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The mass timber Founders Hall project at the University of Washington stands as an exemplary model for air barrier performance in design and construction. This presentation will delve into the innovative strategies and collaborative approach that led to the project's exceptional success, with a focus on how attendees can apply these lessons to their own projects.

Michael is a licensed Architect who joined Hoffman Construction in 2007, ago after practicing for 9 years in Seattle and the surrounding area. In his years of practice, he developed the firm’s Quality Plan and executed internal Quality Reviews as a Project Architect, Project Manager, and Partner.

At Hoffman, he began working on project sites, coordinating subcontractors and installations, learning the ways the details he had drawn as an architect were actually being installed. Since 2019, he has been helping devise and implement a company-wide quality system that focuses on planning as the strategy to ensure materials are installed correctly the first time. He leads preconstruction drawing and specifications reviews to ensure complete, coordinated, and constructable documents are issued for construction. As the project transitions to construction, he collaborates with project site teams to identify and mitigate risks, provides technical guidance to help provide solutions to complex details, and communicates quality goals as construction progresses.

Michael has experience in many building types, high rise towers to below grade transit stations, and with GCCM and Design Build project delivery methods, as both an architect and contractor. A proud building science and sustainability geek, he completed the design and build of his own net-zero house in 2021.

As the saying goes, when nature is at its worst, buildings need to be at their best. Roofs at their base level are designed to keep weather out. As weather gets more extreme, roofs are being asked to withstand even more to do just that. During this webinar, you will learn about the new wind requirements in ASCE 2022, best practices for designing for very severe hail, and ways to manage water from large rain events.

Kristina Sigmund is the Specified Solutions Advisor for GAF | Siplast in the West Region of the US, bringing eighteen years of experience in the engineering consulting and construction industries to the team. Kristina is a licensed Professional Engineer in California, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Boston College and a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. With a background in building enclosure consulting, construction management, and owner’s representation, Kristina combines strong technical building enclosure experience with the ability to collaborate with designers, consultants, contractors, and building owners.