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MONDAY, OCTOBER 7
3:00 - 5:00 PM Arrival/Registration
5:00 - 7:00 PM Evening Reception/Networking/Opening Remarks - Legacy Ballroom
An Introduction of Auburn's Mass Timber Collaborative
David Hinson, FAIA, Associate Dean, Research & Graduate Studies, College of Architecture, Design & Construction, Auburn University
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast/Networking - Grand Ballroom
Welcome - Auditorium
8:00 - 8:30 AM Janaki Alavalapati, Emmett F. Thompson Dean of the College of Forestry, Wildlife & Environment, Auburn University
Opening Remarks - Auditorium
Christopher B Roberts, President, Auburn University
The Honorable Jeff Sessions, Former United States Attorney General and Alabama Senator
Keynote Session 1 - Auditorium
8:30 - 9:15 AM Joy of Mass Timber: Designing Auburn's Environmental Educational Building at the Kreher Preserve & Nature Center (KPNC)
Janaki Alavalapati, Emmett F. Thompson Dean of the College of Forestry, Wildlife & Environment, Auburn University
Tom Chung , FAIA LEED AP BD+C, Principal, Leers Weinzapfel Associates; Professor of Practice, College of Architecture, Design & Construction, Auburn University
Derek Ratchford, Chief Executive Officer, SmartLam North America
Keynote Session 2 - Auditorium
9:15 - 10:00 AMThe TallWood Design Institute &The Oregon Mass Timber Coalition
Judith Sheine, DPACSA, Professor, School of Architecture & Environment, College of Design, University of Oregon | Director of Design, TallWood Design Institute
10:00 - 10:15 AMBreak/Networking
Plenary Session 1 - Auditorium
10:15 - 11:15AMUniversity Research Panel Discussion
David Hinson, FAIA, Associate Dean, College of Architecture, Design & Construction, Auburn University
Pat Layton, PhD, Director, Wood Utilization + Design Institute, Clemson University
Peter MacKeith, Dean and Professor, Fay Jones School of Architecture, University of Arkansas
Judith Sheine, DPACSA, Professor, School of Architecture & Environment, College of Design, University of Oregon | Director of Design, TallWood Design Institute
Richard Vlosky, PhD, Director, Louisiana Forest Products Development Center, Louisiana State University (Moderator)
11:15 - 11:30 AMBreak Networking
Plenary Session 1 - Auditorium
11:30 - 12:00 PMSeedlings to Solutions: Building Georgia's First Locally Sourced Mass Timber Building
Troy Harris, Managing Director, Timberland & Innovative Wood Products, Jamestown L.P.
12:00 - 12:30 PMManaging Risks Associated with Constructing and Owning Mass Timber Buildings
Cheri Hanes, CRIS, LEED AP, Vice President, Head of Construction Innovation & Sustainability, AXA XL
12:30 - 1:30 PMBuffet Lunch/Networking - Grand Ballroom
1:30 - 2:30 PMEconomic Development Panel Discussion - Auditorium
Greg Barker, President, Economic Development Partnership of Alabama
Veronica Crock, Senior Project Manager, Alabama Department of Commerce
Brian Davidson, Chief Financial Officer, SmartLam North America
Matt Parker, President, Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce
Arndt Siepmann, Deputy Economic Development Director, City of Auburn
2:30 - 2:45 PMBreak/Networking
Concurrent Session 1 - AuditoriumConcurrent Session 2 - Oak Room
2:45 - 3:15 PMIndustrialized Construction for Housing Using Mass TimberWood Quality Needs/Silviculture
Fouad Khalil, Founder & Principal Consultant, ModlyBrian Via, PhD, Regions Professor & Director, Forest Products Development Center, College of Forestry, Wildlife & Environment, Auburn University
3:15 - 3:45 PMLateral Load for Mass Timber BuildingsWood Supply Chain, Wood Baskets, How They Are Being Marketed, Resources and How It Impacts Sustainability & How Mass Timber Is Part of The Growth In The Region
Matt Kantner, Associate Principal, EQUILIBRIUMBobby Frank, North America Sales Manager, ResourceWise
3:45 - 4:00 PMBreak/Networking
4:00 - 4:30 PMArchitect & Construction Experience with Mass Timber Hybrid Mass Timber Construction: An Opportunity to Expand Mass Timber Construction in the Southeast
Mike Dooley, Senior Project Manager | Tripp Floyd, Construction Executive | Carson Bender, Project Engineer | Ivan Vanchev, AIA, Senior Architect; Anectdote/TurnerNathaniel Hardy PE, SE, Structural Team Leader, KPFF Consulting Engineers
4:30 - 5:00 PMBio-Convergence: Mass Timber Buildings at All Scales & TypesMass Timber Housing Solutions
Valerie DeLoach, Education & Science Principal & Thomas Knittel, Sustainability Design Director, HDRJudith Sheine, School of Architecture & Environment, College of Design, University of Oregon; Director of Design, TallWood Design Institute and Mark Fretz, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture & Co-Director, Institute for Health in the Built Environment, University of Oregon
Closing Remarks - Auditorium
The Convergence of Applied Research, Economic Progress & Sustainability in Mass Timber Products
5:00 - 5:30 PMBrian Luoma, President and CEO (Retired), The Westervelt Company, Softwood Lumber Board and Steve Taylor, PhD, PE, Fellow ASABE, Senior Vice President for Research & Economic Development, Auburn University
Poster Session - Legacy Ballroom
5:45 - 6:45 PMPoster Session, Exhibitions/Refreshments/Networking
Dinner- Grand Ballroom
6:45 - 8:45 PMNAFO's Vision for Mass Timber
David Tenny, President and CEO, National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9
7:00 - 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast/ Networking - Grand Ballroom
Tours
8:00 - 8:15 AMTour Gathering /Departure
8:15 AM - 12:00 PMCollege of Architecture, Design & Construction Robins & Morton Construction Field Lab; Advanced Structural Engineering Lab; Forest Products Development Center; and the Kreher Preserve & Nature Center
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