Frame it Right: Optimizing Size & Framing Efficiency in Mid-Rise Buildings

Increasingly, building designers and developers are looking to mid-rise wood construction as a cost-effective and sustainable solution for commercial and multi-family buildings. This presentation will review the allowable construction types, with an emphasis on the opportunities and advantages of using light-frame wood in Types III and V. Presenters will cover design considerations associated with these projects, including how to maximize height and area through the use of sprinklers, open frontage, sloping sites, podiums, and mezzanines. Common framing methods will also be discussed in the context of ensuring that projects are designed to be structurally sound, constructable, and code compliant.

Includes lunch. Seminar ends at 12:50 followed by lunch and Q&A.

Speakers:

Mike Romanowski, SE | WoodWorks

Lindsey Kuster, PE | APA – The Engineered Wood Association

Credits: Attendees can earn 2.0 AIA/CES HSW LUs, 2.0 PDH credits or 0.2 ICC credits

Location:

Western States Carpenters Training Fund,

Buena Park Training Center

7111 Firestone Blvd. Classroom 2

Buena Park, CA 90621-8447

Free parking available (south lot recommended)

Directions

For questions or additional information, please contact:

Jaime Krohn, CMP | jaime@woodworks.org | (312) 841-8272

Image: Stella, DesignARC, Taylor and Syfan, Photo Lawrence Anderson/Esto