Sylvain Gagnon

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ABOUT SYLVAIN GAGNON

SYLVAIN GAGNON, P.Eng. Manager/Gestionnaire Building Systems/Systèmes de construction FPInnovations EXPERIENCE SUMMARY Sylvain holds a Bachelor degree in Civil engineering from Université Laval in Québec City where he graduated in 1994. He joined the FPInnovations team in July 2003 as a researcher and structure engineer. As such, he provides support to members with regard to the development and performance of special building systems projects. One of his main responsibilities is to assist the industry in increasing its market shares in the non-residential and multifamily construction sector in Canada. Sylvain is mainly experienced in wood design as well as in the industrial manufacturing and standardisation of structural wood products. He also holds a large experience with other materials such as concrete and steel. Sylvain worked for numerous years as project leader in consulting engineering for large engineering firms such as SNC-Lavalin. He also participated in the start-up of a Québec-based engineered wood plant and held, for four years, a position of engineering instructor in Timber Design at Université Laval. He was also a member of the Standing Committee on Structural Design of the National Building Code of Canada during the Code Cycle 20••••10. RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS -Co-author and Editor of the Canadian CLT Handbook, FPInnovations, 2019 -Co-author and Editor of the Canadian CLT Handbook, FPInnovations, 2011 -Co-author of the U.S. CLT Handbook, FPInnovations, 2013 -Co-author of the Technical Guide for the Design and Construction of Tall Wood Buildings in Canada -Principal author of the Quebec Guide for Mass Timber Buildings of up to 12 storeys, Province of Québec, 2015