September 28, 2022
Earn 6 AIA HSW CEU
TimberCon 2022, hosted by The Architect's Newspaper in partnership with the Mass Timber Institute, will foreground exemplary timber projects across North America; identify best-case practices for their assembly; and spotlight emerging technologies within this exciting field.
This one day virtual event that shows off the most exciting mass timber projects and technological advancements and includes panels ranging from mass timber's new heights to timber's role in net zero carbon goals. Join us virtually on September 28th!
SPEAKERS
AGENDA
10:00 - 10:10 AM ET
10:10 - 10:20 AM
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Dionne DarlingVP, Brand Partnerships
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Aaron SewardEditor in Chief
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Juan DuDean and Professor
10:20 - 10:50 AM
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Peter MacKeithDean
10:50 - 11:00 AM
11:00 - 12:00 PM
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Peter MacKeithDean
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Tom Chung, FAIA, LEED AP BD+CPrincipal
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Aaron SewardEditor in Chief
12:00 - 12:15 PM
12:15 - 12:45 PM
Entuitive: Design for Disassembly: Gripblock for Buildings
Best Practices incorporating Underfloor Service Distribution
Building For a Net-Zero Carbon Future
12:45 - 1:15 PM
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Ryan ZizzoFounder
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Anne KovenExecutive Director
1:15 - 1:25 PM
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Matthew SmithAssociate – Fire & Structural
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Mark JohnsonSales Director
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Ryan FlomChief Marketing Officer
1:25 - 1:40 PM
1:40 - 2:10 PM
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Jason Korb, AIAPrincipal
2:10 - 2:40 PM
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Chris O’ HaraFounding Principal
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Lauren WingoSenior Structural Engineer
2:40 - 2:50 PM
2:50 - 3:20 PM
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Tanya LuthiVice President – Structures
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Ricky McLain, PE, SEMass Timber Specialist
3:20 - 3:50 PM
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Adam Yarinsky, FAIA LEED APPrincipal
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Kim Yao, FAIAPrincipal
3:50 - 4:00 PM

4:00 - 5:00 PM ET
- Credit Type: 1 AIA/HSW Credit
- Provider: Tate Inc.
This presentation will demonstrate the use of underfloor service distribution (UFSD) as a “Key Strategy” by exploring the benefits of the system including: Improved IAQ, Energy Efficiency, Personal Comfort Control, Daylighting and Flexibility. The benefits of UFSD will be compared to other common green buildings strategies by examining how they align with the High Performance and Sustainable attributes of a green building.
Learning Objectives
- The components of an UFSD system
- The benefits of UFSD
- The financial implications
- Market adoption of UFSD
- Sustainability benefits
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Mark JohnsonSales Director
4:00 - 5:00 PM ET
- Credit Type: 1 AIA/HSW Credit
- Provider: Entuitive
This course will analyze the impact of design decisions on embodied and operational carbon in mass timber buildings. We’ll explore the carbon implications of encapsulating timber in drywall, how different soil conditions affect timber’s carbon advantages over concrete, and how the use of timber in the building envelope compares to traditional curtain wall systems. This course will help designers understand how to maximize the carbon benefits of timber and what effect those decisions have on other aspects of a project.
Learning Objectives
- Explore the role timber plays in a low-carbon future
- Investigate the relationship between structural design, envelope design, fire requirements, and carbon emissions
- Analyze the nuances of designing for timber solutions and the knock-on effects of various design decisions
- Identify the opportunities for optimizing envelope design for both operational and embodied carbon
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Tanya LuthiVice President – Structures
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Matthew SmithAssociate – Fire & Structural
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Emily KingAssociate – Sustainable Performance Group Lead
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Timothy WongBuilding Envelope Specialist
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Natasa JeremicSustainable Performance Specialist
4:00 - 5:00 PM ET
- Credit Type: 1 AIA/HSW Credit
- Provider: Thinkwood
Mass timber is a unique building material and to maximize success, certain critical decisions must be made as early as possible. These decisions can have a big impact on cost and opportunities later in design. This presentation will walk through design steps, focusing on how to optimize projects for mass timber and how one early decision can influence others. Topics will include construction types, fire ratings, column grids and beam/panel spans, acoustics and MEP integration.
Learning Objectives
- Identify construction types within the International Building Code where a mass timber structure is permitted.
- Discuss the impacts of construction type on required fire-resistance ratings of structural elements, noting the impacts that these ratings have on effective member spans and resulting grids.
- Review code-compliance requirements for acoustics and primary frame connections, and provide solutions for meetings these requirements with tested mass timber assemblies.
- Highlight effective methods of integrating MEP services in a mass timber building and discuss the relative impacts of each on cost, aesthetics, occupant comfort and future tenant renovations.
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Dr. Scott Breneman, P.E.Sr. Technical Director
PRICING
Your conference ticket includes unlimited access to our online event, the advice and knowledge of our speakers, exclusive roundtables, a chance to network with others in the AEC industry, and up to 6 AIA HSW CEUs.