One of the speakers listed will be the moderator. The presenters represent contractor, architect and structural design perspectives for construction of a mass timber building. Matthew Tonello is Director of Operations for the Portland, Maine office of Consigli Construction Co., Inc. (Consigli), a leading construction manager and general contractor serving clients throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. For the past 18 years, he has led the operations of Consigli Construction in Northern New England, and also heads the mass timber initiative for Consigli across New England and the Mid-Atlantic. In 2016 Matt co-founded the Maine Mass Timber Advisory Council which advises the University of Maine’s Mass Timber Commercialization Center. Marcell Graeff, CPHP, LEED AP BD+C, Senior Associate, Senior Project Coordinator, HGA, Boston. Marcell specializes in the design and construction of sustainable and resilient laboratory and educational buildings, drawing on over 20 years of experience collaborating with owners, engineers, and construction managers. He is an early adopter and champion for sustainable design with a focus on high-performance building envelopes, Passive House, healthy building materials, and renewable energy. Marcell currently leads the Architect’s construction administration team for HGA on the Mills Hall and Center for Arctic Studies project at Bowdoin College. Ethan Fogle, EIT, Associate, Structural Designer, HGA, Alexandria. Ethan is a structural designer passionate about reducing the impact of our buildings on the planet. He has worked on a wide range of project types including government, corporate, healthcare and arts facilities. He is an advocate for LCA on his projects and is a technical resource for LCA and low embodied carbon building structures. Ethan is part of the ASCE-SEI Sustainability Committee, a member of HGA’s Sustainability Steering Committee that sets strategy for sustainability within the firm, and also the Embodied Carbon Champion for HGA’s SE 2050 commitment. Ethan was on the structural design team of the Mills Hall and Center for Arctic Studies project at Bowdoin College Arlen Li, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Fitwel Ambassador, Associate Vice President, HGA, Boston. Arlen is an architect and Associate Vice President at HGA. He has over 35 years of experience planning and designing cutting-edge teaching and research facilities for higher education, corporate and public institutions located throughout the United States, promoting the integration of sustainable design into all building projects. Arlen is a NESEA Board member, a regional leader on HGA’s National Sustainability Council and is active in other local and national sustainable design groups.