Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU
May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations
This webinar is part of the Wood Structures Academy, and will explore innovative uses of wood in building design, profiling three unique projects across applications (commercial, multifamily, mixed use), each of which embodies the aesthetic, environmental, and structural strengths of wood as a building material. The presentations will touch upon such topics as designing innovative and repeatable mass timber commercial structures, code compliance, meeting construction costs, challenges of tight labor markets, as well as wood’s role in advancing sustainable, healthy, and beautiful spaces.
Steve Cavanaugh, AIA, principal at award-winning DLR Group, will provide an overview of timber, technology, and transit (T3) projects, including the 20,000-square-foot T3 North Loop building in Minneapolis, which is the largest mass timber building constructed in recent U.S. history.
Thomas Robinson, founding partner of Portland-based LEVER Architecture, will present on Albina Yard, a mixed-use project that is the first office building in the United States to use domestically fabricated cross-laminated timber and framework. The winner of the U.S. Tall Wood Building Competition and recipient of a $1.5-million grant, the project exemplifies wood’s role in advancing sustainable, healthy, and aesthetically dynamic spaces.
Nick Seglie, AIA, LEED AP, senior design architect at Gensler, will present on MOTO, the 64-unit mixed-use boutique apartment building in Denver, which offers a unique wood design. The project, built with wood to aid in speed of construction and aesthetic appeal, was recently recognized by WoodWorks as a 2017 Wood Design Award winner.
The presentations will be followed by a moderated discussion focused on how ambitious projects using wood construction address several key issues, including:
- Cost: What tradeoffs, if any, are required achieve design excellence using wood? In the featured projects, did using wood add costs that needed to be recouped in other areas of the project, or did it actually reduce overall costs?
- Regulatory barriers: Were there any regulatory or other legal barriers that the project needed to overcome? If so, what strategies did the design team use to overcome them?
- Drivers: Did the owner request a wood building, or did you, as the architects, propose it? If the latter, what led you to suggest a wood design?
- Design constraints and opportunities
Learning Objectives:
- Describe innovative uses in wood building design strategies employed in three high-profile projects across applications, including commercial, multifamily, and mixed use.
- Define the aesthetic, environmental, and structural strengths of wood as a building material.
- Discuss a wide range of challenges and benefits of using wood materials, products, and strategies in the construction of modern building projects—including those related to cost, labor, and code compliance.
- Explain the main focus of the overall design and construction process behind each of the highlighted projects.
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