Macon Mass Timber Hub Meeting

📅 April 29, 2025
🕗 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Idle Hour Country Club

This is a FREE event, but you must RSVP to attend.

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ABOUT THE EVENT

✈️ Mass Timber is TAKING OFF in Macon!

Mass timber is changing the way we build—cleaner, faster, and smarter. Now, Macon is stepping into the spotlight with a showcase of innovation, leadership, and real-world projects that prove Georgia is ready to lead.

The Macon Mass Timber Hub is your front-row seat to the future of sustainable construction. We’re bringing together developers, designers, engineers, and public officials for a dynamic half-day event packed with case studies and insight.

Macon Mass Timber Hub Agenda

8:30 AM – Doors Open / Check-In / Breakfast
9:00 AM – Welcome & Opening Remarks

Speaker: Tim Lowrimore, President & CEO, Georgia Forestry Foundation

9:10 AM – Setting the Stage –  Georgia Forestry Foundation & Mass Timber

Speaker: Matt Hestad, Sr. Vice President, Georgia Forestry Foundation
Learn how Georgia’s forest industry and the Georgia Forestry Foundation are fueling a statewide mass timber movement—building momentum through education, carbon innovation, and project support.

9:30 AM – Introduction to the Mass Timber Movement

Speaker: Laura Cullen, Regional Director, WoodWorks
A dynamic conversation exploring what’s working, what’s holding the market back, and how we unlock more mass timber success stories across the state.

10:00 AM – Regional Case Study: Mass Timber in the Southeast

Speaker: Seth Adams, Britt, Peters & Associates
Explore a range of completed and in-progress mass timber projects—including EchoStreet West and others—demonstrating how wood is making waves across the region in both cost and performance.

10:30 AM – Regional Case Study: Middle Georgia Regional Airport

Speakers: Matt Kantner (Equilibrium Consulting), Katie Kmiecik (Lead Designer), and Chris Nardone (Lead Architect), Passero Associates
Get a behind-the-scenes look at one of Georgia’s most exciting upcoming mass timber projects—the redesign of the Macon Airport Terminal. The project team will share design inspiration, engineering insights, and how mass timber is being integrated to deliver impact and beauty.

11:15 AM – Launch of the Georgia Mass Timber Accelerator

Be among the first to hear about new funding opportunities and support available to project teams through the next round of the Georgia Mass Timber Accelerator. We’ll also spotlight a new CNC-based fabrication project showcasing what’s possible when design meets innovation.

12:00 PM – Adjourn

Stick around to make connections, ask follow-up questions, or continue the conversation over lunch.

Meet the Expert Speakers

Laura Cullen, PE

Regional Director (GA, AL, LA, MS)
WoodWorks

Laura is passionate about educating others on the benefits of building with wood. Prior to joining WoodWorks, she worked as a structural designer for seven years.

Matt Kanter, PE, SE

Associate Engineer
EQUILIBRIUM

Matt has significant experience with all structural materials but has turned his focus in recent years to mass timber. As of early 2024, Matt has been involved in 25 mass timber projects. He truly believes that it is the material of the future.

Seth Adams S.E, P.E

Georgia Division Manager
Britt, Peters & Associates

Seth's experience includes complex university, commercial, hospitality, and municipal projects for steel, wood, concrete and masonry structures - including designs in high seismic and hurricane-prone regions.

Katie Kmiecik

Passero Associates
Architectural Designer III

Chris Nardone

Passero Associates
Senior Airport Architect

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