2019 Agenda

All breakout sessions are approved for AIA continuing education credits.

Monday, November 4
Tour the Autodesk Boston Technology Center
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm (SOLD OUT)
3:15 pm – 4:30 pm (SOLD OUT)
Exhibitor Set Up
12:00 – 5:30pm
Welcome Reception – Visit Exhibits
6:00 – 7:30pm
Tuesday, November 5
Continental Breakfast
7:30 – 8:30am
Welcome Remarks
8:30 – 8:45am
Keynote 1
8:45 – 9:45am
Moderator: Brendan Lowney, Co-Founder & Principal, Forest Economic Advisors LLC
Location: Grand Ballroom A&B
“Big Shifts in Home Building”

John Burns,
Founder & CEO of John Burns Real Estate Consulting, LLC

“Show me the Money!!”

Margaret Whelan,
Investment Banker for the Housing Industry

Coffee Break – Visit Exhibits – Network
9:45 – 10:30am
Breakout Session 1
10:30am – 12:15pm
Track 1

Systems as Solutions
Financing Offsite Construction
Was 2018 an investment inflection point? Financing construction innovators. Are lending practices keeping up with the offsite trend?

Moderator: Brendan Lowney, Co-Founder & Principal, Forest Economic Advisors LLC
  1. “Was 2018 an Investment Inflection Point?”
    Margaret Whelan, Founder & CEO of Whelan Advisory
  2. “Financing Modular Construction”
    Kyung Kim, Sr VP AVANA Capital
  3. “Financing Modular Homes, Before it Gets Ugly”
    Tom Coronato, Loan Officer, New Construction Specialist, Citizens Bank
Track 2

Adapt, Integrate, Collaborate
Educating General Contractors, Architects and Engineers – Panel

Moderator: Pat Layton, Professor Forestry, Clemson University
  1. Alex Schreyer, Senior Lecturer, Building & Construction Technology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  2. Mike Jackson, Ph.D., P.E., Chair & Professor Clemson Construction Science and Management
  3. Chris Carbone, Structural Engineer, Bensonwood
  4. Robert Hairstans, Head of the Center for Offsite Construction, Edinburgh Napier University
  5. Peggi Clouston, Professor, Wood Mechanics and Timber Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Track 3

Potential, Performance and Practicalities
Environmental Impacts of Wood Based Construction

Moderator: Melissa Jenkins, Natural Resources Specialist, US Forest Service
  1. “Building a Climate-Stable Future: How Engineered Wood Products Can Address Climate Change”
    Mark Wishnie, Director Global Forestry & Wood Products, The Nature Conservancy
  2. “The Forest or the Trees: Rethinking Timber’s Carbon Footprint”
    Sara Tepfer, Sustainability Consultant, Arup
  3. “Certification’s Role in Industrialized Wood-based Construction”
    Annie Perkins, Senior Director Strategic Partnerships, Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Lunch – Visit Exhibits – Network
12:15 – 1:45pm
Breakout Session 2
1:45 – 3:30pm
Track 1

Systems as Solutions
The Case for Modular Construction Presentations + Panel

Moderator: Paul Jannke, Co-Founder & Principal, Forest Economic Advisors LLC
  1. “Affordable Quality Homes at a Low Price for All”
    Jerker Lessing, Director R&D, BOKLOK, an IKEA / Skanska Joint Venture Company
  2. “Make Modular Construction Work for your Next Multifamily Project”
    Vaughan Buckley, President, Volumetric Building Companies
  3. Panel Discussion: With Paul Jannke moderating, Jerker Lessing and Vaughan Buckley discuss the differences between modular in Scandinavia and North America and why this time is different.
Track 2

Adapt, Integrate, Collaborate
Re-Engineering the Supply Chain

Moderator: Alex Schreyer, Senior Lecturer, Building & Construction Technology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  1. “Re-Engineering the Supply Chain”
    Dominique Briand, CEO, Structure Fusion
  2. “Accelerating Offsite Adoption”
    Craig Wesley, VP Business Development, Inphastos
  3. “Leveraging the Component Industry to Provide Efficient Wood Based Structures”
    Kirk Grundahl, Executive Director, Structural Building Components Association
Track 3

Potential, Performance and Practicalities
Building Codes & Fire Safety

Moderator: Rocky Goodnow, Vice President Timber, Forest Economic Advisors
  1. “Tall Wood Construction: New Code Provisions, Design Steps and Impacts on North American Markets”
    Ricky McLain, Sr Technical Director Tall Wood, WoodWorks
  2. “Detailing for Fire Safety inMass Timber – the Small Stuff that Can Lead to Big Problems”
    David Barber, Principal at Arup
  3. “What Codes and Regulations Are Telling us About Mass Timber”
    Joe Kelly, President, Mass Construction Consultants
Keynote 2
3:45 – 4:45pm
Location: Grand Ballroom A&B
“Sustainable Communities Pre-manufactured from Wood”

Professor Robert Hairstans,
Head of Edinburgh Napier University’s Center for Offsite Construction + Innovative Structures

“Model as Building : Building as Model”

George L. Legendre,
Globally renowned U.K. architect, Associate Professor at Harvard’s Design School

Reception – Visit Exhibits
4:45 – 6:30pm
Wednesday, November 6
Continental Breakfast
7:30 – 8:30am
Welcome Remarks
8:30 – 8:45am
Keynote 3
8:45 – 9:45am
Location: Grand Ballroom A&B
“Applying Silicon Valley Technology to Design and Construction”

Craig Curtis,
Katerra’s Chief Architect

Coffee Break – Visit Exhibits – Network
9:45 – 10:30am
Breakout Session 3
10:30am – 12:15pm
Track 1

Systems as Solutions
“Super-Subs” vs. “End to End”

Moderator: Bill Parsons, Vice President Operations, WoodWorks
  1. “Building Offsite is More than Just Prefab”
    Ryan Melin, President, Innovative Construction Group
  2. “Nail It! A System for an Easier, Faster, and Better Way”
    Jason Blenker, CEO Blenker Companies
  3. “Panelized Building Systems as Super Subs”
    Jay Lepple, Team Leader Building Systems Unity Homes (Bensonwood)
Track 2

Adapt, Integrate, Collaborate
Robotics & Artificial Intelligence

Moderator: François Robichaud, Partner, Forest Economic Advisors LLC
  1. “Prefab and Industrial Grade Robotics is the Next Leap Forward in House Building”
    Ola Skoglund, Chief Operating Officer, Randek Robotics
  2. “An AI Software Tool which Designs I-joist Floors Automatically”
    Luke Whale, PhD, Technical Director Earlybird Technologies Ltd.
  3. “Robotic Fabrication of Nail Laminated Timber”
    Hakim Hasan, Researcher, Perkins+Will Research
Track 3

Potential, Performance and Practicalities
Today’s state-of-the-art, in terms of how structures can be built

Moderator: Greg Lewis, Vice President, Wood Panels, Forest Economic Advisors
  1. “How the Largest Timber Building in Switzerland was Fabricated Offsite”
    Stefan Zoellig, CEO Timber Structures
  2. “Mass Timber: Shifting More of the Process Offsite”
    Gary Williams, President, Timber Systems Limited
  3. “Standardization, Customization and Design for Manufacturing”
    Alfred Porsche, President ProWood Consulting & Area Manager Canada SEMA Software
Lunch – Visit Exhibits – Network
12:15 – 1:45pm
Keynote 4
1:45 – 2:45pm
Location: Grand Ballroom A&B
“New Models for Delivering Value in the Building Supply Chain”

Phil G. Bernstein, FAIA, RIBA, LEED ® A,
Pioneer of BIM, former VP at Autodesk, now Associate Dean, Yale’s Architecture School

Breakout Session 4 (Exhibitors Take-Down)
2:45 – 4:30pm
Track 1

Systems as Solutions
Business Case for Industrialized Wood Based Construction

Moderator: François Robichaud, Partner, Forest Economic Advisors LLC
  1. “Feeding the Shift to Industrialized Construction – A Forward Looking Analysis of the Wood Products Mix”
    Dr. David Fell, Lead Analyst Construction Markets, FPInnovations
  2. “Paradigm Shift – Making the Case for Industrialized Wood Construction”
    Steve Lieberman, Business Development Manager, Stora Enso
  3. “Mass Timber with Less Mass”
    Kirk Nichols, Vice President Sales, Kerto®LVL, MetsäWood
Track 2

Adapt, Integrate, Collaborate
Integrated Team Structure & Digital Process Workflows for Effective Project Delivery

Moderator: Paul Jannke, Co-Founder & Principal, Forest Economic Advisors LLC
  1. “Offsite Technology: Putting it to Work in Your Homes”
    Scott Reichensperger, VP Global Residential Business Technology, MiTek
  2. “Developments in Offsite Mass Wood Construction for Residential and Commercial Buildings in Australia”
    Kevin Ezard, Owner, Frame Australia, Timber Offsite Construction
  3. “The Magic of BIM – From Planning to Production with IFC and OpenBIM”
    Michael Marzy, Managing Director, Dietrich’s Software
Track 3

Potential, Performance and Practicalities
Standardization & Mass Customization

Moderator: Brendan Lowney, Co-Founder & Principal, Forest Economic Advisors LLC
  1. “Selling Mass Customization: Branding, Education and Sales to Change Customer Behavior and Improve our Planet”
    Steve Linton, President, Deltec Homes
  2. “Standardization & Mass Customization: Innovative Structure Monitoring Technologies to Foster Efficiency in Mass Timber Building Construction and Validate Design”
    Khaleed Khondoker EIT, Engineering Manager, SMT Research
  3. “Standardization of Heavy Timber Connection Design”
    Hannes Blaas, CEO Rothoblaas USA
Closing Remarks
4:30 – 4:45pm

 

 

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