Emerging Technologies in Wood and Bio-based Building Products (HKC Webinar)

When:  Dec 1, 2014 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM (ET)

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There is a movement afoot in today's construction industry to build big with wood. An increasing number of architects, engineers and general contractors are planning and constructing buildings out of wood in applications that are not normally associated with wood - like airports and apartment towers. The main driver behind this movement is new wood technology as well as research that show bio-based products to have a smaller environmental footprint than the alternatives, steel or concrete. This webinar presents several novel bio-based composite technologies including the revolutionary wood building product cross laminated timber (CLT) and wood-concrete composites. Topics covered include fundamental properties, key design considerations and building code requirements for wood. 

 

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Learning Objectives

  1. Recognize and differentiate between various structural wood composites used in commercial construction
  2. Describe environmental benefits and other advantages of using structural wood composites
  3. Understand key design considerations and building code requirements for wood
  4. Explain several new and innovative wood technologies

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Attendees will earn 1.0 LUs. A link to a survey will be provided both at the end of the webinar and in a follow-up email sent one hour after the end of the webinar. All attendees at each site submit one form: 1) page one: webinar survey and 2) page two: CES report form. The survey must be completed in order to receive credit. AIA members and IDP record holders will have their credit recorded within 5-7 business days of the webinar. All attendees will be prompted to download a certificate of completion at the end of the survey.

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Speakers

Dr. Clouston has been working in the field of structural wood design and engineering for over twenty-five years. She currently teaches structural timber design, bio-based building composites and material mechanics/tectonics for architects, engineers and construction technologists at the University of Massachusetts. Her research program focuses on the structural behavior and efficient use of sustainable, bio-based composite materials. Current research topics include wood-concrete composite systems, laminated bamboo lumber connections, innovative timber design, and computational modeling of structural bio-based composites.

Dr. Clouston is a registered professional engineer (APEGBC) since 1992 and Associate Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers since 2001. She serves on numerous national review panels and committees and is founder and coordinator of the UMass Wood Structures Symposium.

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