Mass timber is a unique, non-commodity building material and, to lay the
groundwork for success, certain critical decisions must be made as early as possible. These decisions can have a big impact on cost and can either increase or limit opportunities later in design. There are many cases of project teams that want to realize the full benefits of mass timber, but, because they base their designs on traditional building practices instead of optimizing them for mass timber, end up with avoidable price premiums. This presentation will walk through early project decisions and design steps, focusing on how to optimize projects for mass timber and how one early decision can influence others.
Topics will include construction types, fire ratings, column grids and beam/panel spans, lateral systems, and MEP integra-on. Completed mass timber projects will be used to illustrate the variety of viable options when navigating these key decisions.
Registration:
Click For Members Full Day: $150
Click For Non-Members Full Day: $200
Click For New Members (including members lapsed 1 year or more) Full Day: $125
Click For Current or New Members Half Day: $75
Click for Non-Member Half Day: $100
About Laura Cullen, PE, Regional Director, Georgia, WoodWorks
Laura is passionate about educating others about the benefits of building with wood. She comes to WoodWorks with seven years of structural design experience. During that time, she was primarily focused on mixed-use and multi-family structures, as well as K-12 schools. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech, as well as a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Berry College. Based in the Atlanta area, she is a member of CREW Atlanta, and is a 2018 graduate of Leadership CREW.
GSPE PDH Day 2023 will be December 1, 2023 at Georgia Tech.
Date: Friday, December 1nd, 2023 | 8:00 AM – 5:10 PM
Location: Georgia Tech Campus, Georgia Tech Exhibition Hall, 460 4th Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30313 (Parking information below)
Additional Details:
In person attendees: Lunch will be provided.
Zoom attendees: Approximately one day before the event, we will e-mail login information.
Registration:
Click For Members Full Day: $150
Click For Non-Members Full Day: $200
Click For New Members (including members lapsed 1 year or more) Full Day: $125
Click For Current or New Members Half Day: $75
Click for Non-Member Half Day: $100
Or Mail Check to:
Georgia Society of Professional Engineers
1266 West Paces Ferry Road, Suite 554
Atlanta, GA 30327
Parking
Park in Area 3/W02 (Student Center Deck) on Tech Parkway (http://pts.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/images/gt_parking_zones_map_2_18_20.pdf)
or take MARTA to the Midtown Station and catch the Georgia Tech Stinger Bus, Gold Route (http://pts.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/images/2020_gt_dt_bus_routes_f.pdf).