Agenda

Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 – Dorothy and Roy Park Alumni Center

11:00 a.m. Registration opens

12:00 p.m. Pick up box lunches and load buses

12:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Field Tour 

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Welcome reception at the Dorothy and Roy Park Alumni Center

Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024 – Dorothy and Roy Park Alumni Center

8:30 a.m. Registration and continental breakfast

9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction – Myron Floyd, Dean, College of Natural Resources, NC State University

9:15 a.m. Presentations: Design, Engineer, and Build

• Mass Timber and Building a Multidisciplinary and Multifaceted Research Initiative – Pat Layton, Director, Wood Utilization + Design Institute, Clemson University
• Architectural Education as Material Practice – Philip Tidwell, Assistant Professor of Architecture, UC Berkeley

Snack break with networking – Small group activity

Small group discussion (Educational challenges, Structural connections)

12:00 p.m. Buffet lunch

1:00  p.m. Presentations:  Manufacture and the Market

• Exploring Tall Wood: New Code Provisions for Tall Timber Structures – Jessica Scarlett, EIT, LEED AP, Regional Director WoodWorks – Wood Products Council 
• Mass Timber in the U.S. with a European Twist – Thomas Mende, President & CEO, Binderholz Timber LLC

Small group discussion (Supply chain, Who has the experience to build, Public perception and fire safety, acoustics, Policy and code)

Snack break

Facilitated Outcomes Discussion

Stretch break

4:30 p.m. Wrap-up Keynote and Concluding Remarks

• Keynote – Pat Layton, Director, Wood Utilization + Design Institute, Clemson University
• Concluding remarks – Myron Floyd, Dean, College of Natural Resources, NC State University

5:00 p.m. Happy Hour and Poster Session

6:00 p.m. Buffet Dinner

7:00 p.m. Adjourn