Breakouts and Topics
Breakouts | Breakout 1 | Breakout 2 | Breakout 3 |
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Session 1 | Economics and Business Case for IWBC Unleashing productivity gains seen in other industries; Changing financial models | Re-Engineering the Supply Chain Integration of design, procurement, offsite fabrication, delivery and site assembly | Carbon Impacts & Fire Safety How carbon offset can be monetized; implications for state and city procurement policies; how the industry can step up its lobbying |
Session 2 | Business Models in IWBC Case studies from successful modular/prefab/mass timber producers | Changing Skills and Labor Needs Including impacts on/of organized labor, need for retraining – CAD/CAM/CNC skills | Codes & Permitting How is offsite construction viewed by building inspectors in different areas of NA? How does it impact permitting? What needs to change? |
Session 3 | Capitalizing on the Potential of Offsite Construction Overcoming the “manufactured housing” misconception | BIM as the Ultimate Game-Changer Creating cost & time efficiencies, while reducing errors through effective digital information flows | Design Flexibility & Mass Customization How to create unique aesthetics when using standardized panels and boxes |
Session 4 | Opportunities in IWBC Where is the soft sand? What market segments offer the greatest opportunity? | Investing in Technology Adoption of various degrees of automation, such as CNC and robotics, ROI, pros and cons | Construction Materials & Methods Today’s state-of-the-art, in terms of how structures can be built |
Wednesday, October 24
Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall
5:30 – 7:30pm
Thursday, October 25
Continental Breakfast
7:30 – 8:30am
Welcome Remarks
8:15 – 8:45am
FEA
Keynote Speakers
8:45 – 10:30am
“The Construction Revolution”
Andrew Waugh,
Waugh Thisleton Architects
“Why IWBC?”
Brendan Lowney,
FEA
“Reinventing Homebuilding: Offsite Fabrication & The Open-Built Solution”
Tedd Benson,
Bensonwood & Unity Homes
Break – Coffee – Visit Exhibits
10:30 – 11:00am
Educational Session 1
11:00am – 12:30pm
Breakout 1
Systems as Solutions
Economics and Business Case for IWBC
Location: Beacon Hill Room
- “Economic & Business case for Industrialized Wood-Based Construction”
Bernd Oswald, COO & Managing Director, Cree by Rhomberg - “Cost of Quality: Offsite vs. Onsite”
Glenn Cottrell, Managing Director, IBACOS - “Review of the economic benefits of using mass timber”
Nick Milestone, Chairman TRADA, Managing Director, William Hare Group
Breakout 2
Adapt, Integrate, Collaborate
Re-Engineering the Supply Chain
Location: Waterfront Room
- “Virtual Design for Modular Construction”
Owen Huisenga, VDC Manager, Tocci Building Corporation - “It Takes A Village…To Launch A New Industry”
Karim Sahyoun, Founder & Director, Blueprint Robotics - “Shaping the Construction Industry Supply Chain to support the Industrial Process Thinking”
Laura Mattila, VP, Business Development KertoLVL, Metsä Wood
Breakout 3
Potential, Performance and Practicalities
Carbon Impacts & Fire Safety
Location: Cambridge Room
- “Building a Climate-Stable Future: How engineered wood products can address climate change”
Mark Wishnie, Director Forestry & Wood Products, Nature Conservancy - “Beyond Carbon Storage: The Risks of Missing the Forests for the Trees”
Frances Yang, Structures & Sustainability, ARUP - “Detailing for Fire Safety
Applications for Mass Timber and Prefabrication”
David Barber, Principal, ARUP
Lunch – Visit Exhibits
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Educational Session 2
1:30 – 3:00 pm
Breakout 1
Systems as Solutions
Business Models in IWBC
Location: Beacon Hill Room
- “Elements & Modules for Fast Construction”
Jussi Bjorman, Director Technical Customer Service, Metsä Wood - “From Start-up to World Leading: How integrated product and process innovation can enable disruptive advancement”
Andy Hamilton, CEO, StairCraft - “Mass Timber Optimization: Best practices based on the analysis of mass timber projects across Canada, US and Europe”
Carl-Peter Reinecke, Managing Director, Bautechnik, Inc
Breakout 2
Adapt, Integrate, Collaborate
Changing Skills and Labor Needs
Location: Waterfront Room
- “Addressing Evolving Skills for Industrialized Construction”
Iain Macdonald, Associate Director, Tallwood Design Institute - “Changing the Way we Build”
Kevin Brown, Partner, Holliday Development & Director of Development, Factory_OS - “Union Carpenters Embrace Factory Built Housing”
Jay Bradshaw, Director of Organizing, Northern California Carpenters Regional Council
Breakout 3
Potential, Performance and Practicalities
Codes & Permitting
Location: Cambridge Room
- “Off-Site Construction and the Code Official: Practice, Process and People”
Ryan Colker, VP, NIBS - “Codes & Permitting: Panelized vs. Modular”
Eric Tompos, VP, NTA - “U.S. Mass Timber Building Codes – Current Applications and Future Potential”
John “Buddy” Showalter, VP Technology Transfer, AWC
Break – Coffee – Visit Exhibits
3:00 – 3:30 pm
Educational Session 3
3:30 – 5:00 pm
Breakout 1
Systems as Solutions
Capitalizing on the Potential of Offsite Construction
Location: Beacon Hill Room
- “Addressing low productivity in the construction industry through a systemic approach”
Matthew Linegar, Head of Building Systems, Stora Enso - “International Trends in the Volumetric Modular Industry”
Ivan Rupnik, Associate Professor, Northeastern U - “North American Wood Design Winners – Capitalizing on Opportunities for Offsite Construction”
Lynn Embury-Williams, Executive Director, Wood WORKS! BC & Marianne Berube, Executive Director, Ontario Wood WORKS!
Breakout 2
Adapt, Integrate, Collaborate
BIM as the Ultimate Game-Changer
Location: Waterfront Room
- “Fully Integrated Generative Design for Fabrication on the World’s Largest Mass Timber Projects”
Alin Ursu, VP, Project Delivery
CadMakers - “Lessons Learned from the Brock Commons Project”
Karla Fraser, Senior Project Manager, Urban One - “Rapid Project Deployment Systems”
Nicholas Sills, Mass Timber Design Manager, Structurlam
Breakout 3
Potential, Performance and Practicalities
Design Flexibility & Mass Customization
Location: Cambridge Room
- “Creating Urban Diversity with a Kit of Parts”
Jens Voshage, Architecture & Design Technology, Cree by Rhomberg - “Mass Timber: Mass Design?”
Judith Sheine, Prof. Architecture, U of Oregon, Tallwood Design Institute - “Mass Timber Construction: State of the Art, State of the Market”
Ricky McLain, PE, SE, Senior Technical Director, WoodWorks
Cocktail Reception in Exhibit Hall
5:00 – 6:30 pm
Friday, October 26
Continental Breakfast
7:30 – 8:30am
Welcome Remarks
8:00 – 8:15 am
FEA
Keynote Speakers
8:15 – 10:00 am
“Evolutions and Solutions; MGA and Katerra’s explorations, systems and typologies in mass timber”
Michael Green,
Michael Green Architecture / Katerra
“If it’s Not a System; It’s Not a Solution”
Gerry McCaughey,
Entekra Inc.
“Marriott’s Modular Program; Franchisor Perspective”
Dave Walsh,
Marriott International
Break – Coffee – Visit Exhibits
10:00 – 10:45 am
Educational Session 4
10:45 am – 12:15 pm
Breakout 1
Systems as Solutions
Opportunities in IWBC
Location: Beacon Hill Room
- “Opportunities for Industrialized Wood Construction”
Ben Romanchych, SR Analyst, Construction Markets, FPInnovations - “Who Needs The Solution”
Gary Caulfield, CEO, XLAM - “Identifying the best market segments for CLT adoption”
Maria Laguarda-Mallo, Ph.D., BIM/VDC Project Engineer and Manager, VIATechnik
Breakout 2
Adapt, Integrate, Collaborate
Investing in Technology
Location: Waterfront Room
- “Leveraging Data, Printing Buildings”
Randall Walter, Steward and Lead Architect, Bensonwood - “Integrated Structural Solutions for Mass Timber”
Hannes Blaas, New Markets Manager, Rothoblaas - “Integrating sustainable materials, modern technologies, and factory panelization into the highest quality, high performance homes, for today and the future. “
Chris Corson, Founder/Technical Director, EcoCor
Breakout 3
Potential, Performance and Practicalities
Construction Materials & Methods
Location: Cambridge Room
- “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 - “The development of composite timber products to maximise productivity and profitability”
Luke Whale, Technical Director, ICT - “Redesigning Sawmills for Wood Based Auto Construction”
Allan Czinger, VP Sales & Marketing, USNR
Lunch – Visit Exhibits
12:15 – 1:00 pm
Panel Discussion
1:00 – 1:45 pm
- Jason Blenker, CEO & Founder, Blenker Companies
- Gerry McCaughey, CEO and Co-Founder, Entekra Inc.
- Karim Sahyoun, Founder & Director, Blueprint Robotics
Moderator: Pat Layton
Professor of Forestry & Director, Wood Utilization + Design Institute, Clemson University