February 9-11, 2023
Hosted by:
Jason Chiu, Centre of Advanced Wood Processing UBC
AnnaLisa Meyboom, SALA UBC
Joern Dettmer, UBC Wood Science
Presenters:
AnnaLisa Meyboom, SALA UBC
Ilana Danzig, Aspect Engineering
Laurent Decosterd, Cadwork
Joern Dettmer, UBC Wood Science
Lucas Epp, StructureCraft
John Boys, Nicola Logworks
Adrian Mitchell, Rothoblaas
Pietro Vinco Da Sesso, StructureCraft
Kai Yang, Cadmakers
Overview
Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) is a design approach that focuses on ease of manufacturing and efficiency of assembly. In North America, due to the fragmented nature of construction whereby the designers, engineers, manufacturer, and contractors all work independently, bridging this knowledge gap will help improve the success rate of projects. DFMA will improve projects by reducing time, waste, cost and labour, while increasing quality and efficiency.
3–Day Workshop
This 3-day hands-on workshop was held in a lecture-design-build format and led by faculty and staff at the UBC Centre for Advanced Wood Processing (CAWP) and the UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA).
The expertise from industry leaders in design, engineering, fabrication, and installation was also called upon to discuss lessons learned in mass timber construction. Participants were guided through the process of designing mass-timber projects with the consideration of manufacturing technologies.
The use of digital technology in design and manufacturing are aiding the realization of mass-timber projects. The participants were supported through a design-build exercise utilizing Computer Aided Design (CAD) software for design and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) software for manufacturing of components. The project culminated with the fabrication of components and the assembly of a mass-timber structure.
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Participants
Cameron Ehrentraud, MTC Solutions Inc.
Chris Chan, Soukup America
Fernanda Rodriguez, Panabode International
Garry Gill, TLSE Engineering Inc.
George Gabara, Evergreen Building Systems
Hendrik Guliker, FaulknerBrowns Architects
Homayoun Rad, AplinMartin
Joe Nae-jer Hwang, WG Architecture Inc.
John Boys, Nicola Logworks
Mark Anderson, University of California, Berkeley
Peter Anderson, California College of the Arts
Peter Buchanan, North Architecture Studio
Rick Dasilva, Panabode International
Rojini Kathiravel, UBC Wood Science
Sol Rodriguez, UBC Wood Science
Sumandeep Singh, DCI Engineers
Tim Nickle, Naikoon Contracting
Vasko Pavlov, AplinMartin