Overview of the NCSEA Wood Design Guide

This 90-minute webinar will provide a general overview of the layout and topics covered in NCSEA’s 2026 Wood Design Guide. The book addresses design problems from the common nailed joint to inclined screw strap plate connections to CLT diaphragms. Several unique examples from the book, such as a tall CLT shear wall, will be examined in more detail, and time will be available at the end for answering audience questions.

Speaker:

Jason McCool, P.E., is the lead author of the new NCSEA Wood Design Guide and the owner of Cool Country Engineering in Cabot, Arkansas, where he focuses on steel and timber construction. A former member of the STRUCTURE Magazine Editorial Board, he has been a licensed professional engineer in various states since 2007.

NCSEA Webinars and Digital Events Cancellation and Refund Policies

Webinar Cancellation

By NCSEA: If a webinar is canceled by NCSEA, all registered attendees will be notified via email. NCSEA will issue a full refund if the event cannot be rescheduled. If the event is rescheduled and a registrant can not attend on the rescheduled date, NCSEA will offer a credit in the amount of the purchase price.

By Registrant/Attendee: Cancellations must be made at least 24 hours in advance of the webinar (or the first webinar in the case of a series or bundle) and in writing via email (ncsea@ncsea.com) with the subject line “NCSEA Webinar Cancellation” and include the following in the body of the email: Title of Webinar, Order/Invoice Number, Name of Registrant, and Reason for Cancellation. No telephone refund requests will be accepted.

If the request has been approved, NCSEA can do one of the following:

• Refund the amount back to the original order payment method (a $25 cancellation processing fee will be assessed)

• Issue a full credit on the purchaser’s account that can be used towards a future webinar/event.

If you are unable to attend the webinar and the cancellation deadline has passed, a recording will be available (in most cases) in the Education Portal after the webinar has concluded.
Refunds are not granted due to attendee technology issues. It is your responsibility as the webinar attendee to test your computer setup prior to the start of the webinar.

On-Demand Purchases
All on-demand (recorded) webinars, courses, and series sales are final.