PRESENTATION – “Wood Renaissance: Taking the Renewable Buildings to New Heights” by Dr. Marjan Popovski

Presentation

When – Thursday, 26 April 2018 //

Where – The University of Auckland, Symonds Street, Auckland, Design Theatre 423-348 (Beside Conference Centre Lecture Theatre Room). This is adjacent to the Engineering Building. //

Agenda –
17:30 Pre-presentation refreshments kindly sponsored by SESOC
18:00 Presentation

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Abstract:

Wood is experiencing a renaissance as a structural engineering material for tall buildings, with increased interest being placed in the use of cross laminated timber worldwide. Recently in British Columbia, The Brock Commons Building of 18 storeys height was constructed in Vancouver. In this presentation, Marjan will inform the audience about the challenges and recent advancements in British Columbia and North America in relation to tall timber structures.

Biography:

Marjan Popovski is Principal Scientist and Quality Manager at the Advanced Building Systems Department of FPInnovations and an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Wood Science at The University of British Columbia in Canada. He is one of the leading researchers in the area of seismic performance of wood structures. He is an author of over 160 scientific and technical publications, including textbooks chapters, the Canadian Technical Guide for the Design of Tall Wood Buildings, the Canadian and the US CLT Handbooks, and the Canadian Technical Guide for Mid-rise Wood Frame Construction. Marjan is active in the national and international codes and standards arena. He is a member of Technical Committee of the Canadian Standard for Engineering Design in Wood and has served on the National Building Code of Canada Standing Committee on Earthquake Design.