Engineered Lumber Design and Construction
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Before purchasing, review the rules of your licensing or certifying entity. It is your responsibility to confirm this course meets your CE requirements. See the credit tab on the course page for details.
What’s Included: Full webinar recording, written course materials, expert instruction, a mandatory quiz, and a certificate upon completion.
Deliverability Timeline: All courses are generally available within 1-2 weeks after the live presentation.
CE Credits: AIA and/or LA/CES accreditation is available by request for courses recorded prior to March 11, 2026. All courses after that date include those accreditations by default, if applicable. With these accreditations, our courses qualify for credit in nearly all states for engineers, surveyors, architects, and landscape architects.
Learn more about the on-demand format in our FAQ or contact us at (715) 835-5900 or customerservice@halfmoonseminars.org
Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:00 – 4:30 pm
Engineered Lumber Products and Design Guidance
Types of engineered lumber products
Structural and non-structural
National Design Specification for Wood Construction
Building codes
Design criteria
Design for Structural Engineered Lumber
Reference design values and adjustments
Bending members
Compression members
Columns
Tension members
Combined loads Bearing capacity
Flitch beams
Structural Glued Laminated Timber
Types of members
Applications and design values
Adjustments and special considerations
Pre-fabricated Wood I-Joists
Types of members
Applications and design values
Adjustments and special considerationsPro-rating
Structural Composite Lumber and Wood Structural Panels
Types of products (beams and columns)
Applications and design values
Adjustments and special considerations
Connectors and Fasteners
Nails
Screws, lag screws and wood screws
Bolts
Prefabricated connections
Details
Structural Design
Software
Roof framing
Floor framing
Beams and joists
Credits
Architects
6.5 HSW CEHs
6.5 AIA LU|HSW
Professional Engineers
6.5 PDHs*
Contractors
Non-Credit Continuing Ed.
* Continuing education not mandatory in RI
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects and 6.5 PDHs for professional engineers in all states with continuing education requirements, which does not include Rhode Island engineers. Educators and courses for architects are not subject to preapproval in Rhode Island.
This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System for 6.5 LU|HSW (Sponsor No. J885). Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES. Visit www.halfmoonseminars.org for complete AIA information under this course listing.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), North Carolina, and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York engineers and architects.
This course offers a continuing education opportunity to construction contractors. It has not been approved by any state contractor licensing entity for mandatory continuing education credit.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Patrick Conlon, PE
Founder and Managing Principal of Conlon Engineering, LLCMr. Conlon is a licensed professional engineer with 25 years of high-profile structural engineering experience. He has lent his expertise and creativity to large, challenging new high-profile construction projects including the iconic Yankee Stadium, the 75-story tall One57 in Manhattan, and the new 22,000 sf steel-framed column-free Blessed Kateri Church in Lagrangeville, New York, as well as numerous other projects of various scales. The owners, architects, contractors, and property managers with whom he collaborates seek him out as a project partner because of his work ethic and focused client service. As founder and managing principal of Conlon Engineering, LLC, Brookfield, Connecticut, Mr. Conlon has created a culture that is highly client-focused and disciplined, making it easy for colleagues to recommend him. He takes great pride in their ability to address structural challenges for diverse clients in the firm’s areas of new construction, renovation and structural rehabilitation of existing structures in a variety of categories including commercial, residential, industrial, office, school, religious, historic and recreational buildings; adaptive reuse projects; LEED accredited projects; peer reviews of other engineers’ work, and feasibility studies.
AIA Info
AIA Provider Statement:
HalfMoon Education Inc. is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number J885. All registered AIA/CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider of learning program may be sent to AIA/CES (cesupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).
This learning program is registered with AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.
AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA/CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA/CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.
Course Title: Engineered Lumber Design and Construction.
Delivery Method: Live
Course Description: This is a 6.5 hour live lecture presentation with the instructors and students together in the same room. It will be conducted in a handicap-accessible conference room with ample seating space and writing surface for all attendees. Bound written materials, authored by the faculty, will be distributed to all participants at the program. Attendance will be monitored and reported to AIA/CES. This course will cover the types, applications, and special considerations for a variety of engineered lumber.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to reference structural engineered lumber design values and adjustments for bending members, compression members, columns, tension members, combined loads, bearing capacity, and flitch beams.
Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to select the appropriate connectors and fasteners for the engineered lumber products covered in this program, including nails, lag screws, wood screws, bolts, and prefabricated connections.
Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to identify various types of engineered lumber products, determine their structural and non-structural properties, and be able to reference applicable national design specifications and building codes.
Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to determine the applications and design values for structural glued-laminated timber, pre-fabricated wood I-joists, and structural composite lumber and wood structural panels.
LUs: 6.5 LU Type: LU|HSWs.
Prerequisites: Familiarity with engineered lumber design and construction.
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 03/26/2021
Complaint Resolution Policy:
Complaints regarding this course can be emailed to doug@halfmoonseminars.org or by calling (715) 835-5900. A HalfMoon Education representative will respond within 72 hours to resolve the complaint, which will include, but not limited to, access to another CE activity at no or reduced cost or a full or partial refund. Each instance will be resolved on a case-by-case situation.