Course Overview
Building with mass-timber elements affords a contractor many benefits including quality, accuracy and time. But contractors are often unaware of these benefits until immersed in a new project. With the conversion experience had by Willmott Dixon the company advanced its skills has served to inform their clients and the designers with whom they work.
Learning Objectives
- How a large construction company – transitioned to include mass timber projects in its portfolio.
- How to evaluate key business considerations — cost, time, environment.
- How building with mass timber can change the construction planning process — engaging with design teams and clients.
- How mass-timber projects came to fruition.
Course Video
Speaker Bio
Duncan Purvis
With nearly a quarter of a century of experience in the construction industry in operational, commercial, sales, bid writing, marketing and most aspects of the delivery of complex construction projects and offers a 100% customer journey that is built on true trust. With many construction projects from Four Seasons Miami, Natural History Museum London, Pfizer’s European headquarters and many more high-prestige projects. Duncan is proudest of the Multiple Schools projects, that with his Structured Timber Solution, are providing high quality teaching environments that are not only fully sustainable and highly efficient, but also work out as some of the most economical teaching spaces available in Europe.