Sustainable Timber Building Technologies for Zero Carbon Emissions

his event is free and will be held in person only. Lunch will be provided to the first 40 in-person attendees and granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Please bring your own drink.

Seminar Abstract

Following Canada’s commitment to net-zero emissions by 2050, there has been an increased drive toward a carbon-neutral built environment. Since the building sector accounts for over 12% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, governments and industries are promoting innovative low-carbon building materials and systems to achieve zero-carbon buildings, such as bio-based materials, phase-change materials, and salvaged materials.

This talk will present current research on sustainable timber building technologies, including sustainable building concepts, mass timber applications, deconstruction, and design for disassembly. It will also explain how these timber-related technologies could contribute to achieving zero carbon emissions.

Speaker

Haibo Feng received his PhD training in UBC Civil Engineering in the field of Sustainable Construction. He was an Assistant Professor for over 2 years at Northumbria University in the UK before joining the Department of Wood Science at UBC Forestry. He also worked in construction industry for over 6 years on construction management and sustainable building design.

Dr. Feng’s research area is in green building, building information modeling, life cycle assessment and building energy performance. He has extensive industrial and research experience on promoting sustainable building construction with the integration of advanced building systems and renewable energy supports. He has practical knowledge on carbon accounting (e.g., EPD) and building rating systems including LEED, BREEAM, Passive house, BC Energy STEP Code, Zero Carbon Building. His work focuses on integrating innovative technologies into sustainable building design to achieve low carbon buildings with the consideration of social and economic impacts. He is particularly interested in using mass timber products to promote zero-carbon timber frame buildings. He also has extensive local and global experience in sustainable building design and construction management. He will continue his research on the development of Sustainable Built Environment Centre.