John J. Hand, P.E., S.E., LEED AP, is an Associate with Arup with over 16 years experience and leads Arup’s South Region Structural Discipline. His background includes the structural design of Arup’s first steel and CLT project in the Americas at Houston Endowment Headquarters. John has worked on numerous steel, mass timber, and hybrid mass timber building projects across the United States and internationally across multiple markets. With a background in architecture, John collaborates at several architectural university programs and is passionate about fully integrated multi-disciplinary designs.