Vancouver Wood Solutions Fair
A Canadian Wood Council Event
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Vancouver Convention Centre - West
SCHEDULE 7:00 a.m. Registration – Level 1 - Ocean Foyer
Courses approved by:
7:45 a.m. Exhibit Hall Opens – Level 1 - West Ballroom D
TRACK 1 – max 210
TRACK 2 – max 190
TRACK 3 – max 140
TRACK 4 – max 140
TRACK 5 – max 140
Room 121-122
Room 118
Room 119-120
Room 116-117
Room 114-115
2013/14 North American Wood Design
Awards
Passive House in Canada and Beyond: the past,
present and future
Askew’s Salmon Arm: Local food,
local building
Effective R Values: Determine the
“right” stuff for your wall assemblies
with the Wall Thermal Design Calculator
Dr. Guido Wimmers, Associate Professor, Chair, Master of
Engineering in Integrated Wood Design, University of Northern
BC (UNBC), Prince George
Chris Allen, Architect AIBC, LEED® AP,
Principal, Landform Architecture Ltd., (formerly
Allen + Maurer Architects Ltd.), Penticton
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Seminars - Session 1
OWOD - Distinctive features of timber
structures in an urban context
Sebastian Finckh, Dipl.-Ing., J. MAYER H. and
Partners, Architects, Berlin, Germany
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
J. Eric Karsh, MEng, P.Eng., Struct.Eng, MIStructE,
Principal, Equilibrium Consulting Inc., Vancouver
Survey of International Tall Wood Buildings:
Lessons and experiences from ten built
projects
Expanding Horizons: Mass Timber and
the Fort McMurray Airport
Rob Grant, Architect AIBC, Associate, office of
mcfarlane biggar architects + designers, Vancouver
Rebecca Holt, M.Urb, LEED AP BD+C, ND, Sustainable Building
Advisor, Perkins + Will, Vancouver
Dr. Tobias Smith, Timber Research Engineer, University
of Canterbury, New Zealand
Global Lessons from Local Forests
Alan Paradis, RA, LEED AP, Associate, Centerbrook
Architects and Planners, Connecticut, USA
TimberTowers for Wind Energy Plants
Holger Giebel, Economist and Managing Director, TimberTower
GmbH, Hannover, Germany
12:15 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.
Complimentary Lunch - Level 1 - West Ballroom BC
1:25 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.
Seminars - Session 4
Passive House in Canada and Beyond:
the past, present and future
OWOD - Distinctive features of timber
structures in an urban context
Dr. Guido Wimmers, Associate Professor, Chair, Master
of Engineering in Integrated Wood Design, University of
Northern BC (UNBC), Prince George
Sebastian Finckh, Dipl.-Ing., J. MAYER H. and Partners,
Architects, Berlin, Germany
Holger Giebel, Economist and Managing Director,
TimberTower GmbH, Hannover, Germany
Bert Ponce, Sales Representative, Western
Canada Engineered Wood Products, LP
Building Products, Vancouver
Dr. Marjan Popovski, Principal Scientist and Quality
Manager, Advanced Building Systems, FPInnovations,
Vancouver
Reciprocal Framing Systems
WoodWorks® Software – PART 1 An
overview and demonstration of Design
Office 9: sizer and connections
Survey of International Tall Wood Buildings:
Lessons and experiences from ten built
projects
Rebecca Holt, M.Urb, LEED AP BD+C, ND, Sustainable Building
Advisor, Perkins + Will, Vancouver
David Bowick, P.Eng., Principal, Blackwell
Engineers, Toronto, ON
Askew’s Salmon Arm: Local food,
local building
Chris Allen, Architect AIBC, LEED® AP,
Principal, Landform Architecture Ltd., (formerly
Allen + Maurer Architects Ltd.), Penticton
Robert Jonkman, P.Eng., Director, Codes and
Standards - Structural Engineering, and Adam
Robertson, M.A.Sc., P.Eng., Manager, Codes and
Engineering, Canadian Wood Council, Ottawa, ON
WoodWorks® Software – PART 2
Analysis and design for wind and
seismic loads using shearwalls. ( Part 1
is not a prerequisite. Part 2 is tailored for
structural engineers)
Robert Jonkman, P.Eng., Director, Codes and
Standards - Structural Engineering, and Adam
Robertson, M.A.Sc., P.Eng., Manager, Codes and
Engineering, Canadian Wood Council, Ottawa, ON
2013/14 North American Wood Design
Awards
Marianne Berube, Executive Director, Ontario Wood
WORKS! / CWC, North Bay, ON and Jim Taggart,
FRAIC, Faculty, Architectural Science Degree Program,
BCIT and Editor, SABMag, Vancouver
Global Lessons from Local Forests
Alan Paradis, RA, LEED AP, Associate, Centerbrook Architects
and Planners, Connecticut, USA
Reciprocal Framing Systems
David Bowick, P.Eng., Principal, Blackwell
Engineers, Toronto, ON
Midply Walls: High capacity shearwalls
for mid-rise wood-frame construction
Dr. Marjan Popovski, Principal Scientist and Quality
Manager, Advanced Building Systems, FPInnovations,
Vancouver
Seminars - Session 6
Expanding Horizons: Mass Timber and
the Fort McMurray Airport
Rob Grant, Architect AIBC, Associate, office of
mcfarlane biggar architects + designers, Vancouver
3:45 p.m.
Midply Walls: High capacity shearwalls
for mid-rise wood-frame construction
Seminars - Session 5
TimberTowers for Wind Energy Plants
3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Laminated Strand Lumber – When
strength, stiffness and
straightness matter
Seminars - Session 3
Seismic response of multi-storey timber
buildings
2:35 p.m. - 3:35 p.m.
Robert Jonkman, P.Eng., Director, Codes and
Standards - Structural Engineering, Canadian Wood
Council, Ottawa, ON
Seminars - Session 2
From Small to Tall: The road to the Wood
Innovation and Design Centre
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Marianne Berube, Executive Director, Ontario Wood
WORKS! / CWC, North Bay, ON and Jim Taggart,
FRAIC, Faculty, Architectural Science Degree Program,
BCIT and Editor, SABMag, Vancouver
Seismic response of multi-storey timber
buildings
From Small to Tall: The road to the Wood
Innovation and Design Centre
Dr. Tobias Smith, Timber Research Engineer, University
of Canterbury, New Zealand
J. Eric Karsh, MEng, P.Eng., Struct.Eng, MIStructE, Principal,
Equilibrium Consulting Inc., Vancouver
Laminated Strand Lumber – When
strength, stiffness and
straightness matter
Bert Ponce, Sales Representative, Western
Canada Engineered Wood Products, LP
Building Products, Vancouver
Effective R Values: Determine the
“right” stuff for your wall assemblies
with the Wall Thermal Design Calculator
Robert Jonkman, P.Eng., Director, Codes and
Standards - Structural Engineering, Canadian Wood
Council, Ottawa, ON
Exhibit Hall Closes
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