STRUCTURE Magazine recently ran a five-part series of articles summarizing significant structural code changes that the building industry will be seeing as jurisdictions begin adopting IBC 2021.  Part 5 of the series explores code changes and their significance for the following Chapter 23 topics related to wood construction:

• Wood Truss Bracing

• Type IV-A, IV-B, and IV-C Connection Protection

• General Design Requirements for Lateral Force-Resisting Systems

• Cripple Walls

It is so important that we, as structural engineers, are staying up to date on these changes.  You can find the article here for the final part of this series, but if you missed any of the previous week’s updates, you could find them on our blog to get caught up.