April 2021

Note: Due to Covid-19 control measures, we are unable to fulfill orders of printed publications at this time. These publications are available as downloadable PDFs.

NEW CASE STUDY

Going for Bold: Window into Affordability

This Long Beach, California, housing complex called Las Ventanas (“the windows”) is an innovative, low-income housing solution to help address the local homelessness crisis. Creative, strategic planning resulted in an affordable, modern multifamily/mixed use complex despite a modest $28 million budget. Las Ventanas integrated traditional wood framing with engineered wood products, providing flexibility to answer unexpected design challenges, improving construction efficiency and keeping the budget within bounds.
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WEBINARS

Overview of Engineered Wood Products, Advancements in Force Transfer Around Openings

Upcoming Webinar: Overview of Engineered Wood Products
Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 10 a.m. PDT
With the expanding choice and use of engineered wood products (EWPs) in today's construction market, it's more important than ever to understand how to properly select, install and detail them. This course will introduce plywood, oriented strand board (OSB), glued laminated timbers (glulam), I-joists and structural composite lumber (SCL), as well as the benefits of engineered wood and its proper application. AIA and ICC credits are available to participants.
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On-Demand Webinar: Advancements in Force Transfer Around Openings
The force transfer around openings (FTAO) method of shear wall analysis offers certain advantages compared to other methods. One is more versatility, because FTAO allows for the use of narrower wall segments while meeting required height-to-width ratios. Another advantage to FTAO: A high likelihood that fewer hold-downs will be required. APA's FTAO Calculator is an Excel-based tool that can help engineers and code officials in the design implementation of FTAO shear walls, with a focus on asymmetric piers and multiple openings. Presented by Cathy Scarince, P.E., this webinar covers recent updates to the tool and provides an overview of the tool’s development and a brief history of APA’s FTAO research; the main benefits of the design tool, including key features and design capabilities; a demonstration of the tool’s operation and design inputs and the design outputs and end product that the tool provides.
AIA and ICC credits are available to participants.
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APA’s webinars are offered to participants at no cost.

AHORA EN ESPAÑOL | NOW IN SPANISH

Wall Bracing, Overdriven Fasteners

• Introducción al Arriostramiento de Muros (Introduction to Wall Bracing), Form EX X315 LA
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• Tópicos Técnicos: Efecto de Conectores Clavados en Exceso sobre la Capacidad a Cortante (Technical Topics: Effect of Overdriven Fasteners on Shear Capacity), Form TT-012 LA
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