2019 Wood Design Symposium, 8:00 am

Double Tree by Hilton 101 Wyse Road, Halifax, NS

Full morning of wood education, including Award Winning Project: THE ARBOUR - George Brown College Tall Wood Project Presentations by Moriyama & Teshima Architects, Fast + Epp, and more! CE Credits Available

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Wood Webinar Wednesday (May 6) – Innovative Mass Timber Products for the Canadian Marketplace, 2:00 pm

This presentation will focus on why it’s important for the design community to consider using more innovative wood technology in their designs. We’ll explore some of the different types of products that are available, as well as show project examples of where these products have been used. Webinar presented by Jerry Calara Technical Advisor Wood WORKS! Alberta.  CLICK HERE TO

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Introduction to Mass Timber- Design of CLT Gravity Loads, 10:00 am

Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: May 12, 2020 10:00 AM Halifax Topic: Introduction to Mass Timber- Design of CLT Gravity Loads Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aNA6x8LQQjqnU_-zD2TUiA Register Now After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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Connections In CLT, 10:00 am

Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: May 19, 2020 10:00 AM Halifax Topic: Connections In CLT Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_z1FWn8l2RRq05hh_HPcqfQ Register Now After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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Lateral Load Design of CLT Shearwalls, 10:00 am

Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: May 26, 2020 10:00 AM Halifax Topic: Lateral Load Design of CLT Shearwalls Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6FlXEOvcS8iGd8-ZfAqdkA Register Now After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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Wood Webinar Wednesday (July 15) – Online Tools for Wood Construction – CodeCHEK and FRR & STC, 2:00 pm

This webinar will cover two new free online tools developed by the Canadian Wood Council: CodeCHEK and FRR & STC Tool. Register today! CodeCHEK helps designers to determine if and when lightweight wood-frame, heavy timber, mass timber and/or encapsulated mass timber construction can be used, and to determine the applicable construction requirements related to fire safety in Sections 3.1 and

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Wood Webinar Wednesday (July 29) – DLT & Mass Timber Construction: Beautiful, Efficient, and Versatile, 2:00 pm

What does it take to efficiently engineer and build mass timber buildings? How can timber be integrated into a project so that the structure is cost-competitive, while still maintaining the architectural vision, elegance and quality? We will explore these questions and also look at the features and key design parameters when using DLT, the all wood mass timber product. Larger

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Wood Webinar Wednesday (August 12) – Mass Timber: Unlocking the Mysteries of Connection Design and Fabrication, 2:00 pm

Melissa will discuss the role of the specialty structural engineer in glulam connection design for your project. Tips will be provided to help streamline the work of the project architect and engineer of record, and also highlight specific detailing situations to help construction run more smoothly. Glulam fabrication will be discussed: from chisels to CNC machines. Some examples will be

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Introductions to Connection Concepts, 2:00 pm

- General introduction to mass timber products and connections with examples of concepts used in detailing connections - General design concepts based on the European Yield Model (EYM)

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