Planting the Seed: Timber Education for a Sustainable Future

5.45 Registration

6.00 Welcome & Introduction

Dr Lisa Ottenhaus, Senior Lecturer, School of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland

6.05 Japan - Professor Masaki Maeda

Masaki Maeda is a professor of Research Center for Green X-Tech and Department of Architecture and Building Science at Tohoku University, Japan. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo, Japan in 1994.

His area of expertise is earthquake engineering, particularly the seismic performance of concrete structures and timber buildings. He contributes to the field of earthquake disaster investigation, mitigation and seismic evaluation and retrofitting of existing buildings in Japan, New Zealand, and other countries around the world. In recent years he has been involved in the development and promotion of new wood-based structural systems such as CLT.

6.20 Sweden – Yutaka Goto

Yutaka Goto’s research and teaching focus on sustainable use of wood in built environments. His research and teaching are characterized by its inter- and transdisciplinary approach, which combines different research fields such as wood-based materials, structural safety, construction method, moisture safety, durability, indoor comfort, energy efficiency, material flow, resource efficiency, and environmental, economic, and social sustainability. His research and teaching explore the potential of wood as renewable but limited resource to maximize its sustainability impact in environmental, economic, and social aspects in local and global contexts of the construction sector.

6.35 Tasmania, Australia – Dr Louise Wallis

Dr Louise Wallis is a Deputy Director of the Centre for Sustainable Architecture with Wood (CSAW) and a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Design at the University of Tasmania. Her teaching and research are entwined across design-build, timber processing and products, studio pedagogy, architectural education, collaboration, and architectural science (hygrothermal, thermal comfort). She has held many senior leadership roles and chief investigator on several national competitive grants.

6.50 Brisbane, Australia – Dr Lisa Ottenhaus

Dr Lisa Ottenhaus is a structural engineer and senior lecturer, with expertise in design of timber connections. Lisa's research interests encompass the theory, analysis, design and performance of timber connections, including detailing for timber durability. Lisa and their team research offsite timber construction using both engineered wood products and light timber framing, design for adaptability, disassembly and reuse, and reversible timber joints.

Lisa holds a PhD from the University of Canterbury, Aotearoa New Zealand, on the seismic performance of connections in tall timber buildings, a Masters of Science in structural engineering from Delft University of Technology, and a Bachelor of Science from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

7.05 Japan – Associate Professor Hamood Alwashali

Hamood Alwashali is an Associate Professor at Okayama University in Japan. He specializes in structural and earthquake engineering, with a focus on making buildings safer during earthquakes. His research also explores ways to improve the sustainability and seismic performance of buildings through simple and effective methods, such as studying hybrid structures that combine timber and reinforced concrete (RC). This includes the use of cross-laminated timber (CLT) with RC frames and composite concrete–wood slabs.

7.20 Panel Discussion

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