Frameworks for the Future: Resilience in Materials & Methods

Frameworks for the Future: Resilience in Materials & Methods

Hosted By: Ganahl Lumber

📅 Wednesday, December 3, 2025

📍 The Odyssey Restaurant, Granada Hills, CA

⏰ 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM

🎟 Free Event | Includes Dinner | 1.5 LU/HSW Credits

Join us for an evening of networking, education, and innovation. Connect with industry vendors during our reception and exhibition, enjoy a plated dinner, and engage with a keynote presentation designed to expand your knowledge on smarter, performance-driven framing strategies.

This course will cover both the fundamentals and advanced approaches to residential wood framing—highlighting how optimized design can increase structural efficiency, resilience, and energy performance while lowering costs.

Why Attend?

• Earn 1.5 LU/HSWs toward your continuing education.
• Network with peers & vendors in architecture, design, engineering, and construction.
• Learn advanced framing techniques that improve project outcomes and align with Title 24 compliance.
• Enjoy a complimentary dinner in a premier setting.

Key Learning Takeaways:

✔ Foundational understanding of residential framing principles for resilient construction.

✔ Strategies to optimize framing layouts for efficiency, durability, and thermal performance.

✔ How Framing Factors influence Energy Design Ratings (EDR) and code compliance.

✔ The cost, labor, and sustainability benefits of Advanced Framing and alternative systems like SIPs.

About Keynote Speaker:

Ron has worked in the building industry on the cutting edge of energy efficiency since green was just the color of the building, not how it was built. He started as a carpenter, then General Contractor and Building Science Consultant. He is a certified Thermographer and Building Analyst. He has built research homes for Bonneville Power Administration and others. His work has been recognized across the industry, winning building awards such as The Leading Edge Design award and Energy Star for Small Business. He authored the white paper “Zero Net Energy Retrofits/ Gaps Identified and Lessons Learned”. He supports Southern California Edison with their Emerging Technology and Demand Response building research, including the Irvine Smart Grid, ZNE Residential, ZNE MultiFamily, ZNE Commercial, Title-24 energy code, and Battery Energy Storage field tests.

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• Andersen Windows
• All Weather Architectural Aluminum
• AG Millworks
• Jeld-Wen / La Cantina
• Milgard Windows
• Marvin Windows
• OrePac Building Products
• TM Cobb
• Western Window Systems
• Azek / Capital Lumber
• Trex / Boise
• Huber
• TrusJoist
• James Hardie
• Metrie
• Kelleher
• ProWood / Edge
• Top Notch
• Cavity Sliders
• Combo Aluminum
• PDQ Commercial
• Makita Tools
• Milwaukee Tools
• Fastenmaster
• Life Coatings
• Simpson
• Rainbuster
• Weatherization Partners / Tyvek