Lunch & Learn – Specifying Treated Engineered Wood Siding

AIA Triangle Small Firm Roundtable

Lunch & Learn Program Sponsored by 

Specifying Treated Engineered Wood Siding (1HSW)

June 20 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (Lunch begins at 11:30 am)

Center for Architecture and Design | 14 E Peace Street | Raleigh

AIA Members & AIA Triangle Annual Partners (Sponsors): $0

Non Members: $30

PROGRAM

This course will provide a survey of the most common siding and trim cladding options for building construction, including in-depth exploration of treated engineered wood siding. This learning unit will identify the pros and cons of each cladding option and will also explore the environmental impacts of each throughout tits life cycle. In addition, this course will showcase aesthetic options for many popular design types. Finally, this session will explore ways in which treated engineered wood siding can contribute to earing points or meeting standards of leading green building certification programs.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Participants will discover TEWS and discuss its history, how it is made, why it is sustainable, and how it can help builders/architects obtain LEED points.
2. Participants will understand the flexibility with TEWS and custom solutions that can be created, including cladding assemblies rated to meet fire codes.
3. Participants will assess multi-family and light commercial construction types for which treated engineered wood siding as well as for residential applications and how TEWS is a cladding option and review the major exterior cladding options available for these applications.
4. Participants will discuss how to achieve aesthetic, durability and weather requirements using TEWS in multi-family and light commercial construction projects.

PRESENTED BY:

Sharon Roscher

LP Building Solutions, Southeast Regional Architectural Manager

Sharon is the Southeast Region Architectural Manager for LP Building Solutions. Sharon has been an active member and corporate partner of various AIA chapters throughout the United States for the past twenty years. She has collaborated closely with commercial and residential architects to better understand the needs of the industry and her eagerness to be a well-informed resource for architects has strengthened her relationships within the industry.