To watch the second half (part II) of this virtual workshop, use this link.

NOTE: Continuing Education Credits are being awarded ONLY for those individuals who watch the entire workshop located here.

The use of wood plays a critical role in markets and in advancing climate change solutions. Private families or individuals primarily own the South’s vast forest resources. These privately-owned forests provide clean air and water and wildlife habitat. If forest landowners cannot make a living owning and managing their property, the risk for development is high. There needs to be healthy, resilient, and sustainably-focused markets for traditional forest products.

In this workshop, you will learn:

• Why mass timber is a sustainable material
• Which types of wood buildings are right for your needs
• How mass timber can be used for new and retrofitted public buildings
• What architects and contractors need to know about designing and building with mass timber

Speakers:

DR. PATRICIA A. LAYTON, Ph.D., Clemson, SC, Is the Director of the Wood Utilization + Design Institute and a professor Forestry. She is the former Director of the School of Agricultural, Forest, and Environmental Sciences (SAFE Sciences) (2010-2014) at Clemson University. She came to Clemson University in late 1999 as the Chair of the Department of Forest Resources. In 2003 she was chosen to lead the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources. Before joining Clemson University, she was a Senior Director with the American Forest & Paper Association where she represented the industry in the area of recycling, life cycle analysis, sustainability, and energy.

SCOTT DAVIS, is the Director of Keeping Forests. Scot provides leadership for the Keeping Forests partnership, ensuring the collaborative efforts are aligned with the vision for sustaining the 245 million acres of southern forests. He began this work in 2017 with the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities. Scott worked for The Nature Conservancy for 23 years, serving as a State Director, Divisional Director of Conservation Programs, and as a Senior Conservation Advisor for the North American Region. Scott’s formal training includes the areas of aquatic ecology, sustainable compatible resource use and sustainable ecosystem management, and has degrees in aquatic ecology from Miami University and Texas A&M University. Early in his career, he spent 13 years working in South America and SE Asia on a variety of fishery management projects.

BRUCE LINDSEY is the Regional Director, Southeast U.S. Wood Products Council. The Wood Products Council is a non-profit association dedicated to the use and growth of wood products in non-residential construction. As Regional Director for the Southeast, Bruce works with Architects, Structural Engineers, General Contractors, Developers, Construction Code Professionals, Manufacturers, Educational, Green Professionals and Government Officals to develop and grow the use North Americas most abundant and truly renewable resources, North American Wood Products are the most cost effective, sustainable building material available today. His specialties include: Project Consultant, Engineered Wood Product Implementation, Green/Sustainable Design options, Continuing Education Provider, Construction Code application of Wood Products, Industry Representation, State Government legislation, Structural Applications, Supply Chain Management, Marketing, and Lecturer.