A new US Army Corps of Engineers policy requires the consideration of mass timber as structural option for all vertical construction projects, according to the Engineering News-Record.
News in offsite construction
Winners Announced for the Second Annual Mass Timber Competition
Five winners have been selected in the second annual “Mass Timber Competition: Building to Net-Zero Carbon,” the Softwood Lumber Board announced.
A Behind-The-Scenes Look At Asia’s Largest Timber Building at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University
Global Construction Review is taking a behind-the-scenes look at the “Gaia” project at Singapore’s Nanyang Business School.
Copenhagen’s Henning Larsen Designs Pioneering Mass Timber Building in the Netherlands
Henning Larsen, a Copenhagen-based architecture studio, and fashion company Bestseller have designed a pioneering mass timber headquarters in the Netherlands, according to designbloom.
BC Government Announces New Funding for Value-Added Wood Producers and Manufacturers in the Kootenays
As much as $400,000 will support a capital improvement project by Creston’s J.H. Huscroft Ltd., a value-added specialty manufacture of glulam, trim, boarding, and flooring.
White House Names Oregon as Tech Hub for Mass Timber, Opening the Door to Millions in Funding
Oregon is in the running to receive tens of millions of dollars from the federal government for semiconductors and mass timber, according to Captial Press.
Could Building Cities Using More Wood-Based Products Help Prevent Wildfires?
Bloomberg discusses forest health and mass timber in a segment on the global rise of mass timber as a low carbon building material.
Michigan Department of Natural Resources to Build New Customer Service Center Using Mass Timber
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will construct a new customer service center in Newberry, Michigan, The Newberry News reported.
Oregon Mass Timber Coalition Awarded $41.4 Million Grant to Modernize Oregon’s Forest Products Industry
The Oregon Mass Timber Coalition has been awarded $41.4 million by the US Economic Development Administration to modernize and boost the forest products industry in Oregon.
Ledinek Begins Shipping Cutting-Edge Machinery to SmartLam’s New GLT Facility in Dothan, Alabama
Ledinek announced that the initial shipments containing the equipment for SmartLam’s new GLT facility located in Alabama have left Ledinek’s Hoče manufacturing site.