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July 10, 2024 - National Online Event. This presentation will provide an in-depth review of the various options and best practices for devising a comprehensive plan. It will also review common moisture management strategies, including factory-applied coatings, construction sequencing, temporary storage, tarps, curtains, and waterproof membranes.
July 16, 2024 - Regional Online Seminar (NY) 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. Topics will include construction types, fire ratings, column grids and beam/panel spans, acoustics and MEP integration.
July 17, 2024 - Regional Online Event (West) The webinar will provide background on the code, when it applies, and the three pathways available for compliance. The second half of the webinar will focus on the whole building life cycle assessment (WBLCA) compliance pathway outlined in CALGreen.
July 30, 2024 - Regional In-Person Event (Richmond, VA) This presentation provides an overview of considerations related to durable wood design, including moisture management techniques, preservative treatment specification, and details for controlling termites. It will also focus on common detailing issues and areas of misunderstanding related to exterior walls and their intersection with rated floor assemblies
July 31, 2024 - Regional Online Event (DC, DE, MD, VA, WV) This presentation provides an overview of considerations related to durable wood design, including moisture management techniques, preservative treatment specification, and details for controlling termites. It will also focus on common detailing issues and areas of misunderstanding related to exterior walls and their intersection with rated floor assemblies
August 6, 2024 - Regional Online Event (CA-North, NV, UT) This presentation will introduce Type III construction, then focus on common detailing issues and areas of misunderstanding related to exterior walls and their intersection with rated floor assemblies. We will also cover potential ramifications of platform framing, such as design considerations for wood shrinkage.
August 14, 2024 - National Online Event. This webinar will examine the unique considerations of building enclosure design for wood-frame multi-family and commercial projects in hot and humid climates, focusing on southern regions. The session will emphasize initial design approaches to deter termite ingress and effective maintenance protocols for ongoing surveillance.
August 14, 2024 - Regional In-Person Tour (Seattle, WA) This unique educational event will provide an in-depth look at Asa Mercer International Middle School, a type III-B mass timber school under construction in Seattle, WA.
August 16, 2024 - Regional In-Person Tour (Lake Oswego, OR) This unique educational event will provide an in-depth look at Lakeridge Middle School, a new timber-framed public-school building for Lake Oswego School District, in Oregon. Attendees will tour the site with members of the project team and are encouraged to ask questions and discuss details of the project during the tour.
August 20, 2024 - Regional Online Event (AK, ID, HI, OR, WA) This presentation will address critical early decisions that impact cost efficiency and project success, including construction types, fire ratings, column grids, beam and panel spans, acoustics, and MEP integration.
August 22, 2024 - Regional In-Person Seminar + Tour (Saco, ME) 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. Developers/owners, architects, engineers and builders will all learn how mass timber can create value. A tour of The Ecology School will follow the seminar.
August 22, 2024 - Regional In-Person Event (San Francisco, CA) Join WoodWorks and Regional Director Chelsea Drenick, SE, for the third annual networking event celebrating women who are driving innovation in wood projects in the Bay Area.
August 26, 2024 - Regional In-Person Tour ( Littleton, CO) Attendees will tour the facility with DL Cohen’s employees, who will share insights about the design, detailing, and construction techniques utilized to fabricate the facility’s panelized walls and trusses.
August 27, 2024 - Regional In-Person Seminar + Tour (Redmond, WA) 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. Attendees will then tour the site with members of the project team, who will share strategies for successful, code-compliant mass timber projects.
August 27, 2024 - Regional Online Seminar (MA, CT, ME, NH, RI, VT) 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. Developers/owners, architects, engineers and builders will all learn how mass timber can create value.
August 27, 2024 - Regional In-Person Seminar (Austin, TX) Would you like to pitch sustainable mass timber to a client? This presentation will provide an overview of the WoodWorks’ Mass Timber Business Case Study series, written for the developer/owner/investor audience. This course also takes a brief look at the use of wood products in construction and their ability to store carbon long term.
August 29, 2024 - Regional Online Seminar (TX) Would you like to pitch sustainable mass timber to a client? This presentation will provide an overview of the WoodWorks’ Mass Timber Business Case Study series, written for the developer/owner/investor audience. This course also takes a brief look at the use of wood products in construction and their ability to store carbon long term.
September 11, 2024 - National Online Event. This webinar will focus on commonly missed items—some of which can provide a more efficient design, and others which are critical to ensuring adequate structural performance. We will cover tips on how and when these provisions apply and show design examples to demonstrate their impact on the design.
September 23-25, 2024 - Regional In-Person Event (Nashville, TN) Join WoodWorks and 30+ expert speakers to learn about the latest developments in mass timber, including building codes, structural systems, best practices for project delivery, and manufacturing capacity.
September 24, 2024 - Regional In-Person Event (New York, NY) Save the date for AWC & WoodWork's inaugural NYC Climate Week event featuring an expert panel and discussions on how wood products, forestry and the built environment offer sustainable solutions to the climate crisis.
September 26, 2024 - Regional In-Person Tour (Fayetteville, AR) This event will offer a unique behind the scenes look at two cutting-edge mass timber buildings on the University of Arkansas campus. Attendees will tour both buildings with project team members.
October 1, 2024 - Regional In-Person Event (Long Beach, CA) This course examines the use of mass timber in construction and the positive environmental benefits it can bring to a project, with case studies illustrating wood’s impact on sustainability outcomes.
October 1, 2024 - Regional Online Event (GA, LA, FL, LA, MS) Learn what new opportunities the 2021 International Building Code will create for mass timber multi-family housing in the 6-18 story range.
October 3, 2024 - Regional In-Person Tour (Brookhaven, GA) Join Laura Cullen as she leads a tour of the new Brookhaven City Hall. The four-story building includes an atrium, retail, restaurant, an event space with a catering kitchen, and a rooftop terrace.
October 4, 2024 - Regional Online Event (CA-South, AZ, NM) This course examines the use of mass timber in construction and the positive environmental benefits it can bring to a project, with case studies illustrating wood’s impact on sustainability outcomes.
October 8, 2024 - Regional In-Person Seminar (Philadelphia, PA) Mass timber is a unique, non-commodity building material and, to lay the groundwork for success, certain critical decisions must be made as early as possible. 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.
October 8, 2024 - Regional In-Person Seminar (Denver, CO) This presentation will cover some of the design considerations associated with mid-rise wood-frame buildings and focuses on mid-rise mass timber construction, highlighting examples in the five- to eight-story range—including office, mixed-use, and multi-family projects.
October 9, 2024 - National Online Event. This webinar focuses on the critical role that gravity-loaded connections play in the success of a mass timber project, emphasizing their importance in ensuring structural integrity, meeting aesthetic goals, and complying with design codes.
October 10, 2024 - Regional Online Seminar (CO, MT, NE, ND, SD, WY) This presentation will cover some of the design considerations associated with mid-rise wood-frame buildings and focuses on mid-rise mass timber construction, highlighting examples in the five- to eight-story range—including office, mixed-use, and multi-family projects
October 10, 2024 - Regional Online Seminar (PA, NJ) Mass timber is a unique, non-commodity building material and, to lay the groundwork for success, certain critical decisions must be made as early as possible. 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.
