The Business Case for Mass Timber and Tall Wood Code Provisions

Exploring Tall Wood: New Code Provisions for Tall Timber Structures

As interest in and use of mass timber in the U.S. has grown, so too has interest in pushing these timber structures to greater heights. Using international examples of successful tall wood buildings as precedent, some designers have proposed tall wood projects in the states using a project-specific performance-based design approach. In order to provide a uniform set of code provisions for these tall wood buildings, the International Code Council established an ad hoc committee on tall wood buildings that proposed a set of code changes allowing up to 18 stories of mass timber construction. Those code changes were announced as approved in January 2019 and will become part of the 2021 International Building Code. Following a brief discussion of history and motivators, this presentation will introduce the new tall wood code provisions and construction types, as well as the technical research and testing that supported their adoption.

Mass Timber: Making the Case to Developers and Owners

Would you like to pitch sustainable mass timber to a client? Are you wondering how mass timber might pencil in a project pro forma? 如果是这样的话, this presentation will provide insight on completing the value proposition for developers and owners. The aesthetic differentiation and biophilic benefits of mass timber have broad appeal to a wide range of stakeholders, from end users to ESG-investors. Professionals hoping to influence decisions to use mass timber will learn how this appeal can translate to return on investment in an overview of initial findings from 芝麻小事’ Mass Timber Business Case Study series, written for the developer/owner/investor audience. This presentation will provide an overview of the case study series highlighting key takeaways. 开发人员/所有者, 架构师, 工程师 and builders will all learn how mass timber can create value.

发言人: 杰西卡·斯佳丽，EIT | 芝麻小事

与会者可获得2.2个AIA/CES HSW u.0 PDH学分或0.2国际商会学分

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芝麻小事 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:

玛丽·施拉姆卡|玛丽.schramka@woodworks.Org | (708) 204-9578

图片: Ascent / Korb + Associates Architects / Thornton Tomasetti / Photo Korb + Associates Architects