Mass Timber Construction Journal

Peer-reviewed international journal dedicated to high quality research in Mass Timber. Impact Factor = 1.169 #OpenAccess | Curated by @rodrigofmourao1

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Guess what has had a makeover?

Yes, the @MassTimberCJ - The academic journal division of the IAMTC group has undergone a brand refresh to celebrate its 5th year of publishing mass timber research.

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Its most notable feature though is its interior decor, which is inspired by the local area and will sculpt the Douglas fir into complex curves, creating an eye-catching ceiling, as well as a mezzanine level and multiple seating areas.

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✈️ Woods Bagot and the Miller Hull Partnership have decided to expand the #Seattle-#Tacoma International #Airport with a sustainably-designed new extension. This structure will have a stunning timber interior made from locally sourced Douglas fir 🪵.

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The C Concourse Expansion is made in consideration of weary travelers. Through the structure, they will be able to find their way around the airport conveniently. It will add 145,530 sq ft of dining and retail space, prayer and meditation area, and a new airline lounge.

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Toronto is getting a cool new pedestrian bridge made of wood! - 📹 @PCLConstruction

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It is vitally important that your mass timber project has the correct insurance coverage. It can be tricky to navigate. Thanks for Marcus Saunders and Jake Concannon from Gallagher for the amazing advice.

Listen here: https://t.co/sil5WNpkOZ

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Construction of the building crossed a major milestone last month when an all-timber pedestrian bridge was hoisted into place, connecting Limberlost Place's sixth floor with the fifth floor of the Daphne Cockwell Centre for Health Sciences next door.

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Toronto has entered into the age of modern mass timber construction, and the first few ultra-sustainable, net-zero buildings in this new wave are already being woven into the urban fabric.

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George Brown College's Limberlost Place will stand as one of the most prominent new timber structures in the city, now racing through construction at the institution's Waterfront Campus.

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The office building is set to feature 43,000-square-foot floorplates with 12-foot ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows, 5,000 sqft fitness center, 100 bike storage spaces, private outdoor decks on each floor, 5,000 square feet of common areas and a conference center.

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Hines, Ivanhoé Cambridge and McCaffrey have topped out a 235,000-square-foot mass timber office building in Denver. The six-story project, T3 RiNo, is expected to be one of most sustainable and environmentally friendly developments in the city.

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The grand circular trellis opening is the defining aspirational destination for architectural seduction.

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These Light Gardens follow a place-based proportion and scale that encourages a sense of belonging and the “desire to dwell” by creating the feeling of an Outdoor Room rather than a linear path.

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These gardens afford space for lush planting while Mass Timber construction in this LEED Platinum building further enriches a connection to nature. On the sixth floor, the open-air Oculus garden provides an urban retreat.

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Limberlost Place partners celebrated a significant construction milestone in the project’s path to becoming Ontario’s first mass timber, low-carbon institutional building of its kind. 

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Modvion, a small Swedish start-up specializing in turbines made from laminated-veneer lumber (LVL). The company's towers feature a patented modular system, enabling them to be easily transported and set up on site.

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Swedish wood technology company, Modvion, and the Finnish wood product company, Metsä Wood, have agreed to supply laminated veneer lumber (LVL) for Modvion's wooden wind turbine towers.

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“Metsä Wood is an important partner in our journey to become a leading supplier of the next generation of sustainable wind turbine towers, which will also make us potentially one of the largest buyers of LVL.”

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Its an informative and light-hearted review of the 'design world's' replication of spreadsheets over and over again and a solution to give engineers and designers more time to focus on other activities.

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It's out again. the weekly updater, get your global mass timber news each week served up fresh!

Do not forget the episode with Adam Jones released last week about the revolutionary CLT Toolbox.

You can listen to that important episode here: https://t.co/DMVhTgxrYx