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Sponsored by ASCE Continuing Education and the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI).

INSTRUCTOR: Nicholas Lutzweiler, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE

Course Length:  90 minutes

Purpose and Background

Nearly all non-residential buildings in the country are considered low-rise buildings. From retail spaces to industrial spaces to office buildings, these buildings make up a large share of the construction market. Understanding how to design and detail common examples of them is an important part of a structural engineer’s knowledge base. This webinar shows real details from existing low-rise projects, while at the same time explaining a design approach that can be applied to any and all types of low-rise construction. From the roof to the foundation, it has you covered.

Primary Discussion Topics

• Big picture concepts of working on low-rise construction
• Getting design loads and a structural system selected
• Designing/detailing roof systems
• Designing/detailing floor systems
• Designing/detailing foundation systems

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Discuss how to look at a low-rise project
• Identify how to apply the building code to low-rise projects
• Produce efficient and effective details for use in construction
• Describe design approaches that can guide you through a low-rise process
• Determine methods for designing roofs, floors, and foundations

Webinar Benefits

• Learn how to start out on the right foot early in a low-rise project
• See how specific details can be created that help in design and construction
• Understand a design process that works for nearly all low-rise building projects
• Appreciate how to apply engineering judgment to low-rise building projects
• Examine and understand real-world low-rise roof, floor, and foundation framing details

Assessment of Learning Outcomes

Students' achievement of the learning outcomes will be assessed via a short post-assessment (true-false, multiple choice and fill in the blank questions).

Intended Audience

• Structural engineers
• Civil engineers
• Architects
• Building officials

Webinar Outline

• Introduction to low-rise construction
• What is it
• 30,000-foot view
• Starting out on the right foot
• Code issues related to low-rise construction
• Gravity loads
• Wind loads
• Seismic loads
• This is not in ASCE 7 type loads
• Global design process
• Roof framing design
• Design of roof framing
• Details of roof framing
• Floor framing design
• Design of floor framing
• oetails of floor framing
• Foundation design
• Design of foundations
• Detailing of foundations
• Overall approach and summary
• Conclusion/questions 

How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs and Receive Your Certificate of Completion

To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete a short on-line post-test and receive a passing score of 70% or higher within 1 year of purchasing the course.

How do I convert CEUs to PDHs?

1.0 CEU = 10 PDHs [Example: 0.1 CEU = 1 PDH]