Optimizing Mass Timber Designs for Application & Efficiency

Earn 1.5 AIA/CES HSW LU, 1.5 PDH credits or 0.15 ICC credits

A common feature of many successful mass timber projects is that their teams focused on design optimization early in design to effectively balance structural proficiency, aesthetics, and cost. This webinar will examine best practices that emerged during this process for the team designing the eight-story TimberView project in Portland, Oregon. TimberView is Portland’s first prescriptive Type IV-C building, and the architect and engineer will share what they did right, what they’ll do differently next time, and what surprised them when navigating this new tall wood construction type.

Other topics will include impacts of building size, grid spacing, lateral systems, product selection, and how the appropriate software can promote increased efficiency and improve optimization through in-depth analysis. You’ll also learn about a new platform specifically aimed at optimizing mass timber design and project delivery.