An application from Henriquez Partners Architects on behalf of Westbank Projects Corp. goes to a public hearing on January 23rd for a 25-story rental high-rise, BIV reported.
News in engineered wood products mass timber
Mass Timber Office Building Under Construction in Vancouver Earns Salmon-Safe BC Certification
A mass timber office building designed by Dialog in Vancouver, BC, has been awarded the Salmon-Safe BC certification, Remi Network’s Design Quarterly reported.
Saskatchewan’s Peepeekisis Community Hub Features Exposed Mass Timber System
Construction Canada has reviewed the Peepeekisis Community Hub, which features a core design of an exposed mass timber system, strategically chosen to frame the building.
Modvion Completes World’s Tallest Wood Wind Turbine in Sweden
Swedish start-up Modvion has successfully completed the world’s tallest wood wind turbine, reaching an impressive height of 150 meters (492 feet), the BBC reported.
Blueprint Robotics Opens New European Office in Herefordshire, UK
Blueprint Robotics is opening a new office for its new European team of four design engineers in Herefordshire, UK, according to Your Herefordshire.
Maine’s Bowdoin College Incorporates the State’s “Working Forest” Identity Into a Pair of New Mass Timber Buildings
HGA has unveiled for the first time a new mass timber project that was completed earlier this year at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, according to a feature by Archinect.
Proposed Building Code Changes in BC Will Expand Mass Timber to Taller Buildings
British Columbia’s Minster of Housing announced that proposed changes to the BC building code will expand the use of mass timber to build taller buildings.
Trinity University Completes San Antonio’s First Mass Timber Higher Education Building
ENRTexas&Louisiana has featured a new, 40,000-square-foot mass timber facility at San Antonio’s Trinity University.
Prolam Breathes New Life Into 80-Year-Old Motueka, New Zealand, Sawmill
Prolam has purchased an 80-year-old sawmill in Motueka, New Zealand, which had been closed since 2017 by its original owner.
Stora Enso Celebrates the Opening of Wooden Architectural Landmark in Stockholm, Sweden
Stora Enso is celebrating the opening of a wooden architectural landmark building in the courtyard of Sweden’s National Museum of Science and Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, the company announced.