What Can You Expect at Advancing Mass Timber & Bio-Based Construction Materials in 2026?
Advancing Mass Timber & Bio-Based Construction Materials 2026 is the industry’s only forum built for real-world delivery decisions on live projects – dedicated to accelerating the adoption, scalability, and commercial viability of mass timber and bio-based construction materials.
As demand for low-carbon solutions continue to grow, as do the challenges surrounding cost, risk management, insurability, procurement, and constructability. Owners, developers, contractors, and design teams must advance beyond theory and demonstrate proven, replicable project outcomes.
In the midst of a pivotal moment for the industry, this summit expands beyond mass timber to explore the broader bio-based material ecosystem, creating a unique platform to examine material strategy, design integration, and successful project delivery.
Across two focused conference days and an interactive pre-conference workshop day, you’ll gain practical, case-study driven insights into specifying, insuring, and delivering projects with mass timber and bio-based materials at scale.
Accounting for the full project lifecycle, the agenda explores early-stage planning and design coordination, approvals, procurement strategies, hybrid construction approaches, risk mitigation, and onsite execution. Attendees will benchmark best practices against real-world projects and learn directly from the teams delivering some of the industry’s most innovative and high-performing developments.
Designed by and for senior decision-makers across the entire construction value chain, Advancing Mass Timber & Bio-Based Construction Materials 2026 provides actionable strategies, proven methodologies, and peer-led insights to help organizations confidently adopt, de-risk, and scale the use of sustainable materials for long-term competitiveness in 2026 and beyond.
What to Expect for 2026
Unlock Practical Strategies for Cost Competitiveness
Debunk false narratives and uncover the real-world approaches being adopted to close the cost gap. Learn how integrated design, modular construction, structural optimization, and hybrid systems are helping project teams to keep cost down whilst adhering to sustainability objectives.
Hear From Teams Delivering Landmark Projects
Hear directly from the professionals shaping the future of construction, including project leaders from Gilbane, Perkins & Will, Skanska, Swinerton, AXA XL, Mithun, and more. Gain first-hand lessons from projects that are proving mass timber and bio-based materials can be delivered at scale.
Experience a Hands-On Building Design Challenge
Participate in a unique interactive session where teams will design a real-world low-carbon building using mass timber and bio-based materials. Evaluate constructability, cost, performance, supply chain realities, and delivery risk while competing to create the most viable solution.
Learn How to Make Projects Insurable, Deliverable, and Affordable
One of the industry’s biggest barriers to adoption remains risk perception. Gain direct insights from insurers, developers, contractors, and legal experts on improving insurability, adhering to code, managing fire and performance risks, and creating projects that can confidently move from concept to construction.
From Pilot to Pipeline: Gain the Blueprint for Scaling Operations
Learn how leading organizations are transitioning from pilot projects to replicable, scalable delivery models. Understand the procurement, manufacturing, workforce, and project execution strategies necessary to curate repeatable bio-based construction strategies.
Explore the Full Event Guide
- 24 industry-leading speakers across owners, developers, GCs, design, and risk firms including Skanska, Gilbane, Mithun, Swinerton
- 3 real project case studies covering early-stage coordination, mass timber's role in large-scale industrial development, and expansion into high-growth sectors like data centers and healthcare sites
- 3 practical pre-conference workshops on penetrating new markets, combatting insurability challenges, and delivering cost-competitive, efficient projects
- 1 - the only purpose-built US summit uniting the full construction ecosystem in one senior, outcome-focused room to drive actionable partnerships and project success
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Explore the Agenda
Engage with a practical, insight-led program featuring real project case studies, interactive roundtables, panel discussions, and structured networking designed to address the realities of project delivery with mass timber and bio-based materials.
Showcase Your Solutions to Industry Decision-Makers
Position your expertise at the forefront as owners, developers, contractors, and design teams assess the materials, technologies, and strategies shaping the future of sustainable construction.
Join the Leaders Driving Adoption
Get in the room with senior stakeholders across the construction value chain and engage in targeted workshops, expert-led discussions, and curated networking.