Why Trees Are Stronger Than Wood

{"version":"0.3.0","atoms":[],"cards":[],"markups":[],"sections":[[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Round timber from sustainably managed forests is a viable structural material for commercial construction. The program will cover a variety of topics including performance benefits, forest ecosystems, biophilia, and embodied carbon and energy information. Plan to attend to learn more about this abundant and renewable forest byproduct."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Participants will be able to:"]]],[3,"ul",[[[0,[],0,"Name structures, systems, and building types built using round timber and identify where round timber can bring biophilic advantages as a structural or decorative material."]],[[0,[],0,"Name a benefit to forest ecosystems and regional economies from building with round timber."]],[[0,[],0,"Use the performance benefits a round timber structural systems (including strength, carbon calculation, fire failure mode, and life cycle performance) in their projects to design hybrid systems with mixed materials."]],[[0,[],0,"Cite advantages of building with round timber based on research at the USDA Forest Products Lab and apply the material to future projects."]],[[0,[],0,"Learn that SRT allows for regional and direct sourcing unlike most other scaled structural products; and will be introduced to \u201cOrigin Story\u201d case studies."]],[[0,[],0,"Participants will be introduced to carbon-accreditation in forestry via a PNW case study."]]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Presenter: Paul Drace \u2013 Director of West Coast Sales, WholeTrees Structures"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Submitted for AIA\/CES approval"]]]]}