Innovation is a collective effort
CTIBE connects people across disciplines, industries and communities to advance the future of timber. Our network brings together expertise in design, engineering, construction, forestry, fabrication and research.
These relationships make it possible to see timber as a connected system, from the forests that produce it to the buildings and communities it helps shape.
Our team
Tyler Sprague
Associate Professor
Department of Architecture
University of Washington
Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Sarah Randall
Project Manager
Center for Timber Innovation
Sarah supports CTIBE programs, partnerships and project coordination.
Savannah Ledgerwood
Center for Timber Innovation
Savannah supports CTIBE partnerships, programs and engagement across the Center’s growing network.
Across the University of Washington
CTIBE draws on expertise across the University of Washington. These connections create opportunities to approach timber through multiple lenses, from forests and materials to structures, fabrication and design.
Built environment
College of Built Environments
Department of Architecture
Engineering
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Forests + environment
College of the Environment
School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
Faculty + research connections
CTIBE brings together faculty and researchers whose work opens different ways of understanding timber, from architecture and structural systems to forest products and climate.
Susan Jones
Affiliate Professor
Department of Architecture
Founder and Principal Architect
atelierjones
Jeff Berman
Professor
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Expertise in structural engineering and timber building systems.
Indroneil Ganguly
Associate Professor
School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
Associate Director
Center for International Trade in Forest Products
Professional connections
Practitioners bring real projects, technical knowledge and new questions into CTIBE’s work. Recent collaborators have contributed expertise across structural engineering, architecture and timber design.
Leif Johnson
Director of Structural Engineering, Seattle
StructureCraft
Cody Lodi
Principal
Weber Thompson
Robert Smith
Associate Partner
LMN
Partners + collaborators
CTIBE works with organizations across the timber ecosystem. Partnerships can take many forms, from research and teaching to material support, technical expertise, site access and shared exploration.
Design + construction
atelierjones
StructureCraft
Weber Thompson
LMN
HDR
Timber + industry
Softwood Lumber Board
Think Wood
WoodWorks
Washington SFI
Washington Mass Timber Accelerator
Forests + field learning
UW Pack Forest
Coburg Tree Farm
From forest to building, relationships matter
No single discipline can address the future of timber alone. CTIBE creates space for researchers, students, practitioners, forest stewards and communities to exchange knowledge and develop new ideas together.
Work with us
Bring your expertise, your questions or a new opportunity. There are many ways to be part of the work.