Credit: 1.5 AIA LU/ELECTIVE, 0.15 ICC CEU
This course will discuss the approval of beyond prescriptive code tall mass timber developments through effective collaboration and project vision. Learn how the largest mass timber high-rise building in the world, the Ascent, was completed by involving the right people at the right time and approving IBC code variances supported by laboratory testing. Structural design concepts used for the structure metropolitan high-rise building firefighting concepts will be discussed briefly, as will for fire and code officials, engineers, and other design professionals.
By the end of the course, you will be able to do the following:
- Describe the Design Principles and Construction Process utilized on the Ascent building.
- Identify the varying IBC code year restrictions on Mass Timber height requirements and which one was chosen for the Ascent approvals and variances.
- Define the basic firefighting principles of residential high-rise buildings, including mass timber buildings, and how developers, architects and engineers can incorporate these into future developments and approval processes.
- List the approval process that was conducted in the development of the Ascent and how variances were approved.
Instructions
- Complete the learning materials located under course content.
- Once you have completed the course content, you will need to take the quiz. You must pass the quiz with a score of 70% or higher to receive credit for the course; AIA credit earned will be reported for you.
- You have unlimited attempts to take the quiz to achieve the minimum score of 70%.
- After completing the quiz, your certificate and course survey will be available for you to download.