Scott Francisco

Scott Francisco is a building designer and systems strategist trained in architecture at MIT, with more than three decades at the technical edge of construction, from marine structures and load-bearing masonry to steel, concrete and mass timber. As founder of Pilot Projects in Montreal, he works on how building materials connect back to the forests, supply chains and communities that produce them. He led the Mass Timber Tipping Point study with Architecture 2030, which engaged more than 40 of North America’s leading architecture and engineering practices and identified 25 barriers to mass timber adoption, from contractor cost inflation to supply chain verification. He co-authored the founding draft of the Principles for Responsible Timber Construction, endorsed at COP30 by 11 governments, including Canada, and more than 300 organizations. He is currently producing Wood Stories , a public awareness campaign on responsible wood purchasing for the Commission for Environmental Cooperation,