Wall Bracing: Wind Bracing for Residential Construction and Load Path

110 East Patrick Street,Frederick MD 21701

21 July, 2022

Description

This session will include 2 AIA-approved courses on wall bracing. About this Event This session will include 2 AIA-approved courses on wall bracing. Understanding and Designing Wind Bracing for Residential ConstructionCourse Description This course will help you to understand braced wall requirements and how they impact the design of a house. Learning Objectives The architect will understand the need for wall bracing as defined by the IRC, and the limitations of the codeThe architect, given their understanding of the IRC, will be able to properly determine the circumscribed rectangle around the entire buildingThe architect, given their understanding of the IRC, will be able to correctly calculate the needed length of wall bracing requiredThe architect, given their understanding of the IRC, will properly identify the different types of wall bracingSpeaker Paul Kovalcik—Director of Operations, Gulf Group LLC Continuous Load Path: Wall BracingCourse Description This course will help you to understand braced wall requirements and how they impact the design of a house. Learning Objectives Locate and label braced wall panels within braced wall line locations on plans submitted for building permitsIdentify applications that are difficult to meet with prescriptive bracing methods and explore alternative solutions (narrow garage walls, window walls, two story walls, etc.)Utilize software tools to identify minimum braced wall length requirementsEvaluate prefabricated engineered solutions and select an appropriate solution when you're building design precludes the use of prescriptive bracingSpeaker Kevin Friday—Territory Manager MD & DE, Simpson Strong-Tie CO.