CONFERENCE DAY TWO | OCTOBER 1, 2025

8:00 am Coffee & Networking

8:30 am Chair’s Opening Remarks

• Jessica Scarlett Regional Director, WoodWorks

Pushing Design Boundaries With High-Rise Buildings

8:40 am The Ascent: Advancing Tall Timber Design to Unlock High-Rise Potential & Drive Market Innovation

• Jordan Komp Principal & Milwaukee Office Director, Thornton Tomasetti

Enhancing Collaboration Across Project Teams

9:20 am Case Study: Engaging Mass Timber Manufacturers Early Through Design Assist to Secure Cost Certainty & Improve Constructability

• Mark Rothman Director of Design and Sustainability, Hensel Phelps
• Jacob Apple Architect, Gensler

10:10 am Networking & Morning Refreshments

10:40 am Leveraging LEED v5 Standards to Validate Mass Timber’s Carbon Benefits & Enable High-Quality, Low-Impact Buildings

• Dustin Mason Associate Director, U.S. Green Building Council

Strengthening Preconstruction for Timber Success

11:20 am Audience Discussion: Optimizing Scheduling for Mass Timber Projects to Ensure Timely Execution, Reducing Delays While Maintaining Scope Integrity

• Josh schultz tech director, Vaagen Timbers

12:00 pm Lunch Break

Maximizing Quality & Sustainability From Concept to Installation

1:00 pm Harnessing Carbon Accounting & Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Data to Support Sustainable Procurement Decision-Making

• Alana Spencer Co-Founder, Clayco

1:40 pm Adapting QA/QC Protocols From Project Inception Through Onsite Delivery to Ensure the Highest Quality Mass Timber Building

• Levi Brotnov Mass Timber Constructability Specialist, Carpentry Plus
• Rachel Zanetti Architect & Associate, FFA Architecture and Interiors, Inc.

2:20 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks

• Jessica Scarlett Regional Director, WoodWorks

2:30 pm End of Conference