The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will construct a new customer service center in Newberry, Michigan, The Newberry News reported.
News in offsite construction
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.
Washington DNR Chief Sees Value of CLT Manufacturing in Reducing Forest Waste
Washington’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Chief Hilary Franz toured Mercer’s mass timber facility in the Spokane Valley, Spokane Public Radio reported.
Timberlink’s NeXTimber Facility in South Australia Presses Its First CLT Panel
Timberlink’s NeXTimber facility in South Australia has pressed its first CLT panel. The commissioning of the CLT line follows the production of the facility’s first GLT beam in August.
New “Le Berlier” Timber Tower Completed in Paris
Paris has gained a new timber tower, Le Berlier, according to a feature by designbloom. The structure rises fifty meters (165 feet) above street level and was designed by local architecture studio Moreau Kusunoki.
Timberlink’s NeXTimber® Manufacturing Facility in South Australia Ready to Begin Production
Timberlink will complete the construction of Australia’s first combined radiata pine CLT and GLT manufacturing facility, according to Architecture & Design.
VMG Group Opens Its New LVL and I-Joist Manufacturing Facility in Lithuania
VMG Group has opened a LVL and I-joist factory in Lithuania, according to Timber Trades Journal Online. The facility is the first LVL plant in Lithuania.
South Perth, Australia, Approves Construction of World’s Tallest Hybrid Timber Tower
PerthNow reported that after redesign efforts and negotiations, the City of South Perth, Australia, has approved plans to build the world’s tallest hybrid timber tower.
Scotland’s Fife College Using CLT/Steel Hybrid Construction to Meet Carbon Targets
Located in Scotland, Fife College’s new campus is being built to meet the government’s carbon targets by using a steel/timber hybrid method, according to Project Scotland.