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Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Webinar: Wood Structural Panels and Grades

Start Date: 2/15/2022 11:00 AM CST
End Date: 2/15/2022 12:30 PM CST

Location:
United States 

Organization Name: Association of Licensed Architects

Contact:
Association of Licensed Architects
Email: ala@alatoday.org
Phone: (847) 382-0630

Join ALA for this 1 1/2 hour comprehensive program and Q&A...Wood Structural Panels and Grades. Popular speaker Matt Brown, Engineered Wood Specialist, APA-Engineered Wood Association will present knowledge that can result in streamlined and efficient designs, this session will cover guidelines for specification of wood structural panels. There will be ample time for Questions and Answers. The webinar begins at 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM. CST.  

You will earn 1.5 LU/HSW.


 
Program Overview: Wood Structural Panels and Grades
Engineered wood products are structural wood products manufactured by bonding together wood strands, veneers, lumber or other forms of wood fiber to produce a larger and integral composite unit with superior performance characteristics. These high-performance building components achieve predictable and reliable performance characteristics with the efficient use of natural resources. This course explains the information shown in the APA trademark and how it relates to floor, wall, and roof construction. This course also explains APA Performance Rated Panels, span ratings, exposure durability, grades and specialty panel definitions and other common Engineered Wood Products in the industry. For example: this course will cover the differences between OSB and plywood. It also covers composite beam grade designations. 
 
Learning Objective 1:
APA Rated Sheathing: Become familiar with the applications, classifications, and grades of APA Rated Sheathing.
 
Learning Objective 2:
APA Rated Siding: Become familiar with the applications, characteristics, and categories of APA Rated Siding, including rough sawn, kerfed rough sawn, T 1-11, reverse board and batten, brush, channel groove, and overlaid siding.
 
Learning Objective 3:
Wood structural panel grade designations: Understand grades and applications of APA Performance Rated Panels, including grade stamp terminology, grade designations, Bond Classifications, group number, Span Ratings, and specialty grades.
 
Learning Objective 4:
APA Rated Sturd-I-Floor: Become familiar with the applications, characteristics, and Span Ratings of APA Rated Sturd-I-Floor.
 
Submitted for approval. Status:  ALA and AIA approved for 1.5 LU/HSW
Cost: $15 Members / $30 Non-Members  Join ALA

Speaker:

Matt Brown
Engineered Wood Specialist, APA-The Engineered Wood Association

 

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Closed: 2/15/2022 11:15 AM

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