NEW YORK - Oct. 5, 2020 - The Inland Marine Underwriters Association's (IMUA) announced its agenda for its much-anticipated Builders Risk Construction Forum. The forum will examine Cold-Formed Steel Framing and Mass Timber/CLT on Thursday, November 5th, and Accelerated Bridge Construction and Modular Construction on November 12th. Both sessions will run from 2:00 PM to 5:15 PM EST.
In making the announcement, Kevin O'Brien IMUA President & CEO, said, "We are extremely pleased to offer this virtual two-day conference which will cover four unique and growing construction methods. Each of these methods is experiencing major growth. They also present changes in exposure for underwriting builders risk insurance. These topics are among the most requested by our members and we were able to get key professionals to present their insights into each. Members can register for the full conference agenda or just one of the two dates."
The agenda for the IMUA two-day forum is:
2:00pm-3:30pm EST - Thursday, November 5, 2020
COLD-FORMED STEEL FRAMING
Presenters: Larry Williams, Executive Director, Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA); Don Allen, P.E., Director of Engineering, Super Sud Building Projects, Inc.
3:45pm-5:15pm EST - Thursday, November 5, 2020
MASS TIMBER / CLT
Presenters: Cheri Hanes, Cris LEED, AP, Construction Risk Engineer, AXA XL; John Strack, Project Executive, Nabholz Construction; Val Ziavras, P.E., Technical Services Engineer, NFPA
2:00pm-3:30pm EST - Thursday, November 12, 2020
ACCELERATED BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION
Presenters: Michael P. Culmo, P.E., Chief Bridge Engineer, CHA Consulting, Inc.; YUWEI SHI, Director, Heavy Civil Construction, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance
3:45pm-5:15pm EST - Thursday, November 12, 2020
MODULAR CONSTRUCTION
Presenter: Timothy Swanson, Formerly Chief Design Officer, Skender Construction
The costs for the two-Day Conference (Nov 5 and 12) are $195. Individual day costs are $125 for Thursday, Nov 5, 2020 and $125 for Thursday, Nov 12, 2020. To register for the forum, visit the IMUA events calendar online or go to:
https://www.imua.org/ev_calendar_day.asp?date=11%2F5%2F20&eventid=95
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