Michigan Mass Timber Summit Presentations

Day 1

Opportunities

Ben Ridderbos, Director of Lord Aeck Sargent’s Ann Arbor, Michigan Office

Kevin Marshall, Senior Associate, Integrated Design Solutions

Kelly Millenbah, Senior Associate Dean in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University

Climate Benefits of Mass Timber and Wood Products, Sponsored by Michigan State University

Lauren Cooper, Kylie Clay, and Daphna Gadoth-Goodman, Forest Carbon and Climate Program, Department of Forestry, Michigan State University

Day 2

Cost Benefit Analysis

George Berghorn, Assistant Professor of Construction Management in the School of Planning, Design and Construction (SDPC) at Michigan State University, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the MSU Department of Forestry

Mark Rudnicki, Professor of Practice in Forest Biomaterials in the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science at Michigan Technological University

John LeFevre, Director of Planning, Design and Construction at Michigan State University

Structural Systems Evaluation provided by John LeFevre

Building Codes

Jim Smith, Midwest Regional Manager, American Wood Council

Keith Lambert, Director for the Bureau of Construction Codes, Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

Kevin Sehlmeyer, Michigan State Fire Marshal/Director of the Bureau of Fire Services, Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

Finishing Mass Timber for Performance and Beauty

Caroline March-Long, Director Sales and Marketing, Architectural and Industrial Finishes, The Sansin Corporation

Levi Huffman, Director of Technical Services, DR Johnson Wood Innovations