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Speaker is Matthew M. Hunter, BCO. He is the Northeast Regional Manager for the American Wood Council, which produces internationally recognized design standards for wood construction. His experience includes all phases of commercial and residential land development, building inspection, plan review, and civil engineering.
He is currently a certified Building Code Official and holds a total of twelve (12) International Code Council (ICC) and PA Labor and Industry certifications. He is an ICC member and is active in ICC Regions VI & VII and serves as a governing member on the ICC Sustainability Membership Council as well as the Sustainability, Energy, and High-Performance Code Action Committee (SEHPCAC). He is a member of the ASTM E60 Committee on Sustainability. Additionally, he serves on several National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) committees.
This is a good class that gets into the Tall Wood Ad Hoc reasons for the code changes, the ATF fire testing, and some basic heights, stories, and area introduction for the 17 Group A and B changes that are now in the 2021 IBC.
In early 2016, the ICC Board of Directors approved the creation of an ad hoc committee to explore the building science of tall wood buildings with the scope being to investigate the feasibility of and take action to develop code changes for tall wood buildings. Since that time, the Tall Wood Building (TWB) Ad Hoc Committee has reviewed voluminous materials regarding tall wood buildings, including results of various testing around the world, as well as studies domestically in support of the TWB charge to conduct a thorough review of the science of tall wood. The TWB developed its own test scenario(s) to substantiate any code change proposals (testing was carried out at ATF labs); and worked to develop a comprehensive set of technically-substantiated code changes for consideration during the 2018 Group A code development process. The intensive research performed by the Committee was submitted under the ICC Code Development Process, along with the resulting proposals developed by Committee consensus. All of the Group A TWB proposals have been approved and the three remaining Group B changes were also approved. These proposals are now part of the 2021 IBC.
Learning Objectives:
Identify the make-up of the TWB Ad Hoc Committee and the process used to reach consensus on proposed code changes.
Recognize how the new types of construction compare with existing types of construction in the International Building Code and specify the inherent differences and conservative approaches the new types have.
Understand the process by which the allowable heights, areas, and number of stories permitted for the proposed mass timber types of construction were developed and will be able to utilize the information for building design.
State the fire resistance requirements for mass timber building elements. Further, they will be able to distinguish when and where non-combustible protection can be omitted.