Swedish start-up Modvion has successfully completed the world’s tallest wood wind turbine, reaching an impressive height of 150 meters (492 feet), the BBC reported.
News in offsite construction
Blueprint Robotics Opens New European Office in Herefordshire, UK
Blueprint Robotics is opening a new office for its new European team of four design engineers in Herefordshire, UK, according to Your Herefordshire.
Maine’s Bowdoin College Incorporates the State’s “Working Forest” Identity Into a Pair of New Mass Timber Buildings
HGA has unveiled for the first time a new mass timber project that was completed earlier this year at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, according to a feature by Archinect.
Canada Plans to Ramp Up Housing Construction Using Preapproved Home Designs
Canada intends to bring back a post-war effort to ramp up housing construction by developing a catalogue of pre-approved home designs, according to reporting by CBC.
Proposed Building Code Changes in BC Will Expand Mass Timber to Taller Buildings
British Columbia’s Minster of Housing announced that proposed changes to the BC building code will expand the use of mass timber to build taller buildings.
Paper Log House Prototype Provides Temporary Accommodations in Maui’s Lahaina Neighborhood
Archinect is featuring a new collaborative prototype to provide residents of Maui’s Lahaina neighborhood with much-needed temporary accommodations following August’s wildfires.
Trinity University Completes San Antonio’s First Mass Timber Higher Education Building
ENRTexas&Louisiana has featured a new, 40,000-square-foot mass timber facility at San Antonio’s Trinity University.
BC Forestry Sector Embarks on Mission to Japan to Showcase BC’s Innovation in Wood Products
The delegation will include the Ministry of Forests, as well as First Nations delegates and forestry-sector representatives from companies of all sizes.
Prolam Breathes New Life Into 80-Year-Old Motueka, New Zealand, Sawmill
Prolam has purchased an 80-year-old sawmill in Motueka, New Zealand, which had been closed since 2017 by its original owner.
Stora Enso Celebrates the Opening of Wooden Architectural Landmark in Stockholm, Sweden
Stora Enso is celebrating the opening of a wooden architectural landmark building in the courtyard of Sweden’s National Museum of Science and Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, the company announced.