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Mass Timber How To's with Ricky McLain

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Ricky provides videos that provide knowledge sharing, design tips and more related to mass timber design and construction. Topics include tall mass timber buildings, structural engineering for mass timber, fire-resistant and acoustics design, detailing strategies, code compliance, project spotlights and more.
Foundation Design for Mass Timber Buildings
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Foundation Design for Mass Timber Buildings: Can They be Smaller?

In today's video Ricky McLain discusses the technical aspects of foundation design for mass timber building construction and respective design considerations. It's often cited that one of the main benefits of using mass timber is the potential for reduction in foundation sizes, thanks to the lighter weight of timber compared to other materials like steel and concrete. However, the determination of foundation sizes is more complex and depends on a variety of factors.
Mass Timber How To's with Ricky McLain
09/05/2024
Post and Beam vs Post and Plate Which is Best for Mass Timber?
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Post and Beam vs. Post and Plate: Which is Best for Mass Timber Projects?

Mass timber panels including cross laminated timber (CLT) have the ability to span in 2-directions, using structural properties obtained in both the major and minor panel axes. Doing so can result in a beamless system often referred to as Post and Plate (a framing configuration also used in flat plate concrete construction).
Mass Timber How To's with Ricky McLain
08/05/2024
What's the best way to design and build with Mass Timber?
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What is Mass Timber’s SWEET SPOT?

Is there a building size, height, number of stories, or occupancy in which mass timber works the best? In this video, I take a look at optimizing mass timber for a variety of projects, but rather than looking at this from a size and scale perspective, the focus is on structural material replacements for other systems in which mass timber works well - particularly post and beam framing.
Mass Timber How To's with Ricky McLain
06/14/2023