The 89,000-square-foot Wingspan Event and Conference Center in Hillsboro Oregon has been completed, consistent with national and local safety precautions during the pandemic. The project features a glulam and CLT “butterfly roof” structure over steel-framed galleries and circulation areas, designed by LRS Architects and structural engineer IMEG.
News in engineered wood products mass timber
Softwood Lumber Board Announces Addition of Industry Veteran Nick Milestone
The Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) has announced that Nick Milestone, has joined the SLB to support its mission in the area of strategic partnership and adoption of mass timber construction in the U.S. Milestone is a veteran of the European and United Kingdom mass timber markets and is the current chairman of the Timber Research and Development Trade Association (TRADA).
Natural Resources Canada Investing in Mass Timber Building at Chalk River Laboratories Site
Natural Resources Canada (NRC) is making a nearly $4 million (CAD) investment towards a series of mass timber buildings being constructed at the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited’s Chalk River Laboratories.
The Province of Quebec, a World Leader in Mass Timber Technology and Construction
A resurgence in timber construction and engineered wood is now underway. Architects are inspired and enjoy the challenges of creating new and unique structures made of mass timbers and engineered wood.
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.