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FEA Says Global Nominal CLT Capacity Expected to Reach 6.8 Million m³ by 2024
Global nominal CLT capacity is expected to reach 6.8 million m³ (≈ 5.5 billion board feet) by 2024, FEA’s Art Schmon said in his new 2020Q3 Global Mass Timber Forecast.
The American Wood Council Reports Successfully Completing Two Full-Scale CLT Diaphragm Tests
The American Wood Council (AWC) is reporting that they have successfully completed two full-scale cross laminated timber (CLT) diaphragm tests at Weyerhaeuser’s ISO 17025 accredited test facility in Federal Way Washington. The tests will provide strength and deformation data important for the evaluating CLT diaphragm resistance to lateral wind and earthquake forces.
A Majority Stake in System TM, Strengthens Stiles and HOMAG Place in the Solid Wood Industry
System TM and Stiles Machinery have for over 15 years successfully cooperated in the North American markets. Stiles is excited to announced that they have made a majority share acquisition in the Danish engineering and manufacturing partner, System TM A/S by HOMAG.
Michigan DNR Selects Mass Timber Construction for New Building in the Upper Peninsula
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced its plans to build a multistory building using mass timber, a construction system that uses large solid or engineered wood columns, beams and panels to create a multistory buildings from renewable materials in the Village of Newberry in Luce County.
North America’s Most Sustainable Building – The Catalyst Building – Welcomes Occupants
The five-story Catalyst Building, in Spokane Washington, is one of North America’s most sustainable buildings and opened for occupancy on September 17th, 2020.
Element5 Updates Construction Progress on the St. Thomas Ontario Mass Timber Construction Facility
Element5 has provided an update on their St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, manufacturing facility. According to Element5 they are on track to possibly begin production of laminated prior to the end of the year.
Construction is Underway in Milwaukee Wisconsin on the World’s Tallest Mass Timber Building
Construction is underway in downtown Milwaukee Wisconsin on the Ascent Building. A 25-story, 284-foot residential complex, constructed from mass timbers. When complete the building will be the tallest wood tower in the world, 4 feet higher than the mixed-used structure built in Brumundal Norway last year.
Canadian Government Investing $4 million on Mass Timber Buildings at Chalk River Laboratories
The Canadian government is investing nearly $4 million (CAD) in the construction of a mass timber buildings at the Atomic Energy of Canada’s Chalk River Laboratories in Ontario.
Eastern Washington University’s Catalyst Building in Downtown Spokane Washington the Newest Mass Timber Building in the U.S.
The city of Spokane Washington was founded in 1873, surrounded by some North America’s most productive forests. However, until recently Spokane has never really focused on timber products in construction.