Segezha Group, a subsidiary of Sistema PJSFC, has begun supplying the Japanese market with glue laminated timber and structural glue laminated beams. The first shipment (10 containers) shipped from the Sokol Woodworking Plant JSC and was sold to the Sojitz Building Materials Corporation.
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Shawmut Design Building 75-Foot Office Building in LA out of Cross-Laminated Timber
Working in conjunction with the Santa Monica, California-based real estate firm Redcar Properties and Portland, Oregon-based architecture and design firm Lever Construction, Boston-based Shawmut Design and Construction is constructing a 75-foot-tall, 125,000 square-foot mixed-use office building in Los Angeles using cross-laminated timber.
Segezha Group Announces Plans to Build Second Glued Laminated Timber Plant in Karelia, Russia
The Segezha Group has announced it plans to build a glued laminated timber plant in Segeza, Republic of Karelia, Russia. The new plant will be located next to the Group’s primary asset in the Republic of Karelia, Segezha Pulp and Paper Mill JSC. The new facility will join the Sokol Woodworking Plant JSC, which is currently the only Segezha Group facility manufacturing glued laminated timber.
Google Using British Columbia Knowhow to Build First Mass-Timber Office in Sunnyvale, California
Google, the global technology giant, has engaged Vancouver, British Columbia-based Michael Green Architecture to serve as the lead designer on their first ever mass-timber office in Sunnyvale, California. The five-story, 182,000 square-foot-facility is scheduled for completion in 2022.
Colorado Based Timber Age Systems Inc. Expands Manufacturing of Recycled Low-Cost Wood Building Products
Timber Age Systems Inc., a Durango, Colorado based company that specializes in making cross-laminated timber (CLT) for sustainable building projects, has announced its plans to expand its manufacturing capacity and develop a new facility after receiving a grant from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Recycling Resources Economic Opportunity Program.
World’s Tallest Hybrid Timber Tower Plans Approved
The 39-story Sydney Tower, billed as the world’s tallest hybrid timber tower when it was first unveiled in 2020, has been approved. The Shop Architects and BVN’s $1 billion (A$) will be the new home of Atlassian, the Australian tech company. The tower adjoins Sydney’s Central Station and it is intended to be a linchpin of the state government’s planned technology precinct.
USDA Announces $13 Million in New Funding for Grant Programs to Support Market Innovation in Wood Products and Wood Energy
During the “Leaders for the Built Environment” virtual event and kick off of National Forest Products Week on Tuesday (10-19-21), U.S. Deputy of Agriculture Secretary Jewel Bronaugh announced approximately $13 million in new funding opportunities to support market innovation in wood products and wood energy.
Metsä Wood and Partners Design Hybrid Sandwich Wall Element, Combining Concrete with Kerto LVL
Metsä Wood and its partners have developed a hybrid sandwich wall element that they believe will renew offsite construction. The innovation combines concrete with Kerto LVL (laminated veneer lumber). The lighter weight of the hybrid sandwich wall elements proved to be a valuable benefit.
Supply Chain Issues Open Door for Mass Timber Projects in Canada
According to Patrick Crabbe, who oversees everything from pre-construction to execution for all of Bird Construction’s mass timber projects in Canada, supply chain difficulties have led to extended lead times on commodities such as steel I-joist and pre-engineered building components. These difficulties are creating new opportunities for mass timber products in the construction of low-rise commercial buildings in Canada.
Australia’s La Trobe University Opens New Mass-Timber Student Accommodations
La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia is now home to the mass timber student accommodation scheme created by Australian studio Jackson Clements Burrows. Two sweeping arcs providing accommodation for 642 students hug a central courtyard on the 18,000-square-metre site, which is the first to complete in a new masterplan for the university’s eastern residential precinct.