Structurlam Mass Timber Corporation announced Monday that it has entered into a stalking horse asset purchase agreement with Mercer International to sell substantially all of its assets in British Columbia and Arkansas for US$60 million.
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Federal Aviation Administration Announces New Sustainable Design for Future Air Traffic Control Towers Utilizing Mass Timber
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration announced on Friday that it has selected a new sustainable design for future air traffic control towers. The design will be used primarily to replace towers still in use but beyond their intended design life at municipal and smaller airports in the US.
New Two-Story Mass Timber Pedestrian Bridge Installed at George Brown College in Toronto
PCL and Limberlost Place partners are celebrating a construction milestone at George Brown College’s Limberlost Place with the installation of a two-story mass timber pedestrian bridge. Installation of the bridge included prefabricating individual CLT pieces off site.
Stoltze Timber Systems Awarded $1 Million in US Forest Service Funding for Development of Wood Processing Plant
Stoltze Timber Systems, located in Columbia Falls, Montana, is receiving $1 million in US Forest Service funding to support the development of a wood processing plant and allow the implementation of new timber water crossings.
First All-Wood, Mixed-Use Mass Timber Development in PNW Coming to Portland, Oregon
After a decade of planning and investigation, Waechter Architecture has recently unveiled its latest project in Portland, Oregon’s vibrant Mississippi Avenue District, according to “designbloom” (4-12-23). “The Mississippi” is the Pacific Northwest’s first “All-Wood” mixed-use mass timber development.
Mass Timber Structure to be Tallest Full-Scale Building Tested on San Diego Earthquake Simulator
Known as the Tallwood project, it calls for the construction of the tallest full-scale building—a 10-story structure made of cross-laminated timber—to be built and tested on the University of California San Diego earthquake simulator, or shake table.
Concord, New Hampshire, Municipal Airport Prepares for New Mass Timber Corporate Hangar
Concord, New Hampshire’s municipal airport is expanding with a new corporate hangar at the airport, according to reporting by the Concord Monitor. The new hangar is going to be built using mass timber construction.
Can Hybrid Construction Practices Reduce the Building Industry’s Impact on the Environment?
In an article published in “pbctoday,” Liam Bryant, an associate at London-based Webb Yates Engineers, discusses the use of hybrid timber construction in meeting sustainability targets for construction projects.
Six-Story Mass Timber Office Project Unveiled for West Houston, Texas
Hicks Ventures, a Houston-based real estate firm, unveiled its plans for a mass timber office project in West Houston, according to a report by “connectcre.” The developer claims the structure will be the first net-zero operational carbon commercial office building in Texas.
Baltimore’s Blueprint Robotics Announces Plans to Build Second Component Plant in Windsor, CT
Baltimore, Maryland-based Blueprint Robotics, which manufactures wood frame components used in the construction of multifamily housing, has announced its intention to build a second components production facility in Windsor, Connecticut, according to “CT Insider.”