Webinar presented by Drew Willms Date and Time: July 29,2020 2:00 EST. Length 1 hr. Fee: Free. This webinar qualifies for educational credits from AIA, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, BC Housing and EIC. What does it take to efficiently engineer and build mass timber buildings? How can timber be integrated into a project so that the structure is cost-competitive, while still maintaining the architectural vision, elegance and quality? To register copy and paste the following link into your Browser: //attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/266666062519244044
Courses
All course learning content is free for Students, Instructors and Industry Professionals. Courses can be accessed by clicking the Read More button at the bottom of each course description. However, to earn course credits you must first pass a quiz. To access course quiz you must register in the Wood WORKS! eLearning Centre and enroll in course. Both registration and enrolment are free.
2. Mass Timber: Unlocking the Mysteries of Connection Design and Fabrication
Webinar presented by Melissa Kindratsky. Date and Time: August 12, 2020 2:00 EST. Length 1 hr. Fee: Free. This webinar qualifies for educational credits from AIA, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, BC Housing and EIC. Melissa will discuss the role of the specialty structural engineer in glulam connection design for your project. Tips will be provided to help streamline the work of the project architect and engineer of record, and also highlight specific detailing situations to help construction run more smoothly. To register copy and paste the following link into your Browser: //register.gotowebinar.com/register/3598070846333991947
3. The role of Certification in Mass Timber Construction
Webinar presented by Annie Perkins . Date and Time: August 26, 2020 2:00 EST. Length 1 hr. Fee: Free. This webinar qualifies for educational credits from AIA, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, BC Housing and EIC. Certified wood offers an excellent solution for building projects. When procured from responsibly managed forests, building with wood addresses climate change, conservation, and biodiversity, and provides renewable building materials with lower embodied carbon than traditional building materials. To register copy and paste the following link into your Browser: //register.gotowebinar.com/register/1799550199090012176
4. Demystifying Acoustics for all Wood Buildings
Webinar presented by Andre Rioux. Date and Time: September 9, 2020 2:00 EST. Length 1 hr. Fee: Free. This webinar qualifies for educational credits from AIA, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, BC Housing and EIC. This presentation defines Acoustic building code requirements and discusses important acoustic principles in mass timber construction. To register copy and paste the following link into your Browser: //register.gotowebinar.com/#register/2394810401161655054
Acoustic Considerations for Wood Frame Construction
By Mihkel Toome and Daniel Lyzun – Format: PowerPoint Video – Length: One Hour – Downloadable Handout: Yes – Credit: AIA, Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, EIC and BC Housing – This presentation will discuss acoustics in wood frame structures and the value that can be added through early planning and good acoustic design.
Application of CLT in high end custom homes and mixed use residential buildings
By Mehrdad Jahangiri and Allison DenToom – Format: PowerPoint Video – Length: One Hour – Credits: AIA, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, BC Housing, EIC – Handout: No – Follow the journey of introducing CLT into high endâcustom homes and mixedâuse residential projects in the Greater Vancouver Area.
Art Gallery of Ontario Transformation
By Crispin Howes Format: PowerPoint – Video Length: One Hour – Dowloadable Handout: Yes – Credit: AIA, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, EIC – Transformation AGO is the recently completed renovation of the Art Gallery of Ontario by Frank Gehry. Crispin Howes discusses the technology used to design and build this complex structure.
Art Gallery of Ontario- Use of Advanced Technology & Design
By David Moses – Format: PowerPoint Video – Length: One Hour – Dowloadable Handout: Yes – Credit: AIA, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, EIC – Creating the AGO curtain’s complex wood geometry was made possible by the use of CNC machines and 3D CAD systems.
Aspen Art Museum – Creating an Innovative Wood Structure
By Gregory R. Kingsley – Format: PowerPoint Video – Length: One Hour – Dowloadable Handout: No – Credit: AIA, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, EIC – This case study presentation will describe the innovative design and construction of the Aspen Art Museum wood structure, including paths explored but not chosen for the final design.
BC Building Code Development
By Jarrett Hutchinson – Format: PowerPoint Video – Length: 45 minutes – Credit: AIA, Canadian Provincial Architect Associations and EIC – This presentation provides an overview of code history, development and enforcement in British Columbia.
