Taking on Climate Change and Affordable Housing with Mass Timber

In support of the New England Climate-Smart Commodities project funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF) and its partners are hosting the first in a series of workshops. The series is aimed at growing the market for climate-smart forest products, such as mass timber, and connecting with efforts to incentivize climate-smart forest management across our region.

This workshop will begin with a discussion about the relationship between healthy forests and robust markets for forest products. The remainder of the workshop will feature mass timber experts from New England and throughout the U.S. who have successfully integrated mass timber into affordable housing construction projects, simultaneously addressing two of the biggest challenges of our time: the need to reduce our carbon impact while also increasing the housing stock.

Special thanks to:

NEFF | Co-Host

Boston University | Co-Sponsor

Speakers:

Patrick Duffy, PE | WoodWorks

Ashley Cagle, PE, SE | WoodWorks

Taylor Landry, PE, MLSE | WoodWorks

Jen Shakun | New England Forestry Foundation

Jeff Spiritos | Spiritos Properties

Andrew Ruff | Gray Organschi Architecture

Michael Scancarello | WSP

Nick Nigro | LMP

Natalia Escobar | Stantec

Troy Harris | Jamestown

Bryan Maltais | McNamara + Salvia

Scott Cutler| Cutler Development

Molly Cutler | Cutler Development

Tom Chung

Credits: Attendees can Earn 4.5 AIA/CES HSW LUs, 4.5 PDH credits or 0.45 ICC credits

Location:

Boston University

Center for Computing & Data Sciences

665 Commonwealth Ave

Boston, MA 02215

Event Parking/Transit:

Public garages and lot available on campus.

Visit https://www.bu.edu/transportation/parking/charles-river-campus-parking/crc-guests-visitors/ for locations

Located across the street from the Boston University East stop on the Green Line.

For questions or additional information, please contact:

LeeAnn Charpentier, CMP | [email protected] | (301) 633-0330

Image: James W. Oliver Design Building at UMass Amherst, Leers Weinzapfel Associates, ©Albert Vecerka/Esto

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