VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) of mass timber construction is the focus of a three-day hands-on workshop scheduled for Feb. 8-10 at the Centre for Advanced Wood Processing (CAWP) at the University of British Columbia.

DfMA is a design approach that focuses on the ease of manufacture and efficiency of assembly of mass timber construction. DfMA helps bridge the fragmented knowledge gap among designers, engineers, manufacturers, and contractors who typically work independently on a project.

This workshop will follow a lecture/design/build format. It will be led by CAWP and UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA) faculty and staff. The expertise from industry leaders in design, engineering, fabrication, and installation will also be called upon to discuss lessons learned in mass timber construction. Participants will be guided through the process of designing mass-timber projects with the consideration of manufacturing technologies.

The participants will be supported through a design-build exercise utilizing CAD/CAM software for the design and manufacture of components.  The program will culminate with the fabrication of components and the assembly of a mass-timber structure.

The workshop has been approved for 18.5 AIBC LUs. The registration fee is $750.

For more information, contact Jason Chiu, managing director of CAWP, at 604-822-0082 or [email protected].

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