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Thursday, April 2, 2026
Engaging Mass Timber Manufacturers Early to Improve Cost Certainty and Constructability
Oregon Ballroom 202Engaging Mass Timber Manufacturers Early Through Design Assist to Secure Cost Certainty and Improve Constructability
Discover how strategic supplier selection can elevate mass timber design. Join us as we explore the critical process of selecting a design-assist mass timber supplier during the design development phase of a landmark corporate headquarters project. This presentation reveals how thoughtful collaboration and smart criteria can unlock clean design, sustainability, resilience, and cost-efficiency—delivering not just a building, but a bold statement of innovation and environmental leadership.
Design Assist as a Guardrail: Engineering & Cost Alignment That Protects Timber Projects
This panel segment explores how early alignment between structural engineering and cost validation can act as a guardrail for mass timber projects. Drawing on real project experience, the speakers will discuss why many timber projects experience cost drift and late redesign—not due to poor design, but because critical engineering and pricing feedback arrives too late to influence decisions. Through a focused case study, the discussion will highlight how early, coordinated input helps stabilize budgets, preserve design intent, and reduce downstream risk, without blurring roles or shifting responsibility among the design team.
