UPCOMING EVENTS:

HQP Seminar XXXI – Tall Timber Buildings: Past, Present and Future

Third NextGen Wood Conference 2026

Invitation to Contribute – DBMC 2026

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PAST EVENTS:

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HQP Seminar XXX – “TCN: The concrete answer to your mass timber connections!” – By Mr. Brandon Sullivan (Fast + Epp)

HQP Seminar XXIX – “DLT in Modern Wood Construction: Principles, Performance, and Practice” By Mr. Derek Autenrieth (DowelLam)

HQP Seminar XXVIII – “Designing with Mass Timber: Principles of Sustainability” By Peter Moonen (Canadian Wood Council) & Étienne Bélanger (FPAC)

HQP Seminar XXVII – “Robotics in Construction: Building Smarter, Faster, and Beyond” By Dr. Rafiq Ahmad (University of Alberta)

HQP Seminar XXVI – “The Rising Wave: Engineered Wood and the New Era of Brazilian Construction” By Dr. Carlito Calil Neto (ReWood, Brazil)

HQP Seminar XXV – “Prefabricated Timber Basement and Foundation Systems” By Mr. Bruno Stadler (Timbase)

HQP Seminar XXIV – “The Value of Pilot Plants in New Product and Process Development” By Mr. Earl Jenson (InnoTech Alberta)

HQP Seminar XXIII – “Zoom in on Europe: Frei Otto at 100 and Recent Timber Design Trends” By Mr. Andrzej Winkler

HQP Seminar XXII – “Strength and Stiffness Assessment of Secondary Timber and CLST” By Dr. Wenchen Dong (StructureCraft)

HQP Seminar XXI – “Timber–Steel Composite Beams” By Dr. Joshua Woods (Queen’s University)

HQP Seminar XX – “Climate Resiliency and Its Impact on Infrastructure” By Ms. Lauren Kembi (Entuitive)

HQP Seminar XIX – “The Future of Engineering Careers and Skills in the Next Decade” By Ms. Abla Krouma (University of Ottawa)

HQP Seminar XVIII – “The Role of the Forest Sector for Climate Change Mitigation” By Dr. Evelyne Thiffault (Université Laval)

HQP Seminar XVII – “When Structures Face Fire: Engineering Challenges and Solutions” By Dr. Hamzeh Hajiloo (Carleton University)

HQP Seminar XVI – “Fire Safety for Timber Structures: The Intersection of Fire Resistance and Reaction to Fire” By Dr. Felix Wiesner (University of British Columbia)

HQP Seminar XV – “Building a Fundable Narrative: Essential Insights for Grant Success” By Ms. Jelena Sapkovskaja (Alberta Innovates)

HQP Seminar XIV – “Design of Connections for Mass Timber Structures” By Dr. Alexander Salenikovich (Laval University)

HQP Seminar XIII – “Addressing Grand Challenges in Life Cycle Assessment Through AI” By Dr. Qingshi Tu (UBC)

HQP Seminar XII – “Future Stocks and Flows of Wood in the Canadian Construction Sector” By Bidhan Bhuson Roy (University of British Columbia)

HQP Seminar XI – “Before We Begin: Informed Approaches to Working with Indigenous Communities” By Ms. Sarah Frey (NNDDC)

HQP Seminar X – “Energy Audit of Exterior Building Envelopes Using Infrared Thermography” By Dr. Phalguni Mukhopadhyaya (University of Victoria)

HQP Seminar IX – “Composite and Hybrid Mass Timber–Steel Floors” By Dr. Cristiano Loss

HQP Seminar VIII – “Mastering Structural Design: Shear Walls, Sizer, and Connections Software” By Diego Flores

HQP Seminar VII – “High-Performance Building Envelope for Climate-Resilient Buildings” By Dr. Hua Ge

HQP Seminar VI – “Design, Construction, and Performance of Prefabricated Wooden Houses” By Dr. Yuxiang Chen

HQP Seminar V – “Promoting Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Engineering” By Dr. Mickey Richards

HQP Seminar IV – “Seismic Performance of CLT Shear Walls” By Dr. Thomas Tannert

HQP Seminar III – “Seismic Performance of Light Wood Frame Shear Walls” By Dr. Lina Zhou

HQP Seminar II – “Mastering Technical Writing” By Dr. Robyn Braun

HQP Seminar I – “Important Factors in Growing Canadian Wood Engineering Education” By Dr. John Gales