Element5’s new St. Thomas, Ontario factory is now industry-certified and running at full strength. The new plant lays claim to being the most fully automated mass-timber plant in the world. Combined with an existing factory in Ripon, Quebec, Element5 now has the capacity to produce over 50,000 cubic meters of CLT and glulam per year.
News in engineered wood products mass timber
Mercer International Acquires State-of-the-Art CLT Manufacturing Facility in Spokane, Washington
Mercer International, which operates or jointly operates several pulp and paper operations in Canada and Germany and runs a timber service in Germany, announced on Wednesday (8-3-21) that it has received approval from a U.S. bankruptcy court to acquire a state-of-the-art cross-laminated timber (CLT) manufacturing facility in Spokane, Washington.
TimberQuest Provides Innovative, Sustainable, Highly Efficient Solutions for Mass Timber Classrooms for California K–12 and Community Colleges
TimberQuest is the partnership between XL Construction, Milpitas, with Aedis Architects, San Jose and Daedalus Structural Engineering, based in Saratoga, and combines the organizations’ unique expertise in 21st century learning environments with mass timber design and construction.
Mass Timber Construction and Technology to Merge in New Mass-Timber Office Building in Vancouver, BC
Texas-based Hines, a privately owned global real estate investment firm founded in 1957 with a
presence in 25 countries, has linked with PC Urban of Vancouver to build the largest and tallest mass-timber office building in Western Canada.
Construction Begins on the Darrington Wood Innovation Center in Darrington Washington
Construction is officially set to begin on a 100-acre, $ 73 million timber innovation center in Washington state. First announced in July 2020, the Darrington Wood Innovation Center will house a mass-timber production facility and serve as a hub for innovative wood product manufacturing.
Charlottesville Virginia Soon to be Home to Tallest Wood Structure in the State
Apex Clean Energy, based in Charlottesville Virginia, develops, constructs and operates utility-scale wind and solar power facilities across North America.
Södra’s CLT Can Reduce Carbon Emissions by Up to 80% When Compared to Traditional Concrete Framing
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.
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.