GAB Report event briefing

Mass Timber School Design + Workbench Tour

  • DateSep 15, 2026 · 3:00 pm GMT-0500
  • FormatIn Person
  • LocationAustin, TX

About the event

This regional in-person program blends a technical seminar on mass timber educational facilities with an interactive building tour of Workbench. The instructional session covers mass timber applications across K through 12 campuses, examining drivers like construction speed, cost comparisons, International Building Code provisions, fire performance, and long span framing for cafeterias and gymnasiums. Attendees then tour Workbench, a four-story, 45,000-square-foot development built using glulam and cross-laminated timber panels. The walkthrough examines real-world connection detailing, biophilic exposed wood elements, and trade coordination, concluding with an on-site networking hour.

What you’ll learn

  • Discuss typical construction practices for mass timber projects, including safety best practices, installation efficiency, and coordination with follow-on trades.
  • Highlight a variety of structural and architectural uses of CLT panels and glulam / wood framing through an in-person tour of a completed project, highlighting the biophilic benefits of exposed mass timber and the sustainable benefits of wood construction.
  • Demonstrate connection detailing techniques used in code-compliant mass timber buildings to ensure appropriate structural capacity, fire resistance, and consideration of the project construction type.
  • Explain the diverse methods of project development and approaches used by the design team, including owners, contractors, architects, and engineers, to achieve a successful mass timber project.

Attendance notes

Refreshments will be provided during the on-site networking hour.


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