Join us Wednesday November 18, 2026 at Fiore II Restaurant in Middletown, CT for a presentation led by Patrick Duffy of Woodworks on the recent code changes regarding the use of Tall Wood Structures.
As interest in and use of mass timber in the US had grown, so too has interest in pushing these timber structures to greater heights. Using international examples of successful tall wood building as precedent, some designers have proposed tall wood projects in the states using a project-specific performance-based design approach. In order to provide a uniform set of code provisions for these tall wood buildings the International Code Council established an ad hoc committee on tall wood buildings that proposed a set of code changes allowing up to 18 stories of mass timber construction. Those code changes were announced as approved in January 2019 and will become part of the 2021 International Building Code. Following a brief discussion of history and motivators, this presentation will introduce the new tall wood code provisions and construction types, as well as the technical research and testing that supported their adoption.
The meeting will be hosted at Fiore II Restaurant located at 332 Main Street in Middletown, CT 06457 on Wednesday November 18th, from 5:30 pm to 9pm.
Cost of attendance is for SEAConn Members is $75.00.
Nonmember price is $85.00.
If you have special dietary restrictions, please reach out to postmaster@seaconn.org
We look forward to seeing you!
