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Celebrating Women in Wood Design & Construction: Keynote & Networking Event

SF LGBT Center 1800 Market Street, 202 - Rainbow Room, San Francisco, CA, United States

September 15, 2023 - In-Person Regional Event (San Francisco, CA). Join WoodWorks and Regional Director Chelsea Drenick, SE, for the second annual networking event celebrating women who are driving innovation in wood projects in the Bay Area.

IWBC 2023 : Leading Offsite Wood Construction

Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Mt Vernon Pl NW, Washington, D.C., United States

September 27-28, 2023 – Washington, D.C. Co-produced by WoodWorks & Forest Economic Advisors, IWBC is where wood-based offsite construction’s suppliers, buyers and specifiers meet to explore opportunities, exchange ideas and introduce technologies to move this industry forward.

Gravity and Lateral Design of Mass Timber Structures

Billie Jean King Main Library 200 West Broadway, Community Room A, First Floor, Long Beach, CA, United States

September 28, 2023 - Regional In-Person Seminar (Long Beach, CA) This presentation will provide a detailed look at the structural design processes associated with a variety of mass timber products.

A New Path Forward for Tall Wood Construction + INTRO Cleveland Tour

INTRO Cleveland 2075 West 25th Street, Truss Event Space, Cleveland, OH, United States

October 3, 2023 - Regional In-Person Seminar, Tour + Networking (Cleveland, OH) Topics will include fire-resistance ratings and allowances for exposed timber, penetrations, sprinklers, connections, exterior walls and much more. Following the presentation, take a tour of INTRO Cleveland.

Designing and Building with Mass Timber + Tour of First United Bank

First United Bank 420 Southwest 6th Street, 2nd Floor Conference Room, Moore, OK, United States

October 3, 2023 - Regional In-Person Event (Moore, OK) This presentation seeks to provide an overview of mass timber products, planning, design and implementation to maximize the benefits these buildings can deliver. Tour of First United Bank's building following the seminar.

Swarthmore College Dining Center Tour: A Look at Mass Timber Construction

Swarthmore College Dining Center 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA, United States

October 18, 2023 - Regional In-Person Event (Swarthmore, PA) This unique educational event will provide an in-depth look at the Swarthmore College Dining Center, a completed 40,000-SF dining addition at Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, PA.

Frame it Right: The Basics and Beyond for Light-Frame Construction

Pacific Northwest Carpenters Institute 4222 Northeast 158th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

November 15, 2023 - Regional In-Person Seminar (Portland, OR) This presentation will examine some of the most common wood construction framing errors found in today’s nonresidential buildings and will focus on common detailing issues and areas of misunderstanding.

Type III Fire-Resistant Design & Detailing for Exterior Walls and Shafts

JUMP! Jack's Urban Meeting Place 1000 West Myrtle Street, Boise, ID, United States

November 16, 2023 - Regional In-Person Seminar (Boise, ID) This presentation will focus on common detailing issues and areas of misunderstanding related to exterior walls and their intersection with rated floor assemblies, and detailing for elevator, stair, and mechanical shafts.

Early Design Decisions: Priming Mass Timber Projects for Success

Chicago Carpenters Training Center 1256 Estes Avenue, Elk Grove Village, IL, United States

November 17, 2023 - Regional In-Person & Online Event (Elk Grove Village, IL) This presentation will walk through early project decisions and design steps, focusing on how to optimize projects for mass timber and how one early decision can influence others.

Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design

The Durham Hotel 315 East Chapel Hill Street, Durham, NC, United States

November 30, 2023 - Regional In-Person Event (Durham, NC) This presentation will provide a detailed look at the variety of mass timber products available, including glue-laminated timber (glulam), cross laminated timber (CLT), nail laminated timber (NLT), heavy timber decking, and other engineered and composite systems.

A.B. Ford Park Community Center: A Look at Mass Timber Construction

A.B. Ford Community Center 100 Lenox St., Detroit, MI, United States

December 6, 2023 - Regional In-Person Tour (Detroit, MI) Join WoodWorks and Mass Timber @ MSU for a tour of the newly completed A.B. Ford Park Community Center - Detroit’s first climate resilient community center.

Evergreen Charter School Site Tour

Evergreen Charter School 495 Peninsula Boulevard, Hempstead, NY, United States

December 7, 2023 - Regional In-Person Site Tour (Hempstead, NY) Planned for completion in 2024, this five-story, 85,000 SF utilizes cross-laminated timber (CLT), glue-laminated timber (GLT or glulam), wood-concrete composite systems, and open-web trusses.

Early Design Decisions: Priming Mass Timber Projects for Success

Embassy Suites Boston/Waltham 550 Winter Street, Waltham, MA, United States

December 12, 2023 - Regional In-Person Seminar (Waltham, MA). This presentation will walk through early project decisions and design steps, focusing on how to optimize projects for mass timber and how one early decision can influence others.

Opportunities for Wood Use in Low-Rise Commercial Buildings *CANCELLED*

Flemings Winter Park 933 N Orlando Ave, Winter Park, FL, United States

December 14, 2023 - Regional In-Person (Orlando, FL) Learn more about the use of wood-frame construction for low-rise retail, office and restaurant occupancies designed under the International Building Code.

Type III Fire-Resistant Design & Detailing for Exterior Walls and Shafts

AMA Atlanta Executive Conference Center 1170 Peachtree Street, NE, 3rd Floor, Atlanta, GA, United States

January 30, 2024 - Regional In-Person Seminar (Atlanta, GA) This presentation will focus on common detailing issues and areas of misunderstanding related to exterior walls and their intersection with rated floor assemblies, and detailing for elevator, stair, and mechanical shafts.

Mass Timber Building Tour + Panel: DEI and Career Paths in Wood Construction

Chemeketa Community College | Salem Campus 4000 Lancaster Drive NE, Salem, OR, United States

February 1, 2024 - Regional In-Person Tour and Seminar (Salem, OR) Join us at Chemeketa Community College’s Agricultural Complex for a panel discussion and tour of the building. This event will also focus on fostering connections among women and minority groups, demonstrating career paths and opportunities in wood construction. 

Opportunities for Wood Use in Low-Rise Commercial Buildings

Flemings Winter Park 933 N Orlando Ave, Winter Park, FL, United States

February 13, 2024 - Regional In-Person Event (Orlando, FL) This course is intended for designers who want to learn more about the use of wood-frame construction for low-rise retail, office and restaurant occupancies designed under the International Building Code.  

A New Path for Tall Wood Construction: Code Provisions and Design Steps

DaVinci Meeting Rooms 1250 Connecticut Ave NW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC, United States

February 22, 2024 - Regional In-Person Seminar (Washington, DC) Topics will include fire-resistance ratings and allowances for exposed timber, penetrations, sprinklers, connections, exterior walls and much more. Designers can expect to take away the knowledge they need to start exploring tall wood designs on their projects.

Exploring Tall Wood & Mixed-Use Building Analysis

Charleston Marriott 170 Lockwood Drive, Charleston, SC, United States

March 6, 2024 - Regional In-Person Seminar (Charleston, SC) This presentation will focus on logical, code-compliant steps for a number of topics including determining allowable building size, separation needs, detailing requirements, and the application of special provisions as well the new tall wood code provisions and construction types.

Mid-Rise Design: Optimizing Size, Maximizing Value

AIA SF/Center for Architecture + Design 140 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA, United States

March 7, 2024 - Regional In-Person and Online Event (San Francisco, CA) The first presentation of the "Demystifying Timber Construction Types" series. This presentation will cover some of the design considerations associated with mid-rise wood-frame buildings, including how to maximize height and area through the use of sprinklers, open frontage, sloping sites, podiums and mezzanines.