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In April 2020, we launched our comprehensive U.S. Mass Timber Technical Guide. This is the first guide of its kind from a North American manufacturer – designed for architects, engineers, developers, and general contractors with interests in mass timber construction. As part of our launch, we hosted a series of webinars to provide an overview …
The year was 2012, the first time cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels, combined with glulam beams and columns, were used as an alternative construction system – to concrete and steel – in North America. Only seven years later, mass timber is earning itself a well-deserved spotlight in North America’s mainstream construction industry, arriving as a tried …
According to CNN business reporter, Matt McFarland, the neighbourhood of the future will be built out of wood. We don’t disagree. Writes McFarland, “Recent milestones have pushed wood buildings into the spotlight. In 2017, the University of British Columbia completed the tallest cross-laminated timber building in the world, an 18-storey dorm.” McFarland is referring to …
As record breaking Mass Timber structures are being erected across North America, and with the recent changes to the BC Building Code to allow Mass Timber buildings of up to 12 storeys, we’ve compiled some fast facts about Mass Timber to ensure accurate information is available. The truth is, Mass Timber is a safe, fast …
On December 19, 2018, it was announced that all 14 mass timber code change proposals put forward at an International Code Council (ICC) public comment hearing in Richmond, Virginia are expected to be approved. The approved proposals will be added to the 2021 International Building Code (IBC), which is slated for release in late 2020, …
Wood Business recently highlighted Structurlam’s contribution to First Tech Federal Credit Union’s new campus in Hillsboro, Oregon. Structurlam provided Crosslam CLT and glulam beams for the project. Read on for an excerpt from the article: “Overall, the use of Structurlam-manufactured cross-laminated timber and glued-laminated beams instead of steel provided a 4 percent cost savings and …
“If we can make a change into something that is sequestering carbon in the built environment, this is an enormous opportunity.” -Ben Kaiser, Owner and Principal/ Kaiser Group Inc and PATH Architecture Located in Portland, Oregon, Carbon12 is a groundbreaking mass timber project. Currently the tallest mass timber structure in the United States, the eight-storey …
It has been a dispute making headlines on both sides of the border. The United States issued tariffs on Canadian, Mexican and European Union steel and aluminum at the beginning of June. The move was quickly met with Canadian tariffs on U.S. imports. Structurlam CEO Hardy Wentzel was recently interviewed by Penticton Western News on …
On the beautiful grounds of the University of British Columbia (UBC), a groundbreaking project has officially wrapped construction. Virtuoso, located in UBC’s Wesbrook Village, is the first market condominium project in North America to use cross-laminated timber (CLT). Mass timber meets or exceeds building with concrete in many areas. It is seismically superior, and doesn’t’ crack …
At Structurlam, we are proud to surround ourselves with committed and passionate people who are true champions of mass timber construction. Structurlam Mass Timber Specialist, Ron McDougall recently shared his insight on the innovation of the industry with Wood Innovates BC. Thank you, Ron, for your continued and long-standing commitment to Structurlam and mass timber. …