Agenda

Registration:                    8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:             8:30 – 11:45 am

Lunch (On your own):       11:45 am – 12:45 pm

Afternoon Session:           12:45 – 4:00 pm

Light Wood Framing Products and Codes

   Types of light wood framing
   Species and grading
   National Design Specification for Wood Construction
   Building codes
   Design criteria

Mass Timber/Heavy Timber Products and Codes

   Mass timber and heavy timber products (glulam, cross laminated
      timber, nail, laminated timber, SCL, etc.)
   Code applications
   Structural design
   Constructability detailing

Gravity Framing Design

   Reference design values and adjustments
   Bending members
   Compression members
   Tension members
   Combined loads
   Bearing capacity

Connections

   Light wood frame connections (nails, bolts, lag screws)
   Heavy/mass timber connections (bolts, prefab connections,
      timber rivets, split rings)
   Detail connections for constructability and other criteria

Wall Framing Design

   Out of plane loads (wind, seismic)
   Design checks (bending, shear, deflection)
   Design process for tall wood walls
   Hinges in exterior walls

Lateral Framing Design

   Referenced standard: special design provisions for wind and seismic
   Shear wall design
   Diaphragm design
   Collectors, chords, boundary elements
   Detailing for load path continuity

Multi-Story Wood Frame Design

   Calculating and accommodating wood shrinkage
   Stacked bearing wall load considerations
   Stacked shearwall design
   Shearwall drift checks
   Diaphragm modeling and analysis
   Attachment to foundation/podium slab

Credits

Architects
     6.0 HSW Contact Hours
     6.0 AIA HSW Learning Units

Professional Engineers
     6.0 PDHs

International Code Council
     .6 CEUs (Building)

Contractors
     Non-Credit Continuing Ed.

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.0 HSW continuing education hours to architects and 6.0 PDHs to professional engineers in all states. Educators and courses for architects are not subject to preapproval in Vermont. Continuing education is not mandatory for Vermont engineers.

This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885).

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for architects in Florida and is deemed an approved sponsor in New York. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.

The International Code Council has approved this event for .6 CEUs in the specialty area of Building.

This seminar offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to contractors. It has not been approved by any state contractor licensing entity with a continuing education requirement.

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

Ricky McLain, P.E., S.E.

Leads WoodWorks’ Growth and Innovation Program

Mr. McLain leads WoodWorks’ Growth and Innovation Program, working on project technical design support, resource creation and growth opportunity facilitation related to areas such as tall mass timber construction, builder’s risk insurance for mass timber projects, and industrialized/offsite buildings. He supports the AECD community both directly and collaboratively with WoodWorks Regional Directors, providing in depth technical design assistance. Mr. McLain also has extensive experience in lead engineer roles related to structural design, project management and construction administration. Mr. McLain is executive director of the Structural Engineers Association of Vermont, and a member of numerous committees and councils related to building design.