WoodWorks

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 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 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.

June 13, 2025 - Regional In-Person Seminar + Tour (East Lansing, MI). This presentation will take a detailed look at the new code provisions and methods of addressing the new requirements, followed by a a tour of the MSU STEM Facility Site.

June 18, 2025 - Regional In-Person Tour (Cypress, TX) As part of the Bridgeland mixed-use development by Howard Hughes, this 58,000 sqft building is defined by its gabled roof topped with a linear cupola and large timber framed balconies at each floor level.  The project utilizes CLT shear walls and DLT decking supported by a glulam frame. 

July 23, 2025 - Regional In-Person Event (Kent, WA) 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 and will introduce the new tall wood code provisions and construction types, as well as the technical research and testing that supported their adoption.

July 31, 2025 - Regional In-Person Tour (San Francisco, CA) Join Chelsea Drenick on an in-depth look at the all-mass timber South San Francisco Center, showcasing mass timber’s application in a healthcare facility. Attendees will tour the site and learn about detailing and construction techniques utilized throughout the building.

August 21, 2025 - Regional In-Person Event (San Francisco, CA) Join WoodWorks and Regional Director Chelsea Drenick, SE, for the fourth annual SF networking event celebrating mass timber designers and builders in the Bay Area.

August 26, 2025 - Regional In-Person Event (Long Beach, CA) Join Mike Romanowski to learn about two important wood design topics: concealed spaces in light-frame and mass timber construction and tips to simplify mixed-use building analysis.

September 4, 2025 - Regional In-Person Seminar (Waltham, MA) 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.. It will also analyze reasons for vertical movement (short and long term), provide methods of calculating anticipated movement, highlight detailing options to minimize and accommodate movement, and discuss strategies implemented on tall mass timber projects completed in North America.

September 11, 2025 - Regional In-Person Event (St. Louis, MO) 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 and will introduce the new tall wood code provisions and construction types, as well as the technical research and testing that supported their adoption.

September 16, 2024 - Regional In-Person Seminar (Baltimore, MD) This presentation will examine early project decisions and design steps, focusing on how to optimize projects for mass timber to avoid price premiums and take 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.

September 17, 2025 - Regional In-Person Seminar (Cedar Park, TX ) 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.

September 24, 2025 - Regional In-Person Tour (Mantua, NJ) This presentation will introduce the new tall wood code provisions in depth. It will take a detailed look at the new code provisions and methods of addressing the new requirements. Topics will include fire-resistance ratings and allowances for exposed timber, penetrations, sprinklers, connections, exterior walls and much more.

September 24, 2025 - Regional In-Person Seminar (Buena Park, CA) 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.

October 1, 2025 - Regional In-Person Seminar (Chandler, AZ) 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.

October 9, 2025 - Regional In-Person Seminar (Washington, DC) Join WoodWorks and the DC Department of Buildings at Sycamore & Oak–DC’s first all mass timber commercial building–for an exclusive showcase of cutting-edge mass timber projects redefining the Baltimore-Washington region’s landscape.

October 9, 2025 - Regional In-Person Tour (Austin, TX) Join WoodWorks on a tour of Workbench, a new mixed-use mass timber office building located in East Austin.

Regional In-Person Tour (Delta, AL) - Take an in-depth look at Alabama’s largest cross-laminated timber (CLT) construction project, the 29,000 square-foot Cheaha State Park Lodge The five-story, 32-unit hotel design features wood sourced from Alabama timber across three towers in a variety of configurations.