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With so many compelling reason to build with mass timber the question is no longer ‘why?’ but ‘how?’. As a construction method in its own right, mass timber construction has its own rules and regulations which need to be understood by all if mass timber is to achieve its potential of becoming the construction method of choice for most building types. This presentation will focus on best practices in terms of design, procurement and construction through a number of case studies of recent projects that Eurban has been involved in, particularly mass housing projects.

Objectifs d'apprentissage

1. Understand what is being done in the UK in order to optimise the delivery of mass timber projects in terms of design and construction.
2. Understand the role of a CLT designer/specialist contractor on mass timber building projects and how knowledge and experience can inform design decisions and help deliver such projects effectively and safely.
3. Understand the risks associated with the design and delivery of large-scale mass timber buildings and how one might overcome such risks.
4. Understand how mass timber construction differs from concrete construction and stick build construction, particularly in terms of the perceived risks of fire and moisture, and how to design for them.

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Biographie de l'orateur

Liam Dewer
Directeur
Eurban Limited, London, England

Liam Dewar is a trained Architect and Director of Eurban Limited, a UK consultancy and construction company that specialises in the design, supply and installation of mass timber building structures. Having introduced solid timber construction to the UK market 12 years ago Eurban have considerable experience in the delivery of buildings using mass timber.

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Melissa will discuss the role of the specialty structural engineer in glulam connection design for your project. Tips will be provided to help streamline the work of the project architect and engineer of record, and also highlight specific detailing situations to help construction run more smoothly. Glulam fabrication will be discussed: from chisels to CNC machines. Some examples will be given to see what is possible during this timber connection renaissance, made possible by 3D fabrication models and CNC machines.

Objectifs d'apprentissage

1. Mass timber fabrication processes and the role of shop drawings.
2. Detailing to accommodate for differing tolerances of different trades on the construction site.
3. Tailoring timber specifications to meet architectural needs.
4. Information required in construction documents for delegated design of mass timber connections.
5. New timber connection possibilities through use of CNC Fabrication.
6. How to communicate scope delineation for multiple suppliers of structural systems on your project and where are the potential gaps / overlaps.
7. How involving your mass timber supplier early in the design process can create material and construction efficiencies.

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Biographie de l'orateur

Melissa Kindratsky, P.Eng., LEED® AP BD+C
Structural Project Engineer
ISL Engineering and Land Services

Melissa Kindratsky, P.Eng., LEED® AP BD+C, is a structural project engineer for ISL Engineering and Land Services. With 400 people in 14 offices in western Canada, ISL established a Buildings Group in 2012 with the acquisition of Cascade Engineering Group, and Melissa joined the growing team in the Canmore office in 2015.

Melissa supports the successful delivery of building engineering to a range of clients, from independent homes owners to internationally renowned architects, timber framers, and mass timber fabricators. With over 15 years of experience in design engineering and construction, Melissa has experience in commercial, residential, and industrial developments of various shapes and sizes. Her material of choice is timber and she focuses most of her time on both concept and detailed design of timber structures. These range from modern developments to repairs of heritage structures and even playgrounds.

She passionately believes that to engineer a structure in wood, one must respect the unique properties of this natural material and even use them to enhance the design, both structurally and architecturally. Close attention is paid to the contribution of the structure to the sustainability features of a building project and these are even more easily achieved when the structure is timber.

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This presentation defines Acoustic building code requirements and discusses important acoustic principles in mass timber construction.

Objectifs d'apprentissage

1. Acoustic complaints & Law Suits.
2. Customer negative perception of your building (ex; wood frame vs concrete).
3. Code regulations (ex; need to reduce weight, acoustic requirements, etc.).
4. Abundance of possibilities and unclear information.

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Biographie de l'orateur

André Rioux
Co-Owner/Business Development
AcoustiTECH

André has been working alongside building professionals for more than 15 years and is recognized for his passion for the field of acoustics and his expert knowledge.

Promoting wood construction across Canada and the US has been a great focus of his, participating in various organizations, giving conferences and joining innovation projects.

André’s experience with wood construction combined with over 20 years of research and development from AcoustiTECH has resulted in a group being able to bring invaluable expertise and knowhow.

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This 2-hour technical webinar will begin with an overview of ongoing fire research at the National Research Council of Canada into various performance aspects of mass timber construction and tall wood buildings. From there, code experts from Morrison Hershfield will discuss the new building code provisions related to Encapsulated Mass Timber Construction (EMTC), which is a new construction type in the code, that permit mass timber structures up to twelve storeys in building height. Participants will receive a complimentary electronic copy of the CWC’s recently published “Guide to Encapsulated Mass Timber Construction in the Ontario Building Code” authored by Morrison Hershfield.

Objectifs d'apprentissage

An overview of the Ottawa Mass Timber Demonstration Fire Tests:

1. The presentation will provide an overview of the Mass Timber Demonstration Fire Test Project which were conducted during the summer and fall of 2022. Past research on the fire performance of mass timber construction will be reviewed briefly to provide the background necessary to understand how the latest tests support the design of taller and larger mass timber buildings. Each of the five tests performed will be reviewed along with what it means for future mass timber building design.

Guide to Encapsulated Mass Timber Construction in the Ontario Building Code:

1. Encapsulated mass timber construction (EMTC) showcases recent advancements in fire safety engineering. These advancements are reflected in recent adoptions of EMTC as a new construction type across various jurisdictions and specifically in Ontario, through O.Reg. 451/22, which became applicable as of July 1, 2022. This presentation introduces designers and authorities to the “Guide to Encapsulated Mass Timber Construction in the Ontario Building Code.”
2. The purpose of the guide, and this presentation, is to introduce users to the new provisions governing EMTC in Ontario, so that readers are aware of the content, intent, and application of the new provisions. The guide introduces the new provisions and highlights where new EMTC features align with similar well-known provisions of the OBC for noncombustible construction and where the new provisions differ or are unique. Through highlighting these differences, this guide seeks to broaden awareness of OBC application to the design of this new building type.

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Biographie de l'orateur

Marc Alam
Senior Manager, Codes & Standards – Fire & Acoustics
Conseil canadien du bois

As Senior Manager of Codes and Standards in fire and acoustics, Marc participates in CWC’s building code and standards fire and acoustics related initiatives and the development of CWC’s fire design tools, as well as code‐related fire and acoustics research projects. He is finalising a PhD in Fire Engineering from Carleton and has a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering with a concentration in Management.

Dana Scherf, P.Eng.
Senior Code Consultant, Director of Code and Life Safety Group
Morrison Hershfield

Dana has been applying Building and Fire Codes across Canada since 1997 and has been with Morrison Hershfield since 2001. She has extensive experience in interpretation and application of the Codes to new and existing buildings, development and negotiation of Alternative Solutions, resolution of unusual fire protection construction issues, fire hazards analysis, and application of fire and smoke modelling to support design solutions. She started her career as a plans examiner with the City of Hamilton. Dana supports clients in applying the Building Code to achieve their project vision while providing the level of safety required by the Code.

Trisha Ashworth, P.Eng., M.Eng.
Senior Code Consultant, Department Manager of Code within the Code and Life Safety Group
Morrison Hershfield

Trisha has been working in the building consulting industry since 2007 and has been with Morrison Hershfield since 2017. Trisha actively applies her knowledge of Building and Fire Codes across various Canadian jurisdictions for both new building designs and existing building retrofits across a range of occupancy types. Trisha’s fundamental knowledge of fire dynamics and fire protection design, inherent in the formation of the Building Codes, allows her to apply judgment in the application of prescriptive requirements of the Codes and develop alternative solutions to meet the areas of performance required by the Codes.

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Le bois de masse a suscité beaucoup d'intérêt en Ontario ces dernières années et, avec l'adoption récente des exigences de construction en bois de masse encapsulé dans le Code du bâtiment de l'Ontario, le chemin vers les approbations pour ces bâtiments est devenu moins onéreux. La construction en bois massif présente de nombreux avantages par rapport à la construction conventionnelle en béton ou en acier, qu'il s'agisse de la durabilité, du temps de construction ou de la santé des occupants. Cependant, le coût est souvent un facteur dissuasif, en particulier pour les promoteurs. De nombreuses considérations doivent être prises en compte pour faire des grands bâtiments en bois de masse une option compétitive et nous en partagerons quelques-unes avec vous dans cette présentation en nous appuyant sur le bâtiment Tallwood 1 récemment achevé à Langford, en Colombie Britannique. Tallwood 1 est le premier bâtiment hybride bois-acier de 12 étages au Canada et il est situé dans l'une des zones sismiques les plus élevées du pays. En plus de partager les leçons tirées de ce projet, nous discuterons également de la façon dont ce bâtiment pourrait être différent s'il était construit en Ontario.

Objectifs d'apprentissage

1. Comprendre les avantages en termes de conception et de construction de l'utilisation du bois de masse dans des projets de bâtiments de grande hauteur tels que Tallwood 1 - avantages structurels, possibilités esthétiques et impact sur l'environnement.
2. Analyser les défis et les solutions techniques du projet, en se concentrant sur l'intégration du bois de masse avec d'autres matériaux de construction.
3. Évaluer les implications des techniques de préfabrication et de construction modulaire utilisées dans le projet Tallwood 1 - pour améliorer l'efficacité de la construction, réduire les déchets et potentiellement diminuer les coûts du projet.
4. Discuter de l'impact des systèmes structurels innovants tels que le CLT à appui ponctuel et les systèmes sismiques hybrides sur la conception architecturale et la fonctionnalité des bâtiments de grande hauteur.

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Biographie de l'orateur

Mehrdad Jahangri, ingénieur, ingénieur diplômé (Allemagne)
Principal
ASPECT Ingénieurs en structures

Mehrdad est l'un des directeurs d'ASPECT et possède plus de trente ans d'expérience internationale dans des projets commerciaux, éducatifs, récréatifs et résidentiels remarquables et orientés vers l'architecture. Il est internationalement reconnu pour son approche innovante et ses conseils auprès d'architectes nord-américains et internationaux. Il possède une solide connaissance de la physique du bâtiment et des concepts de conception durable, ce qui lui permet de s'engager activement dans les défis et les décisions en matière de conception durable. Mehrdad comprend le défi que représente la création de conceptions structurelles soigneusement détaillées mais efficaces et fournit un niveau de service inégalé à tous ses clients.

Eva Chau, P.Eng., M.Eng.
Associé
ASPECT Ingénieurs en structures

Eva est associée à l'ASPECT. Elle est titulaire d'une licence de sciences appliquées en génie civil de l'université de Toronto et d'un master en ingénierie structurelle et sismique de l'université de Colombie-Britannique. Au cours de sa carrière, elle a travaillé sur un large éventail de projets résidentiels, institutionnels, civiques et de transport en commun. Eva maîtrise tous les principaux matériaux de construction, mais s'est fortement concentrée sur la construction en bois massif au cours des quatre dernières années. Eva est passionnée par l'ingénierie structurelle et s'efforce toujours d'aider ses clients à réaliser leurs visions uniques et à atteindre les objectifs de leurs projets.

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The Sara Cultural Centre broadens the application of a full timber construction and proves that timber is a viable solution for virtually any building type. This project has become a showcase guiding others in our collective transition toward carbon neutrality. Located in Skellefteå, Sweden, just below the Artic Circle, Sara Culture Center is home to a regional theatre, a museum, an art gallery, a hotel, and a public library. Together the institutions benefit from each other and empower the local community. Since the opening last year, the development has helped attract green energy companies resulting in 3000 + new jobs in the region. Time Magazine named Skellefteå one of the world´s greatest places 2022.

The cultural center is constructed of over 13 000 m3 of locally sourced timber. The diverse areas of use employ a range of innovative solutions in mass timber and steel construction to handle spans, flexibility, acoustics, and overall statics. At 20 storeys tall, the hotel section was constructed with premanufactured 3D-modules in cross-laminated timber, stacked between two elevator cores entirely made of CLT in each corner. The low-rise portion of the project is built with columns and beams of GLT and cores and shear walls in CLT. The prefabricated elements of the building are produced in a local off-site factory and assembled and screwed together on site. The integrated structural design has eliminated the need for concrete entirely from the load bearing structure, speeding up construction and drastically reducing the carbon footprint. LCA shows that Sara Cultural centre is carbon negative over a period of 50 years.

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Biographie de l'orateur

Robert Schmitz
Partner
White Arkitekter, Sweden

Robert Schmitz is an architect and partner at White Arkitekter. He has a long history of experience in complex design projects with an emphasis on commercial office projects, cultural buildings, hotels, and urban planning. Robert is the Stockholm Office’s Director of Competitions and is part of the Office Management Team. Robert has won many prestigious architectural competitions including Täby City Hall, for which he received an IDEA gold medal award in Los Angeles 2017 and, most recently, the internationally acclaimed competition about Skellefteå Cultural Centre, which at 73m is one of the tallest timber high rises in the world. Robert Schmitz was the project architect, together with Oskar Norelius, for the Sara Kulturhus.

Aperçu du cours

This 2-hour technical webinar will begin with an overview of ongoing fire research at the National Research Council of Canada into various performance aspects of mass timber construction and tall wood buildings. From there, code experts from Morrison Hershfield will discuss the new building code provisions related to Encapsulated Mass Timber Construction (EMTC), which is a new construction type in the code, that permit mass timber structures up to twelve storeys in building height. Participants will receive a complimentary electronic copy of the CWC’s recently published “Guide to Encapsulated Mass Timber Construction in the Ontario Building Code” authored by Morrison Hershfield.

Objectifs d'apprentissage

1. An overview of the Ottawa Mass Timber Demonstration Fire Tests:
   The presentation will provide an overview of the Mass Timber Demonstration Fire Test Project which were conducted during the summer and fall of 2022. Past research on the fire performance of mass timber construction will be reviewed briefly to provide the background necessary to understand how the latest tests support the design of taller and larger mass timber buildings. Each of the five tests performed will be reviewed along with what it means for future mass timber building design.
2. Guide to Encapsulated Mass Timber Construction in the Ontario Building Code:
   Encapsulated mass timber construction (EMTC) showcases recent advancements in fire safety engineering. These advancements are reflected in recent adoptions of EMTC as a new construction type across various jurisdictions and specifically in Ontario, through O.Reg. 451/22, which became applicable as of July 1, 2022. This presentation introduces designers and authorities to the “Guide to Encapsulated Mass Timber Construction in the Ontario Building Code.”
   The purpose of the guide, and this presentation, is to introduce users to the new provisions governing EMTC in Ontario, so that readers are aware of the content, intent, and application of the new provisions. The guide introduces the new provisions and highlights where new EMTC features align with similar well-known provisions of the OBC for noncombustible construction and where the new provisions differ or are unique. Through highlighting these differences, this guide seeks to broaden awareness of OBC application to the design of this new building type.

Vidéo du cours

Biographie de l'orateur

Marc Alam
Senior Manager, Codes & Standards – Fire & Acoustics
Conseil canadien du bois

As Senior Manager of Codes and Standards in fire and acoustics, Marc participates in CWC’s building code and standards fire and acoustics related initiatives and the development of CWC’s fire design tools, as well as code‐related fire and acoustics research projects. He is finalising a PhD in Fire Engineering from Carleton and has a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering with a concentration in Management.

Dana Scherf, P.Eng.
Senior Code Consultant, Director of Code and Life Safety Group
Morrison Hershfield

Dana has been applying Building and Fire Codes across Canada since 1997 and has been with Morrison Hershfield since 2001. She has extensive experience in interpretation and application of the Codes to new and existing buildings, development and negotiation of Alternative Solutions, resolution of unusual fire protection construction issues, fire hazards analysis, and application of fire and smoke modelling to support design solutions. She started her career as a plans examiner with the City of Hamilton. Dana supports clients in applying the Building Code to achieve their project vision while providing the level of safety required by the Code.

Trisha Ashworth, P.Eng., M.Eng.
Senior Code Consultant, Department Manager of Code within the Code and Life Safety Group
Morrison Hershfield

Trisha has been working in the building consulting industry since 2007 and has been with Morrison Hershfield since 2017. Trisha actively applies her knowledge of Building and Fire Codes across various Canadian jurisdictions for both new building designs and existing building retrofits across a range of occupancy types. Trisha’s fundamental knowledge of fire dynamics and fire protection design, inherent in the formation of the Building Codes, allows her to apply judgment in the application of prescriptive requirements of the Codes and develop alternative solutions to meet the areas of performance required by the Codes.