TFG Events & Workshops

Craig Colomb

hsbcad, COO & Software Engineer

Craig Colomb graduated from WVU with a dual major in physics and math. Following graduation, he did a stint as a raft guide and kayak instructor. Failing to find financial success on the river, he founded Precision Structures, LLC, in 1992. A... read more

www.hsbcad.com

Presentation

• hsbcad, SketchUp: What's the Difference?

Ethan Martin

DCI Engineers, Director of Sustainability & Mass Timber

Ethan Martin brings a wealth of engineering design experience to the industry, particularly in the area of advocacy and his personal contribution to the application of mass timber. Working with mass timber manufacturers worldwide, Ethan has developed solutions that assist general contractors... read more

www.dci-engineers.com

Presentation

• Tall Mass Timber & Residential Framers

Corey Omey

EMA Architecture, Managing Partner

Corey’s background and interest in architecture began as a child, growing up in a family of builders and a sustainable community of craftspeople and artists, and working for ten summers at a pottery studio in West Michigan. Corey began his professional career... read more

www.emaarchitecture.com

Presentation

• Recycled, Reclaimed, & Reused Materials

Chris Sturm

Colorado Water Conservation Board, Watershed Program Director

Chris Sturm obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Georgia. He worked for several years in education around natural resources, until he arrived in Colorado in 2000. He has worked with agricultural, municipal, environmental, and recreational uses of water... read more

cwcb.colorado.gov

Presentation

• Wildfire Ready Watersheds

Al Wallace

Energy Environmental Corporation, President & Founder

Al Wallace has been a TFG member since 1990 and is an expert in these technologies with certifications as a Certified GeoExchange Designer and Certified Energy Manager with the Association of Energy Engineers, and a LEED for Homes Accredited Professional with the... read more

www.energyhomes.org

Presentation

• Net-Zero Technologies

Ron Anthony

Anthony & Associates, Inc., President & Wood Scientist

Ron Anthony received an M.S. in Wood Science and Technology from Colorado State University. In 2000, he formed Anthony & Associates, Inc. to focus on evaluating the performance of wood in historic structures and conducting forensic investigations. His research activities have focused... read more

Presentation

• Assessing Historic Timber Structures

Dai Ona

Daizen Joinery, Ltd, Founder, Owner

Dai Ona emigrated to Canada from Japan and started Daizen Joinery in 1990 in Parksville, British Columbia, where he focused his efforts on hand timber building and joinery, and exporting frame products to Asian markets. Dai relocated his business to the Interior... read more

daizen.com

Presentation

• Wood Stabilization (KunEun)

Mathieu Peeters

East Wind (Higashi Kaze), CEO

Mathieu Peeters started his apprenticeship in 2008 under the guidance of Len Brackett the founder of East Wind, Inc (Higashi Kaze). He studied with Japanese carpenters both in Japan and the United States. Today, he continues to propel this craft into the... read more

eastwindinc.com

Presentation

• Applications of Japanese Hand Planing

David Petrina

Kettle River Timberworks, Founder & Owner

Dave Petrina founded Kettle River Timberworks in 2004. He's a mechanical engineer from the high-tech industry who fell in love with timber framing while building a family timber frame cabin and quit his day job designing fuel cells to start Kettle River.... read more

www.kettlerivertimber.com

Presentation

• Into the Wild: Building on the Remote BC Coast

Adam Riley

Cloud 9 Builders, President

Adam was born in New Hampshire, and raised in Maine and New Hampshire among the hardy Yankees of northern New England and the rich history of timber-framed homes, barns, churches, and town halls. He earned his bachelor's in civil engineering from the... read more

cloud9building.com

Presentation

• Is There Life After Timber Framing?

Robert Savignac

Arbor Vitae Log Craft, Founder & President

Robert Savignac, founder and president of Arbor Vitae Log Craft, has been involved in every aspect of log home manufacturing since 1977. This includes industry development, training, standards creation, and building code development. As former CEO of the International Log Builders Association... read more

www.ecologsolutions.com

Presentation

• Axe Throwing Competition

Bill Sturm

Oregon Timberworks, Owner

Bill Sturm began his career as an architecture student at Georgia Institute of Technology. He spent a year in Paris studying design and architecture. After returning to the states and a subsequent 6 months hiking the Appalachian Trail, he decided to get... read more

www.oregontimberworks.com

Presentation

• Community Builds: Snohomish County