Special Inspection for Wood Construction - An overview for Engineers and Inspectors

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Description

Up until the 2006 International Building Code (IBC), the code requirements for special inspection of wood light framed construction were limited solely to high load diaphragms and fabricated members. Quality assurance of wood light-framed construction outside of this work was limited and to a degree undefined. Starting with the 2006 IBC, special inspection became required for all the elements of the lateral force resisting system in wood framed structures where the fastener spacing in the horizontal diaphragms and/or the vertical shear walls is 4 inches and less. There is, however, no established standard that details the procedures and requirements for special inspection of wood framing like there is for other building materials such as concrete and structural steel. This can make it difficult for design professionals, building officials, and testing and inspection agencies to determine how to properly special inspect wood framed structures. This webinar is intended to help engineers and inspectors interpret the wood special inspection provisions in the 2015 IBC and provide recommendations for how to incorporate these provisions into construction contract documents and quality assurance programs.

Webinar Topics:

History and background of special inspection of wood construction
Code requirements
Interpretation of Code requirements and implementation
Specifying wood special inspection on construction documents

Webinar Learning Objectives:

For design professionals, building officials and special inspectors to understand the history and background of special inspection for wood construction.
For design professionals, building officials, and special inspectors to know and understand the provisions for special inspection of wood framing that are in the IBC.
For design professionals and special inspectors to have an understanding of the tasks to be performed when inspecting wood framed construction.
For design professionals to learn various methods for specifying special inspection of wood framing on the construction documents.

Course will award 1.5 hours of continuing education
Diamond Review approved in all 50 states
Registration will close at 11:59 p.m. CT on December 6th

Contributors

Tim Hart, S.E., LEED AP

Tim Hart, SE, LEED AP, has over 30 years of structural engineering and building construction experience, ranging from anchoring laser end stations, computer racks and equipment platforms to designing fire stations, office buildings, school campuses, and hospital towers. He has a degree with honors in architectural engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and is currently the Lead Civil/Structural Engineer for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Tim is also a Senior Advisor for engineering for Build Change, a non-profit organization that advocates for and facilitates resilient housing construction in several Asian and Latin American countries.
Michelle Kam-Biron, P.E., S.E.

Michelle Kam-Biron is a California licensed structural engineer and recently joined Boise Cascade where she will utilize her Mass Timber experience as Commercial Business Development Manager. Her mass timber experience includes working as a Mass Timber Specialist at Structurlam, a mass timber manufacturer, Vice President of Education with American Wood Council (AWC) and Senior Director with WoodWorks. Prior to joining the wood industry, Ms. Kam-Biron has several years of experience as a consulting Structural Engineer. She currently volunteers her time on NCSEA, SEAOSC and ASCE-SEI committees in addition to being a Past-President of SEAOSC. Recently, she has received the Susan M. Frey NCSEA Educator Award and was inducted into the SEAOC College of Fellows.

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Contributors

Tim Hart, S.E., LEED AP

Michelle Kam-Biron, P.E., S.E.