SMART 2025 - Emerging Engineered Wood for Buildings

aerial view of Yale University’s Schwarzman Center

SMART 2025 @ Yale

Welcome to the fourth annual SMART conference focused on Emerging Engineered Wood for Buildings. We will explore key topics at the intersection of sustainability and innovation at Yale’s historic campus in New Haven, CT. 

Discussions will focus on climate change and CO₂ management, advancements in engineered wood materials and processes, and the role of AI in materials and product development. We will also cover the advanced properties of engineered wood, along with life cycle assessment and forestry management strategies aimed at promoting environmental sustainability. 

We look forward to engaging with all participants as we work together to drive progress in these critical areas. 

Registration

Registration details are forthcoming

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Program

1:00 – 8:00 PM: Registration

2:00 – 4:00 PM: Yale Campus Tour (tentative, optional)

6:00 – 8:00 PM: Welcome Reception – Greenberg Conference Center

All day event: Poster Session

8:00 – 9:00 AM: Coffee  & Networking

9:00 – 9:15 AM: Opening Remarks and Summit Overview

9:15 – 9:45 AM: Session 1 - Climate and CO2

9:40 - 12:00 PM: Session 2 - Engineered Wood Materials and Processes (Part I) 

12:00 - 1:00 PM: Lunch

1:00 - 3:00 PM: Session 2 – Engineered Wood Materials and Processes (Part II)      

3:00 - 3:15 PM: Break

3:15 - 5:00 PM: Session 3 – AI in Engineered Wood R&D

5:00 - 5:15 PM: Closing Remarks for Day 1

6:00 -8:00 PM: Dinner  – Chef Jiang Restaurant

All day event: Poster Session

8:00  – 8:30 AM: Coffee and Networking

8:30 - 10:30 AM: Session 4 – Advanced Properties of Engineered Wood

10:30 – 10:45 AM: Break

10:45 AM – 12:15 PM: Session 5 – Use of Engineered Wood (Part I)

12:15 – 1:15 PM: Lunch

1:15 – 4:15 PM: Session 5 – Use of Engineered Wood (Part II)

4:15 - 4:30 PM: Break

4:30 - 5:30 PM: Session 6 – LCA and Forestry Management

5:30 – 5:45 PM: Closing Remarks for the Summit

Conference Organizers

  • Liangbing Hu

    Carol and Douglas Melamed Professor, Yale University

  • Yuan Yao

    Associate Professor of Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Systems, Yale University

  • Alan Organschi

    Principal & Partner, GOA Architecture

  • Orlando Rojas

    Canada Excellence Research Chair in Bioproducts, University of British Columbia

  • Shuna Ni

    Assistant Professor, University of Maryland

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Venue & Accommodation

Venue

Greenberg Conference Center

55 Whitney Avenue, Suite 470
New Haven, CT 06510
203-432-0465

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Accommodation

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Past SMART Events

Aug 22-23, Helsinki, Finland

The third annual conference aims to provide a forum for fundamental and applied research in sustainable materials and various aspects of these materials including: Structures and characterizations; Properties; Processing and manufacturing; Applications and Sustainability assessment.

Ecological thinking is strongly present in everyday life in Helsinki, and the city places great emphasis on encouraging environmentally-friendly lifestyles. An atmosphere that motivates less consumption, construction efforts that consider sustainable development, and ambitious climate aims make Helsinki a model city of sustainable development.

Learn more at SMART 2024 website.

Aug 7-9, Vancouver Canada

Sustainability is a grand challenge that humanity must strive to address in the years ahead. Disruptive innovations in materials science hold the key to enable a list of critical technologies that could support sustainable development in different areas such as water, energy, food, and plastics. 

In response to this call, a group of prominent scientists coming from various research institutions in North America, UK, continental Europe and Asia work together creating a platform coined ‘Sustainable Materials Research Summit (SMART)’ to foster knowledge sharing and academic excellence in the field. 

Learn more at SMART 2022 website.