Ask any architect or engineer—timber is
growing (no pun intended) on everyone.
Mass timber construction is on the rise from the Pacific Northwest to the Deep South, promising new potentialities in tactile design and engineering; all while offering aesthetically pleasing solutions to sustainability goals. The Future of Mass Timber will foreground exemplary timber projects across North America; identify best-case practices for their assembly; and spotlight emerging technologies within this exciting field.
Earn up to 7 AIA HSW CEUs
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Program
Earn up to 5 AIA HSW CEUs
- 7:45 AM PT (10:45 AM ET)
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Virtual Doors Open
- 7:50 AM PT (10:50 AM ET)
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Welcome
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Dionne Darling
VP of Brand Partnerships
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- 8:00 AM PT (11:00 AM ET)
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Looking ahead: The Future of Mass Timber in the US
What’s next for mass timber? This presentation highlights the US’ legacy of timber construction and recent wood innovations, with a focus on the issues that will shape the next decade of mass timber design. Specific themes to be addressed include sustainable wood sourcing, timber’s economic benefit to rural communities, hybrid timber structures, early adoption of the 2021 IBC timber code provisions, and more integrated approaches to design and fabrication.
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Thomas Robinson
Founding Principal
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Matt Shaw MODERATOR
Contributing Editor
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- 9:00 AM PT (12:00 PM ET)
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CLT's High Ambitions: Timber Assembly in Tower Design
Once relegated for use in smaller projects, structural timber now promises to redefine skyscraper design. This panel will focus on two Toronto towers that are leading the way in this trend, with the aim of highlighting the structural intricacies at work in both. Crucially, the discussion will expound on ways these practices might be applied on building sites across North America.
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Anne Koven MODERATOR
Director
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Leland Dadson
Senior Architect
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Carol Phillips
Partner
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Robert Jackson
Associate
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Simon Rayment
Associate
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- 10:00 AM PT (1:00 PM ET)
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Workshop/Session
- 10:30 AM PT (1:30 PM ET)
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Methods + Materials Break
- 10:40 AM PT (1:40 PM ET)
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Keynote: Innovation in Arkansas
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Peter MacKeith
Dean
Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas
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Matt Shaw MODERATOR
Contributing Editor
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- 11:40 AM PT (2:40 PM ET)
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Timber Tectonics: Structure and Joinery
As mass timber pushes the limits of tactile design and construction, it has opened up new levels of tectonic sophistication. From castings and plates to cross-laminated timber panels, architects and engineers are able to foreground joinery and structure as central aesthetic components like never before. Panelists will dig into building details to show how all the pieces come together.
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Ashley Rao
Senior Associate
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Tom Chung
Principal
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Roshanak Mostaghim
Senior Designer
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Zarmine Nigohos
Senior Architect
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Matthew Marani MODERATOR
Program Manager
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- 12:40 PM PT (3:40 PM ET)
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Workshop/Session
- 1:10 PM PT (4:10 PM ET)
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Methods + Materials Break
- 1:20 PM PT (4:20 PM ET)
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Wood Futures: Pushing Boundaries in Digital Fabrication & Engineering
From mass timber to free forms, integrated delivery methods are enabling advances in innovative and cost-effective design with timber. Engineers and consultants across North America are driving this innovation using the latest in computational design and digital fabrication techniques. Three experts will discuss advances in structural engineering, envelope design, and fabrication, using recent design collaborations to give a sense of where timber goes from here.
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Ted Hall
Founder & Creative Director
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Lucas Epp
Engineering + 3D Manager
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Eric Wood
Facade Specialist/ Mass Timber Practice Lead
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Matthew Marani MODERATOR
Program Manager
This panel is sponsored by Morrison Hershfield, Spearhead, and StructureCraft.
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Earn up to 2 AIA CEUs
- 2:20 PM PT (5:20 PM ET)
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Performance-Based Fire Engineering for Mass Timber Buildings
1 LU | HSW
- 3:20 PM PT (6:20 PM ET)
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Glulam: A Framework for Mass Timber Construction
1 AIA LU
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Jared Hensley
Director of Engineering
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Full Day Pricing
Symposium + Afternoon CE Strong Courses. Earn up to 7 AIA CEUs.
Early Bird First 50 registrants
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150
General Admissions
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200
Student
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25