Residential Tension: Mass Timber & The Single-Family Home

Session Type
Presentation
Date
August 22nd
Time
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Location
Denver Art Museum
Room/Stage
Congdon Room
Session info
Session Category
Tools for Client Conversations - Getting Buy-In from Owner/Developers
Cutting Edge Practices & Insights to Make Projects Successful
Continuing Education Credits
Yes
No
Continuing Education Type
None
Learn how to apply these lessons at the Mass Timber Group Summit in Denver, Colorado
What You'll Learn

1. How to align mass timber with real-world residential challenges—tailoring solutions builds confidence and investment across the value chain.

2. Why CLT is a game-changer for high-performance homes—combining structural strength with airtight, energy-efficient design.

3. How smaller projects lower risk and accelerate adoption—unlocking new opportunities for builders, investors, and communities.

Mass timber in single-family homes isn’t just about sustainability—it’s about delivering high-performance, cost-competitive, and attainable housing at scale. But bringing mass timber into the residential market means tackling a unique set of challenges, from supply chain realities to builder adoption. Kyle Hanson, Founder and CEO of Timber Age Systems, will break down what’s working (and what’s not), why small-scale mass timber manufacturing is a game-changer, and how mass timber’s potential for faster, better-built homes is closer than you think.  

Speakers
Kyle Hanson
Founder & CEO

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