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January 14, 2025 - National Online Event. This presentation will provide an introductory review of structural wood design for vertical (gravity) loads, including bending, shear, deflection, vibration, tension, compression, and connections.
January 16, 2025 - National Online Event. This presentation will provide an introductory review of structural wood design for lateral (wind and seismic) loads, including traditional diaphragms and shear walls as well as alternate systems.
February 12, 2025 - National Online Event. This case study presentation explores how an exposed wood structure contributes to the sustainability, accessibility, and inclusivity of the Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth in Vancouver, Washington, where designers followed DeafSpace principles as part of a deaf-led design process for the bilingual school.
February 20, 2025 - Regional Online Event (OR, HI, ID-South) This seminar is designed to give architects, engineers, and construction professionals the tools they need to deliver successful mass timber projects from start to finish.
February 27, 2025 - Regional Online Event (NY) This presentation builds on the spirit of shared learning within the mass timber community to provide an overview of products, planning, design, and implementation techniques to maximize the benefits these buildings can deliver.
February 27, 2025 - Regional Online Event (TX) This presentation will examine early project decisions and design steps, focusing on how to optimize projects for mass timber to avoid price premiums. This course will also provide an in-depth look at biogenic carbon accounting, including when and how it should be counted, as well as a discussion of end-of-life assumptions.
February 27, 2025 - Regional In-Person Event (Kansas City, MO) This presentation will focus on common detailing issues and areas of misunderstanding related to exterior walls and their intersection with rated floor assemblies, followed by discussion of detailing code requirements, code compliance, and rationale for approval with an emphasis on constructability and practicality.
March 5, 2025 - Regional In-Person Event (New Rochelle, NY) This presentation builds on the spirit of shared learning within the mass timber community to provide an overview of products, planning, design, and implementation techniques to maximize the benefits these buildings can deliver.
March 5, 2025 - Regional Online Event (NY) This presentation builds on the spirit of shared learning within the mass timber community to provide an overview of products, planning, design, and implementation techniques to maximize the benefits these buildings can deliver.
March 12, 2025 - Regional In-Person Seminar + Tour (Richmond, VA) This presentation will review the tall wood code provisions, including the three new construction types (IV-A, IV-B, and IV-C), and the technical research and testing that supported their adoption. Following the session, attendees can see mass timber construction firsthand on a site tour of the 200,000-square-foot CoStar Foundry Park South Office Building.
March 12, 2025 - National Online Event. What’s in store for commercial, multi-family, and institutional construction in the year ahead? Join two leading industry economists as they break down the myriad factors driving these markets and how they could shape the trajectory for new developments.
March 14, 2025 - Regional Online Event (DC, DE, MD, VA, WV) This presentation will review the tall wood code provisions, including the three new construction types (IV-A, IV-B, and IV-C), and the technical research and testing that supported their adoption.
March 19, 2025 - National Online Event. This webinar will cover CLT gravity design and fire resistance in low and mid-rise buildings, focusing on structural integrity under fire conditions through either char depth calculations or encapsulation.
March 25-27, 2025 - Regional 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.
April 9, 2025 - National Online Event. This presentation will explore the importance of gravity and lateral force-resisting systems and thoughtful design decisions that enhance structural performance and construction feasibility.
April 15, 2025 - Regional In-Person Tour (Portland, OR) This unique educational event will provide an in-depth look at two mass timber libraries—Multnomah County’s Albina Library Expansion and East County Library. Attendees will tour both sites with project team members and hear strategies for successful, code-compliant mass timber buildings with insight into detailing and construction techniques.
April 22, 2025 - Regional Online Event (CA-North, HI, ID-South, NV, OR, UT) Learn how mass timber and hybrid wood building systems can help address critical gaps in the multi-family housing market and the changes introduced in the 2021 International Building Code (IBC) that significantly expand the opportunities for tall timber structures.
April 29, 2025 - Regional In-Person Event (Denver, CO) 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. Following a brief discussion of history and motivators, this presentation will introduce the new tall wood code provisions and construction types, as well as the technical research and testing that supported their adoption.
Regional In-Person Tour (Charlotte, NC) Join WoodWorks for a first-hand look at the Oxbow project, a seven-story, 423,000 sqft mass-timber mixed-use building featuring below-grade parking, 389 apartments and 13,803 sqft of retail space.
May 1, 2025 - Regional Online Event (CO, MT, NE, ND, SD, WY) 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. Following a brief discussion of history and motivators, this presentation will introduce the new tall wood code provisions and construction types, as well as the technical research and testing that supported their adoption.
Regional In-Person Event (Philadelphia, PA) This presentation will cover some of the design considerations associated with mid-rise wood-frame buildings and will also focus on mid-rise mass timber construction. The presentation will also cover decisions that need to be made early in the design process, including grid layout, approach to achieving fire ratings, and lateral system selection.
May 7, 2025 - National Online Event. This educational session will focus on the unique design requirements of Type III construction related to required fire resistance and practical constructability for code compliance. Topics will include fire-resistance-rating requirements for the interior and exterior, the impact of fire separation distance, implications of intersecting fire walls, and primary structural frame protection within exterior walls.
Regional Online Event (PA & NJ) This presentation will cover some of the design considerations associated with mid-rise wood-frame buildings and will also focus on mid-rise mass timber construction. The presentation will also cover decisions that need to be made early in the design process, including grid layout, approach to achieving fire ratings, and lateral system selection.
May 15, 2025 - Regional In-Person Event (Sandy Springs, GA) This presentation will review the tall wood code provisions, including the three new construction types (IV-A, IV-B, and IV-C), and the technical research and testing that supported their adoption. The session will also cover critical aspects of design and construction unique to tall wood buildings, ranging from sprinkler requirements and shaft wall considerations to fire design for penetrations and acoustics performance.
May 20, 2025 - Regional In-Person & Online Event (Charlotte, NC) 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.
May 20, 2025 - Regional Online Event (GA, AL, LA, MS, FL) This presentation will review the tall wood code provisions, including the three new construction types (IV-A, IV-B, and IV-C), and the technical research and testing that supported their adoption. The session will also cover critical aspects of design and construction unique to tall wood buildings, ranging from sprinkler requirements and shaft wall considerations to fire design for penetrations and acoustics performance.
May 21, 2025 - National Online Event. This presentation will introduce new provisions for CLT shear wall and diaphragm design, in the American Wood Council’s 2021 Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS).
May 29, 2025 - Regional In-Person Tour (Seattle, WA) Join us for an in-depth look at this three-story, 87,000-sft school building. The project's design incorporated feedback from the Alki community to meet their specific needs and educational standards. Attendees will tour the site with members of the project team, who will share strategies for successful, code-compliant mass timber projects.
June 4-7, 2025 - Regional In-Person Event (Boston, MA) Join acclaimed architects, designers, and building product manufacturers and earn HSW, GBCI, RIBA & AIA LUs. WoodWorks will host eight sessions on the expo floor at booth 2133.
June 5, 2025 - Regional In-Person Event (Boston, MA) WoodWorks will announce the 2025 Wood in Architecture Awards in Boston, MA, alongside the AIA Conference on Architecture & Design. Join us for a reception to celebrate the winners, network, and enjoy drinks and appetizers.
