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Feb 19, 2019

The Impact of Wood Use on North American Forests

As green building has evolved beyond its initial emphasis on energy efficiency, greater attention has been given to the choice of structural…

Feb 19, 2019

Designing Modern Wood Schools

This course takes a practical look at the design of wood schools, emphasizing opportunities with traditional wood-frame construction and, in…

Feb 19, 2019

Designing for Fire Protection

Wood construction offers economic, performance and environmental advantages not typically found with other structural materials. Wood is cost…

Feb 19, 2019

Designing for Earthquakes

This continuing education course provides an overview of seismic-resistive design issues in wood-frame buildings with a focus on compliance with…

Feb 19, 2019

Designing for Durability

Misperceptions still exist that buildings made of materials such as concrete or steel last longer than buildings made of wood. Although this…

Feb 19, 2019

Building Resilience

This course will consider traditional wood framing and mass timber systems in the context of resilience, including performance during and after…

Feb 18, 2019

Building Materials Matter

With an abundance of information and competing environmental claims, determining a material’s true impacts can be a challenge. Does wood reduce a…

Feb 12, 2019

Creative, Custom & Capable: New Directions in Metal Architecture

Custom engineered using integrated design and fabrication technologies, metal building systems are increasingly versatile, expressive and cost-…

Feb 7, 2019

The Business Case for Building with Wood

Increasingly, building owners and design professionals are turning to wood construction to satisfy all of these industry, market, and regulatory…

Feb 7, 2019

Optimizing Acoustic Performance of Wood Buildings

This course will examine how wood structures and finishings can help meet tenancy trends and the benefits wood provides to owners and occupants,…