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Edward J. Ray Hall on the Cascades Campus of Oregon State University

Edward J. Ray Hall on the Cascades Campus of Oregon State University

Posted by | Feb 4, 2021 | 0 |

Edward J. Ray Hall, designed by SRG Partnership, will provide a new learning environment for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math on the Cascades Campus of the Oregon State University while creating a vibrant student hub with active interior and exterior spaces. Its design will elevate the University’s identity in Bend while exemplifying its commitment to sustainability with a Net Zero Energy target and a structure of regionally sourced mass timber.

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DLR Group awarded Wood Innovations Grant from the U.S. Forest Service

Posted by | May 19, 2020 | 0 |

DLR Group was awarded the U.S. Forest Service Wood Innovations Grant to fund a conceptual building design and wall panel prototype for a cross-laminated timber hotel. The proposal, “Mass Timber Hotel: Tuning CLT to Overcome Barriers to Adoption in the Hospitality Industry,” was submitted in partnership with the Master of Science-Research Practices (MS-RP) program in the School of Architecture at the University of Minnesota.

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Structurlam selects Conway, Arkansas, for its first U.S. plant

Structurlam selects Conway, Arkansas, for its first U.S. plant

Posted by | Dec 26, 2019 | 0 |

Structurlam Mass Timber Corporation announced earlier this month that it will expand its operations into the United States, with a plant in Conway, Ark., set to open in mid-2021. Walmart will be the first customer of Structurlam’s Conway facility. The world’s largest retailer plans to use more than 1.1 million cubic feet of Arkansas-grown and Arkansas-produced mass timber in its new Home Office campus in Bentonville, Arkansas, making it the largest campus project in the U.S. using mass timber.

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A healthy future for mass timber in medical facilities

A healthy future for mass timber in medical facilities

Posted by | Sep 13, 2019 | 0 |

Contributing author Lanny Flynn, Principal, Buildings Engineering at Stantec, takes a comprehensive look at the use of mass timber as a design element and as an advanced building material in the construction of medical facilities. Flynn shares his expertise citing research on positive health outcomes; the types and key elements of mass timber; benefits including infection control and ease of mass timber construction; safety concerns; and future changes in the International Building Code which will introduce three new construction types enabling the consideration of mass timber for larger facilities.

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Unveiling the future of construction by revisiting the past

Unveiling the future of construction by revisiting the past

Posted by | Oct 10, 2018 | 0 |

Rising to 85 feet, Carbon12 is currently the tallest mass timber building in the United States. A boutique collection of 14 units, Carbon12 is a glass and timber showpiece located in Portland, Oregon. Its structure is assembled from prefabricated Structurlam GlulamPlus® beams and columns, and CrossLam® CLT panels, which represent the next big evolution in the construction industry in the United States, and which have enormous positive economic and environmental potential.

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Sustainability of Mass Timber Buildings

Sustainability of Mass Timber Buildings

Posted by | Jun 19, 2018 | 0 |

The construction and operation of buildings accounts for nearly half of all emissions linked to global warming. The building design and construction community has responded to this fact by improving the energy efficiency of buildings and by building with low embodied carbon materials. The structural system is the primary contributor to the overall embodied carbon footprint of a building. This aspect has led designers to explore low embodied carbon structural materials such as mass timber.

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WFPA: State lawmakers boost mass timber and rural communities

Posted by | Mar 20, 2018 | 0 |

Mass timber products like cross-laminated timber (CLT) have been on the upswing in Washington in recent years. Last year, Vaagen Brothers Lumber of Colville. Wash., and Katerra, a California company, each announced they were building CLT factories in Eastern Washington, and CLT is increasingly being used in buildings around the state. However, one impediment to the wider use of mass timber products in construction has been that building codes have not been updated to account for the new building materials.

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Mass timber offers exciting possibilities for building with wood

Mass timber offers exciting possibilities for building with wood

Posted by | Apr 25, 2017 | 0 |

Over the past several years, there has been a rise in mass timber construction around the world, demonstrating the strength, stability, and design flexibility of next-generation lumber technologies. To help inform architects, engineers, developers, industry professionals, students and interested parties, reThink Wood has launched the reThink Wood Research Library to serve as the go-to industry resource for those seeking information on the latest advancements in wood’s performance and advantages in the built environment.

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Cradle to Cradle Certified products

The Cradle to Cradle program certifies products based on five quality categories—material health, material reutilization, renewable energy and carbon management, water stewardship, and social fairness. Click here to see a list of building supply & materials, as well as other products, that are Cradle to Cradle certified.

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