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Welcome to the Mass Timber Construction Podcast . My name is Paul Kramer , your host , and make sure you never miss an episode Hit subscribe so when they come out , you'll be able to listen to them as they hit your podcast device .
Don't forget our special guest episodes that have been landing infrequently this year due to a lot of heavy workload , and we want to bring you some really important news from around the world each week , which is what this podcast does . So let's get into it and see what's making news in mass timber construction land .
And first up , we have some news from the International Association of Mass Timber Construction and , specifically , the school within it . We are currently in development for our online modules , which will constitute a micro course on mass timber that will be free to access module one and we hope to end up beta testing within the next four to six weeks .
So look out for news on the module one course coming up and some beta testing , and we look forward to bringing you more news on this initiative as it comes to hand . The new york city mass timber , a nine-month technical assistance accelerator for seven timber projects in preliminary planning and design , was wrapped up last week .
It's a game changer in making mass timber seem realistic on the way forward to a more smooth and sustainable construction future in New York City . The studio was launched in New York City Economic Development Commission .
We reported this previously on the podcast many months ago , and if you'd like to go and see some of the amazing artifacts and spaces that were available to go and see during this particular exhibition , you can head to our LinkedIn feed .
We don't often see a lot of residential projects , but in Japan there is a house that is off the ground and nestled into the side of the urban landscape .
In western Japan , nanometer architecture completed the house off the ground a stilted residence spanning two floors with a loft in a western part of Japan , originally farmland , which was rich with crops and trees .
This particular location has become a residential haven and the surrounding development has many levels of land which you construct homes on , but flat land was not one of them .
If you'd like to go and see this amazing , stilted house which has this jutting counter lever coming out and it looks to be exposed mass timber or timber cladding on the outside , head to our linkedin feed and some more pictures are coming through from the university of california berkeley campus , where the undergraduate buildings were recently completed construction .
The building embraces sustainable design approach using a complex pathways of green spaces on the campus . The five-story building features limestone plaster facade and the campus core , an L-shaped building with a grade-level auditorium frame and terrace . It is the first mass timber project at UC Berkeley and the undergraduate academic building embraces environmental benefits .
Berkeley and the undergraduate academic building embraces environmental benefits . Designed by LMN architects , the building is estimated to open to staff and students in 2026 . And Foster and Partners has been added again with a vaulted timber hall in Spain which features this earthy material palette and an overhanging roof .
It is a 160-year-old estate for a visitor center and it was designed to improve the connection between the vineyard and the cellars and this amazing visitor structure . If you want to go and see images , head to our LinkedIn feed . Not your typical building , but the Watchtower which serves as a viewing platform for bat habitat .
Next Architects has completed this 26 meter tall watchtower , designed for visitors to have a panoramic view . The lookout tower integrates both recreational and ecological functions in a modest yet iconic structure that enhances the region . The design features a spiral staircase leading to a viewing platform . And you guessed it it's made out of mass timber construction .
Part of the structure is actually carved away to show the superstructure which sits beneath , and it is an impressive building towering a little bit above the tree line within this particular region , and you can go and see all the images on our LinkedIn feed and in news coming out of the US .
Good friends to the show , swinerton slash Timber Lab have broken ground on a mixed-use mass timber office building located in Austin , texas . The mixed-use timber building known as Wood Bench , located in an East Austin neighborhood , will serve as a showcase for potential Swinerton clients interested in mass timber .
According to the release Swinderton estimates , the timber used on the project will be around 500 cubic tons of carbon dioxide stored within the timber itself , which is the equivalent of removing 301 cars from the roadway every year . Congratulations to the team at Swinderton .
You're always on the innovation hunt and you've been able to make another milestone and a recognition for mass timber in the construction market . And finally , on the show today , the International Journal , the Mass Timber Construction Journal , has just released its yearly release for articles and publications .
There's a few on there that you might want to go and have a look at Anything from yellow poplar CLT all the way through to looking at architecture of traditional buildings . So if you're interested in research and you're looking for a place to put your research manuscript , please put it into the International Mass Timber Construction Journal .
We are on the hunt for content all the time and our impact factor is growing every year . For a very small journal in a very niche area , we're doing okay , so consider us for your next mass timber construction journal paper . Keep up with all the latest news on our linkedin profile .
Don't forget to keep up with the podcast and we look forward to bringing you news every week . Good Good morning , good afternoon . Don't forget to hit subscribe . Good evening . This is Paul Kramer signing off on the Mass Timber Construction Podcast . Thank you .