The frame of a building normally has the greatest impact on the climate. On average the frame of a four to eight story apartment building will account for 45% of the building’s climate footprint.
News in engineered wood products mass timber
British Columbia is Serious About Climate Smart Construction
While climate change and its related effects remain a global challenge, British Columbia municipalities are taking action to reduce its impact at the local level.
A Look at Kalesnikoff’s New $35 million State of the Art Mass Timber Facility
Kalesnikoff Lumber is a fourth-generation family-owned company based in Castlegar, B.C. with roots that date back to 1939, when three brothers began a logging business on the nearby mountainside. That developed in the late 1960’s to a sawmill, and then came a dry kiln and planner operation.
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Announces New Online Resource for Mass Timber Use in Tall Buildings
Thanks to a USDA Forest Service Grant, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has been able to develop an online resource for those interested in mass timber use in tall building construction.
Freres Lumber Attains ASTM Certified Environmental Declaration for Mass Ply Panels
Freres Lumber Co. has published its first Environmental Product Declaration (EDP) for its Mass Ply Panel (MPP). Product specific information in the report was independently validated by the internationally recognized standards organization ASTM International.
American Wood Council Praises the Passage of rec National Defense Authorization Act
The American Wood Council (AWC), a voice for the North American wood products manufacturing, representing 86% of the structural wood products industry, is applauding the passage of the rec National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
More and More Commercial Real Estate Developers and Builders are Turning to Wood
Commercial real estate (CRE) developers and their construction industry partners are constantly on the lookout for new and innovative materials to build with, and many CRE developers have found it . . . Wood.
Mass Timber Products Could Hold Key to Reduction in Wildfires
Recent wildfires have ravaged forested areas along the West Coast and other parts of North America. It is easy to point to climate change for the severity of the problem. However, another problem, which is man-made also must shoulder some of the blame and can now be part of the solution.
Timberlink to Construction a new Cross Laminated Timber Facility Alongside Their Sawmill in Tarpeena
Timberlink, the Australian timber products manufacturing business, owned by investment funds managed by New Forests, has announced that they will begin construction in 2021, on a $ 59 million state-of-the-art softwood cross laminated timber (CLT) plant to be located alongside its recently upgraded softwood sawmill at Tarpeena.
Milwaukee Wisconsin’s World’s Tallest Timber Skyscraper Taking Shape
Milwaukee, Wisconsin is soon to be home of the world’s tallest timber skyscraper. What is special about the Milwaukee project is its height. When the high-end apartment complex opens in 2022, it will top the height of the world’s current tallest wood structure that is now in Norway.