105. Mass Timber in the UK, Why and How

By David Lomax, Senior Associate, Waugh Thistleton Architects, United Kingdom. Course number: WWOL105, Year Created: 2017. Format: PowerPoint Video – Length: One Hour – Credits: AIA, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, BC Housing, EIC – Handout: Yes. This course examines the housing crisis facing the U.K and how Waugh Thistleton is helping solve some of the symptoms by moving into the next stage of off-site manufacture in timber – volumetric design.

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106. Collaborating on the Rocky Ridge Recreation Facility

By Iian Ho, PCL; David Edmunds, GEC Architecture and Mark Ritchie, RJC Consulting Engineers, Robin Zirnhelt, ISL Engineering. Course Number: WWOL106, Year Created: 2017. Format: PowerPoint Video – Length: One Hour – Credits: AIA, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, BC Housing, EIC – Handout: Yes. The project team at Rocky Ridge Recreation Facility shares their collaborative experiences constructing the largest wood roof structure in North America.

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108. Using Wood Where We Live, Learn, Work and Relax

By Dr. Herwig Ronacher, architekten Ronacher ZT GmbH, Khünburg, Austria. Course Number: WWOL107, Year Created: 2017. Format: PowerPoint Video – Length: One Hour – Credits: AIA, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, BC Housing, EIC – Handout: Yes. This course examines the practical applications of timber in a variety of commercial and institutional structures in Austria.

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112. Effective R value calculator for walls

By Rob Jonkman P. Course Number: WWOL112, Year Created 2018. Format: PowerPoint Video – Length: One Hour – Credits: AIA, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, BC Housing, EIC – Handout: No. This course will discuss The Canadian Wood Council’s (CWC) interactive Effective R-value calculator that is a free tool to help designers comply with the prescriptive energy provisions in any code that references effective thermal insulation values, including the ABC.

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115. Building the World’s Largest CLT Structure

By: Anthony Thistleton. Course Number WWOL115, Year Created 2018. Format: PowerPoint Video – Length: One Hour – Credits: AIA, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, BC Housing, EIC – Handout: No.This presentation explores the background and construction of the world’s largest CLT building – the challenges of convincing clients, developers and authorities to construct in engineered timber, as well as the technical challenges of building at this scale.

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125. Effective R Value Calculator – Alberta

By Robert Jonkman. Course Number WWON125, Year Created 2019. Format – PowerPoint Video – Length: One Hour – Credits: AIA, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, EIC – Handout: No. This course discusses Canadian Wood Council’s free tool to demonstrate compliance with prescriptive wall provisions of the ABC 9.36

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126. Timber Design Excellence in Schools

By Eleanor Brough. Course Number WWON126, Year Created 2019. Format: PowerPoint Video – Length: One Hour – Credits: AIA, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, EIC – Handout: No. This presentation focuses on a selection of SWA’s recent primary school projects in the UK, drawing on the practices experience in new build and extension projects located in both urban and rural settings.

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129. Structural Design of Mass Timber Framing Systems

By Tanya Luthi. Course Number WWOL129, Year Created 2017. Format: Recorded Webinar – Length: One Hour – Credits: AIA, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, BC Housing, EIC – Handout: Yes. Applications for the use of gravity force-resisting mass timber framing systems under modern building codes will be discussed in this webinar. Other technical topics will include use of mass timber panels as two-way spanning slabs, connection options and design considerations, and detailing and construction best practices.

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