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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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NRMCA Selected for EPA Grant Aimed at Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) announce that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected the association for a $9.63 million grant aimed at “Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Construction Materials and Products.” The grant will fund […]
September 4, 2024
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DeSimone Consulting Engineering-ledTeam Wins Blind Prediction Competition
Global engineering services leader DeSimone Consulting Engineering announced that a team led by Associate Dr. Jeffrey Dragovich, PhD, PE, SE, F.ACI, Director of the company’s Applied Technology and Research group, has won the Belgium-based UCLouvain 2023 Blind Prediction Competition. The […]
September 4, 2024
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Salas O’Brien Recognized for Excellence in Cold-Formed Steel Design
Salas O’Brien is excited to announce that its structural engineering team was recognized by the Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) with two honorable mentions at its Design Excellence Awards for the cold-formed steel (CFS) designs of the Colorado Convention Center […]
September 4, 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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