The course will go through the following topics in Building with Wood and provide insights to the BC residential builders and professionals:
Building with Wood
• Introduction
• Wood Terminology
• Types of Engineered Wood
• Engineered Wood Benefits
• Installation
• Inspections
• Engineered Wood Issues
Statically Determinate Wood Structures
• Introduction
• Structural Design
• Timber
• Design Loads
• Beams
• Structural Components of a House
Modern Timber Buildings
• Introduction
• Lumber Defects
• Modern Timber
• Modern Timber Benefits
• Timber Frame Construction
• Heavy Timber
Timber
• Timber for a Quality Finish
• Why Build a Timber Framed Home
• Tips to Choose the Best Timber Flooring for your House, What About a Timber Framed House
• Timber Use in Architecture
• How to Use Columns
• Elements and Examples of Beam Design
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Lateral Force-Resisting Systems
• Moment Resisting Frames
• How to Avoid Breaking Lad Screws
• Rivet Fasteners-A Timeless Fastener
• Joist Hangers
• The Benefits of Shearing Metal Fabrication
• Choosing Screws
• The World of Fasteners
• Interesting Facts about Bolt Fasteners and Their Uses
The
goal of the presentation is NOT to elaborate the detailed Building with Wood but
to educate
the BC residential builders and trade people of the fundamentals of Building with Wood and how to work effectively for best outcomes.