Washington State University researchers received a grant to make more resilient and durable housing materials from thermally modified CLT and recycled carbon fiber, the WSU Insider reported.
News in offsite construction
Colorado Providing Loans to Eight Modular Home Manufacturers to Boost Innovative Housing
Colorado announced funding to support the growth of eight modular housing manufacturers, projected to create 4,755 housing units per year.
Södra and SSEA Group Working Together on New Pilot Project in Sustainable Construction
Södra and SSEA announced that they will build 12 apartments in Malmö, Sweden, in a new pilot project in sustainable construction.
WholeTrees Structures to Open New Facility in Ashland, Maine
WholeTrees Structures has signed a lease agreement for the vacant Moosewood Millwork building in Ashland, Maine, the Bangor Daily News reported.
“TallWood Project” Testing Confirms Mass Timber’s Impressive Seismic Resilience
After more than 100 simulated earthquakes, the 10-story “Tallwood Project” building has demonstrated the impressive seismic resilience of mass timber buildings, temblor reported.
Fast + Epp Completes Six-Month Point-Supported CLT Testing Program
Fast + Epp has completed a six-month point-supported CLT testing program, according to Canadian Consulting Engineer magazine.
Element5 Receives Investment From the HASSLACHER Group; Plans to Expand Glulam Production in Ontario
Element5, a CLT producer, and the HASSLACHER Group jointly announced that HASSLACHER Group is acquiring a stake in Element5.
Rosboro Closes Springfield, Oregon, Stud Mill; Plans to Reopen in Two Years as Glulam Facility
Greater details have become available regarding Rosboro’s recent announcement that it was temporarily closing its Springfield, Oregon, stud mill, according to reporting by The Register-Guard.
VMG Group Opens LVL, I-Joist, and Structural Particleboard Facility in Lithuania
The VMG Lignum Construction factory has an annual capacity of 120,000 m3 of LVL, 15 million meters of I-joists, and 200,000 m3 of structural particleboard.
Vancouver, BC, City Council Takes Steps to Remove Barriers to Mass Timber Construction
Vancouver has taken its first steps toward creating a new policy program to “remove barriers to mass timber” and encourage more developers to utilize the building form, Storeys reported.