Join us for a two-part seminar on mass timber design topics, followed by a tour of the new Franklin Road Academy Upper School in Nashville.

 

Part One | Exploring Tall Wood: New Code Provisions for Tall Timber Structures
Learn about the background and adoption of the new code provisions in the 2021 International Building Code, including the technical research and testing that supported their adoption, the new construction types introduced, and examples of successful tall wood buildings.

 

Part Two | Classrooms to Cafeterias: Mass Timber Design in Modern Schools

Explore how mass timber is transforming K–12 school design, with insights on cost, speed, sustainability, and code compliance. This presentation will cover the school construction market, design and performance considerations, and real-world case studies illustrating the successful implementation of mass timber in school projects across the country.

 

Tour | Franklin Road Academy Upper School

Get a first-hand look at mass timber in an educational project. Project team members will lead the tour of this 32,000-square-foot building—featuring a cross-laminated timber (CLT) roof—and share insights into the design, construction, and material selection process.

 

Credits: Attendees can earn 2.0 AIA/CES HSW LUs, 2.0 PDH credits or 0.2 ICC credits for the seminar and 1.0 AIA/CES HSW LU, 1.0 PDH credit or 0.1 ICC credit for the tour

 

Speakers: Jessica Scarlett, EIT, LEED AP | WoodWorks

 

In-Person Attendees:

In-person includes a networking lunch from 12:30pm – 1:00pm and tour from 4-5pm.

 

Seminar and Lunch Location:

Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

3421 Belmont Blvd

Nashville, TN 37215

Map & Directions

Event Parking On-site

 

Tour Location:

Franklin Road Academy

4700 Franklin Pike

Nashville, TN 37220

Map & Directions

Event Parking On-site

 

Online Attendees:

• Online seminar 1:00 – 3:30
• WoodWorks will send each attendee a certificate of completion within 2 weeks via email.
• Please note that to receive a certificate, attendees must stay for the duration of the event.

 

For questions or additional information, please contact:

LeeAnn Charpentier, CMP | leeann.charpentier@woodworks.org | (301) 633-0330

 

Franklin Road Academy, Anecdote Architectural Experiences, EMC Structural Engineers
Photo Anecdote Architectural Experiences

This unique educational event will provide an in-person look at Walmart’s new Home Office in Bentonville, AR, which includes 2.4 million square feet of mass timber office space. The 350-acre mixed-use campus comprises 12 new office buildings, featuring regionally sourced mass timber in designs that aim to express the company’s values and prioritize views of nature and connectivity across the sprawling campus. The tour will highlight the detailing and construction techniques utilized throughout the buildings to achieve successful and code-compliant mass timber construction. Attendees will hear from Walmart leaders, architects, and engineers about the synthesis of this enormous and cutting-edge project.

Join us for an optional networking happy hour following the tour.

 

Host: Jason Bahr, PE | WoodWorks

 

Credits: Attendees can earn 1.50 AIA/CES HSW LUs, 1.5 PDH credits or 0.15 ICC credits

 

Location:

Walmart Home Office

Walton Family Whole Health & Fitness Center

1400 SE 5th Street, Bentonville, AR

Meet in lobby, then escorted to Communication Stairs

Parking garage

1400 SE 5th Street, Bentonville, AR

 

Please note: Registration closes at 12:00 pm, Monday, November 17. No walk-ins or substitutions.

 

For questions or additional information, please contact:

Jaime Krohn, CMP | jaime@woodworks.org | (312) 841-8272

 

Image credit: Walmart

This unique educational event will provide an in-depth look at the Avalon Bay Brewer’s Hill project in Baltimore. Attendees will tour this Type III multi-family project, comprised of seven stories of light-frame wood over a concrete podium. At approximately 450,000 sq ft, the development will house nearly 400 units plus amenities and commercial space.

 

Attendees will tour the site with project team members, who will share strategies for successful light-frame wood projects, from concept to construction. The tour format encouraged questions and discussion, and attendees can expect to leave with insights into design, detailing, and construction techniques utilized, as well as material selection and wood’s role in meeting sustainability and budget goals.

 

Following the tour, please join us for networking and complimentary drinks and appetizers at Gunther & Co., located just a short walk from the tour site.

 

PPE: This is an active jobsite. Accessibility will be limited. PPE required. Please bring your own PPE, a limited amount will be available onsite.

 

Credits: Attendees can earn 1.0 AIA/CES HSW LU, 1.0 PDH credit or 0.1 ICC credit

 

Speakers: John O’Donald II, PE | WoodWorks

 

Tour Location:

Avalon Bay Brewer’s Hill

3700 Boston St.

Baltimore, MD 21224

 

Networking Location:

Gunther & Co

3650 Toone St

Baltimore, MD 21224

 

For questions or additional information, please contact:

LeeAnn Charpentier, CMP | leeann.charpentier@woodworks.org | (301) 633-0330

 

Image: BCT Design Group

This unique educational event will showcase one of North America’s longest timber spans, currently being built in Pennsylvania’s fast-growing Upper Macungie Township. Totaling 188,000 square feet, the Upper Macungie Township Community Lifestyle Center is a community hub comprising an indoor soccer field, two flex gyms, and an amenity building.

The focal point is the 130,000-square-foot soccer field, where hybrid glulam-steel portal frames spanning 280 feet—one of the longest timber truss clear-spans in North America—were engineered to meet the architect’s vision of an efficient yet visually appealing structure. The basketball court structures were designed with hybrid glulam-steel trusses clear-spanning up to 140 feet, supported by a glulam frame.

Attendees will get an up-close look at the design and construction challenges the architect, engineer, and contractor overcame to achieve a timber span of this scale.

Please join us for lunch before the tour. The tour will begin at 1 pm. This event will be held entirely outdoors, so we recommend dressing comfortably for the weather!

 

PPE: This is an active jobsite. Accessibility will be limited. PPE required. Please bring your own PPE, a limited amount will be available onsite.

 

Credits: Attendees can earn 1.5 AIA/CES HSW LUs, 1.5 PDH credits or 0.15 ICC credits

 

Speaker: Shannon Williams, PE | WoodWorks

 

Location:

Upper Macungie Township Community Lifestyle Center

340 Grange Road

Allentown, PA

 

Parking available on site

 

For questions or additional information, please contact:

LeeAnn Charpentier, CMP | leeann.charpentier@woodworks.org | (301) 633-0330

 

Image: FLOR Projects / StructureCraft

Join WoodWorks and Michigan State University (MSU) for a workshop and tour of two unique projects showcasing innovative mass timber, light-frame, and hybrid wood construction.

The event will begin with a workshop featuring a panel presentation from team members on the Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency School (KRESA) Career Connect Campus. Panelists will discuss the design process, including how they balanced sustainability goals, structural requirements, and the client’s vision for the project. After the presentation, attendees will tour two projects, led by design team members and suppliers on each:

• The KRESA Career Connect Campus (location of the presentation)

• Western Michigan University (WMU) Student Housing Project

A bus will transport tour participants from KRESA to the WMU Student Housing Project. The WMU project is an active construction site and PPE will be provided. Attendees will return to KRESA for departure.

 

A networking event will be held following the tour at Bell’s Eccentric Café from 5-6:30 pm. Complimentary food and beverages will be provided.

 

Speakers: Anthony Harvey, PE, WoodWorks and Sandra Lupien, Michigan State University

 

Panel speakers and tour guides include representatives from:

Britt Peters & Associates

Christman Building Innovation Group

Element 5|Hasslacher Group

IMEG Corp

Mercer Mass Timber

Simpson Strong Tie

Wightman

 

This event is produced in collaboration with MassTimber@MSU.

 

Workshop Location:

Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency School (KRESA)

Career Connect Campus

3500 Vanrick Dr, Kalamazoo, MI 49001

Event Parking:
Parking available on site

 

Networking Location:

Bell’s Eccentric Café

355 E Kalamazoo Ave

Kalamazoo, MI

 

For questions or additional information, please contact:

LeeAnn Charpentier, CMP | leeann.charpentier@woodworks.org | (301) 633-0330

 

Image: Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency School (KRESA) / Element5

This presentation will provide a detailed look at the structural design processes associated with a variety of mass timber products, including glued-laminated timber (glulam), cross-laminated timber (CLT), and nail-laminated timber (NLT). Applications for the use of these products in gravity force-resisting systems under modern building codes will be discussed. Other technical topics will include mass timber floor panel vibration criteria, connection options and design considerations, and an introduction to lateral systems common in mass timber buildings. Mass timber framing components are often left exposed to act as a finish while taking advantage of their aesthetics. As such, they are often required to provide a fire-resistance rating demonstrating their ability to maintain structural integrity in the event of a fire. This session will also discuss structural design of mass timber elements under fire conditions.

 

Speaker: Kate Carrigg, PE | WoodWorks

 

Credits: Attendees can earn 2.0 AIA/CES HSW LUs, 2.0 PDH credits or 0.2 ICC credits

 

Online Attendees:

• WoodWorks will send each attendee a certificate of completion within 2 weeks via email.
• Please note that to receive a certificate, attendees must stay for the duration of the event.

 

For questions or additional information, please contact:

Jaime Krohn, CMP | jaime@woodworks.org | (312) 841-8272

 

Image: Platte Fifteen / OZ Architecture / KL&A Engineers and Builders / photo JC Buck

This unique educational event will provide an in-depth look at the Western City Campus Pavilion Office; a former medical office being transformed into a municipal office to serve the local community. Designers of the four-story, 63,000- square-foot building addition utilized cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels and glulam framing to add substantial square footage to the existing office building and consolidate public services from several other buildings into one warm, biophilic community space totaling 117,000 square feet. Attendees will tour the site with members of the project team, who will share strategies for successful, code-compliant mass timber projects. The tour format encourages questions and discussion, and attendees can expect to leave with valuable insights into the project’s design, execution, and factors that influenced material and detail selection.

 

PPE: Please bring your own PPE (hard hat, vest, safety glasses). Sets will be available onsite, but you must wear boots appropriate for an active job site (important).

 

Host: Emmy Hoa Tran, PE | WoodWorks

 

Credits: Attendees can earn 1.5 AIA/CES HSW LUs, 2.5 PDH credits or 0.15 ICC credits

 

Location:

Western City Campus Pavilion

1155 Alpine Ave

Boulder, CO 80304

 

Parking information: Park at the Garage adjacent to the construction site, at the southwest corner of Alpine Ave & Broadway. Once parked, please walk across the street and enter the site through the construction entrance fencing. Meet at Saunders trailer.

 

For questions or additional information, please contact:

Jaime Krohn, CMP | jaime@woodworks.org | (312) 841-8272

 

Photo: Western City Campus Pavilion Office, Rendering ZGF Architects

The last few years have seen a significant increase in the use of off-site construction methods for wood-frame multi-family and commercial buildings. Although the choice to frame on site versus some level of prefabrication depends on many factors, prefabricated and modular construction can offer a number of benefits, including faster construction, improved material efficiency and worker safety, enhanced quality assurance, and reduced material, labor and interest costs. This presentation will explore various levels of off- site wood-frame construction on multi-family and commercial projects. Prefabrication, and full modular unit options will be discussed, along with the market trends and construction innovations that have led to their increased use.

 

Speaker: Chelsea Drenick, SE | WoodWorks

 

Credits: Attendees can earn 2 AIA/CES HSW LUs, 2 PDH credits or 0.2 ICC credits

 

Online Attendees:

• WoodWorks will send each attendee a certificate of completion within 2 weeks via email.
• Please note that to receive a certificate, attendees must stay for the duration of the event.

 

For questions or additional information, please contact:

Jaime Krohn, CMP | jaime@woodworks.org | (312) 841-8272

 

Image: Alvera / DJR Architecture & Design / photo Korey Kevin Studio