BCT Fall 2014 lecture series announced
As part of the impromptu 2014 BCT Fall Lecture Series on "Building With Wood", BCT is proud to announce the following talks:
“Sustainable Forestry, A Global Perspective”
Fri., September 19th, 11am-12pm - Holdsworth Hall, Room 308, UMass Amherst
CASSIE PHILLIPS, Vice President, Sustainable Forests & Products, Weyerhaeuser
With a background in Forestry and Law, Cassie Phillips oversees Sustainable Forestry at Weyerhaeuser. Founded in 1900, Weyerhaeuser is a forest products company that has operations in 10 countries. The Company’s business segments are Timberlands, Wood Products, Cellulose Fibers, and Real Estate.
“Engineered Solutions In Wood”
Thu., October 2nd, 4pm-5pm - E-Lab II, Room 119 (Auditorium), UMass Amherst
ROBERT MALCZYK, Principal, Equilibrium Consulting, Vancouver, Canada
Fifteen years of design excellence and over a thousand successful projects have established Equilibrium as a leader in wood engineering worldwide. Their unique ability to take on complex structural challenges and find elegant, innovative, yet efficient solutions is exemplified in projects like the Frank Gehry-designed Art Gallery of Toronto, the Raleigh-Durham Airport roof structure, and the forthcoming...