Regional In-Person Tour (Seattle, WA)
This unique educational event will provide an in-depth look at the new Bush Middle School underway in Seattle, WA. Designers of the two-story, 24,000-square-foot project used CLT panels and glulam framing to create a sustainable, biophilic building that will support students and faculty, with spaces including classrooms, offices, a dining area, an administrative wing, and common areas. Attendees will tour the site with members of the project team, who will share strategies for successful, code-compliant mass timber projects, including insight into design, detailing, and construction techniques utilized throughout the building. The tour format encourages questions and discussion, and attendees can expect to leave with insights into the project, from early design decisions to execution.
Credits: Attendees can earn 1.5 AIA/CES HSW LU, 1.5 PDH credits or 0.15 ICC credits
Speaker:
Michael Muller, PE, SE | WoodWorks
Michael is a licensed engineer in California and Washington with more than a decade of experience working as a structural engineering consultant based in the Pacific Northwest. Over his career, Michael has successfully managed many acclaimed projects in the residential, retail, hospitality, and office market sectors. He brings a keen eye for efficiency in materials and construction and experience working internationally in parts of the world known for uniquely challenging seismic and other weather or nature-related extremes. Michael is committed to helping create a future world that fosters sustainable solutions.
Location:
Bush Middle School jobsite
3400 E Harrison St.
Seattle, WA 98112
Meet Outside the orange construction fencing/gate
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss typical construction practices for mass timber projects, including safety best practices, installation efficiency, and coordination with follow-on trades.
- Highlight a variety of structural and architectural uses of CLT and glulam through an in-person tour of an under-construction project, highlighting the sustainable and biophilic benefits of wood for occupants and visitors.
- Demonstrate connection detailing techniques used in code-compliant mass timber buildings to ensure appropriate structural capacity, fire resistance, and consideration of the project construction type.
- Explain the diverse methods of project development and approaches used by the design team, including owners, contractors, architects, and engineers, to achieve a successful mass timber project.
For questions or additional information, please contact:
Jaime Krohn, CMP | jaime@woodworks.org | (312) 841-8272
Photo: Venture General Contracting
