Agenda

Wednesday, October 24

Thursday, October 25

1. Andrew Waugh, Waugh Thisleton Architects
   “The Construction Revolution”
2. Stephen Fuchs, McKinsey & Company
   “Reinventing Construction Through a Productivity Revolution”
3. Craig Curtis Katerra Architecture.
   “Presentation topic TBA”

1. Systems as Solutions: Economics and Business Case for IWBC. Moderated by Nick Milestone, MD William Hare Group.
   1. “Economic & Business case for Industrialized Wood-Based Construction” – Bernd Oswald, COO & MD, Cree by Rhomberg
   2. “Cost of Quality: Offsite vs. Onsite” – Glenn Cottrell, MD, IBACOS
2. Adapt, Integrate, Collaborate: Supply Chain Integration & Coillaboration.
   1. “Topic TBA” – Nick Milestone, Chairman TRADA, MD William Hare Group
   2. “The practical benefits of BIM in track building projects” – Luke Whale, Technical Director ICT
3. Potential, Performance and Practicalities: Carbon Impacts & Energy.
   1. “Building a Climate-Stable Future: How engineered wood products can address climate change” – Mark Wishnie, Director Forestry & Wood Products, Nature Conservancy

1. Systems as Solutions: Business Models in IWBC.
   1. “Elements & Modules for Fast Construction” – Jussi Bjorman, Director Technical Customer Service, Metsa Wood
   2. “From Start-up to World Leading: How integrated product and process innovation can enable disruptive advancement” – Andy Hamilton, CEO StairCraft
2. Adapt, Integrate, Collaborate: Changing Skills & Labour Needs. Moderator TBA.
   1. “Addressing Evolving Skills for Industrialized Construction” – Iain Macdonald, Associate Director, Tallwood Design Institute
   2. “Topic TBA” – Rick Holliday, CEO Factory_OS, and Larry Pace, COO Factory_OS, and Jay Bradshaw, Director of Organizing, Northern California carpenters Regional Council
   3. “Carpenters Union embraces Factory Built Housing” – Jay Bradshaw, Director of Organizing, Northern California carpenters Regional Council
3. Potential, Performance and Practicalities: Codes & Permitting. Moderator TBA.
   1. “Off-Site Construction and the Code Official: Practice, Process and People” – Ryan Colker, VP NIBS
   2. “Codes & Permitting: Panelized vs. Modular” – Eric Tompos, VP NTA
   3. “U.S. Mass Timber Building Codes – Current Applications and Future Potential” – John “Buddy” Showalter, VP Technology Transfer, AWC

1. Systems as Solutions: Capitalizing on the Potential for Offsite Construction.
   1. “Addressing low productivity in the construction industry through a systemic approach” – Matthew Linegar, Head of Building Systems, Stora Enso
   2. “Business and Product Platforms in Industrialized Offsite Wood Construction: lessons from Japan, Sweden, UK, Austria, and the U.S.” – Ryan Smith & Ivan Rupnik, Washington State U & Northeastern U
2. Adapt, Integrate, Collaborate: BIM as the Ultimate Game-Changer.
   1. “Fully Integrated Design for Fabrication on the World’s Largest Mass Timber Projects” – Ryan Yee, Strategic Partnerships MGr, Cadmaker
   2. “Lessons learned from the Brock Commons Project” – Karla Fraser, Senior Project Manager, Urban One
   3. “Rapid Project Deployment Systems” – Nicholas Sills, Mass Timber Design Manager, Structurlam
3. Potential, Performance and Practicalities: Design Flexibility & Mass Customization.
   1. “Topic TBA” – Jens Voshage, Architecture & Design Technology, Cree by Rhomberg
   2. “Design potential in mass timber modular prefabricated units, with a focus on classrooms and housing.” – Judith Sheine, Prof. Architecture. U 0f Or., Tallwood Design Institute

Friday, October 26

1. Gerry McCaughey Entekra Inc.
   “If it’s Not a System; It’s Not a Solution”
2. Tedd Benson, Bensonwood & Unity Homes
   “Reinventing Homebuilding; Offsite Fabrication & The Open-Built Solution”
3. Jennifer Abuzeid & Dave Walsh, Marriott International
   “Marriott’s Modular Program; Franchisor Perspective”

1. Systems as Solutions: Opportunities in IWBC.
   1. “Who Needs The Solution” – Gary Caulfield, CEO XLAM
   2. “Identifying the best market segments for CLT adoption” – Maria Laguarda-Mallo, Ph.D., BIM/VDC Project Engineer, VIATechnik
2. Adapt, Integrate, Collaborate: Investing in Technology. Moderator TBA.
   1. “Leveraging Data, Prnting Buildings” – Randall Walter, Chief Architect, Bensonwood
   2. “A Different way to build with CLT: The X-Rad building system” – Hannes Blaas, Manager NAE Rothoblaas
   3. “Topic TBA” – Chris Corson, Technical Director, Ecocor
3. Potential, Performance and Practicalities: Construction Materials & Methods. Moderator TBA.
   1. “Butt-Joint Bonding of Timber as a Key Technology for Point-Supported, Biaxial Load Bearing Flat Slabs Made of Cross-Laminated Timber” – Stefan Zoellig, CEO Timber Structures 3.0 AG
   2. “Topic TBA” – Allan Czinger, VP Sales, & Marketing USNR