session 7 ic2011 yochim
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WoodWorks: A Pilot Initiative to Expand Structural Wood Share in the Commercial
Construction MarketNo Longer a Pilot
Dwight Yochim, RPF
Original Pilot Regions
California
North Central
Southeast
Metropolitan Statistical AreasExisting MSAs(16%)
Top 3 New MSAs (18%)
Secondary MSAs(19%)
2%
1%
5%
10%
1%
3%
4%
2%
4%
3%
2% 6%
4%
3%
3%
West
Central
East
WoodWorks Regions
WestBryan Schuyler –Regional Director
Michelle Kam-Biron, PE, SE – Senior Technical Director
Lisa Podesto, PE –Senior Technical Director
Scott Holman –Technical Director
WoodWorks Regions
Central
Duane Schantz –Regional Director
Cheryl Ciecko, AIA, ALA, LEED AP –Senior Technical Director
Archie Landreman –Regional Director (National Accounts)
WoodWorks Regions
East
Pat Schleisman, PE –Regional Director
Scott Lockyear, PE –Senior Technical Director
Bruce Lindsey –Technical Director
Technical Director Vacancies
West
Central
East
Strategies that have proven successful
Educating/Training specifiers
Technical assistance
Addressing issues
Support from design through construction
Educating/Training secifiers
Lunch-and-learns30 different topics
Delivered over 450 to over 7,600 specifiers
Workshop/Luncheon/SeminarsDelivered over 160 to over 9,700 specifiers
Includes 42 webinars
Wood Solutions FairsDelivered 16 to over 6,100 specifiers
Technical assistance
Received over 1,300 callsResolved in anywhere from a few minutes to several hours sometimes requiring assistance from AWC and APA.
Addressing issues
Fire
Seismic
Durability
Wind
Sustainable Design
Structural
Code
Support – design through construction
Over 500 building conversions
Value of over $128 million
New Focus Area
National Accounts
Mid-rise
Schools
Building Systems
Wood Champions
National Accounts
One client – multiple buildings
Success with a major fast food restaurant – 200 buildings last year.
Key drivers – Cost savings during construction and energy conservation.
Green/sustainability slowly building
Mid-rise
Success in Canada – BC @ 6 stories
Seattle/Minneapolis pushing 5-5.5 stories
Huge growth potential with large volumes of wood per building
Includes multi-family, offices, extended care
Technology may allow us to go higher
Schools
Where wood isn’t restricted and where it is
Arkansas – Rules changed to allow wood, six schools under construction savings reported on two are $2.6 and $2.9 million
Building Systems
Includes:Cross Laminated Timber
Tall walls
Panelized roofs
Supports the other initiatives
Wood Champions
Convert one architect or engineers = multiple buildings
Mainstream of the conversions
Efforts here influence/impact other initiatives
Tools used to convert
Carbon/Forest Growth Calc.
Richmond Olympic Oval
Simplified Carbon/Forest Growth Calculator
Online Resource
Questions ?