Moderator: Ian de la Roche, Ph.D., President and CEO, Forintek Canada Corporation, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Keynote Address: FPL Advanced Housing Research Center Partnerships and Activities

Michael A. Ritter, P.E., Assistant Director for Wood Products Research, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI

Washington State University Natural Exposure Test Facility

Chuck Murray, Energy Specialist, Washington State University Energy Program, Olympia, WA

The BEG (Building Engineering Group) HUT: Durability Research in Canada

John F. Straube, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Director, Building Engineering Group, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada

Australian Houses: Monitoring and Predicting Microclimates and the Durability of the Building Envelope

Robert H. Leicester, Ph.D., Research Fellow, and Greg C. Foliente, Ph.D., Principal Research Scientist/Team Leader, W. Ganther, X. Wang, C.H. Wang, and M. Nguyen, CSIRO Manufacturing & Infrastructure Technology, Highett, Victoria, Australia

The Louisiana House: Research and Demonstration Structure for the Deep South

W. Ramsay Smith, Ph.D., Professor, Louisiana Forest Products Development Center, School of Renewable Natural Resources, and Claudette Reichel, Professor and LaHouse Project Chair, Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA

Demonstration and Test Structures for Urban-Wildland Interface Fire and Termites

Frank C. Beall, Ph.D., Professor and Conference Chair, Stephen L. Quarles, Ph.D., Cooperative Extension Advisor, and Vernard Lewis, Cooperative Extension Specialist, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

Seismic and Wind Experimental Research Buildings

J. Daniel Dolan, Ph.D., P.E., Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA

SESSION II: Construction and Design Issues

Moderator: Steven C. Zylkowski, Director, Quality Services Division, APA - The Engineered Wood Association, Tacoma, WA

Lessons from EIFS: Past, Present, and Future Challenges for Exterior Envelope Design and Construction

Jay H. Crandell, P.E., Owner/Consulting Engineer, Applied Residential Engineering Services, West River, MD; and Jason V. Smart, Project Engineer, Institute for Business & Home Safety, Tampa, FL

Monitoring of Environmental Loads on Light-Frame Timber Buildings

Ian Smith, Ph.D., P.Eng., FIWSc., Acting Dean, University Research Scholar, and Professor of Structural & Timber Engineering, Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Management,, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada

Incentives for Progress for Woodframe Housing

Dean Youngkeit, Retired Aerospace Materials Engineer, Willard, UT

Damage Statistics and Design Methods

Vladimir G. Kochkin, Research Engineer, NAHB Research Center, Upper Marlboro, MD; and Jay H. Crandell, P.E., Owner/Consulting Engineer, Applied Residential Engineering Services, West River, MD

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Revised Procedures for Certifying Residential Construction on the Texas Gulf Coast

Dan L. Wheat, Ph.D., P.E., Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; and Darren Conrad, Engineering Specialist, Texas Department of Insurance, Inspections Division, Austin, TX

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An Insurance Perspective on Woodframe Construction

Rose Geier Grant, AIA, Program Director, and Jim Cheng, Ph.D., ARM, Senior Research Analyst, Building Technology Research Unit, State Farm Insurance Companies, Bloomington, IL

SESSION III: Disaster Mitigation

Moderator: Greg C. Foliente, Ph.D., Principal Research Scientist/Team Leader, CSIRO Manufacturing & Infrastructure Technology, Highett, Victoria, Australia

Mitigation of Fire Damage to Structures in the Urban-Wildland Interface

Frank C. Beall, Ph.D., Professor and Conference Chair, and Stephen L. Quarles, Ph.D., Cooperative Extension Advisor, University of California at Berkeley, Richmond, CA

Effect of Decay on Wall System Behavior

Robert J. Leichti, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Jeffrey J. Morrell, Ph.D., Professor, and David V. Rosowsky, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Wood Science & Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

Probabilistic Analysis of Damage to Woodframe Housing from Wind Hazards: Vulnerability and Loss Estimation of Woodframe Housing Due to Extreme Winds

Yue Li, Ph.D. Candidate, and Bruce R. Ellingwood, Professor, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

The Effects of Heat on Wood Trusses During a Fire

John "Rob" Melton, P.E., Project Engineer, Bracken Engineering, Inc., Tampa, FL

Earthquake Performance of Timber Structures

Marjan Popovski, Ph.D., P.E., Research Scientist/Quality Assurance Manager, and Erol Karacabeyli, Manager, Wood Engineering Department, Forintek Canada Corporation, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Brace Yourself for Mother Nature

Thomas G. Williamson, P.E., Vice President, Quality Assurance & Technical Services, APA - The Engineered Wood Association, Tacoma, WA

Reliability of Wood Shearwalls to Natural Hazard Loading

John W. van de Lindt, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; Jason N. Huart, Graduate Student, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Michigan Tech University, Houghton, MI; and David V. Rosowsky, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Wood Science & Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

Comparison of Methodologies for Designing of Force Transfer Around Openings in Plywood ShearWalls

Alexander A. Robertson, P.E., Principal, Robertson & Associates, Huntington Beach, CA

SESSION IV: Durability Treatment and Assessment

Moderator: Stephen L. Quarles, Ph.D., Cooperative Extension Advisor, University of California at Berkeley, Richmond, CA

Treatment of Timber Framing and its Role in Leaky Buildings: A Perspective from New Zealand

Philip O'Sullivan, Building Consultant/ Director, Prendos Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand; and Robin Wakeling, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Chairman of Biology Section of the International Research Group of Wood Preservation, Rotorua, New Zealand

Wood-Based Panels Produced from Thermal Treated Materials: Properties and Perspectives

Martin Ohlmeyer, Ph.D., Research Scientist/ Project Leader, Dept. of Wood Physics & Mechanical Technology of Wood, Federal Research Center for Forestry & Forest Products, Hamburg, Germany; and Dirk Lukowsky, Ph.D., Research Scientist, WKI, Fraunhofer-Institut für Holzforschung, Braunschweig, Germany

Silver-Based Antimicrobial Biocides as Wood Preservatives

Benjamin Dorau, Chemist, Rachel Arango, Biological Lab. Technician, and Frederick Green III, Ph.D., Research Microbiologist, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI

A New Method to Determine Preservative Treatment Levels to Confer Decay Resistance to Framing Lumber Subjected to Temporary Wetting

Mick Hedley, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Wood Processing & Products, and Dave Page, Senior Technical Officer, Wood Processing & Products, New Zealand Forest Research Institute Ltd., Rotorua, New Zealand

A Durability Rating System for Housing: Changing Behavior from First Cost Consumption to Life-Cycle Cost Acquisition

William Asdal, Managing Member, University for Contractors, LLC / Asdal Builders, LLC, Chester, NJ; and David Hattis, President, and William I. Whiddon, Manager, 'All Hazard' Condition Assessment Services, Building Technology Inc., Silver Spring, MD

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Above Ground Durability of Spruce (Picea abies) Sapwood and Heartwood, and Durability of Coated Spruce Exposed Outdoors Above Ground for 9 Years

Mikael Bergström, Ph.D. Student, School of Technology & Design, Åsa Rydell, Ph.D. Student, Department of Forest & Wood Technology, and Thomas Thörnqvist, Professor of Forest Products, School of Technology & Design, Växjö University, Växjö, Sweden

SESSION V: Biological Degradation and Moisture Issues

Moderator: John H. “Buddy” Showalter, P.E., Director, Technical Media, American Forest & Paper Association / American Wood Council, Washington, DC

TimberLife: Service Life Prediction and Design of Timber Construction

Greg C. Foliente, Ph.D., Principal Research Scientist/Team Leader, CSIRO Manufacturing & Infrastructure Technology, Highett, Victoria, Australia

A Probabilistic Model for Termite Attack on Housing in Australia

Robert H. Leicester, Ph.D., Research Fellow, and C-H. Wang, CSIRO Manufacturing & Infrastructure Technology, Highett, Victoria, Australia; and L.J. Cookson, CSIRO Forestry & Forest Products, Clayton South, Victoria, Australia

Mold Growth on Various Wall Materials

Dian-Qing Yang, Ph.D., Research Scientist, and Marie-Claude Bisson, Mycological Technician, Forintek Canada Corporation, Sainte-Foy, QC, Canada

A Comparison of U.S. Home Builder and New-Home Homeowner Perceptions and Concerns About Mold

Todd F. Shupe, Ph.D., FIWSc., Associate Professor, Wood Science, and Richard P. Vlosky, Ph.D., Professor of Forest Products Marketing and Director, Louisiana Forest Products Development Center, School of Renewable Natural Resources, LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA

Comparative Measured Moisture Performance of Woodframe Walls

Daniel W. Cautley, P.E., Owner, Cautley Engineering, Washington, DC

Educating Builders on Moisture Management

Steven C. Zylkowski, Director, Quality Services Division, APA - The Engineered Wood Association, Tacoma, WA

Laboratory Water Penetration Tests of Shiplap (Dropside) Hardboard Siding

George A. Tsongas, Ph.D., P.E., Consulting Engineer and Professor Emeritus, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Portland State University, Portland, OR; Howard Spalt (deceased), Former Head of Research, Masonite Corporation, St. Charles, IL; and George Hummel, Private Construction Defects Consultant, Conifer, CO

Attic and Crawl Space Ventilation: Implications for Homes Located in the Urban-Wildland Interface

Stephen L. Quarles, Ph.D., Cooperative Extension Advisor, University of California at Berkeley, Richmond, CA; and Anton TenWolde, Research Physicist, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI

A Novel Chemical Tracer for Determining Moisture and Movement in Building Systems

Elmer L. Schmidt, Ph.D., Professor, Brian A. Jordan, Research Associate, Patrick H. Huelman, Associate Professor, Department of Wood & Paper Science, and Sagar V. Krupa, Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN