Mass Timber How To's with Ricky McLain

12 posts

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.

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5 Framing Schemes for Mass Timber

How do you frame a mass timber building? Is the best way to do it 100% as timber, or should you utilize a hybrid approach incorporating other structural materials? Bearing walls vs. post and beam vs. post and plate? How does project use and size affect these decisions?

Mass Timber How To's with Ricky McLain

01/22/2022

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How to Start a Mass Timber Building Design

Mass timber is a unique building material and, to set a project up for success, there are some critical decisions that should be made as early as possible. These decisions can have a big impact on cost and can either increase or limit opportunities later in design.

Mass Timber How To's with Ricky McLain

05/20/2021