This regional in-person seminar and tour offers structural engineers practical guidance for designing four- to six-story multi-family wood buildings. The session examines structural design steps and detailing best practices across both gravity and lateral systems. Key topics include shrinkage mitigation, diaphragm flexibility, shear wall load paths, stacked bearing wall loads, and floor vibration checks. The presentation also addresses structural aspects of fire-retardant-treated wood in Type III construction. Participants then tour Gianforte Hall, a newly opened 55,000-square-foot mass timber facility at Montana State University, exploring hybrid systems and construction sequencing.
Nov 10
Virtual
Mass Timber Moisture Control: Lessons from the Jobsite
This technical webinar presents contractor-tested methods for managing moisture exposure during mass timber construction. Drawing on completed project experiences from XL Construction and Consigli, speakers Chad Hamilton and Matthew Tonello examine how proactive planning and site management preserve structural performance, dimensional stability,…