Mass Timber Structural Products and Framing Systems, St Louis, MO

What you’ll learn

• Describe the manufacturing processes, material characteristics, and structural applications of common mass timber products, including cross-laminated timber (CLT), nail-laminated timber (NLT), glued laminated timber (glulam), and structural composite lumber (SCL).
• Evaluate the structural, fire-resistance, and acoustic performance characteristics of various mass timber elements and their implications for safe and code-compliant building design.
• Compare common mass timber framing systems—including bearing wall, post-and-beam, post-and-plate, and hybrid configurations—and identify factors that influence system selection and structural efficiency.
• Apply relevant building code provisions, reference standards, and design resources to the preliminary design and coordination of mass timber floor, wall, beam, and column systems, including integration with building infrastructure systems.

Attendance notes

Lunch provided by Fordo's Killer Pizza. On site parking next to the building.