February 28, 2023
55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 9J2

 The Wood Solutions Conference and industry trade show aims to meet the needs of a diverse audience of design and construction professionals. Featuring presentations that range from inspirational to technical, planned session topics include Indigenous architecture; wind and earthquake resilient design; new code provisions for Encapsulated Mass Timber Construction (EMTC); tall wood costing; and designing for constructability. 

The conference will share insights from more than a dozen expert speakers, including international guest speaker Fabia Baumann, a structural design engineer and timber expert from Henning Larsen in Denmark, who will be sharing her firm’s insights into designing with wood and other bio-based materials as published in their recent book, Plant a Seed. 

Also featured at the conference is Pierre Quenneville, professor of timber design at the University of Auckland and the chief technology officer at Tectonus, who will be discussing seismic solutions for resilient wooden buildings.

Registration for the day is $149 +HST and includes lunch, all sessions, the networking reception following the seminar program, and a personalized continuing education certificate documenting professional learning hours completed.