques for Builders: Lessons Learned and Best Practices – Weyerhaeuser
    • Meeting Fire Code with Oriented Strand Board – LP Building Products
    • Integrated Air & Water Barrier Systems – Georgia-Pacific

October 2017

Wood Design Seminars:

• • • Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design
    • The Case for CLT: Opportunities and Challenges
    • Designing Modern Wood Schools: A Guide for Architects and Structural Engineers
    • Mass Timber: Cross Laminated Timber Blasts its Way into Government Construction

Southern CA Wood Solutions Fair – Pasadena, CA

• • • Energy-Efficient Wood-Frame Assemblies: Options for Compliance with Title 24 – Matthew Brown, APA-The Engineered Wood Association
    • Why Acoustics Matter: Demystifying Noise Control in Buildings – Randy D. Waldeck, PE, LEED AP, CSDA Design Group
    • Classic Connection Conundrums – Commonly Overlooked Wood Engineering Design Issues – Michelle Kam-Biron, PE, SE, SECB, American Wood Council
    • Western Red Cedar: Distinctive, Sustainable Design – Western Red Cedar Lumber Association
    • Mass Timber Lateral Framing Systems: Design and Detailing Options – llana Danzig, PEng, PE, MEng, Equilibrium Consulting
    • Lateral Design Considerations for Mid-Rise Wood Structures – Terry Malone, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • Designing Wood Schools in California: A Perspective from the Division of the State Architect – Rich Denio, SE, California Division of the State Architect
    • Code Compliant Fire Resistance Design for Wood Construction (download handout) – Dennis Richardson, PE, CBO, American Wood Council
    • Fire Life Safety Approval for Mass Timber Projects – Robert Gerard, PE, Senior Fire Engineer, Holmes Fire
    • Sprinklers in Wood-Frame Construction: What Architects and Engineers Need to Know – Nate Wittasek, PE, CFEI, LEED AP, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
    • Wood-Frame Exterior Walls in Type III Construction – Weyerhaeuser
    • Off-Site Wood Construction: What, Why, How and the Future – Randall Walter, AIA, LEED AP, Bensonwood
    • More with Less: An Overview of the First CLT Hotel in the US – Jeff Morrow, Lendlease
    • Building the T3 Minneapolis Office: Seven Stories of Success – Lucas Epp, StructureCraft Builders
    • Moving to Mass Customization: Prefabrication in Type V Construction – David Smolker, Project Frog
    • Mid-Rise Engineering Considerations for Engineered Wood Products – Boise Cascade
    • Fire Retardant-Treated Wood: Products, Applications & Code Provisions – Hoover Treated Wood Products, Inc
    • Cross-Laminated Timber: Bridging the Designer-Manufacturer Gap – SmartLam
    • Wood-Frame Exterior Walls in Type III Construction – Weyerhaeuser
    • Meeting Fire Code with Oriented Strand Board – LP Building Products
    • Structural CLT Floor and Roof Design – Scott Breneman, PE, SE, PhD, WoodWorks

September 2017

Wood Design Seminars:

• • • Practical, Code-Compliant Detailing for Mid-Rise Wood Structure
    • Opportunities for Wood Use in Low-Rise Commercial Buildings
    • Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design
    • The Case for CLT: Opportunities and Challenges
    • Big Buzz on Tall Wood

Southeast Mass Timber Symposium – Atlanta, GA

• • • Structural Design of Mass Timber Framing Systems – Tanya Luthi, PE, Fast + Epp
    • Exposed Wood in Fire-Resistive Applications – David Barber, Arup
    • More with Less: An Overview of the First CLT Hotel in the US – Jeff Morrow, LendLease
    • Building the T3 Minneapolis Office: Seven Stories of Success – Lucas Epp, StructureCraft
    • The SE US Renewable Building Material, Wood – William J. de St. Aubin, AIA, LEED AP , Sizemore Group
    • Panel Remarks – Mass Timber Symposium – Andres Villegas, President & CEO, Georgia Forestry Association

Colorado Wood Design Symposium – Denver, CO

• • • KEYNOTE Mile High View: A Colorado Perspective on the Mass Timber Movement – Greg Kingsley, PE, Pemg, PhD, KL&A Inc.
    • Rocky Mountain Institute Innovation Center: Progressive Timber Office Design –Justin Brooks, LEED AP BD+C, ZGF Architects LLP
    • Understanding the Moisture Performance of Wood –Ron Anthony, Anthony & Associates, Inc.
    • Building Enclosure Design: Fundamentals, Components and Assemblies – Part 1 –Colin ShanePE, MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc.
    • Advanced Detailing Techniques for Building Enclosures – Part 2 –Colin Shane PE, MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc.
    • Code-Compliant Fire-Resistance Design for Wood Construction –Michelle Kam-Biron, PE, SE, SECB, American Wood Council
    • Structural Design of Mass Timber Framing Systems –Tanya Luthi, PE, Fast + Epp
    • Structural CLT Floor and Roof Design –Scott Breneman, PE, SE, PhD, WoodWorks
    • Detailing for Wood Shrinkage  –Douglas R. Steimle, PE, Schaefer
    • Lateral Design Considerations for Mid-Rise Wood Structures –Terry Malone, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • Advancements in Force Transfer around Openings for Wood-Framed Shear Walls –Jared S. Hensley, P.E., APA

August 2017

Wood Design Seminars:

• • • Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design
    • Practical, Code-Compliant Detailing for Mid-Rise Wood Structures
    • Taking the Guesswork out of Mixed-Use Building Analysis

Workshops:

• • • Mass Timber Connections: Building Structural Design Skills – Bernhard Gafner, P.Eng, MIStructE, Dipl. Ing. FH/STV & Adam Gerber, M.A.Sc., Aspect Structural Engineers

Wood Solutions Fairs:

Mid-Atlantic Wood Solutions Fair – Washington, DC

• • • Sprinklers in Wood-Frame Construction: What Architects and Engineers Need to Know – David Jacoby, P.E., Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
    • Getting to Yes: Code Alternate Materials and Means and Permit Streamlining – Michael F. Malinowski, FAIA, Applied Architecture Inc., Streamline Institute Inc.
    • Off-Site Wood Construction: What, Why, How and the Future – Randall Walter, AIA, LEED AP, Bensonwood
    • Connection Design Solutions for Wood-Frame Structures – Robert Kuserk PE, APA
    • Building Enclosure Design: Fundamentals, Components and Assemblies – Colin Shane MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc.
    • Code Compliant Fire Resistance Design for Wood Construction – Paul Coats, PE, CBO, American Wood Council
    • Advanced Detailing Techniques for Building Enclosures – Colin Shane MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc.
    • Western Red Cedar: Distinctive, Sustainable Design – Western Red Cedar Lumber Association
    • Timber-Frame Design: Structural Timber as an Architectural Feature – Jim DeStefano, P.E., AIA, F.SEI, DeStefano & Chamberlain Inc.
    • Cross-Laminated Timber in the Capital: Washington Latin Public Charter School Gym – Ann Neeriemer, AIA, LEED AP, Perkins Eastman
    • Cross-Laminated Timber: Bridging the Designer-Manufacturer Gap – SmartLam
    • Timber-Frame Design: The Art of Engineering an Exposed Structure – Jim DeStefano, PE, AIA, F.SEI, DeStefano & Chamberlain Inc.
    • Framing Techniques for Builders: Lessons Learned and Best Practices – Weyerhaeuser
    • More with Less: An Overview of the First CLT Hotel in the US – Jeff Morrow, Lendlease
    • Exposed Wood in Fire-Resistive Applications – David Barber, Arup
    • Structural Design of Mass Timber Framing Systems – Tanya Luthi, PE, Fast + Epp
    • Code-Compliant Exterior Systems for Wood-Frame Building Envelopes – Huber Engineered Woods
    • Fire Retardant-Treated Wood: Products, Applications & Code Provisions – Hoover Treated Wood Products, Inc
    • Wood-Framing Methods for Energy Savings – Norbord Inc.
    • Integrated Air & Water Barrier Systems – Georgia-Pacific
    • Meeting Fire Code with Oriented Strand Board – LP Building Products
    • Mid-Rise Engineering Considerations for Engineered Wood Products – Boise Cascade

July 2017

Wood Design Seminars:

• • • Design Considerations for Durable Wood Structures
    • Designing Modern Wood Schools: A Guide for Architects and Structural Engineers
    • Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design
    • Practical, Code-Compliant Detailing for Mid-Rise Wood Structures

June 2017

Wood Design Seminars:

• • • Mid-Rise Design: Opportunity and Implementation
    • Practical, Code-Compliant Detailing for Mid-Rise Wood Structures
    • Breaking Convention with Timber Offices

Workshops:

A Kit of Parts: How Off-Site Wood-Frame Construction is Disrupting Traditional Construction Methods

• • • Offsite Construction Big Picture – Ryan Smith, University of Utah & National Institute of Building Sciences
    • Modular Fabrication and Construction Techniques – Curtis Fletcher, CEO/Co-Founder, Prefab Logic
    • Solid Wood Prefab – Karla Fraser, Senior Project Manager, Urban One Builders Construction Management Inc.

Moisture Management and Building Enclosure Detailing: Concepts for Durable Wood Assemblies

• • • Moisture Management and Building Enclosure Detailing: Concepts for Durable Wood Assemblies – Ron Anthony, Wood Scientist, Anthony & Associates

    • Building Enclosure Detailing for Walls and Low Slope Roofs – Colin Shane M.Eng., P.Eng., RDH Building Sciences Inc

    • Building Enclosure Detailing for Balconies– Colin Shane M.Eng., P.Eng., RDH Building Sciences Inc

May 2017

Wood Design Seminars:

• • • Design Considerations for Durable Wood Structures
    • Taking the Guesswork out of Mixed-Use Building Analysis
    • Breaking Convention with Timber Offices
    • Designing Modern Wood Schools: A Guide for Architects and Structural Engineers
    • Big Buzz on Tall Wood
    • Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design
    • Mid-Rise Design: Opportunity and Implementation

April 2017

Workshops:

Structural Design for Wind Loads: An Overview of Engineering Considerations for Wood Buildings – Chicago Area

• • • Introduction to Codes & Standards for Wood Construction: NDS, SDPWS, IBC, ASCE – Lori Koch, PE, AWC
    • Considerations for Out-of-Plane Wall and Uplift Design – Ricky McLain, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • Wood-Frame Shear Wall and Diaphragm Design – Ricky McLain, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • Lateral Design of Mid-Rise Wood Structures – Ricky McLain, PE, SE, WoodWorks

Wood Design Seminars:

• • • Innovations in Wood Design: Trends for a Sustainable Future – Duluth & Rochester, MN
      • Forest and Forest Products – Kathryn Fernholz, Dovetail Partners, Inc.
      • Aspen Art Museum: Design and Construction of the Wood Roof Structure – Gregory R. Kingsley, PhD, PE, KL&A, Inc. Structural Engineers and Builders
      • Introducing CLT: New Opportunities for Timber Construction  – Archie Landreman, WoodWorks
    • Design Considerations for Durable Wood Structures
    • Designing Wood-Frame Structures for High Winds
    • Designing Modern Wood Schools: A Guide for Architects and Structural Engineers
    • Mid-Rise and Beyond: The Growing Landscape for Mid-Rise and Taller Wood Buildings and Introduction to CLT
    • Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design

AIA Convention on Architecture 2017 Education Lab – Orlando, FL

April 27, 2017

• • • UMass Design Building: Leading the Way with Mass Timber Solutions – Tom S Chung AIA LEED BD+C, Leers Weinzapfel Associates
    • The Evolution of Mid-Rise Design: Wood Raises More Opportunity for Increased Value – Scott Breneman, PhD, PE, SE, WoodWorks & Lisa Podesto, MS, PE, WoodWorks
    • More with Less: An Overview of the First CLT Hotel in the US – Jeff Morrow, Lend Lease

April 28, 2017

• • • Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design – Ricky McLain, MS, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • Advanced Detailing Techniques for Wood Frame Building Enclosures – Colin Shane M.Eng., P.Eng., RDH Building Science Inc.
    • RMI’s Progressive Office Design: Efficient, Sustainable and Adaptable – Justin Brooks, LEED AP BD+C, ZGF Architects LLP

 April 29, 2017

• • • Off-Site Wood Construction: What, Why, How and the Future – Randall Walter, AIA, LEED AP, Bensonwood
    • Urban Acoustics – Steve Thorburn, PE, LEED AP, CTS-I, CTS-D, Thorburn Associates

Wood Solutions Fairs:

Northwest Wood Solutions Fair – Seattle, WA

• • • Timber-Frame Design: Structural Timber as an Architectural Feature – Jim DeStefano, PE, AIA, F.SEI, DeStefano & Chamberlain Inc.
    • Timber-Concrete Composite Floor Technology: Research, Design and Implementation – Peggi Clouston, PEng, MASc, PhD, University of Massachusetts
    • Connection Design Solutions for Wood-Frame Structures – Jared S. Hensley, PE, APA
    • Timber-Frame Design: The Art of Engineering an Exposed Structure – Jim DeStefano, PE, AIA, F.SEI, DeStefano & Chamberlain Inc.
    • Code Compliant Fire Resistance Design for Wood Construction – Michelle Kam-Biron, PE, SE, SECB, American Wood Council
    • Design Considerations for Multi-Story Podium Projects – Tim Smith, Togawa Smith Martin Inc.
    • Sprinklers in Wood-Frame Construction: What Architects and Engineers Need to Know – Nate Wittasek, PE, CFEI, LEED AP, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
    • The Role of Forests in the Evergreen State – Aaron Everett, Washington State Department of Natural Resources
    • Exposed Wood in Fire-Resistive Applications – David Barber, Arup
    • Mass Timber – The Next Generation of Wood Construction – Tom Williamson, PE, FASCE, F.SEI, Timber Engineering LLC
    • Innovating for Sustainability: Building for the Future – Gene Duvernoy, Forterra
    • Common Ground High School: Mass Timber Lessons – Alan Organschi, Gray Organschi Architecture
    • Building the T3 Minneapolis Office: Seven Stories of Success – Lucas Epp, BASc, StructureCraft Builders
    • Structural Design of Mass Timber Framing Systems – Tanya Luthi, PE, Fast + Epp
    • Western Red Cedar: Distinctive, Sustainable Design – Paul Mackie, Western Red Cedar Lumber Association
    • Cross-Laminated Timber: Bridging the Designer-Manufacturer Gap – Allison Standiford, SmartLam
    • Mid-Rise Engineering Considerations for Engineered Wood Products – Jeff Olson, PE, PEng, SECB, Boise Cascade
    • Wood-Frame Exterior Walls in Type III Construction – Renee Strand, PE, Weyerhaeuser
    • Fire Retardant-Treated Wood: Products, Applications & Code Provisions – Rich Geary, Hoover Treated Wood Products, Inc
    • Code-Compliant Exterior Systems for Wood-Frame Building Envelopes – Tim Farrell, Huber Engineered Woods

March 2017

2017 Mass Timber Conference Presentations

Wood Design Seminars:

• • • Big Buzz on Tall Wood
    • Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design
    • Breaking Convention with Timber Offices
    • Opportunities for Wood Use in Low-Rise Commercial Buildings

    • Taking the Guesswork out of Mixed-Use Building Analysis

Workshops: 

Diaphragms and Shear Walls with Offsets and Openings – North Miami, Tampa & Orlando, FL
Terry Malone, WoodWorks

Mixed-Use & Multi-Family: Designing Wood-Frame Buildings for Occupant Comfort – DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia

• • • Noise & Vibration Control in Wood Frame Multi-Family Buildings – Scott Harvey, PE, INCE Bd. Cert., Phoenix Noise & Vibration
    • High Performance, Energy Efficient Design for Wood Frame Buildings – Peter J. Arsenault, FAIA, NCARB, LEED® AP, Peter J. Arsenault, Architect

Modern School Construction in the PNW: Achieving Performance and Cost Objectives with Wood – Portland, Seattle

• • • An Architectural and Engineering Guide to Design of Modern Wood Schools – Ricky McLain , MS, PE, SE, WoodWorks 
    • Successful Solutions: Examples of New Construction and Addition Wood Frame School Projects – Joseph Mayo, AIA LEED AP, Malum Architects
    • Implementing Budget Solutions for Schools: Construction Cost and Scheduling Benefits of Using Wood – Mitch Neely, Neely Construction 

Wood Solutions Fairs:

Texas Wood Solutions Fair – Irving, TX

Engineering Mid-Rise Buildings: Wood-Frame Structural Design – Scott Breneman, Ph.D., PE, SE, M.ASCE WoodWorks

Advancements in Force Transfer around Openings for Wood-Framed Shear Walls – Karyn Beebe, PE, LEED AP, APA

Timber-Frame Design: Structural Timber as an Architectural Feature – Jim DeStefano, PE, AIA, F.SEI, DeStefano & Chamberlain Inc.

Timber-Frame Design: The Art of Engineering an Exposed Structure – Jim DeStefano, PE, AIA, F.SEI, DeStefano & Chamberlain Inc.

Sprinklers in Wood-Frame Construction: What Architects and Engineers Need to Know – Brian D. Kuhn Jr., PE, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc

Code Compliant Fire Resistance Design for Wood Construction – John “Buddy” Showalter, PE, American Wood Council

Preservative-Treated Wood: Use and Specification – Kris Owen, Independent Consultant

Building Enclosure Design: Fundamentals, Components and Assemblies – Colin Shane MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc.

Off-Site Wood Construction: What, Why, How and the Future – Randall Walter, AIA, LEED AP, Bensonwood

Energy Efficiency: Designing Wood-Frame Buildings for Occupant Comfort – Peter J. Arsenault, FAIA, NCARB, LEED® AP

Advanced Detailing Techniques for Building Enclosures – Colin Shane MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc.

UMass Design Building: Leading the Way with Mass Timber Solutions – Tom S Chung, AIA, LEED BD+C, Leers Weinzapfel Associates

Structural Design of Mass Timber Framing Systems – Tanya Luthi, PE, Fast + Epp

Building the T3 Minneapolis Office: Seven Stories of Success – Brian Woudstra, BSc Eng, StructureCraft Builders

Mass Timber – The Next Generation of Wood Construction – Tom Williamson, PE, FASCE, F.SEI, Timber Engineering LLC

Mid-Rise Engineering Considerations for Engineered Wood Products – William Theobald, PE, Boise Cascade

Cross-Laminated Timber: Bridging the Designer-Manufacturer Gap – Allison Standiford, SmartLam

Fire Retardant-Treated Wood: Products, Applications & Code Provisions – Ray A. Miller, Hoover Treated Wood Products, Inc.

Western Red Cedar: Distinctive, Sustainable Design – Jay Poppe, Western Red Cedar Lumber Association

Effective Envelope Design: Mitigating Risk with High-Performance Panels and Acrylic Flashing Systems – Cale Kids, Huber Engineered Woods

February 2017

Wood Design Seminars:

• • • Practical, Code-Compliant Detailing for Mid-Rise Wood Structures
    • Mid-Rise Design: Opportunity and Implementation
    • Big Buzz on Tall Wood

Workshop: 

Progressive Multi-Family Design: New Opportunities for Light-Frame Mid-Rise Structures – 3 CA locations

• • • Design Considerations for Multi-Story Podium Projects – Tim Smith, Togawa Smith Martin Inc.
    • Examining Mid-rise Fire Resistance Rated Design: Important Provisions and Detailing Options – Lisa Podesto, PE, MS, WoodWorks
    • Integrating Mass Timber Elements into Traditional Multi-Family: Exploring Cost, Code and the User Experience – Ted Panton, AIA, NCARB, Principal Design Director GGLO Seattle/Los Angeles
    • Onsite Fire Risk Reduction Methods – Janelle Leafblad or Mike Romanowski, WoodWorks

January 2017

Wood Design Seminars

• • • Designing Modern Wood Schools: A Guide for Architects and Structural Engineers
    • Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design
    • Practical, Code-Compliant Detailing for Mid-Rise Wood Structures

December 2016

Lunch Seminars:

• • • Practical and Inspirational: Exposing the Potential of Heavy Timber Construction
    • Design Considerations for Durable Wood Structures
    • Designing Wood-Frame Structures for High Winds

Workshops:

Structural Design for Wind Loads: An Overview of Engineering Considerations for Wood Buildings – 4 TX Locations:

• • • Introduction to Codes & Standards for Wood Construction: NDS, SDPWS, IBC, ASCE – Lori Koch, PE, AWC
    • Considerations for Out-of-Plane Wall and Uplift Design – Ricky McLain, PE, SE and Sherry Mundell, PE, WoodWorks
    • Wood-Frame Shear Wall and Diaphragm Design – Ricky McLain, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • Lateral Design of Mid-Rise Wood Structures – Ricky McLain, PE, SE, WoodWorks

Tall Wood: A Viable Option for Todays Building Designers– 3 CA Locations:

• • • Brock Commons Case Study – Robert Jackson, Project Engineer, Fast + Epp

    • Structural Systems & Approaches – Scott Breneman, PE, SE, PhD, WoodWorks

    • Fire Life Safety Approaches – Robert Gerard, Senior Fire Engineer, Holmes Fire

November 2016

Lunch Seminars:

• • • Breaking Convention with Timber Offices
    • Big Buzz on Tall Wood
    • Mid-Rise Design: Opportunity and Implementation
    • Design Considerations for Durable Wood Structures

VT Working Lands Enterprise Board Workshop:  Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design – Ricky McLain, MS, PE, SE, WoodWorks

Central Florida Wood Solutions Fair – Orlando, FL

• • • Mass Timber Building Systems: Understanding the Options – Tanya Luthi, PE, Fast + Epp
    • Off-Site Wood Construction: What, Why, How and the Future – Randall Walter, AIA, LEED AP, Bensonwood
    • More with Less: An Overview of the First CLT Hotel in the US – Jeff Morrow, Lend Lease
    • Innovative Solutions for Mass Timber Projects: Structural Concepts and Case Study Examples – Tanya Luthi, PE, Fast + Epp
    • Forests and Forest Products – Kathryn Fernholz, Dovetail Partners, Inc.
    • The Role of Control Layers in Building Enclosure Design – Colin Shane MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc.
    • Urban Acoustics – Steve Thorburn, PE, LEED AP, CTS-I, CTS-D, Thorburn Associates
    • Advanced Detailing Techniques for Building Enclosures – Colin Shane MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc.
    • Advancements in Force Transfer around Openings for Wood-Framed Shear Walls – Karyn Beebe, PE, LEED AP, APA
    • Multi-Family Design and Detailing: An Orlando Perspective on Mid-Rise Construction (not available) – Russel Goliath, Slocum Platts Architects
    • International Building Code Essentials for Wood Construction – Paul Coats, PE, CBO, American Wood Council
    • Designing for Permanence: Protecting Wood-Frame Structures from Insects and Decay – Paul Coats, PE, CBO, American Wood Council

October 2016

Lunch Seminars:

• • • Design Considerations for Durable Wood Structures
    • Breaking Convention with Timber Offices
    • Introduction to Wood: Structural Design– Gravity & Lateral
    • Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design

Workshops:

Mid-Rise Shear Walls & Diaphragms – Chicago, Schaumburg, Naperville
Terry Malone, WoodWorks

Interactive Design Seminar– Washington, DC & Baltimore, MD

Schematic Health Care Building Charrette: Re-Thinking Assumptions and Challenging Traditions

SEAMASS Winds and Waves Workshop: Designing Wood Frame Structures for High Winds – Jeff Morrow, Lend Lease

2016 Greenbuild Education Lab Presentations:

• • • More with Less: An Overview of the First CLT Hotel in the US

      SEAMASS Winds and Waves Workshop

    • UMass Design Building: Leading the Way with Mass Timber Solutions – Tom S Chung AIA LEED BD+C, Leers Weinzapfel Associates
    • The First Multi-family Passive House Building in New England: Not a Passive Endeavor – Michelle Apigian, AIA, AICP, LEED AP, Associate, ICON Architecture
    • Getting to the Root of Sustainable Forest Products – Kathryn Fernholz, Dovetail Partners, Inc.
    • RMI’s Progressive Office Design: Efficient, Sustainable and Adaptable – Chris Chatto, Associate AIA, LEED AP BD+C, ZGF Architects LLP

Mid-Atlantic Wood Solutions Fair – Philadelphia, PA

• • • UMass Design Building: Leading the Way with Mass Timber Solutions – Tom S Chung, AIA, LEED BD+C, Leers Weinzapfel Associates
    • Building the T3 Minneapolis Office: Seven Stories of Success – Lucas Epp, BASc, StructureCraft (not available)
    • More with Less: An Overview of the First CLT Hotel in the US – Jeff Morrow, Lend Lease
    • Modern Post-Frame Structural Design Practices: An Introduction – Dr. Harvey Manbeck, PE, National Frame Building Association
    • Lateral Design of Mid-Rise Wood Structures for Wind Loads – Ricky McLain, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • Introduction to the American Wood Council’s 2012 NDS^® and 2008 SDPWS – John “Buddy” Showalter, PE, American Wood Council
    • International Building Code Essentials for Wood Construction – John “Buddy” Showalter, PE, American Wood Council
    • Durable Design: Lessons from Historic Wood Structures – Matthew B. Bronski, PE, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
    • The Role of Control Layers in Building Enclosure Design – Colin Shane MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc.
    • Energy Efficient Wood-Frame Assemblies: Options for Compliance with the IECC – Matthew Brown, APA – The Engineered Wood Association
    • Advanced Detailing Techniques for Building Enclosures – Colin Shane MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc.
    • Off-Site Wood Construction: What, Why, How and the Future – Randall Walter, AIA, LEED AP, Bensonwood
    • Exposed Wood in Fire-Resistive Applications – David Barber, Arup
    • Forests and Forest Products – Kathryn Fernholz, Dovetail Partners, Inc.

September 2016

Structural Engineers Association of Ohio Conference:

Multi-Family Wood Construction: Engineering Mid-Rise Building – Ricky McLain, MS, PE, SE, WoodWorks

Lunch Seminars:

• • • Mid-Rise Design: Opportunity and Implementation
    • Breaking Convention with Timber Offices

Texas Wood Solutions Fair – Houston, TX

• • • From Isolated Pavilions to Boutique Hotels: The Power of Wood Solutions – Tenna Florian, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Lake|Flato Architects, Michael Britt, AIA, LEED AP BD+C,Lake|Flato Architects
    • Building the T3 Minneapolis Office: Seven Stories of Success – Lucas Epp, BASc, StructureCraft (This presentation is not available)
    • More with Less: An Overview of the First CLT Hotel in the US – Jeff Morrow, Lend Lease
    • Advancements in Force Transfer around Openings for Wood-Framed Shear Walls – Karyn Beebe, PE, LEED AP, APA
    • The Role of Control Layers in Building Enclosure Design – Colin Shane MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc.
    • International Building Code Essentials for Wood Construction – Michelle Kam-Biron, PE, SE, SECB, M. ASCE, American Wood Council
    • Advanced Detailing Techniques for Building Enclosures – Colin Shane MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc.
    • Introduction to the American Wood Council’s 2012 NDS^® and 2008 SDPWS – Michelle Kam-Biron, PE, SE, SECB, M. ASCE, American Wood Council
    • Exposed Wood in Fire-Resistive Applications – David Barber, Arup
    • Lateral Design of Mid-Rise Wood Structures for Wind Loads – Ricky McLain, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • Construction of Large Low-slope Roofs: Faster, Safer, Lower Cost – Peter “Hoppy” Post, Panelized Structures Inc.

August 2016

Lunch Seminars:

• • • Mid-Rise Design: Opportunity and Implementation
    • Opportunities for Wood Use in Low-Rise Commercial Buildings
    • Practical, Code-Compliant Detailing for Mid-Rise Wood Structures
    • Designing Wood-Frame Structures for High Winds
    • Breaking Convention with Timber Offices

Workshops:

Mid-Rise Shear Walls & Diaphragms – Charlotte, Atlanta, Nashville
Terry Malone, WoodWorks

Moisture Management and Building Enclosure Detailing: Concepts for Durable Wood Assemblies – IL

• • • Understanding Moisture Performance of Wood – Ron Anthony, Wood Scientist, Anthony & Associates

    • Building Enclosure Detailing for Walls and Low Slope Roofs – Colin Shane M.Eng., P.Eng., RDH Building Sciences Inc

    • Building Enclosure Detailing for Balconies– Colin Shane M.Eng., P.Eng., RDH Building Sciences Inc

July 2016

Lunch Seminars:

• • • Opportunities for Wood Use in Low-Rise Commercial Buildings
    • Mid-Rise Design: Opportunity and Implementation
    • Practical and Inspirational: Exposing the Potential of Heavy Timber Construction
    • Mid-Rise and Beyond: The Growing Landscape for Mid-Rise and Taller Wood Buildings and Introduction to CLT
    • Breaking Convention with Timber Offices
    • Wood Revolution: Inspiring Architecture with Innovative Structural Systems and Design Trends: Exceeding Cost and Performance Objectives with Wood-Frame Schools

June 2016

Lunch Seminars:

• • • Opportunities for Wood Use in Low-Rise Commercial Buildings
    • Practical and Inspirational: Exposing the Potential of Heavy Timber Construction

Workshops:

Modern School Construction: Achieving Performance and Cost Objectives with Wood – Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Houston

• • • An Architectural and Engineering Guide to Design of Modern Wood Schools – Ricky McLain, WoodWorks
    • Implementing Budget Solutions for Schools: Cost, Schedule and Energy Efficiency – Jim Hansen, RJH Solutions

Mid-Rise Shear Walls & Diaphragms – Sacramento, Berkeley, Long Beach
Terry Malone, WoodWorks

May 2016

Lunch Seminars:

• • • Opportunities for Wood Use in Low-Rise Commercial Buildings
    • Mid-Rise Design: Opportunity and Implementation
    • The Case for CLT: Opportunities and Challenges
    • Taking the Guesswork out of Mixed-Use Building Analysis

Workshops:

• • • Big Buzz on Tall Wood in New York

      • Tall Wood Construction: Context, Examples and Code Applications – Marc Rivard, WoodWorks

      • NYC’s First Tall Wood Project: An Architectural Review of 475 West 18th – Amir Shahrokhi  (Slides not available)

    • Big Buzz on Tall Wood in Massachusetts

      • Tall Wood Construction: Context, Examples and Code Applications – Marc Rivard, WoodWorks

      • UMass Design Building: Design and Construction Lessons Learned – (1)Tom S Chung AIA LEED BD+C , Leers Weinzapfel Associates,  (2) Peggi L. Clouston, Ph.D., M.A.Sc., P.Eng. and Alexander C. Schreyer, m.a.sc., dipl.-ing., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Bay Area Wood Solutions Fair – Oakland, CA

• • • Code Compliance for Fire Resistance-Rated Assemblies in Light-Frame Buildings – Michelle Kam-Biron, PE, SE, SECB, M. ASCE, American Wood Council
    • Advancements in Force Transfer around Openings for Wood-Framed Shear Walls – Karen Beebe, PE, LEED AP, APA
    • Walls, Balconies and Assembly Intersections: Advanced Enclosure Detailing Techniques – Colin Shane MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc
    • Low-Slope Wood-Frame Roofs: Enclosure Design for Durability – Colin Shane MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc
    • Building the Hines T3 Office: Seven Stories of Success – Gerald A. Epp, MEng, PEng, StructEng, PE, M.IABSE, FIStructE, StructureCraft (not available)
    • The Bigger Picture: Insight from America’s First CLT Hotel – Doug Steimle, PE, Schaefer
    • The Rising Potential of Mass Timber: Research Results of High-Rise Study – Matthew Timmers, SE, John A Martin & Associates, Andrew Tsay Jacobs, Perkins+Will and Bevan Jones, PE, Holmes Fire
    • Lessons in Specifying Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses – Norman Scheel, PE, SE, SECB, Fellow ASCE, Fellow SEAOC, Norm Scheel Structural Engineering
    • Designing Wood Schools in California: A Perspective from the Division of the State Architect – Ron LaPlante, SE, California Division of the State Architect
    • Designing for Wind Loads in High Seismic Regions – Ricky McLain, MS, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • Durable Design: Lessons from Historic Wood Structures – Matthew B. Bronski, PE, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc
    • Exposed Wood in Fire-Resistive Applications – David Barber, Arup
    • Carbon Implications of Construction Material Selection – Dr. Jim Bowyer, Dovetail Partners, Inc., Bowyer & Associates, Inc
    • RMI’s Progressive Office Design: Efficient, Sustainable and Adaptable – Justin Brooks, LEED AP BD+C, ZGF Architects LLP
    • Off-Site Wood Construction: What, Why, How and the Future – Randall Walter, AIA, LEED AP, Bensonwood
    • Aspen Art Museum: Design and Construction of the Wood Roof Structure – Gregory R. Kingsley, PhD, PE, KL&A Inc., Structural Engineers and Builders

April 2016

Lunch Seminars:

• • • Interactive Schematic Building Planning: Cause & Effect of Preliminary Design Decisions
    • Mid-Rise Design: Opportunity and Implementation – Denver
    • Opportunities for Wood Use in Low-Rise Commercial Buildings
    • Introduction to Wood and Introduction to CLT
    • Innovations in Wood Design: Trends for a Sustainable Future
      • Forest and Forest Products – Kathryn Fernholz, Executive Director Dovetail Partners, Inc
      • Design Trends: Exceeding Cost and Performance Objectives with Wood-Frame Schools – Archie Landreman, WoodWorks
      • Environmental Impacts of Structural Systems: What Life Cycle Assessment Reveals – Dr. Jim Bowyer, Dovetail Partners, Inc., Bowyer & Associates, Inc.
      • Introducing CLT: New Opportunities for Timber Construction – Archie Landreman, WoodWorks

Northwest Wood Solutions Fair – Portland, OR

• • • Lessons in Specifying Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses – Norman Scheel, PE, SE, SECB, Fellow ASCE, Fellow SEAOC, Norm Scheel Structural Engineering
    • Aspen Art Museum: Design and Construction of the Wood Roof Structure – Gregory R. Kingsley, PhD, PE, KL&A Inc., Structural Engineers and Builders
    • Meeting Fire Code with Oriented Strand Board – Bob Palardy, LP Building Products
    • Western Red Cedar: Durable, Sustainable, and Beautiful – Paul Mackie, Western Red Cedar Lumber Association
    • RMI’s Progressive Office Design: Efficient, Sustainable and Adaptable – Justin Brooks, LEED AP BD+C, ZGF Architects LLP
    • Carbon Implications of Construction Material Selection – Dr. Jim Bowyer, Dovetail Partners, Inc., Bowyer & Associates, Inc.
    • Exposed Wood in Fire-Resistive Applications – David Barber, Arup
    • Building Enclosure Fundamentals and Best Practices for Wood-Frame Buildings – Colin Shane MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc.
    • Energy Efficient Wood-Frame Assemblies: Options for Compliance with the IECC – Karyn Beebe, PE, LEED AP, APA
    • Assembly and Detailing Considerations for Wood-Frame Building Enclosures – Colin Shane MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc.
    • Code Compliance for Fire Resistance-Rated Assemblies in Light-Frame Buildings – Michelle Kam-Biron, PE, SE, SECB, M. ASCE, American Wood Council
    • Lateral Design Considerations for Mid-Rise Wood Structures – Terry Malone, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • Heights & Areas: Using Software to Ease Building Code Analysis – Ara Sargsyan, CBO, PE, LEED AP, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety
    • Green Globes® for New Construction – Shaina Weinstein, Green Building Initiative
    • More with Less: An Overview of the First CLT Hotel in the US – Jeff Morrow, Lend Lease
    • Building the Hines T3 Office: Seven Stories of Success – Lucas Epp, BASc, StructureCraft (not available)
    • Tall Wood Panel Discussion: The Learning Curve on Expectations for Framework – Presented by KPFF Portland, Lever Architecture, Arup, Walsh Construction and project^
    • Code Applications for Nail-Laminated Timber and Cross Laminated Timber – Michelle Kam-Biron, PE, SE, SECB, M. ASCE, AWC

March 2016

Workshops:

• • • Mid-Rise Shear Walls and Diaphragms – Florida & Maine
    • Moisture Management and Building Enclosure Detailing: Concepts for Durable Wood Assemblies – CA

      • Understanding Moisture Performance of Wood – Ron Anthony, Wood Scientist, Anthony & Associates

      • Building Enclosure Detailing for Walls and Low Slope Roofs – Colin Shane M.Eng., P.Eng., RDH Building Sciences Inc

      • Building Enclosure Detailing for Balconies– Colin Shane M.Eng., P.Eng., RDH Building Sciences Inc

Lunch Seminars:

• • • Opportunities for Wood Use in Low-Rise Commercial Buildings
    • Mid-Rise Design: Optimizing Size, Maximizing Value & The Long & Short of Wood Roof Systems
    • Practical and Inspirational: Exposing the Potential of Heavy Timber Construction

Midwest Wood Solution Fair – Minneapolis, MN

• • • Aspen Art Museum: Wood Roof Structure Case Study – Gregory R. Kingsley, PhD, PE, KL&A Inc., Structural Engineers and Builders
    • Building the Hines T3 Office: Seven Stories of Success – Gerald A. Epp, MEng, PEng, StructEng, PE, M.IABSE, FIStructE, StructureCraft Builders Inc. (Not available)
    • The First Cross Laminated Timber School in the US: A Builder’s Perspective – Charles Judd
    • Building Enclosure Fundamentals and Best Practices for Wood-Frame Buildings – Colin Shane, MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc.
    • Code Compliance for Fire Resistance-Rated Assemblies in Light-Frame Buildings – James B. Smith, PE, American Wood Council (AWC)
    • Energy Efficient Wood-Frame Assemblies: Options for Compliance with the IECC – Matthew Brown, APA
    • Assembly and Detailing Considerations for Wood-Frame Building Enclosures – Colin Shane, MEng, PEng, RDH Building Science Inc.
    • Detailing for Wood Shrinkage – Douglas R. Steimle, PE, Schaefer
    • Urban Acoustics – Steve Thorburn, PE, LEED AP, CTS-I, CTS-D, Thorburn Associates
    • Lateral Design of Mid-Rise Wood Structures for Wind Loads – Ricky McLain, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • Carbon Implications of Construction Material Selection – Dr. Jim Bowyer, Dovetail Partners, Inc., Bowyer & Associates, Inc.
    • Preservative-Treated Wood: Use and Specification – Kris Owen, Independent Consultant
    • Timber Framing: Applications in Commercial Construction – James “Mack” Magee, MS, Fire Tower Engineered Timber
    • Fire Retardant-Treated Wood: The Basics – Kris Owen, Independent Consultant

February 2016

Workshops:

• • • Mid-Rise Shear Walls and Diaphragms – FL
    • How to: Intermediate Level Course on Type III and Type V Mid-Rise Wood-Frame Design – Pacific Northwest
      • Mid-Rise Wood Frame Structural Design – Scott Breneman, PE, SE, PhD, WoodWorks
      • Mid-Rise Wood Frame Fire and Life Safety Requirements – Ethan Martin, PE, WoodWorks
      • Practical Detailing Options for Mid-Rise Wood Frame Buildings – Jon Hall, AIA, LEED AP® BD+C, GGLO Design

Lunch Seminars:

• • • Mid-Rise Design: Opportunity and Implementation
    • Opportunities for Wood Use in Low-Rise Commercial Buildings
    • Mid-Rise Design: Optimizing Size, Maximizing Value & The Long & Short of Wood Roof Systems
    • Practical and Inspirational: Exposing the Potential of Heavy Timber Construction
    • The Case for CLT: Opportunities and Challenges

January 2016

Lunch Seminars

• • • Introduction to Wood

Oct/Nov/Dec 2015

Southern California Wood Solutions Fair – Anaheim, CA

• • • Western Red Cedar: Durable, Sustainable, and Beautiful – Paul Mackie, Western Red Cedar Lumber Association
    • Forests and Forest Products – Kathryn Fernholz, Dovetail Partners, Inc.
    • Significant Changes to AWC’s 2015 National Design Specification® for Wood Construction – Michelle Kam-Biron, PE, SE, SECB, M. ASCE, American Wood Council
    • Significant Changes to AWC’s 2015 Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic – Michelle Kam-Biron, PE, SE, SECB, M. ASCE, American Wood Council
    • California Building Code: Heights & Areas – Ara Sargsyan, CBO, PE, LEED AP, City of Los Angeles
    • Heights & Areas: Using Software to Ease Building Code Analysis – Ara Sargsyan, CBO, PE, LEED AP, City of Los Angeles
    • The Triple Bottom Line: How Quest for Success Led One Architect to the White House – Michael F. Malinowski, AIA, Applied Architecture, Inc
    • Advancements in Force Transfer around Openings for Wood-Framed Shear Walls – Karyn Beebe, PE, LEED AP, APA
    • The Application of Traditional and Modern Heavy Timber Connections – R.L. “Ben” Brungraber, PhD, PE, Fire Tower Engineered Timber
    • Detailing for Wood Shrinkage – Douglas R. Steimle, PE, Schaefer
    • Meeting Fire Codes with Oriented Strand Board – Bob Palardy, LP Building Products
    • Mid-Rise Shear Wall and Diaphragm Design – Douglas C. Hohbach, S.E., Hohbach-Lewin, Inc.
    • Designing Wood Schools in California: A Perspective from the Division of the State Architect – Ron LaPlante, SE, California Division of the State Architect (DSA)
    • Building Enclosure Fundamentals and Best Practices for Wood-Frame Buildings Part I – Colin Shane M.Eng., P.Eng., RDH Building Sciences Inc.
    • Building Enclosure Fundamentals and Best Practices for Wood-Frame Buildings Part II – Colin Shane M.Eng., P.Eng., RDH Building Sciences Inc.
    • Urban Acoustics – Steve Thorburn, PE, LEED AP, CTS-I, CTS-D, Thorburn Associates
    • Mass Timber’s Use in Modern Public Landmarks – David Moses, PhD, PEng, PE, LEED AP, Moses Structural Engineers Inc.
    • Mass Timber Building Systems: Understanding the Options – Ian Boyle; P.ENG., STRUCT.ENG., P.E., S.E., Fast + Epp

Texas

• • • Understanding Moisture Performance of Wood – Ron Anthony, Wood Scientist, Anthony and Associates

Northwest Wood Solutions Fair
Seattle, WA

• • • Western Red Cedar: Durable, Sustainable, and Beautiful – Paul Mackie, Western Red Cedar Lumber Association
    • Forests and Forest Products – Kathryn Fernholz, Dovetail Partners, Inc.
    • Building as Teacher: Designing with Nature –  Randall Walter, AIA LEED AP, Bensonwood
    • International Building Code Essentials for Wood Construction – Michelle Kam-Biron, PE, SE, SECB, M. ASCE, American Wood Council
    • Heights & Areas: Using Software to Ease Building Code Analysis – Ara Sargsyan, CBO, PE, LEED AP, City of Los Angeles
    • Getting to Yes: Code Alternate Materials and Means and Permit Streamlining – Michael F. Malinowski, AIA, Applied Architecture, Inc
    • Advancements in Force Transfer around Openings for Wood-Framed Shear Walls – Karyn Beebe, PE, LEED AP, APA
    • The Application of Traditional and Modern Heavy Timber Connections – R.L. “Ben” Brungraber, PhD, PE, Fire Tower Engineered Timber
    • Detailing for Wood Shrinkage – Douglas R. Steimle, PE, Schaefer
    • The Evolution of Fire Life Safety in Building Codes– Keith Calder, MEng, PEng, Jensen Hughes
    • Meeting Fire Codes with Oriented Strand Board – Bob Palardy, LP Building Products
    • Fire Retardant-Treated Wood: The Basics – Kris Owen, Independent Consultant
    • Aspen Art Museum – Wood Roof Structure Case Study – Gregory R. Kingsley, PhD, PE, KL&A Inc., Structural Engineers and Builders
    • Building Enclosure Fundamentals and Best Practices for Wood-Frame Buildings Part I – Colin Shane M.Eng., P.Eng., RDH Building Sciences Inc.
    • Building Enclosure Fundamentals and Best Practices for Wood-Frame Buildings Part II – Colin Shane M.Eng., P.Eng., RDH Building Sciences Inc.
    • Mass Timber Building Systems: Understanding the Options – Bernhard Gafner, P.Eng, MIStructE, CEng, Dipl. Ing., Fast + Epp
    • Mass Timber Building Systems: Case Studies – Bernhard Gafner, P.Eng, MIStructE, CEng, Dipl. Ing., Fast + Epp

2015 Greenbuild Education Lab
Washington, DC

• • • Solid Wood: New Trends in Mass Timber Architecture, Technology and Design – Joseph Mayo, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Mahlum Architects, Inc.
    • High-Performance School Buildings: Wood’s Role as Low Carbon Structure & Renewable Fuel Source – Mark Herter, AIA, LEED AP, BD+C, Centerbrook Architects & Planners
    • Wood as a Restorative Material in Healthcare Environments – Sally Augustin, PhD, Design with Science, David Fell, PH.D, FPInnovations
    • Carbon Implications of Construction Material Selection – Dr. Jim Bowyer, Dovetail Partners, Inc., Bowyer & Associates, Inc.
    • Sustainability Through Reuse: A Case Study of Reclaimed Wood and Energy Efficiency – Todd Stine, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, ZGF Architects LLP

Structural Design for High Winds
Jacksonville, Tampa & Orlando, FL

• • • Load Path Overview for Wind Governing Wood Design – Ricky McLain, WoodWorks    
    • Introduction to Codes & Standards for Wood Construction: NDS, SDPWS, FBC, ASCE – Lori Koch, American Wood Council (AWC)   
    • Diaphragm Design for Non-Residential and Multi-Family Buildings – Bryan Readling, APA and Lori Koch, AWC
    • Shearwall Design for Non-Residential and Multi-Family Buildings – Bryan Readling, APA and Lori Koch, AWC
    • Prescriptive Design Options: Wood Systems in Commercial and Multi-Family Structures – Lori Koch, AWC
    • Uplift; Combined Shear & Uplift – Lori Koch, AWC
    • Wall Design in Commercial and Multi-Family Buildings – Jeff Peters, WoodWorks 
    • Multi-Story Considerations & Conclusions – Ricky McLain, WoodWorks 

Q4 Lunch Seminars

• • • Designing Wood-Frame Structures for High Winds
    • Introduction to Wood
    • Practical and Inspirational: Exposing the Potential of Heavy Timber Construction
    • Mid-Rise Design: Opportunity and Implementation

Jul/Aug/Sept 2015

CONSTRUCT 2015
St Louis, MO

• • • Guidelines for Specifying, Designing and Building with Structural Wood Beams and Mass Timber – Archie Landreman, WoodWorks

Northeast Wood Solutions Fair
Danvers, MA

• • • Building as Teacher: Designing with Nature – Randall Walter, AIA, LEED AP, Bensonwood
    • Forests and Forest Products – Kathryn Fernholz, Dovetail Partners, Inc.
    • Durable Design: Lessons from Historic Wood Structures –  Matthew B. Bronski, PE, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc.
    • Mass Timber Building Systems: Understanding the Options – Bernhard Gafner, P.Eng, MIStructE, CEng, Dipl. Ing., Fast + Epp
    • Building Enclosure Fundamentals and Best Practices for Wood-Frame Buildings – Colin Shane M.Eng., P.Eng., RDH Building Sciences Inc.
    • International Building Code Essentials for Wood Construction – John “Buddy” Showalter, P.E., American Wood Council 
    • Mass Timber Building Systems: Case Studies – Tanya Lüthi, M.SC.ENG., P.E.(CA), Fast + Epp
    • Building Enclosure Details and Assemblies for Wood-Frame Buildings – Colin Shane M.Eng., P.Eng., RDH Building Sciences Inc.
    • Advancements in Force Transfer around Openings for Wood-Framed Shear Walls – Karyn Beebe, PE, LEED AP, APA
    • Fire Retardant-Treated Wood: The Basics – Kris Owen, Independent Consultant
    • Detailing for Wood Shrinkage – Douglas R Steimle, PE, Schaefer
    • Preservative-Treated Wood: Use and Specification – Kris Owen, Independent Consultant

Lunch Seminars

• • • Mid-Rise Design: Opportunity and Implementation
    • Introduction to Wood/  Design Trends:  Exceeding Cost and Performance Objectives with Wood-Frame Schools
    • Practical and Inspirational: Exposing the Potential of Heavy Timber Construction
    • Introduction to Wood/   Design Considerations for Durable Wood Structures
    • Advanced Diaphragm Analysis – A Technical Presentation of Complex Diaphragms – Terry Malone, PE, SE, WoodWorks

Apr/May/Jun 2015

• • • June:  Understanding Moisture Performance of Wood: Insights on Design and Construction – Ron Anthony, Wood Scientist, Anthony & Associates
    • May:  Understanding Moisture Performance of Wood: Introduction to Durable Design and Construction – Ron Anthony, Wood Scientist, Anthony & Associates
    • Advanced Diaphragm Analysis – A Technical Presentation of Complex Diaphragms – Terry Malone, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • Seismic Design of Wood Structures in the Context of Building Codes & Standards – Michelle Kam-Biron, PE, SE, SECB, American Wood Council

Jan/Feb/Mar 2015

Southeast Wood Solutions Fair
Atlanta, GA

• • • Building Enclosure Design: Best Practices for Wood-Frame Buildings – Colin Shane, MEng, PEng, RDH Building Sciences Inc.
    • The Evolution of Fire Life Safety in Building Codes – Keith Calder, MEng, PEng, Sereca
    • Urban Acoustics – Steve Thorburn, PE, LEED AP, CTS-I, CTS-D, Thorburn Associates
    • Wood-Framed School: A Case Study of Possibilities – Blake Dunn, AIA, NCARB, CADM Architecture, Inc.
    • Building as Teacher: Designing with Nature – Randall Walter, AIA, LEED AP, Bensonwood
    • Forests and Forest Products – Kathryn Fernholz, Dovetail Partners, Inc.
    • Design is in the Details: Solutions to Common Mid-Rise Design Challenges – Matthew S. Church, PE, Davis & Church, LLC
    • The Application of Traditional and Modern Heavy Timber Connections – R.L. “Ben” Brungraber, PhD, PE, Fire Tower Engineered Timber
    • Energy Code Compliance: Wood-Frame Buildings and the IECC – Andrew Klein, PE, CEM, A S Klein Engineering, PLLC
    • LEED v4 and Credits for Wood Use – Dr. Jim Bowyer, Dovetail Partners, Inc., Bowyer & Associates, Inc.
    • Getting to Yes: Code Alternate Materials and Means and Permit Streamlining – Michael F. Malinowski, AIA, Applied Architecture, Inc.
    • International Building Code Essentials for Wood Construction – Michelle Kam-Biron, PE, SE, SECB, M. ASCE, American Wood Council (AWC)
    • The First Cross Laminated Timber School in the US: A Builder’s Perspective – Charles Judd, Blue Heron Timber Works
    • Modern Post-Frame Structural Design Practices: An Introduction – Dr. Harvey Manbeck, PE, National Frame Building Association
    • Sustainable Designs: Western Red Cedar – Jay Poppe, Western Red Cedar Lumber Association
    • Wind Resistant Design Considerations for Wood-Frame Structures – Bryan Readling, PE, APA
    • Meeting Fire Codes with OSB –  Bob Palardy, LP Building Products

Bay Area Wood Solutions Fair
Oakland, CA

• • • Building Enclosure Design: Best Practices for Wood-Frame Buildings – Colin Shane, MEng, PEng, RDH Building Sciences Inc.
    • The Evolution of Fire Life Safety in Building Codes – Peter Senez, MEng, PEng, Sereca
    • Urban Acoustics – Steve Thorburn, PE, LEED AP, CTS-I, CTS-D, Thorburn Associates
    • Mass Timber Building Systems: Understanding the Options – Bernhard Gafner, PEng, MIStructE, CEng, Dipl. Ing., Fast + Epp
    • Building as Teacher: Designing with Nature – Randall Walter, AIA, LEED AP, Bensonwood
    • Forests and Forest Products – Kathryn Fernholz, Dovetail Partners, Inc.
    • Streamline with Factory-Built Multi-Family Housing – Regan Martin, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Lowney Architecture & Taeko Takagi, ZETA Design+Build
    • The Application of Traditional and Modern Heavy Timber Connections – R.L. “Ben” Brungraber, PhD, PE, Fire Tower Engineered Timber
    • Significant Changes to AWC’s 2015 NDS® and the 2015 SDPWS – Michelle Kam-Biron, PE, SE, SECB, M. ASCE, American Wood Council (AWC) 
    • Title 24: Energy Code Compliance in Modern Buildings – Andrew Klein, PE, CEM, A S Klein Engineering, PLLC
    • LEED v4 and Credits for Wood Use – Dr. Jim Bowyer, Dovetail Partners, Inc., Bowyer & Associates, Inc.
    • Getting to Yes: Code Alternate Materials and Means and Permit Streamlining – Michael F. Malinowski, AIA, Applied Architecture, Inc.
    • Seismic and Wind Design Considerations for Wood-Frame Shear Walls – Karyn Beebe, PE, LEED AP, APA
    • California Building Code Height and Area Provisions – Dennis Richardson, PE, CBO, CASp, AWC
    • Sustainable Designs: Western Red Cedar – Paul Mackie, Western Red Cedar Lumber Association

Lunch Seminar

• • • The Long and Short of Wood Roof Systems

Oct/Nov/Dec 2014

Southeast December Workshops
Atlanta GA, Greenville SC, Charlotte NC

• • • Understanding Moisture Performance of Wood as a Material, Product and System – Ron Anthony, Wood Scientist, Anthony & Associates

Cathedral of Christ the Light Tour
Oakland, CA

• • • Overall Concept of Building – David M. Diamond, AIA and Eric Long, P.E., S.E., LEED AP, M. ASCE
    • Construction Opportunities and Challenges – Paul Gilham, PE, SE and Todd Mercer, LEED AP
    • A Case Study Brought to Life – Todd Mercer, LEED AP, Webcor Builders
      
      

Texas Wood Solutions Fair
Arlington, TX

• • • Detailing for Wood Shrinkage – Douglas R. Steimle, PE, Schaefer
    • International Building Code Essentials for Wood Construction – Michelle Kam-Biron, PE, SE, SECB, M. ASCE, American Wood Council (AWC)
    • Urban Acoustics – Steve Thorburn, PE, LEED AP, CTS-I, CTS-D, Thorburn Associates
    • Forests and Forest Products – Kathryn Fernholz, Dovetail Partners, Inc.
    • EPDs and HPDs: Opportunities within LEED v.4 and Green Globes – Dr. Jim Bowyer, Dovetail Partners, Inc., Bowyer & Associates, Inc.
    • Energy Code Compliance: Wood-Frame Buildings and the IECC – Andrew Klein, PE
    • Walls that Work: Detailing for Performance – Mary Uher, MS, APA
    • Offset Diaphragms and Shear Walls, Part I, Part II – Terry Malone, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • All-Wood and Hybrid Panelized Roof Systems – Hoppy Post, Panelized Structures Inc.
    • Getting to Yes: Code Alternate Materials and Means and Permit Streamlining – Michael F. Malinowski, AIA, Applied Architecture, Inc.
    • The First Cross Laminated Timber School in the US: A Builder’s Perspective – Charles Judd, Blue Heron Timber Works
    • The Wood Revolution: Inspiring Architecture with Innovative Structural Systems – Scott Lockyear, WoodWorks
    • Architectural Alternatives: Post-Frame Building Systems – Dr. Harvey Manbeck, PE, National Frame Building Association
    • Sustainable Designs: Western Red Cedar – Paul Mackie, Western Red Cedar Lumber Association (WRCLA)
    • Meeting Fire Codes with OSB – Bob Palardy, LP Building Products
    • Modern Post-Frame Structural Design Practices: An Introduction – Dr. Harvey Manbeck, PE, National Frame Building Association

National Symposium:  Toward Taller Wood Buildings
Chicago, IL

• • • Summary Report: Survey of International Tall Wood Buildings, Rebecca Holt, M.Urb, LEED AP, BD+C, Perkins + Will
    • 14-Story Apartment Under Construction in Norway – TREET from an Engineer’s Perspective, Rune Abrahamsen, Lillehammer
    • Completed 10-Story Apartment in Australia: Forté from an Owner/Developer Perspective, Daryl Patterson, Lend Lease Australia
    • The London Trend toward Tall Timber Projects: Bridport House, Stadthaus and Whitmore from a Planning Commission Perspective, Vincent Stops, Hackney Planning Commission
    • 98-Foot Tall North American Wood Research Facility: Wood Innovation Design Centre from a Tenant Perspective, Guido Wimmers, University of Northern British Columbia
    • Canadian Tall Wood Competition Summary, Robert Jones, Natural Resources Canada
    • Feasibility of Taller Timber in an Urban US Market: Pacific Northwest Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) Feasibility Report, Joseph Mayo, AIA, LEED AP, Mahlum Architects
    • Strategies for Light-Frame Mid-Rise Structural Detailing, Scott Nyseth, SE, StoneWood Structural Engineers
    • Light-Frame Mid-Rise Shear Wall and Diaphragm Design Approaches, Including Use of the Special Design Provision for Wind and Seismic 2015, Sam Shiotani, SE, Hohbach-Lewin
    • Update on the Development of CLT Seismic Design Factors, John W. van de Lindt, PhD, F.ASCE, Colorado State University
    • 2015 National Design Specification (NDS) for Wood Construction Provisions for CLT, Michelle Kam-Biron, PE, SE, SECB, M.ASCE, American Wood Council
    • CLT Floor Design: Strength, Deflection and Vibrations, Scott Breneman, PhD, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • Survey of Innovative Connections for Mass Timber and Composite Structures, David Moses, PhD, PEng, PE, LEED AP, Moses Structural Engineers
    • 42-Story Dewitt-Chestnut Apartments Reimagined: The SOM Timber Tower Research Project, Benton Johnson, PE, SE, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP
    • 2012 IBC Review of Height and Area Opportunities for Light-Frame and CLT, Michelle Kam-Biron, PE, SE, SECB, M.ASCE, American Wood Council
    • Detailing for Fire Resistance of Light-Frame Mid-Rise Structures including Fire Wall, Exterior Wall, and Shaft Wall Conditions, Lisa Podesto, PE, WoodWorks
    • History of Fire Codes and Current Fire Forensic Research, Peter Senez, MEng, PEng, Sereca
    • Fire Safety Challenges of Tall Wood Buildings: A Fire Protection Research Foundation-Funded Study, David Barber, ARUP
    • Enclosure Assemblies that Work: Light-Frame and Solid Panel Construction, Graham Finch, PEng, Dipl.T, MASc, RDH

Greenbuild International Conference & Expo
New Orleans, LA

• • • Comparative Life Cycle Assessment: Multi-Story, CLT Apartment in Quebec – Blane Grann FPInnovations, Scientist in the Durability and Sustainability group at FPInnovations
    • Healthy Buildings: The Case for Visual Wood – David Fell, FPInnovations
    • Resilient Communities by Design – Erik Kneer , Holmes Culley
    • School Building as Teacher: Design for the Future – Randall Walter, Bensonwood
    • Mid-Rise and Beyond – Wood Construction in the Vibrant Urban Environment –  Scott Breneman, WoodWorks

Oregon Wood Solutions Fair
Portland, OR

• • • Detailing for Wood Shrinkage – Douglas R. Steimle, PE, Schaefer
    • Kiln Apartments: A Multi-Family Passive House – David Posada, GBD Architects
    • Detailing Considerations for Multi-Story Wood-Frame Buildings – Lisa Podesto, WoodWorks
    • Comparative Life Cycle Assessment: Multi-Story, CLT Apartment in Quebec – Blane Grann, MSc, FPInnovations
    • EPDs and HPDs: Opportunities within LEED v.4 and Green Globes – Dr. Jim Bowyer, Dovetail Partners, Inc., Bowyer & Associates, Inc.
    • Forests and Forest Products – Kathryn Fernholz, Dovetail Partners, Inc
    • Energy Code Compliance: Wood-Frame Buildings and the IECC – Andrew Klein, PE, A S Klein Engineering, PLLC
    • International Building Code Essentials for Wood Construction – Dennis Richardson, PE, CBO, CASp, American Wood Council
    • Preservative-Treated Wood: Use and Specification – Butch Bernhardt, Western Wood Preservers Institute
    • Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood: The Basics – Butch Bernhardt, Western Wood Preservers Institute
    • Walls That Work: Detailing for Performance – Roger Roatch, APA
    • 2012 IBC and 2012 NDS Changes Affecting Structural Wood Construction – Michelle Kam-Biron, PE, SE, SECB, M. ASCE, American Wood Council
    • The Application of Traditional and Modern Heavy Timber Connections – R.L. “Ben” Brungraber, PhD, PE, Fire Tower Engineered Timber
    • Architectural Alternatives: Post-Frame Building Systems – Dr. Harvey Manbeck, PE, National Frame Building Association
    • Sustainable Designs: Western Red Cedar – Paul Mackie, Western Red Cedar Lumber Association
    • Lumber Specifications in a Changing Market – Frank Stewart, WWPA
    • An Introduction To the Structural Design Of Post Frame Buildings – Dr. Harvey Manbeck, PE, National Frame Building Association

Lunch Seminar

• • • The Long and Short of Wood Roof Systems

Jul/Aug/Sept 2014

The Wood Revolution: Inspiring Architecture with Innovative Structural Systems
Arlington, VA, Baltimore, MD, Boston, MA

• • • The First Cross Laminated Timber School in the US: A Builders Perspective – Charles Judd, Blue Heron Timber Works
    • Fire Safety of Timber Buildings: A Research Review –  David Barber, Arup/Fire
    • The Wood Revolution: Inspiring Architecture with Innovative Structural Systems – Terry Pattillo, WoodWorks

CONSTRUCT
Baltimore, MD

• • • Introducing CLT: New Opportunities for Timber Construction – Lisa Podesto, WoodWorks
    • Design Trends: Exceeding Cost and Performance Objectives with Wood-frame Schools –  Archie Landreman, WoodWorks
    • The Wood Revolution: Inspiring Architecture with Innovative Structural Systems – Terry Pattillo, WoodWorks

Mid-Atlantic Wood Solutions Fair
Washington, DC

• • • Wood in Corporate Architecture: Epic Systems Campus – Chad Clow, AIA, Principal, Cuningham Group Architecture, Inc.
    • The Bullitt Center: Meeting the Living Building Challenge –  Brian Court, AIA, LEED AP, The Miller Hull Partnership
    • Urban Acoustics – Steve Thorburn, PE, LEED AP, CTS-I, CTS-D, Thorburn Associates
    • Forests and Forest Products – Kathryn Fernholz, Dovetail Partners, Inc.
    • EPDs and HPDs: Opportunities within LEED v.4 and Green Globes – Dr. Jim Bowyer, Dovetail Partners, Inc., Bowyer & Associates, Inc.
    • Energy Code Compliance: Wood-Frame Buildings and the IECC – Andrew Klein, PE
    • Experience Wood: Empowered to Experiment – David Fell, PhD, FPInnovations
    • Walls that Work: Detailing for Performance – Mary Uher, MS, APA
    • Durable Design: Lessons from Historic Wood Structures – Matthew B. Bronski, PE, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
    • International Building Code Essentials for Wood Construction – Michelle Kam-Biron, PE, SE, SECB, M.ASCE, American Wood Council (AWC)
    • Detailing for Wood Shrinkage – Douglas R. Steimle, PE, Schaefer
    • Offset Diaphragms and Shear Walls Part I, Part II – Terry Malone, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • Architectural Alternatives: Post-Frame Building Systems – Dr. Harvey Manbeck, PE, National Frame Building Association
    • Preservative-Treated Wood: Use and Specification – Kris Owen, Western Wood Preservers Institute
    • Sustainable Designs: Western Red Cedar – Steve From, Western Red Cedar Lumber Association (not available)
    • An Introduction To Structural Design Of Post Frame Buildings – Dr. Harvey Manbeck, PE, National Frame Building Association
    • Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood: A Primer – Butch Bernhardt, Western Wood Preservers Institute

Lunch Seminar

• • • Multi-Story Wood-Frame Structures: How to Build Bigger and Taller

Apr/May/Jun 2014

Chicago Wood Solutions Fair

• • • Detailing for Wood Shrinkage – Douglas R. Steimle, PE, Schaefer
    • Experience Wood: Empowered to Experiment – Barbara Bell, FPInnovations
    • Urban Acoustics – Steve Thorburn, PE, LEED AP, CTS-I, CTS-D, Thorburn Associates
    • Getting to Yes: Code Alternate Materials and Means and Permit Streamlining – Michael Malinowski, AIA, Applied Architecture, Inc.
    • EPDs and HPDs: Opportunities within LEED v.4 and Green Globes – Dr. Jim Bowyer, Dovetail Partners, Inc., Bowyer & Associates, Inc.
    • Energy Code Compliance: Wood-Frame Buildings and the IECC – Andrew Klein, PE
    • Wood in Corporate Architecture: Epic Systems Campus – Chad Clow, AIA, Principal, Cuningham Group Architecture, Inc.
    • Detailing Considerations for Multi-story Wood Frame Construction – Lisa Podesto, PE, MS, WoodWorks
    • Durable Design: Lessons from Historic Wood Structures – Matthew B. Bronski, PE, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
    • Code Conforming Wood Design – Paul Coats, PE, CBO, American Wood Council
    • Significant 2012 IBC, NDS and 2008 SDPWS Changes – Michelle Kam-Biron, PE, SE, SECB, M.ASCE, American Wood Council
    • Offset Diaphragms and Shear Walls Part I, Part II – Terry Malone, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • Architectural Alternatives: Post-Frame Building Systems – Dr. Harvey Manbeck, PE, National Frame Building Association
    • Preservative-Treated Wood: Use and Specification – Butch Bernhardt, Western Wood Preservers Institute
    • Connection Solutions for Wood-Framed Structures – Robert Clark, APA – The Engineered Wood Association
    • An Introduction To Structural Design Of Post Frame Buildings – Dr. Harvey Manbeck, PE, National Frame Building Association
    • Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood: A Primer – Butch Bernhardt, Western Wood Preservers Institute

Lunch Seminar Series V

• • • The Case for Cross Laminated Timber Part I
    • The Case for Cross Laminated Timber Part II

Jan/Feb/Mar 2014

Arena Stage:  A Case Study Brought to Life
Washington, DC

• • • Arena Stage Presentation Part I – Brian Ackerman, Bing Thom Architects and Gerry Epp, Fast + Epp
    • Arena Stage Presentation Part II – Brian Ackerman, Bing Thom Architects and Gerry Epp, Fast + Epp
    • Arena Stage Presentation Part III – Gerry Epp, Fast + Epp

Workshop – Achieving Energy Efficiency with Wood Construction: The Goal, The Path, The Tools
Berkeley, CA / Los Angeles, CA / Orange County, CA

• • • Title 24 and IECC: Wood-Frame Buildings and Energy Code Compliance – Andrew Klein, PE
    • Reaching Zero Net Energy: Passive House Standard and Modern Carpentry – Nabih Tahan, AIA, CREE
    • Energy Efficiency and Wood Structural Systems: A “Montage” Approach – Hans Porshitz, Bensonwood

Design for Durability:  Performance and Preservation
Oakbrook, IL/ Schaumburg, IL/ Chicago, IL

• • • Detailing Best Practices: Air Barriers, Moisture Retarders and Windows – Karl Kardel, Kardel Consultancy
    • Treated Wood and Design – Dallin Brooks, Western Wood Preservers Institute
    • Preservation of Historic Wood Structures – Ron Anthony

Building Better Mixed-Use Buildings: Constructability, Cost and Performance
Austin, TX / Arlington, TX/ Plano, TX

• • • Cost Effective, High Performance: Meeting the Challenges of Mixed-Use Podium Design – Scott Nyseth, PE, StoneWood Design
    • Urban Acoustics – Steve Thorburn, PE, LEED AP, CTS-I, CTS-D, Thorburn Associates
    • Using a Wood Podium in Mixed-Use Design: An Architectural Case Study – Michael Malinowski, Applied Architecture, Inc.

Southern California Wood Solutions Fair
Long Beach, CA

• • • Fire Safety of Tall Wood Buildings: A Research Review – Robert Gerard, MSc, PE, Arup
    • Timber Tower Research Project by SOM – Benton Johnson, PE, SE, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
    • Cost Effective, High Performance: Meeting the Challenges of Mixed-Use Podium Design – Scott Nyseth, PE, StoneWood Design
    • Healthy Building: The Case for Visual Wood – David Fell, PhD, FPInnovations
    • Modern Forestry: Growing Sustainable Bio-Materials – Kathryn Fernholz, Dovetail Partners Inc.
    • Offset Diaphragms and Shear Walls Part 1 – Terry Malone, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • Offset Diaphragms and Shear Walls Part 2 – Terry Malone, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • Innovation in Wood Construction: A Comparison of Two Projects – Jana Foit, AIBC, LEED AP, BD+C, Perkins+Will
    • Energy-Efficient Facilities: Building Envelope Design Considerations – Steve Easley, Steve Easley & Associates Inc.
    • Cross Laminated Timber Technology: Manufacturing, Materials and Specification – Bryan Readling, PE, APA
    • Getting to Yes: Code Alternate Materials and Means and Permit Streamlining – Michael Malinowski, AIA, Applied Architecture, Inc.
    • Code Conforming Wood Design – Michelle Kam-Biron, PE, SE, SECB, M. ASCE, American Wood Council
    • Energy Code Compliance: Wood-Frame Buildings and the IECC – Andrew Klein, PE
    • Using Software to Design Multi-Story Wood Buildings – Debbie Penko, PE, RISA
    • Sustainable Designs: Western Red Cedar – Paul Mackie, Western Red Cedar Lumber Association
    • Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood and the International Building Code – Rich Geary, Hoover Treated Wood Products
    • Selecting & Specifying Veneers – Richard Shelley, Architectural Woodwork Institute
    • Pre-Engineered & Factory-Built Whole Building Technologies – Ronald F. “Rawn” Nelson, SE, Hermosa Beach, CA (not available)
    • Meeting Fire Codes with OSB – Bob Palardy,LP Building Products

Southeast Wood Solutions Fair
Charlotte, NC

• • • Fire Safety of Tall Wood Buildings: A Research Review – Robert Gerard, MSc, PE, Arup
    • Timber Skyline: The Rise of Tall Wood Buildings – Scott Breneman, PhD, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • Design is in the Details: Solutions to Common Mid-Rise Design Challenges – Matthew S. Church, PE, Davis & Church, LLC
    • The Bullitt Center: Meeting the Living Building Challenge – Brian Court, AIA, LEED AP, The Miller Hull Partnership, LLC
    • Modern Forestry: Growing Sustainable Bio-Materials – Kathryn Fernholz, Dovetail Partners Inc.
    • Innovation in Wood Construction: A Comparison of Two Projects – Jana Foit, AIBC, LEED AP, BD+C, Perkins+Will
    • Energy-Efficient Facilities: Building Envelope Design Considerations – Steve Easley, Steve Easley & Associates Inc.
    • Cross Laminated Timber Technology: Manufacturing, Materials and Specification – Bryan Readling, PE, APA
    • Healthy Building: The Case for Visual Wood – David Fell, PhD, FPInnovations
    • Offset Diaphragms and Shear Walls Part 1 – Terry Malone, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • Offset Diaphragms and Shear Walls Part 2 – Terry Malone, PE, SE, WoodWorks
    • Code Conforming Wood Design – Michelle Kam-Biron, PE, SE, SECB, M. ASCE, American Wood Council
    • Getting to Yes: Code Alternate Materials and Means and Permit Streamlining – Michael Malinowski, AIA, Applied Architecture, Inc.
    • Using Software to Design Multi-Story Wood Buildings – Matt Brown, SE, RISA
    • Sustainable Designs: Western Red Cedar – Steve From, Western Red Cedar Lumber Association
    • Meeting Fire Codes with OSB – Bob Palardy, LP Building Products
    • Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood and the International Building Code – Jim Gogolski, Hoover Treated Wood Products
    • Treated Wood and Design – Eddy Longshore, Western Wood Preservers Institute
    • Quality Assurance in Architectural Woodwork – William A. Munyan, AIA, CSI, CDT, AWI