GAB Report event briefing

Tour: Modular Affordable Multi-Family in Portland

  • DateNov 3, 2026 · 3:00 pm GMT-0800
  • FormatIn Person
  • LocationPortland, OR

About the event

Join WoodWorks and co-host ULI for an educational on-site tour of the Paul Edwards Building in Portland’s Mill Park neighborhood. Designed to deliver 22 one-bedroom affordable housing units for low-income veterans, this three-story project leverages volumetric modular light-frame wood construction to accelerate delivery schedules and manage costs. Participants will explore the active jobsite alongside project team members, analyzing practical design, detailing, and construction techniques. The interactive walking tour provides a collaborative setting to discuss code compliance, system integration across module interfaces, structural connections, and multi-party coordination methods essential for prefabricated housing delivery.

What you’ll learn

  • Identify design and construction considerations for light-frame wood volumetric modular buildings that contribute to occupant health, safety, and welfare, including structural integrity, fire resistance, and code-compliant assembly
  • Explain how structural and architectural systems are integrated within light-frame wood volumetric modules, and at module interfaces to maintain building performance and protect occupant safety
  • Examine connection and inter-module detailing strategies used to provide structural capacity, fire resistance, and continuity of building systems in accordance with applicable code requirements
  • Understand how coordination among owners, architects, engineers, contractors, and modular manufacturers supports successful design, fabrication, and installation of volumetric modular buildings.

Attendance notes

This is an active jobsite. Attendees must wear personal protective equipment (safety vest, hard hat, safety glasses) and sturdy hard-soled flat shoes. A limited number of loaner PPE sets are available by indicating the need during registration.


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