In this week's update, it is with thanks to the Forest Business Network that we head to Portland Oregon in April for the International Mass Timber Conference. The first sod was officially turned at Timberlink’s NeXTimber manufacturing facility at Tarpeena South Australia. Construction has started on a nine-storey building in Mayfair designed by Piercy & Co, featuring a hybrid steel and exposed cross-laminated timber (CLT) frame. Mortenson, in partnership with the City of Tempe, Urban Develop...
Feb 14, 2022•7 min•Season 2Ep. 87
In this week's episode, Hyne Timber Group (Hyne Timber and XLam) is pleased to announce a partnership with UK-based James Jones & Sons Ltd (JJSL), bringing together a combined 320 years of family-owned sawmilling heritage to pursue growth opportunities. Incredible step forward for Australia and the mass timber construction sector. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) – which invests in behalf of the #Australian Government – has unveiled a $300 million program to encourage mass timber ...
Feb 07, 2022•9 min•Season 2Ep. 85
In this week's episode, the IAMTC.org provides a sneak peek at its "Proclaim" program which offer industry stakeholders the opportunity to voluntarily provide project information through an easy to navigate online portal to achieve endorsement under the scheme....more to follow. Eco-conscious entrepreneurs in the province looking to change how we construct and deconstruct our buildings. The revamp project will include a striking new three-storey timber building at its heart designed by architect...
Jan 31, 2022•7 min•Season 2Ep. 84
As world leaders in solutions for the laminated wood industry they work in close collaboration with you we develop the perfect solution for your laminated wood product. With the laminating press as the core piece we make the production line that is ideal for you. Kallesoe's expertise, experience, and high technological machinery you are guaranteed the most stable and reliable solution on the market for CLT, glulam, solid wood boards, multi-layer panels or scantlings, posts, and beams. In this ve...
Jan 27, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 83
In this week's episode, we are very pleased to announce that MTCJ (the official Academic Journal of the International Association for Mass Timber Construction has just achieved its highest IMPACT FACTOR (a measure of impact for the publications) so far in our short history. A great achievement and grow impact of the journal. In more exciting news! The journal has now been approved for Crossref. Crossref makes research objects easy to find, cite, link, assess, and reuse. We’re a not-for-profit me...
Jan 25, 2022•8 min•Season 2Ep. 82
In this episode, the Mass Timber Construction Journal has reached over 15,000 followers and we are so very thankful for the ever-growing number of followers on our page, we really do enjoy brining you the global mass timber construction news each week. The first (and best) early bird discount saves you 30% on select passes, and is good only through next Wednesday. Click the link below to register before it's gone. Binderholz Group has announced the completion of its acquisition of BSW Timber Ltd...
Jan 17, 2022•8 min•Season 2Ep. 81
It comes around quickly every year, and this year it is in April as an in-person event . The main man behind the microphone on the main stage at the International Mass Timber Construction Conference is Arnie Didier and he is back talking to me again in 2022. In this episode we get the inside scoop on who is coming to the big show and how the conference will cater for this who can physically attend and those who can not. The conference has something for everyone and will not disappoint. Time to s...
Jan 12, 2022•41 min•Season 2Ep. 80
In this week's episode, Stephanus van der Westhuyzen, a structural engineer at Zutari, has carried out a research study on the economic viability of multi-storey mass timber buildings in South Africa, focusing on a development cost comparison between mass timber frame and reinforced concrete frame building. Safety can be further enhanced if you use timber that has been treated with a specialist flame retardant, which will provide the material with an invisible shield to help protect against fire...
Jan 09, 2022•10 min•Season 2Ep. 79
Wow, we made it! 52 weeks in a row all about mass timber construction news and current events! It's a lot of news and made even more special when you think back only five years ago, I struggled to post more than 20 news items in a month! Now we are averaging 100 per month. Happy New Year to you all! I wish you joy and prosperity in 2022! Red Stag is excited to be able to offer a unique, exciting opportunity to an exceptional Operations Manager in the Engineered Wood Product (EWP) sector. If you ...
Dec 31, 2021•8 min•Season 1Ep. 78
In this episode, happy holidays to all our listeners. The 25-story Ascent, 700 E. Kilbourn Ave., staged its topping off ceremony recently. That marks the building reaching its highest point, with the roof now in place. The $80 million, 259-unit high-rise is being constructed with a technique known as mass timber or cross-laminated timber. The very first Mass Timber and Net Zero Carbon institutional building in all of Ontario is well underway at Centennial College's Progress Campus in Scarborough...
Dec 25, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Henning Larsen and Ramboll have unveiled a new large timber building for Copenhagen. The project, dubbed Marmormolen, will be one of the largest contemporary wood structures in Denmark and combine office, retail, and public programs on the Nordhavn waterfront. Surrounding the building will be a green plaza, rooftop gardens, promenades, and a waterfront park. On this episode we speak to Riccardo Pedroni and Mikkel Eskildsen about the project. Riccardo Pedroni is a Senior Structural Engineer in th...
Dec 23, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 77
In this episode, a big residential development consisting of two towers is expected to sprout next spring in downtown San Jose next to the mixed-use transit village that Google has proposed. Roundtable discussion on fire safety and net zero. A proposed 40-storey hybrid wood tower in Vancouver, possibly the tallest in the world, still needs to clear neighbourhood planning approvals and complete design refinements, but the city is “quite enthusiastic about the project,” largely for its low-carbon ...
Dec 20, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 76
In this week's episode, we are pleased to announce that membership to the International Association for Mass Timber Construction is now open. Join a growing legion of global mass timber construction professionals and supporters. Students are also welcome! New research on cross-laminated timber (CLT) walls could have far-reaching implications for New Zealand's quest to become carbon-neutral, as well as reducing earthquake risks. The Eric Tweedale Stadium designed by dwp | design worldwide and par...
Dec 13, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 75
In this special guest episode, Paul speaks to David Barber from Arup. Prior to the pandemic David was based in Washington, DC where he specialised in the fire safety of mass timber buildings. For over 25 years he has assisted with fire testing, developing new timber technologies, authoring fire safety design guides, working with timber product suppliers and completing fire safety solutions for mid-rise and high-rise timber buildings. David leads a global team within Arup that works with research...
Dec 08, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 74
In this episode, Henning Larsen and Ramboll have unveiled their design for ‘marmormolen’, a large timber structure combining office, retail, and public program on the Nordhavn waterfront, in copenhagen. structured entirely by wood, the project integrates a welcoming green plaza, lush rooftop gardens, promenades, and a waterfront park. The non-profit developer, Community Roots Housing (CRH) is getting ready to begin construction on The Heartwood Apartments project in Seattle. This affordable hous...
Dec 04, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 73
In this week's episode, Ryerson University wants to build the first 100 per cent, digitally-enabled building in the world, only to tear it down in the years to come. British designer Thomas Heatherwick's studio is collaborating with architecture office Veretec to create a campus for global pharmaceutical company UCB in southeast England. In an EU scheme inspired by clever forest-dwelling giants, Finland’s VTT Technical Research Centre will construct a 500-sq-m demonstration building made of nove...
Nov 29, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 72
Get your submissions in for the 2022 International Mass Timber Conference, but you must submit by end of day, Sunday, November 28 . Demand is high, so apply sooner than later for a better chance at being selected. See the form for the desired topics and themes and submit presentations based on what we're looking for to better your chance, as well. Representatives of Stora Enso, Google, Lendlease, WEB Limited Group, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the World Green Buildi...
Nov 21, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Our very special guest is Javier Glatt,. co-founder and CEO of CadMakers. Founded in 2014, CadMakers is an industry-leading construction and manufacturing technology company headquartered in Burnaby, British Columbia. They are a team of highly motivated innovators delivering Digital Construction Twin and Digital Fabrication Twin solutions (mix of products and services) to our global customers. They exist to provide simple solutions to the construction industry's most complex, yet common problems...
Nov 17, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 70
In this weeks episode, The Ascent Building is feature on PBS in the United States. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Megan Thompson recently visited the Ascent building in Milwaukee, a 25 story mass timber tower that will open next summer. Zurich North America is expanding coverage offerings to commercial projects using mass timber, a group of engineered wood products touted for resilience and sustainability. The Monash Carbon Capture and Conversion team won one of 16 US$250,000 prizes in t...
Nov 15, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 69
The Sydney Fish Market project will take about 1,600 m3 of spruce glulam, over 150 tons of steel and all the know-how of Rubner to manufacture the large roof that floats above the new Sydney Fish Market, connecting all the elements of the structure in a unique elegant movement that gives the building an iconic presence. A timber-built eco-house which is both energy and carbon efficient from the day building starts is being showcased at the COP26 summit. A team of Heriot-Watt University students ...
Nov 08, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 68
In this week's episode, speaking ahead of the Wood for Good conference, which runs alongside COP26 next week, Andrew Waugh – co-founder of Waugh Thistleton Architects – said managing homegrown timber resources is critical to supporting demand to help the construction sector adopt sustainable materials. Terroir has designed a mass timber office building in Launceston that is aiming to become “the most sustainable and carbon positive office development in Tasmania.” A creative design team lead by ...
Nov 01, 2021•8 min•Season 1Ep. 67
In this week's episode, we welcome the launch of the International Association for Mass Timber Construction LinkedIn Page! Upon the launch of the new site Paul Kremer said "It is with great pleasure that the founding committee (to be announced soon) bring to you the very first global association focused exclusively on mass timber construction. In the coming weeks we shall provide a series of overview "marketing bites" to inform you about how the association will work, and importantly what value ...
Oct 25, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 66
StructureCraft are a dedicated, skilled, and leading-edge group of in-house structural engineers, modellers, detailers, estimators, project managers, supervisors and carpenters. The team hails from a variety of countries beyond Canada including United States, Italy, Norway, Scotland, India, Mexico, France, Holland, Australia, Greece, Switzerland, Spain, and Germany. Their passion is creating beautiful, signature structures in the most efficient way possible. In this special guest episode, I spea...
Oct 21, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 65
In this episode, the entire team at the Mass Timber Construction Journal , we would like to say thank you to all the people who have supported us in achieving this amazing milestone - 14k followers. Metsä Wood and its partners have designed a hybrid sandwich wall element which will renew offsite construction. The innovation combines concrete with Kerto® LVL (laminated veneer lumber). Rules restricting the use of wood in UK buildings are hampering the switch to low-carbon building methods, accord...
Oct 17, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 64
In this weeks episode, Sidewalk Labs is #hiring an Executive Assistant to join the Sidewalk Labs Legal team! This role will help provide support to our General Counsel, Ray Mercedes. Who will be the winner? The projects for the Build the Impossible competition have arrived, and now the five members of the jury are choosing the four most brilliant projects, two from students and two from professionals. A big thank you in advance goes to all the participants, from ten countries around the world, w...
Oct 10, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 63
In this episode, it is with great pleasure that we present to you another article from the academic journal division of the Mass Timber Construction Journal . Congratulations to the authors. Travis Welt and the team at University of St. Thomas looked at the #shear #connector performance in #CLT . Citation: Cooke, M., Nodland, E., & Welt, T. (2021). State of research for shear connector performance in steel-CLT composite beams. Mass Timber Construction Journal, 4(1), 1-9. Architects and engin...
Oct 03, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 62
In this very special guest episode, Hannes Blaas, Patricio Gómez-Salas Ramírez & Milos Slavik representing proud sponsors of the podcast Rothoblaas, talk about the way their organisation meets the challenges of working in a global sector, yet has a focus on the needs and respects the nuances of local markets. We speak about the challenges of establishing a global business during difficult times, the key factors that comprise Rothoblaas' approach to markets across the world, whilst talking ab...
Sep 29, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 61
In this weeks update, it is our great pleasure to announce that Rodrigo Mourão has been promoted to Deputy Editor of the Mass Timber Construction Journal . Paul Kremer said "Rodrigo has proven himself to be a worthwhile leader in the field of mass timber. His tireless dedication and support for our sector has resulted in the recognition he deserves. I look forward to many more years working with Rodrigo and our efforts to make mass timber mainstream". On October 26-28, the Canadian Green Buildin...
Sep 26, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 60
In this extraordinary episode of the Mass Timber Construction Podcast, I speak with Craig Honeyman, the Managing Director of the Accurate Group. Craig is on a mission to collect data on the number of Wood Machinist apprentices in the coming years to ensure the viability and longevity of a specific trade qualification. People make an industry and the need to continue to develop a pathways to support forestry careers to ensure the support of the mass timber and other timber-based markets is critic...
Sep 21, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 59
In this weeks episode, Rothoblaas host a webinar dedicated to Asian timber lovers: Designers and builders in tropical climate zones need specific solutions when it comes to timber constructions. This is why we offer a webinar dedicated to all timber lovers living in these Asia. A tower that reaches a height of 75 m (246 ft) may not sound all that impressive – the Empire State Building is over five times taller, after all – but when you consider that the Sara Cultural Centre in Sweden is made alm...
Sep 19, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 58
