Vancouver Wood Solutions Fair
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
Vancouver Convention Centre East,
Vancouver, BC
Registration is now closed.
A one-day educational event on wood products and construction.
- 7:00 am registration
- 7:45 am Exhibit Hall opens
- 8:30 am - 4:45 pm Programming
Program Change
Due to flight restrictions in Europe the following presentation has been cancelled.
10AM and 2:35 PM
Timber Engineering – The European Approach
Konrad Merz, Merz Kley Partners Ltd, Austria
Note:
In its place the following presentations have been added:
10:00 AM - BC’s Wood First Act: What It Means To You –Peter Fuglem, Executive Director, Wood First Initiative, Ministry of Forest & Range, Province of British Columbia
2:35 PM – Western Red Cedar - Distinctive, Sustainable Designs
Paul Mackie, Western District Manager, Western Red Cedar Lumber Association
Vancouver 2010 Wood Solutions Fair Schedule
Speakers and Bios 2010
Wood Solutions Fair Presentations, Vancouver, April 22, 2010
Architectural
□ 1. Eden Project – The Core, Cornwall, England - Ulrich Dangel, Associate Professor, School of Architecture, University of Texas
□ 2. Cross Laminated Structural Timber used innovatively in two new School Academy Buildings in the UK. - Sophie Campbell BA Arch, Dip Arch, RIBA, London, England
□ 3. 2009/10 Wood Design Awards: North America, Ontario, British Columbia - Marianne Berube, Executive Director, Wood WORKS! Ontario
Building Green
□ 4. Building Green with Wood Construction - Jim DeStefano, P.E., AIA Pres., DeStefano & Chamberlain, Inc., Fairfield, Connecticut.
□ 5. Green Building Rating Systems: How Does Wood Fit? - Helen Goodland, Executive Director of Light House Sustainable Building Centre, Vancouver
Durability of Wood in Exterior Applications
□ 6. Deterioration Challenges and Durability by Design - Jieying Wang, PhD. Wood Treatment Scientist. Durability and Protection Group, FPInnovations, Vancouver
□ 7. Durability by Nature and Durability by Treatment - Including Coatings Paul Morris, PhD, Group Leader – Durability and Protection, FPInnovations, Vancouver
Mid-rise Construction
□ 8. Providing Fire Safety in Six-storey Wood-frame Residential Buildings - Jim Mehaffey, PhD, Representing FPInnovations
□ 9. A Case Study of a Six-storey Hybrid Wood-concrete Office Building in Québec - Sylvain Gagnon, P. Eng; Research Scientist, FPInnovations, Québec
□ 10. NEESWood Capstone tests – seven storey building in simulated earthquakes on world’s largest shake table in Miki, Japan - Steve Pryor, P.E., S.E., International Director of Building Systems, Simpson Strong-Tie, California
□ 11. California Mid-rise Construction- Lessons Learned (structural wood details that work… and some that don’t) - Bill Nelson, NCE, Inc. Consulting Structural Engineers, Irvine, California
Design and Construction
□ 12. Timber Engineering – The European Approach - Konrad Merz, Engineer, principal in Merz Kley Partners Ltd, Austria
□ 13. A Preview of Upcoming Design Tools for Timber Connection Design - Peggy Lepper, M.Sc.F. Director of Technical Services, Canadian Wood Council, Ottawa
□ 14. Use of Wood in Retrofit of Coquitlam Recreation Centre – Jozef Jakubowski,, P. Eng., Bogdonov Pao Associates Ltd, Vancouver
□ 15. BC’s Wood First Act: What it means to you – Peter Fuglem, Executive Director, Wood First Initiative, Ministry of Forest & Range, Province of British Columbia 16. Western Red cedar – Distinctive, Sustainable Designs –Paul Mackie, Western Red cedar Lumber Association
□ 16. Western Red Cedar – Distinctive, Sustainable Designs –Paul Mackie, Western Red Cedar Lumber Association.
View “Speakers and Bios 2010” document for full program descriptions.
The Wood Solutions Fair
The Wood Solutions Fair focuses on wood products and their use in construction. Suppliers and technical experts are on hand to answer your questions about wood. You will be able to take what you learn from the seminars and exhibitors and apply it to projects your firm is currently working on.
If you are an Architect, Civil or Structural Engineer, Building Designer or Contractor, Construction Technologist, Specifier or a Student or Professor, this is the one event you should not miss.
What you will see
- Informative seminars solely dedicated to wood products.
- Technical information from suppliers, manufacturers, wood engineering consultants and industry associations
- The full range of structural wood products and finishing wood products
- Exhibits totally devoted to wood products
- Consultation with wood industry experts
Courses are approved by:
- Architectural Institute of BC . One LU core will be accredited per attended seminar.
- American Institute of Architects. One learning unit will be accredited per attended seminar.
- American Institute of Building Design
(also applies to International Code Council accreditation)
- Professional Development Certificates and AIA CES forms will be available to professionals toward their continuing education program.
Vancouver: 1 877 929-9663 ext. 6
Exhibitor/Sponsor Information
Vancouver: 1 877 929-9663 ext. 4