The Construction / Logistics / Supply Chain expert sub-group convened to establish research objectives for the project relating to their disciplines. Areas of focus included mass timber’s advantages of on-site and off-site construction, construction safety, traffic and environmental impact, and the impact of forestry certification on the supply chain. As in other groups, the Construction sub-group was also focused on regulatory and insurance implications of using mass timber, and of importing raw or assembled materials, as opposed to sourcing them domestically. The group highlighted that moisture management and protection of the timber structure is just as important during transportation, on-site storage, and assembly, as it is when the building is in use.

Participants:

• Rune Abrahamsen, CEO, Moelven Limtre, Oslo, Norway
• Roy Anderson, Vice President, The Beck Group, Portland, United States
• Matteo Andreottola, Technical Consultant, Rothoblaas s.r.l., Cortaccia, Italy
• Peyman Askarinejad, President & CEO, PAN Partners, New York City, United States
• Hannes Blaas, CEO, Rothoblaas USA Inc., New York City, United States
• Brian Brashaw, Assistant Director for Cooperative Forestry, Wood Innovations, USDA Forest Service, Minneapolis, United States
• Ariane Dienstag, Founder, Ariane Dienstag sa, Paris, France
• Ethan Martin, Associate, DCI Engineers, Portland, United States
• Will Miranda, Research Coordinator, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Chicago, United States
• John Mitchell, Associate Partner, Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture, Chicago, United States
• Nick Milestone, Senior Vice President, Think Wood / Softwood Lumber Board, Belper, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
• Jeff Morrow, President, J Morrow Solutions, Nashville, United States
• Angelique Pilon, Director, Urban Innovation Research, University Sustainability Initiative, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Lisa Podesto, Senior Business Development Manager, Lendlease, Santa Cruz, United States
• Patrick Rappold, Regional Wood Utilization Specialist, USDA Forest Service, Milwaukee, United States
• Frank Schwartz, Director, Tall Buildings, Ramboll Group, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Chris Sitzenstock, Director, Fabrication, Sidewalk Labs, Seattle, United States
• Jeff Spiritos, Chair, Future Timber City Steering Committee; Manager, Spiritos Properties LLC, New York City, United States
• Rainer Strauch, Managing Director & CTO, CREE GmbH, Bregenz, Austria
• Antony Wood, CEO, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Chicago, United States
• Kai Yang, Mass Timber Project Manager, CadMakers, Vancouver, Canada