W CTE 2016

Conference Office
Correspondence related to registration, hotel accommodation,
social programme, sightseeing tours, and post-congress tours
should be sent to:
Accommodation
Mondial Congress & Events
Operngasse 20b, A-1040 Vienna, Austria
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (+43 1) 588 04-0, Fax: (+43 1) 588 04-185
Social Programme
Correspondence related to abstract and paper submission and all
other matters should be sent to:
Hotel reservations at preferred rates are arranged by the
organizers. Detailed information will be available on the
conference webpage in due course.
Meet and Greet
The informal meet and greet will take place on Sunday, August 21
at the University of Vienna.
Opening Ceremony
The opening ceremony on Monday, August 22, will take place in the
Festive Hall of the Hofburg.
Welcome Cocktail
It will be offered on Monday, August 22, in the Arcade Court of the
University of Vienna.
Banquet
The banquet hosted by the Mayor of the City of Vienna, will take
place at the picturesque City Hall on Wednesday, August 24.
Accompanying Persons’ Programme
Vienna University of Technology
Institute for Mechanics of Materials and Structures
Karlsplatz 13/202, A-1040 Vienna, Austria
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (+43 1) 588 01-20211, Fax: (+43 1) 588 01-920211
Correspondence related to exhibitions and sponsoring should be
sent to:
forum-holzbau Austria | timbertrend e.U.
Hugo Karre
Auenweg 2, A-9813 Möllbrücke
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (+43 660) 144 20 20, Fax: (+43 4769) 233 69
From Monday, August 22, to Thursday, August 25, full and half-day
guided tours for accompanying persons will be offered.
Registration Fees
Early registration fees are applicable if payment is received not
later than April 30, 2016.
Early Late On-Site
Delegates € 690
€ 790
€ 890
Students
€ 390
€ 440
€ 490
The fee includes the Book of Abstracts, Proceedings, coffee
breaks, lunches, meet and greet, opening ceremony, and the
welcome cocktail.
Observation Tower “Pyramidenkogel” in Carinthia, Austria, 100 m
Premium Partner:
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http://wcte2016.conf.tuwien.ac.at
Abstract submission, deadline
Notification of acceptance
Full-paper submission, deadline
Early registration, deadline
August 22-25, 2016 | Vienna, Austria
The Opening Ceremony and the Plenary Lectures will take place in
the Festive Hall of the Hofburg, the residence of the Emperors of
Austria from 1804 to 1918.
Important Dates
World Conference on Timber Engineering
The conference will take place at the University of Vienna, Austria,
which is located in the center of the city. It can be easily reached by
public transport from Vienna International Airport, which provides
direct flights to 170 destinations worldwide. Vienna’s most
impressive sights are within walking distance of the University of
Vienna.
WCTE
2016
Location
During WCTE 2016 the traditional focus on timber engineering
and material science will be complemented by architecture
related topics such as evaluation methods for green buildings
and by an own platform for computer-based methods for
modelling, parametric design, production, etc.
4. TIMBER ENGINEERING
- codes and international engineering
- fire engineering
- structural design and engineering
- mixed, composite, and hybrid structures
5. IMPLEMENTATION
- best practice examples
- case studies and visions
- public interest and incentives
- teaching and dissemination
Call for Abstracts
Prospective authors are kindly invited to electronically submit an
abstract related to a mini-symposium or to the topics of the five
conference tracks through the conference website by September
30, 2015.
As is usual at the WCTE conferences, it is obligatory to submit
full-length papers for the conference proceedings. Instructions
for preparing the papers will be provided with the notification of
acceptance of the contribution.
Exhibition/Sponsorship
The world-famous inner court of the imperial university building
with covered arcades will be a unique location to expose timberrelated industrial products and to bring together professionals
of different areas. The exhibition will be open to the public and
is handled by the “forum-holzbau”, an international group of
universities annually realizing Europe’s most important meeting
in the field of timber construction, including a professional
exhibition.
Refurbished Cupola of Vienna University of Technology
Interested exhibitors can find all necessary information on the
conference website. In addition, attractive sponsorships will be
offered.
Secretary General
National Advisory Board
Thomas BADER (Vienna University of Technology)
Manfred BRANDSTÄTTER (Holzforschung Austria)
Heinz J. FERK (Graz University of Technology)
Michael FLACH (University of Innsbruck)
Josef FÜSSL (Vienna University of Technology)
Thomas HASLER (Vienna University of Technology)
Alexander PETUTSCHNIGG (FH Salzburg - University of Applied Sciences)
Gerhard SCHICKHOFER (Graz University of Technology)
Alfred TEISCHINGER (Univ. of Natural Resources and Life Sciences - BOKU)
Rupert WIMMER Univ. of Natural Resources and Life Sciences - BOKU)
Michael BAUER (Austrian Association of the Glulam Industry, Graf-Holztechnik)
Helmut HÖDL (Rubner Holzbau)
Herbert JÖBSTL (Stora Enso)
Peter LANG (Rotho Blaas )
Dieter LECHNER (Austrian Association of Wood Industries)
Raimund MAURITZ (Doka)
Michael OFFNER (proHolz, KLH Massivholz)
Gerald SCHWEIGHOFER (Schweighofer Group)
Reinhold STEINMAURER (Austrian Association of Master Carpenters)
Mario WAGNER (KLH Massivholz)
Erich WEICHSELBAUM (Austrian Assoc. Prefabricated Building Manufacturers)
Erich WIESNER (Austrian Association of Wood Industries, WIEHAG)
Helmut DIETRICH (Untertrifaller Architects)
Hermann KAUFMANN (Hermann Kaufmann Architects)
Werner NUSSMÜLLER (Nussmüller Architects)
Georg PENDL (Federal Chamber Architects & Chartered Engineering Consultants)
Richard WOSCHITZ (RWT plus ZT GmbH)
Martin GREIMEL (Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environm. & Water Mgmt)
Brigitte JILKA (Urban Planning, Development and Construction, City of Vienna)
Gerhard MANNSBERGER (Federal Min. Agriculture, Forestry, Environm. & Water Mgmt)
Rainer MIKULITS (Austrian Institute of Construction Engineering)
Barbara NEUBAUER (Federal Monuments Office)
Christian SMOLINER (Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy)
Hans-Peter WEISS (Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft)
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Alireza FADAI (Vienna University of Technology) - scientific
Martina PÖLL (Vienna University of Technology) - management
science
3. TIMBER ARCHITECTURE
- intervention on building stock
- building physics and building skins
- design practice
- evaluation and comparison
Wolfgang WINTER (Vienna University of Technology)
Josef EBERHARDSTEINER (Vienna University of Technology)
Francoise-Hélène JOURDA (Vienna University of Technology)
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2. COMPUTER-BASED METHODS
- modeling of structures
- modeling of materials
- IT-based architectural design
- computer-aided manufacturing
Conference Chairs
industry
Austria is a densely wooded country with nearly 50 % of its
surface covered by productive forests and is one of Europe‘s
most important supplier of wood products. As an Alpine country,
Austria has a long tradition of using wood for building structures.
The woodworking industry is highly developed and is one of
Austria‘s most important exporting branches. Austria together
with Germany is the world‘s biggest Glulam producer and is
leading the world production in Cross-Laminated Timber panels.
The modern Austrian wood architecture, timber engineering, and
the Austrian carpentry companies are among Europe‘s forefront
of designing and manufacturing contemporary wood-based
buildings of high technical as well as aesthetic quality. The welldeveloped wood-related research sector provides the necessary
background for innovation and helps to optimize sustainability
and resource efficiency.
1. WOOD PRODUCTS & COMPONENTS
- structural performance of materials
- high performance wood products
- new products and connections
- industrialization of the wood chain
design |
This will also be reflected in the conference program, in which
besides maintaining the traditional focus on timber engineering,
great efforts will be placed in bridging the links between timber
engineering, wood-based industries, architecture, and the
building sector in general.
Conference Tracks
| public sector |
WCTE 2016 is organized by Vienna University of Technology,
which was founded in 1815 and is one of the leading technical
universities in Europe. The different scientific backgrounds
of the involved Faculties of Architecture & Planning and
Civil Engineering will generate great synergies in combining
engineering and architecture.
WCTE Coordinating Council
Ario CECCOTTI (University of Venice IUAV, Italy)
Richard DESJARDINS (FP Innovations, Canada)
Hugh MORRIS (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
Pierre QUENNEVILLE (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
Alexander SALENIKOVICH (Université Laval, Canada)
Tomi TORATTI (Finnish Association of Construction Product Industries RTT Finland)
Jan-Willem VAN DE KUILEN (TU Munich, Germany & TU Delft, Netherlands)
In addition, an International Advisory Board was formed (please
see the conference webpage http://wcte2016.conf.tuwien.ac.at).
Welcome to WCTE 2016!