Emily Dawson
Founder & Principal FieldEdge
Emily Dawson is Founder & CEO of Single Widget and Founder & Principal of Field Edge, where she advises on strategy and delivery across the evolving mass timber and sustainable construction landscape. She also serves on the Board of Green Canopy NODE, supporting innovation in low-carbon development. Emily is a co-author of the International Mass Timber Report, contributing insights for designers, builders, and owners worldwide. Previously, she co-founded PathHouse, advancing prefabricated housing solutions. With a strong track record in entrepreneurship, market insight, and industry collaboration, she is focused on scaling practical, high-impact applications of mass timber.
Seminars
Wednesday 11th November 2026
Panel Discussion: Building Capacity Through Delivery Models: Workforce, Control, and Industry Growth
4:00 pm
- How delivery and resourcing models shape scalability, including their impact on workforce development, capability building, and the ability to meet growing market demands
- Balancing self-perform and subcontracted scopes in mass timber and bio-based delivery, and where the respective approaches add the most value across project types
- Addressing client advantages of vertically integrated and self-perform delivery models, including improved cost control, schedule certainty, coordination, and execution quality
