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.

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

Speakers: Laura Cullen, PE, WoodWorks | Patrick Schleisman, Engineered Wood Specialist, APA-The Engineered Wood Association

In-Person Attendees:

In-person includes a networking happy hour 4:00 – 6:00 pm

Seminar Venue:

AMA Atlanta Executive Conference Center

1170 Peachtree Street, NE

3rd Floor

Atlanta, GA 30309

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Networking Happy Hour Venue:

Pour Taproom Midtown

1180 Peachtree Street NE

Atlanta, GA 30309

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Online Attendees:

• WoodWorks will send each attendee a certificate of completion within 2 weeks via email.
• Please note that to receive a certificate, attendees must stay for the duration of the event.

For questions or additional information, please contact:

LeeAnn Charpentier, CMP | leeann.charpentier@woodworks.org | (301) 633-0330

Image: Crescent Terminus, Lord Aeck Sargent, SCA Consulting Engineers, photo Richard Lubrant