Tuesday, November 13, 2007

SESSION I: Design Features

Moderator: David C. Lewis, Interim Director, School of Architecture, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS

Welcome and Introductions

Terry L. Amburgey (Conference Chair), Giles Distinguished Professor, Department of Forest Products, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS

Design Ambiguities: A Modern Southern House?

David C. Lewis, Interim Director, School of Architecture, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS

Lessons From the Kobe Earthquake and Sea Ranch, California

Michael Anderson, Founder and Principal, Laughing Moon Design + Build, Oakland, CA

Rebuilding the Mississippi Gulf Coast: Practical Lessons from Working in Biloxi

David Perkes, Director, Gulf Coast Community Design Studio, Mississippi State University, Biloxi, MS

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GreenMobile™: Sustainable, Low-Income, Disaster Response Housing

Michael A. Berk, F.L. Crane Endowed Professor of Architecture, School of Architecture, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS

SESSION II: Engineering Features

Moderator: Christopher D. Eamon, Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS

Full-Scale Testing of Roofs Under True Hurricane Wind Loading

R. Ralph Sinno, Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS

Reliability of Wood Roofs Exposed to Hurricane Winds

Christopher D. Eamon, Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS

Wood Composites in Residential Structures: What Can Be Done to Make Them Flood Proof or at Least Resistant?

Jeffrey J. Morrell, Professor, and Cheney Vidrine, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Wood Science & Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

Mineral Bonded Strandboard

Matthew D. Aro, Assistant Scientist, Market-Oriented Wood Technology Program, Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN

Containerized Ready-to-Assemble Housing

Patrick K. Donahue, Director, Market-Oriented Wood Technology Program, and Scott E. Johnson, Scientist, Market-Oriented Wood Technology Program, Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN

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Measuring Wind Reaction Forces in Structures

Joseph F. Murphy, Research Engineer, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

SESSION III: Construction Features

Moderator: Michael A. Ritter, Assistant Director, Wood Products Research, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI

Hurricane Andrew – Lessons Learned and Impacts on Today’s Construction Methodologies

Edward L. Keith, Manager, Codes & Engineering, APA – The Engineered Wood Association, Tacoma, WA

Hurricane Katrina – Importance of Building Envelope Integrity

Thomas D. Skaggs, Manager, Product Evaluation, and Bryan Readling, Senior Engineered Wood Specialist, APA – The Engineered Wood Association, Tacoma, WA

Midwest Tornados – Performance of Wood-Framed Structures

Zeno A. Martin, Senior Engineer, and Bryan Readling, Senior Engineered Wood Specialist, APA – The Engineered Wood Association, Tacoma, WA

Summary of Wind Effects on Residential Structures During Hurricane Katrina

John W. van de Lindt, Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; Kenneth J. Fridley, Professor and Head, Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL; and Rakesh Gupta, Associate Professor, Department of Wood Science & Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

Effect of Wind-Driven Hurricane Waves on Wood-Framed Buildings

John W. van de Lindt, Associate Professor, and Rachel Garcia, Graduate Student, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and Rakesh Gupta, Associate Professor, and Jebediah Wilson, Graduate Student, Department of Wood Science & Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

Raised Wood Foundations as a Disaster Resistant Construction Alternative

Catherine Marx Kaake, Director, Engineered & Framing Markets, Southern Forest Products Association, Kenner, LA

SESSION IV: Biological and Ecological Consequences

Moderator: Terry L. Amburgey (Conference Chair), Giles Distinguished Professor, Department of Forest Products, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS

A Unique Perspective on the Biological Consequences and Recovery From Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi

David W. Held, Assistant Professor of Entomology, Coastal Research & Extension Center, Mississippi State University, Biloxi, MS

How to Create Low-Impact, Self Sustaining Landscapes

Philip O. (Pete) Melby, Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture, and Co-Director, Center for Sustainable Design, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS

The Importance of Controlling Subterranean Termites in Trees

Gregg Henderson, Professor, Department of Entomology, LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA

Mold Fungi as a Major Impediment to Cleaning/Repairing Flooded and Rain-Damaged Homes

Terry L. Amburgey (Conference Chair), Giles Distinguished Professor, Department of Forest Products, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS

Thursday, November 15, 2007

SESSION V: Land Use and Building Codes

Moderator: Randall A. Cantrell, Manager of Innovation Research, NAHB Research Center, Upper Marlboro, MD

Panel Discussion with Panel Members:

Ricky Wilkinson, Vice President, Gulf Construction Company, Inc., Gulfport, MS; Tammy Campbell, Floodplain Administrator, City of Picayune, Picayune, MS; William E. Knesal, Jr., President, Knesal Engineering Services, Inc., Gulfport, MS; Dana Bres, Research Engineer, HUD’s Office of Policy Development & Research, Washington, DC

Preliminary Planning in Hurricane Katrina Reconstruction: Strategic Roadmaps for Addressing Identified Barriers

Randall A. Cantrell, Manager of Innovation Research, NAHB Research Center, Upper Marlboro, MD

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Dana Bres, Research Engineer, HUD’s Office of Policy Development & Research, Washington, DC

Conference Wrap-Up

H. Michael Barnes (Conference Co-Chair), Professor, Department of Forest Products, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS