Event presented by Reimagine Buildings Collective
Wednesday, September 23rd from 2pm-3:00pm eastern (Virtual)
Session three of a four-session fall working lab series produced by Reimagine Buildings Collective (RBC) in partnership with Jacob Deva Racusin and the Bio-Based Materials Collective.
Presenter: Anthony Dente, Verdant Building Products
Image courtesy of New Frameworks.
What does bio-based panelized construction look like in practice today?
Across four sessions, practitioners will bring real projects and case studies to the table. Each session will follow a simple format:
Hear a case study, explore a challenge or solution, and discuss it as a group.
We’ll look closely at how bio-based panelized systems are being designed, fabricated, and built, and dig into the challenges and decisions that shape real projects. The group discussion will give participants a chance to ask questions, share their own experiences, and consider how these approaches might apply to their work.
The goal is to focus on what’s available and working now and share proven approaches that participants can take back to their own projects.
Insights from the sessions will be synthesized into RBC-published reports and resources for the broader building community.
The series is grounded in real projects and proven approaches, with the goal of sharing lessons that participants can take back to their own work.
About Anthony Dente
Anthony Dente, PE, LEED AP, is a licensed engineer and principal at Verdant Structural Engineers, a firm that has designed over 200 structures using natural-building wall systems such as straw bale, adobe, rammed earth, earthbag, and cob. As vice president of the Cob Research Institute, he was the lead engineer for the Cob Construction Appendix of the 2021 International Residential Code, as well as the Hemp-Lime (Hempcrete) Appendix, both the first of their kind in the US. Dente has advised, designed, and collaborated on numerous university research programs testing the structural behavior of natural materials, and writes and lectures extensively about appropriate use of environmentally sensitive building materials. He is the CEO for Verdant Structural Products, and project lead for their prefabricated, carbon-storing, straw wall panels. Dente was recently awarded the Constellation Prize for Sustainable Engineering Practice. He lives in the San Francisco Bay area of California.
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