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Architect Exam Podcast
087 - Engineered Wood: From Glulam Beams to CLT Panels
Engineered wood products are how we build 18-story buildings out of wood. This episode covers every major product in the family, from glulam beams and CLT panels to LVL, PSL, LSL, OSB, and I-joists. You will learn the difference between heavy timber and mass timber, how the 2021 IBC Type IV subtypes allow wood buildings up to 18 stories, and why CLT chars instead of collapsing. We walk the full processing spectrum from plywood to OSB and break down exactly when to specify each product, including the structural composite lumber family that shows up in every residential and light commercial project. If you have ever mixed up LVL, PSL, and LSL, or wondered why a glulam beam gets stamped "TOP," this is the episode that sorts it out. 📝 Key topics covered: Heavy timber vs mass timber construction IBC Type IV-A, IV-B, and IV-C mass timber types Glulam beams: balanced vs unbalanced and the TOP stamp Cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels and two-way behavior Mass timber char rate and fire performance Structural composite lumber: LVL, PSL, and LSL OSB as a panel product Wood I-joist anatomy, hole placement rules, and web crippling When to use each engineered wood product ⏱️ Chapters: (0:00) Mass Timber: 18-Story Wood Buildings (1:36) Free ARE Study Notes (2:08) Why Engineered Wood Exists (4:06) Heavy Timber vs Mass Timber (5:31) Plywood: The Original Engineered Wood (6:18) Glulam (Glued Laminated Timber) (9:22) CLT (Cross-Laminated Timber) (12:04) Structural Composite Lumber (13:17) LVL (Laminated Veneer Lumber) (14:27) PSL (Parallel Strand Lumber) (15:12) LSL (Laminated Strand Lumber) (15:50) LVL, PSL, LSL Memory Trick (16:25) OSB (Oriented Strand Board) (17:18) Wood I-Joists: Engineered Floor Framing (19:53) When to Use Each Engineered Wood Product (21:13) ARE Exam Study Resources 📖 Read the full blog post and take the free 10-question quiz 📝 Download the FREE Engineered Wood Products study notes Selecting the right engineered wood product is a PPD decision. Knowing how to detail and specify it is a PDD decision. PPD 101 covers structural system selection, including choosing between wood, steel, concrete, and mass timber based on spans, loads, and fire ratings. PDD 101 covers how those systems get documented, from junction details to Division 06 specifications. Both courses live inside the ARE 101 Membership, so one membership gets you both sides of the topic. 🎯 Join our 10-week ARE Boot Camp 🎯 Get access to all ARE study materials with the ARE 101 Membership 📚 Individual ARE Exam Courses: PPD 101 (Project Planning and Design) PDD 101 (Project Development and Documentation) Building Codes 101 PA 101 (Programming and Analysis) CE 101 (Construction and Evaluation) PcM 101 (Practice Management) PjM 101 (Project Management) Building Systems 101 AIA Contracts 101
Yesterday · 23 min· Video
Architect Exam Podcast
087 - Engineered Wood: From Glulam Beams to CLT Panels
Engineered wood products are how we build 18-story buildings out of wood. This episode covers every major product in the family, from glulam beams and CLT panels to LVL, PSL, LSL, OSB, and I-joists. You will learn the difference between heavy timber and mass timber, how the 2021 IBC Type IV subtypes allow wood buildings up to 18 stories, and why CLT chars instead of collapsing. We walk the full processing spectrum from plywood to OSB and break down exactly when to specify each product, including the structural composite lumber family that shows up in every residential and light commercial project. If you have ever mixed up LVL, PSL, and LSL, or wondered why a glulam beam gets stamped "TOP," this is the episode that sorts it out. 📝 Key topics covered: Heavy timber vs mass timber construction IBC Type IV-A, IV-B, and IV-C mass timber types Glulam beams: balanced vs unbalanced and the TOP stamp Cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels and two-way behavior Mass timber char rate and fire performance Structural composite lumber: LVL, PSL, and LSL OSB as a panel product Wood I-joist anatomy, hole placement rules, and web crippling When to use each engineered wood product ⏱️ Chapters: (0:00) Mass Timber: 18-Story Wood Buildings (1:36) Free ARE Study Notes (2:08) Why Engineered Wood Exists (4:06) Heavy Timber vs Mass Timber (5:31) Plywood: The Original Engineered Wood (6:18) Glulam (Glued Laminated Timber) (9:22) CLT (Cross-Laminated Timber) (12:04) Structural Composite Lumber (13:17) LVL (Laminated Veneer Lumber) (14:27) PSL (Parallel Strand Lumber) (15:12) LSL (Laminated Strand Lumber) (15:50) LVL, PSL, LSL Memory Trick (16:25) OSB (Oriented Strand Board) (17:18) Wood I-Joists: Engineered Floor Framing (19:53) When to Use Each Engineered Wood Product (21:13) ARE Exam Study Resources 📖 Read the full blog post and take the free 10-question quiz 📝 Download the FREE Engineered Wood Products study notes Selecting the right engineered wood product is a PPD decision. Knowing how to detail and specify it is a PDD decision. PPD 101 covers structural system selection, including choosing between wood, steel, concrete, and mass timber based on spans, loads, and fire ratings. PDD 101 covers how those systems get documented, from junction details to Division 06 specifications. Both courses live inside the ARE 101 Membership, so one membership gets you both sides of the topic. 🎯 Join our 10-week ARE Boot Camp 🎯 Get access to all ARE study materials with the ARE 101 Membership 📚 Individual ARE Exam Courses: PPD 101 (Project Planning and Design) PDD 101 (Project Development and Documentation) Building Codes 101 PA 101 (Programming and Analysis) CE 101 (Construction and Evaluation) PcM 101 (Practice Management) PjM 101 (Project Management) Building Systems 101 AIA Contracts 101
Yesterday · 23 min· Video
Creative Figures
Erik Herrström on the Pinterest trap
Designer Erik Herrström on why starting a project on Pinterest leads every designer to the same work, and the research his studio uses instead. "If you start your project by going to those sites, you are gonna end up designing what all the other designers in the world are doing right now because it's fed to you by algorithms." In this bonus from his Creative Figures conversation, Erik answers what young designers should use instead of mood boards built on Pinterest, Savee, Are.na and other inspiration sites. Something can feel fresh on the morning you start, he explains, but most other designers are seeing the same thing at the same time. His studio starts with research instead: Reddit and YouTube to see how an audience talks and communicates, and sometimes Google Street View to understand a local area. That, he says, is often where the magic happens, and it makes more sense to clients than something that only looks shiny. Timestamps 00:00 Opening 00:13 What to use instead of mood boards 00:29 How algorithms make us design the same If you liked this episode, listen to the full conversation with Erik Herrström on Creative Figures. Erik Herrström STUDIO HERRSTRÖM: https://www.studioherrstrom.com/ The Echo: https://the-echo-book.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/herrstrom/ Studio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/studioherrstrom/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikherrstrom/ Studio LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/studio-herrstrom/ Creative Figures Website https://creativefigures.fm YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeFiguresFM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativefigures.fm/ Hosted by Alen Kapetanovic. © Alen Kapetanovic. Madrid, Spain. All rights reserved. This work may not be used to train AI or for automated data mining purposes, including under Article 4(3) of Directive (EU) 2019/790.
Friday · 3 min· Video
WHY DESIGN?
Why Great Design Isn't Enough to Win Work | Tim Perry
What if the last 5% of craft you are chasing is the part your clients will never notice? In this episode of Why Design, Tim Perry shares the belief that sits at the heart of his work: once you have cleared the quality bar, commercial skills make the biggest difference to your success. He has seen it from both sides, from designing the Fairy Liquid bottle to running design strategy at Nokia and growing a packaging consultancy to around 100 people. Rather than stay on the tools, Tim chose to learn how to bring work in. That decision led to promotions, a partnership, the sale of the business, and the training he now runs for designers who find themselves facing clients without ever being taught how. This conversation isn't about sales tricks. It's about the side of design that decides who gets the work. This is a condensed re-cut of our 2025 conversation, recorded live at Blue Garage in Lewisham. Don't just listen. Go beyond the podcast. Join the Why Design community → teamkodu.com/whydesign What You'll Learn 🎯 Why chasing the last 5% of craft rarely moves the needle with clients 📊 What a LinkedIn poll of designers revealed about what clients actually notice 🧴 How designing the Fairy Liquid bottle meant shaving fractions of a cent at huge scale 🪟 Why taking the products off the shelves got clients buying strategy 🤝 How bringing in work took Tim from designer to running the consultancy ✋ What one firm no taught Tim about negotiating with clients Memorable Quotes “I've yet to meet anybody who likes being sold to, right? Nobody likes it.” “My design education had not prepared me for this side of business at all.” “We had plastic bottles on glass shelves with spotlight shining on them like they were museum pieces.” “people will keep on asking and asking and asking until they hear a firm no.” “It's actually augmenting that with commercial skills.” Resources & Links 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube & Amazon → whydesign.club 👥 Join the Why Design community → teamkodu.com/whydesign 📸 Follow @why.design_ on Instagram 🎥 Watch full episodes → YouTube.com/@whydesignpod 🔗 Follow Chris Whyte → linkedin.com/in/mrchriswhyte 🔗 Explore TP Consulting 🔗 Connect with Tim Perry About the Episode Why Design is powered by Kodu, a specialist recruitment partner for the hardware and physical product development industry. Through honest conversations with designers, engineers and creative leaders, we explore not just what they build but why they build it; the beliefs, decisions and responsibility behind meaningful work. About Kodu Why Design is produced by Kodu, a recruitment partner for ambitious hardware brands, design consultancies and product-led start-ups. We help founders and leadership teams hire exceptional talent across industrial design, mechanical engineering and product leadership bringing structure and clarity to one of the hardest parts of scaling. 🔗 Learn more → teamkodu.com This episode is sponsored by Vax and TTi Floorcare. Kodu, is running the hiring. Recruiting for Vax for more than ten years, placing over fifty people including a VP of Engineering and a Head of Design. We know how they build. Right now they’re rebuilding their UK engineering and innovation function from the ground up: advanced development, design engineering and industrial design, all at once. We haven’t seen them move at this pace in a decade of working with them. Mentioned in this episode: VAX
Wednesday · 27 min· Video