IWBC (Industrialized Wood-Based Construction)

Addressing Challenges of Mass Timber Design and Construction

Thursday, December 3, 2020

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET

AIA Credits: N/A
HSW Credits: N/A

Speaker(s)

Ashley Rao, AIA, LEED AP

Senior Associate
Leers Weinzapfel Associates
Boston, MA
AS

Andy Shanahan, P.E.

Senior Project Manager/Code Consultant
WB Engineers+Consultants
Boston, Massachusetts
Ermanno Acler, Eng. PhD

Structural engineer, Principal
HOLZPAK ENGINEERING S.R.L.- SOCIETA' DI INGEGNERIA
Ashley Rao, AIA, LEED AP

Senior Associate
Leers Weinzapfel Associates
Boston, MA

Moderator(s)

BP

Bill Parsons

VP Operations
WoodWorks

Addressing Challenges in Mass Timber Construction - How offsite wood-based construction can integrate with non-wood building systems?

Moderator: Bill Parsons, VP Operations, WoodWork

Presenters:
Andy Shanahan, WB Engineers | Consultants
Ashley Rao, Leers Weinzapfel Associates
Ermanno Acler, Holzpak

Mass timber construction has the potential to transform the way we build – dramatically reducing the carbon footprint of our buildings, shortening construction schedules through offsite prefabrication, and creating biophilic environments with exposed natural wood. But challenges abound, particularly in controlling the cost, addressing code concerns, and coordinating the design, fabrication and construction to realize the full potential of these novel systems. Adohi Hall at the University of Arkansas is the largest mass timber project in the US and represents a pioneering use of mass timber for student residence hall applications. Join the team (architect, code consultant, and mass timber/CLT fabricator) for a discussion of lessons learned throughout the process of design and construction.

Learning Objectives:

Recognize strategies to optimize the efficiency of cross-laminated timber (CLT) and minimize costs.
Deploy strategies to address the code challenges of mass timber construction.
Identify opportunities for coordination and leveraging prefabrication potential of CLT.
Describe lessons learned from the fabrication process, including the impact of material substitutions and manufacturer-specific detailing.