Beyond the Beam: Mass Timber’s Expansion into New Spaces

As both a licensed Architect and Structural Engineer in the state of California, Melissa has a broad perspective on the industry and design expertise from seismic to hurricane regions. Over the past five years, she helped expand WoodWorks’ audience to include real estate developers and generated content related to wood’s contributions to a low environmental footprint, biophilic design, circularity, and wildfire resilience. Melissa co-authors the…

London Kemp Boykin started with Amazon in December 2020. In her current role, she leads an Operations organization that includes Sustainability, Design, Design Technology, Engineering, Strategy and Cost Optimization teams providing end to end support for the Amazon Global Fulfillment Network, which spans over a billion square feet. Her organization supports innovative sustainable development worldwide, ensuring they meet the highest design standards and industry leading…

Scott co-leads new business generation for Hines in Atlanta and specializes in developing, acquiring and financing large-scale projects. Over his career, Scott has been involved in more than $8.5 billion in real estate investments across all major property types throughout the U.S. In his previous role at Hines, Scott was part of the investment management team in Houston which oversaw the Hines U.S. Core Fund,…