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Updated Energy Code Compliance Guide Available From APA
APA – The Engineered Wood Association (APA) recently updated The Performance Path to Energy Code Compliance publication. This free guide assists builders in evaluating the energy efficiency of a whole home as a system, enabling them to specify cost-effective assemblies utilizing […]
August 28, 2024
Retrofit of Multi-Unit Wood-Frame Buildings With Weak First Stories
To view the figures and tables associated with this article, please refer to the flipbook above. Older, multi-unit wood-frame buildings with brittle, weak, and torsionally irregular stories have collapsed in past earthquakes. Often designated as soft, weak, or open-front (SWOF) […]
July 1, 2024
Investigating a Collapse
Click here to view the article with images in the digital flipbook. Despite adequate structural design and a less-than-design snow event, a scribed log- and sawn-lumber-framed commercial lodge structure experienced a catastrophic collapse less than two years after it was […]
May 1, 2024
Mass Timber Solutions for AffordableMulti-Family Housing
Click here to view the article with images in the digital flipbook. Mass timber structures are becoming more frequently studied as a leading choice for high-end residential and commercial structures for their sustainability and aesthetic benefits. Perhaps often overlooked, mass […]
May 1, 2024
A Practicing Engineer’s Approach to Wood-Framed Type III Construction
Click here to view the article with images in the digital flipbook. Light frame wood construction is often a desired construction method for low-rise multifamily structures due to readily available labor and materials, speed of construction, sustainability, and relatively low […]
May 1, 2024
Deferred Design
Click here to view the article with images in the digital flipbook. Designating “Trusses by Others” on your building plans may sound trivial, but, all too often, the process for obtaining them is not. Those “others” who design and manufacture […]
May 1, 2024
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Upcoming 2024 Fazlur Rahman Khan Distinguished Lecture: Michel Ghosn on Design and Safety of Structures in a Changing Climate
We are excited to announce the next lecture in the prestigious 2024 Fazlur Rahman Khan Distinguished Lecture Series, featuring Michel Ghosn, Professor of Civil Engineering at The City College of the City University of New York. This insightful lecture, focused […]
October 10, 2024
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Department of Building Inspection Unveils New Building Code Guidelines to Reduce Barriers for Office to Residential Conversions Downtown
The San Francisco Department of Building Inspection announced a series of new building code guidelines clarifying adaptive reuse code provisions and exceptions for converting office-to-residential buildings. Developed in response to the Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse program established in July […]
October 9, 2024
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Bridge Fabrication Expert Selected for 2025 T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award
Ronnie Medlock, PE, of High Steel Structures, LLC, has been selected to receive the American Institute of Steel Construction’s 2025 T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award for his contributions to the Federal Highway Administration’s Bridge Welding Reference Manual. “Simply put, Ronnie Medlock is […]
October 3, 2024
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The Environmental Impacts of Building Materials – Comparing Concrete, Wood, and Steel – NRMCA Sponsored Webinar
Presented on: August 30, 2023 07:00 PM CST The impact of building materials on the environment continues to grow in importance within the construction industry. In addition to performance, budget and aesthetics, design professionals are now being asked to evaluate […]
July 28, 2023
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Advancements in Force Transfer Around Openings for Wood-Framed Shear Walls
Presented on: November 6, 2018 Force Transfer Around Openings (FTAO) is a popular method of shear wall analysis for wood-framed buildings. The use of FTAO analysis varies because published design examples typically assume the wall is symmetric around a single […]
November 7, 2018
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After the Storm – Designing Wood Buildings for High Wind Resistance
Presented on: June 13, 2018 This webinar includes an overview of high wind forces, the importance of a continuous load path, and how good design and construction practices can improve the storm resistance of wood-framed buildings. Learn more about APA’s […]
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