Nathan Young
Chief Executive Officer MODS PDX
Seminars
Thursday 12th November 2026
Driving Cost Competitiveness: Making Mass Timber & Bio-Based Materials Work Financially
2:30 pm
- Identifying high-impact opportunities to reduce project costs through smarter design, structural optimization, and integrated project delivery
- Leveraging hybrid construction approaches to deploy mass timber and bio-based materials where they create the greatest value, reduce quantities, and accelerate cost efficiency
- Improving productivity and offsetting material premiums through prefabrication, modular construction, and accelerated project schedules
- Quantifying the business case for adoption by balancing upfront costs against schedule savings, labor efficiencies, and long-term value creation
