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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.
October 5, 2023 - Regional Online Event (OH, IN, KY, MI) This presentation will introduce the new tall wood code provisions in depth. Topics will include fire-resistance ratings and allowances for exposed timber, penetrations, sprinklers, connections, exterior walls and much more.
October 5, 2023 - Regional Online Event (KS, AR, MO, OK) This presentation seeks to provide an overview of mass timber products, planning, design and implementation to maximize the benefits these buildings can deliver.
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.
October 19, 2023 - Regional Online Event (NC, SC, TN) Topics will include code requirements and owner expectations, tested assemblies vs. calculated performance, exterior noise, interior noise reverberation, structural and fire-resistance related components, detailing to avoid flanking paths, and installation best practices.
November 14, 2023 - Online Regional Event (OR, ID-South, HI). 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
December 14, 2023 - Online Regional Event (Northeast). 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.
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.
February 1, 2024 - Regional Online Seminar (GA, MS) 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.
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.
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.
February 15, 2024 - Regional Online Event (FL, AL, LA) 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.
February 15, 2024 - Regional Online Seminar (West) This presentation will help designers understand the breadth of considerations associated with mid-rise multi-family buildings for both light-frame wood and mass timber construction.
February 20, 2024 - Regional Online Seminar (DC, DE, MD, VA, WV) 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.
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.
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.
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.
March 8, 2024 - Regional Online Seminar (NC, SC, TN) 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.
April 10, 2024 - (Regional In-Person Event (Oak Brook, IL) This session will introduce mass timber products and building systems then consider why some mass timber projects never pass the concept stage, what can mitigate risk and improve financial feasibility, and how the development, architectural, engineering, and construction community can achieve success with mass timber projects of various scales and typologies.
April 11, 2024 - Regional In-Person and Online Event (San Francisco, CA) The second presentation of the "Demystifying Timber Construction Types" series. This course focuses on mid-rise mass timber construction, highlighting examples in the five- to eight-story range—including office, mixed-use, and multi-family projects.
April 12, 2024 - (Regional Online Event (IL, IA, MN, WI) This session will introduce mass timber products and building systems then consider why some mass timber projects never pass the concept stage, what can mitigate risk and improve financial feasibility, and how the development, architectural, engineering, and construction community can achieve success with mass timber projects of various scales and typologies.
April 23, 2024 - Regional In-Person Seminar (Marlborough, MA) Learn what new opportunities the 2021 International Building Code will create for mass timber housing in the 6-18 story range.