Mass Timber in Education: UW Founders Hall Tour and Design Seminar
November 17, 2026 - Regional In-Person Seminar + Tour (Seattle, WA) Get an in-depth look at Founders Hall at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business
November 17, 2026 - Regional In-Person Seminar + Tour (Seattle, WA) Get an in-depth look at Founders Hall at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business
November 17, 2026 - Regional Online Seminar (Garden City, NY) This presentation seeks to build on this openness and environment of shared learning, providing an overview of mass timber products, planning, design and implementation to maximize the benefits these buildings can deliver.
November 17, 2026 - Regional In-Person Tour (Layton, UT). This educational tour will explore the renovation and expansion of Vae View Elementary School in Layton, Utah, highlighting the integration of mass timber into an existing K–6 educational facility.
November 19, 2026 - Regional In-Person Seminar (St. Louis, MO) Get a practical introduction to mass timber structural systems and the early design decisions that can shape project success. This seminar will cover the range of commonly used mass timber components—including CLT, glulam, NLT, and SCL—and the fundamental framing systems used in mass timber buildings.
November 20, 2026 - Regional In-Person Tour (Washington, DC). Tour of John Burroughs Elementary School Modernization.
December 1, 2026 - Regional Online Seminar (KS, AR, IA, MO, NE, OK) This presentation will focus interior fire-rated assemblies such as firewalls, fire barriers and fire partitions. Discussion will include fire-resistance rating continuity, allowable uses of wood framing in rated assemblies, and allowable penetrations.
December 8, 2026 - Regional Online Seminar (CA-North, NV, UT) This presentation will explore opportunities to maximize the size and density of light-frame wood buildings, with a focus on Type III and Type V construction and underutilized code provisions that can allow these construction types to go taller.
December 9, 2026 - National Online Webinar. This presentation will examine the design and construction of six-story light-frame wood buildings, including building code considerations and structural strategies that make taller light-frame construction possible.
December 10, 2026 - Regional In-Person Event (Portland, OR) Presented by Woodworks and the Oregon Mass Timber Coalition, this festive evening is your chance to connect with fellow mass timber innovators, spark ideas for the year ahead, and raise a glass to all we’ve accomplished together.
December 15, 2026 - Regional In-Person Tour (Ann Arbor, MI) Join WoodWorks and project team members for guided tours of two Ann Arbor school projects.
February 17, 2026 - Regional Online Seminar (CA-North, NV, UT) This course explores the growing use of mass timber in K-12 school design, with a focus on the key drivers influencing its adoption.
February 18, 2027 - Regional In-Person Tour (Palo Alto, CA) This course provides an in-depth look at the design and construction of a new all–mass timber school campus in Palo Alto.
March 16 - 19, 2027 - In-Person Event (Portland, OR). Co-produced by WoodWorks & Trifecta Collective, this conference is one of the largest gatherings of mass timber experts in the world.