News in engineered wood products mass timber

Archinect recently profiled PERI 3D Construction, a German company collaborating with COBOD on the “first 3D-printed social housing apartment building in Germany and Europe.”

Studio Pacific Architecture’s new flagship hangar being built for Air New Zealand will be the largest single-span timber arch aircraft hangar in the southern hemisphere, according to ArchitectureNow.

Senator King is asking the General Services Administration to integrate mass timber into the procurement process for the construction and renovation of federal buildings, Maine Public Radio reported (11-19-23).

The Institution of Structural Engineers awarded the 2023 Supreme Award for Structural Engineering Excellence to StructureCraft for its work on the Nancy Pauw Bridge in Alberta, Construction Canada reported.

The University of California, Berkeley is breaking ground on the first mass timber building constructed on its campus, according to Berkeley News.

The Royal Bank of Canada released a report stating Canada could become a world leader in sustainable construction if the country shifts to mass timber for buildings.

Canada’s House of Commons has approved legislation promoting the use of wood-based construction materials to reduce carbon emissions and bolster sustainability, Construction Canada reported.

Portland, Oregon’s new airport terminal, built with CLT, is featured in a new profile by Good News Network.

“Port Plus,” located outside central Tokyo, Japan, is the subject of a recent profile by BNN Bloomberg.