Building Envelope Design: Conventional Framing Options for Residential and Small Commercial Buildings

This two-hour course focuses on conventional framing systems used in residential and small commercial buildings. It covers relevant code requirements, load calculations, wall and floor framing techniques, and best practices for framing connections.

Learning Objectives:

Learning Objective 1: Learners will be able to identify applicable building code requirements for conventional framing systems.

Learning Objective 2: Learners will be able to calculate structural loads for walls and floors in residential and small commercial buildings.

Learning Objective 3: Learners will be able to describe methods for framing walls and floors using conventional framing techniques.

Learning Objective 4: Learners will be able to evaluate connection methods and their role in structural performance and code compliance.