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WoodWorks
septiembre 02, 2025 - septiembre 03, 2025
WoodWorks: A Dynamic Platform for Advancing Timber Construction
In an era where sustainability, innovation, and resource efficiency shape the built environment, WoodWorks emerges as a strategic event dedicated to expanding the use of wood in commercial and multi-residential buildings. Far more than a conventional trade show, WoodWorks acts as a professional convergence point for architects, engineers, developers, and construction firms who believe in the potential of timber to redefine modern architecture.
The core of the event lies in its emphasis on mass timber, BIM integration, and real-world project applications. Through carefully curated presentations, site visits, and interactive case studies, attendees gain insight into not only what’s possible with wood but how it’s already being done at scale around the world.
Whether you’re involved in early-stage design, structural engineering, building envelope solutions, or construction management, WoodWorks offers tailored content that speaks to your role in the evolving timber ecosystem.
The Significance of Timber in the Built Environment
Wood has re-emerged as a dominant material in architectural innovation, particularly due to its low carbon footprint, aesthetic warmth, and structural flexibility. At WoodWorks, this resurgence is not merely discussed — it is demonstrated through the lens of real buildings, completed or in-progress.
Across commercial, civic, educational, and residential projects, mass timber is now being implemented in ways that were unimaginable a decade ago. The event showcases how engineered wood products—like cross-laminated timber (CLT), glue-laminated beams (glulam), and laminated veneer lumber (LVL)—are driving a shift away from concrete and steel, especially in mid-rise and high-rise developments.
Attendees of WoodWorks gain not just technical information but a full understanding of design strategies, code navigation, material sourcing, and long-term performance of wood structures.
From Vision to Practice: Real Case Studies That Inspire
What sets WoodWorks apart is its commitment to real-world knowledge sharing. The event’s programming includes live presentations and detailed case studies of projects that pushed the boundaries of timber use in commercial construction.
Examples span:
Office towers constructed entirely with CLT
Multi-residential housing designed around passive wood systems
Hybrid projects blending steel with mass timber frameworks
Retrofitted commercial buildings using timber inserts for aesthetic and thermal upgrades
Each project is presented by a team of professionals—often the architect, engineer, and builder—offering a multi-perspective look at what went right, what had to be adapted, and how innovation emerged from challenges. These sessions are not sales pitches; they are open, instructive, and deeply valuable to professionals in the trenches.
Site Visits: Where the Learning Becomes Tangible
An essential feature of WoodWorks is the chance to visit active or completed mass timber sites. These guided tours allow participants to see construction methods up close, examine details of assembly, and ask questions to the project teams behind them.
Observe mass timber installation in-progress
Understand hybrid connection techniques with steel or concrete
Examine how fire safety and acoustics are handled in timber structures
Learn how digital models (BIM) translate into real-world results
See how prefabrication and modular systems reduce construction timelines
These tours bridge the gap between theory and execution and are often cited by past attendees as the most valuable component of the event.
Digital Innovation and Timber: BIM at the Center
As timber becomes more central in large-scale construction, the role of Building Information Modeling (BIM) becomes equally critical. WoodWorks places a strong emphasis on digital workflows that ensure precision, reduce waste, and allow for seamless coordination between disciplines.
Discussions around BIM include:
Creating digital twins of timber buildings
Clash detection in prefabricated timber modules
Optimizing structural layouts using parametric modeling
Streamlining approval processes with accurate visual simulations
For architecture and engineering firms, mastering BIM in the timber context is now not optional—it’s a competitive necessity. WoodWorks provides both the theoretical understanding and the software-specific knowledge to operate effectively in this space.
Who Should Attend WoodWorks
Professionals across multiple disciplines will find unique value at WoodWorks. The event is intentionally cross-functional, encouraging collaboration across traditional silos in the AEC industry.
Those who benefit most include:
Architects working with wood or planning to incorporate timber into future designs
Structural and civil engineers exploring alternatives to steel and concrete
Developers seeking sustainable and fast-track construction solutions
Project managers responsible for coordination and delivery timelines
Code consultants and fire safety experts analyzing timber’s regulatory context
Key Themes and Benefits of Attending
Attending WoodWorks delivers strategic advantages not just in product knowledge, but in business outcomes:
Exposure to the newest technologies in wood-based construction
Networking with leading mass timber manufacturers and design firms
Access to on-the-ground insights from major timber projects
Practical training in BIM use for timber workflows
Awareness of evolving codes, permits, and green certifications
Here’s what WoodWorks attendees consistently highlight as most valuable:
Professional development through deep-dive sessions and practical workshops
Connection building with a high-caliber group of specialists
Technology exposure that translates directly to project innovation
Confidence in adopting timber for larger, risk-managed builds
WoodWorks as a Movement, Not Just a Conference
WoodWorks is more than an event—it is a movement within the global construction industry, promoting wood not as a niche option but as a mainstream material for the future. Its growing popularity reflects a paradigm shift where environmental responsibility and technological precision merge.
The impact of the conference continues long after the final session ends. Many attendees report that what they’ve learned and who they’ve met has directly shaped future projects, proposals, and even career trajectories.
As wood moves into new domains of commercial construction, WoodWorks remains the annual anchor point where ideas become action, and vision becomes reality.
EMEX
mayo 24, 2026 - mayo 27, 2026
En el corazón del panorama industrial de Nueva Zelanda, EMEX se erige como el pináculo de la innovación y el avance tecnológico en la fabricación y la electrónica industrial. Esta prestigiosa exposición internacional, que se celebra anualmente, prepara el escenario para mostrar los últimos avances que redefinen la productividad y la eficiencia en la producción industrial moderna.
EMEX promete ser un escaparate de tecnologías e innovaciones de vanguardia en los ámbitos de la fabricación, la ingeniería, la maquinaria, la robótica y la electrónica industrial. Más de 150 fabricantes y proveedores líderes de Nueva Zelanda y otros países se reúnen para presentar sus ofertas más recientes, lo que atrae a más de 4000 profesionales de la industria deseosos de explorar y adoptar estos avances.
Desde el humilde cable número 8 hasta la tecnología de transporte espacial de vanguardia, EMEX encarna la evolución de la destreza manufacturera de Nueva Zelanda. Es un testimonio del ingenio y la experiencia del país a la hora de ampliar los límites de lo que es posible en ingeniería y tecnología industrial.
Más allá de los meros stands de exhibición, EMEX fomenta un entorno propicio para la creación de redes, el intercambio de conocimientos y el crecimiento empresarial. Es el lugar donde convergen las ideas, florecen las asociaciones y se establecen las tendencias de la industria, lo que lo convierte en un evento indispensable para cualquier persona involucrada en los sectores de la fabricación y la ingeniería.
A medida que EMEX continúa evolucionando e innovando, reafirma su condición de principal evento comercial de Nueva Zelanda, donde la innovación se combina con las oportunidades y donde se configura el futuro de la tecnología industrial.
