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Mass Timber Moisture Monitoring and Simulation: A Marine Climate Case Study

Powell Street Convention Center 2000 Powell Street, Second Floor, Emeryville

Technical Dinner Meeting: 10, July, 2024 Synopsis: Mass timber is an emerging structural technology with both environmental and architectural benefits. Aggressive moisture protection of mass timber products is generally recommended during installation but can result in significant cost and coordination challenges for builders. Field measurement of wetting and drying of mass timber on built projects...

Technical Dinner: Exterior Elevated Elements – Current Discussion and Recommendations

Powell Street Convention Center 2000 Powell Street, Second Floor, Emeryville

TECHNICAL DINNER MEETING: 01 November, 2023 Exterior Elevated Elements: Current Discussion and Recommendations Presented by: Kelly Cobeen Principal at Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc. Synopsis: Following the 2015 collapse of a Berkeley, California balcony that resulted in fatalities, there has been much activity in the engineering, building envelope and regulatory arenas regarding exterior elevated elements...

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TECHNICAL DINNER MEETING: A Case Study for Wind Uplift on Pedestal Pavers

Powell Street Convention Center 2000 Powell Street, Second Floor, Emeryville

Blown Away: A Case Study for Wind Uplift on Pedestal Pavers and the Provisions of ANSI/SPRI RP-4 7 September, 2023 Synopsis of Presentation: Pedestal paver systems are a common and desirable finish system for use over exterior plaza decks, balconies and rooftop amenity spaces. In regions with historically lower wind loads, like the San Francisco...