Mass Timber Construction: Products, Performance and Design (Online)

Due to their high strength, dimensional stability and positive environmental performance, mass timber building products are quickly becoming materials of choice for sustainably-minded designers. 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. Applications for the use of these products under modern building codes will be discussed, and examples of their use in U.S. projects reviewed.

Mass timber’s ability to act as both structure and exposed finish will also be highlighted, as will its performance as part of an assembly, considering design objectives related to structural performance, fire resistance, acoustics, and energy efficiency. Other topics will include detailing and construction best practices, lessons learned from completed projects and trends for the increased use of mass timber products in the future.

Learning Objectives
Learning Objective 1: Identify mass timber products available in North America and consider how they can be used under current building codes and standards.

Learning Objective 2: Review completed mass timber projects that demonstrate a range of applications and system configurations.

Learning Objective 3: Discuss benefits of using mass timber products, including structural versatility, prefabrication, lighter carbon footprint, and reduced labor costs.

Learning Objective 4: Highlight possibilities for the expanded use and application of mass timber in larger and taller buildings.

About the Presenter
Archie Landreman, CSI Wood Products Council-WoodWorks

Archie lives in Racine, Wisconsin and is the North Central Regional Director for WoodWorks, an initiative of the Wood Products Council. Archie has been with WoodWorks since their Midwest inception in 2008 and has been actively involved in wood education and assisting with commercial wood projects. Some notable project assistance examples would be the T-3 building in Minneapolis, Ascent in Milwaukee, and Buffalo Sabres Arena in Buffalo, New York. Archie has assisted on over three hundred projects and provided hundreds of hours of education to architects, engineers, contractors and developers.

He has been active in the wood and structural building component industry since 1970, and has extensive experience with structural lumber, engineered wood products, sips, wood trusses and mass timber.

Archie is an active and participating member of the following organizations: American Institute of Architects, Association of Licensed Architects, Construction Specification Institute, Forest Products Society, National Frame Building Association, Structural Building Component Association, Structural Engineers Association, Structural Insulated Panel Association and works closely with the Forest Products Lab in Madison, Wisconsin.

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