The session will provide an overview of mass timber framing and cross-laminated timber (CLT).

INTRO was the tallest mass timber framed building in the USA when it was designed. Topics we will discuss include:

• Development and benefits of mass timber framing

• Present-day processes for sourcing materials, fabrication, transportations, erection, building codes

• Examples of construction type and methodology

Learning Objectives:

Attendees will learn about Timber as a renewable building source, which is produced from ecologically managed forests and are the only renewable building structural materials for commercial use.  Attendees will also learn how trees absorb carbon dioxide as they grow and how that is beneficial for the environment.  

Attendees will learn about how the 2021 International Building Code has been revised to allow for greater flexibility in the use of timber framing. We will discuss the engineering and physical properties  of timber framing in large-scale projects. 

Attendees will discuss the design strategies and fire codes that apply to building with wood possible.  We will also discuss the science regarding the engineering of timber as a structural element and its fire resistance properties.

Attendees will participate in a discussion around lessons learned from various projects due to the unique applications for timber framing, erection and assembly, weather protection, site logistics and innovations.

Cost:
AIA, Allied Members: FREE
Non-Members: $10.00

1.0 HSW CEU

Zoom info will be sent before event.