In Finland, wood is a readily available building material. As a result, there is a growing trend to use wood in buildings throughout the country. It is also in step with efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035.
News in offsite construction
New York’s First Mass Timber Condominium, the Timber House, Built in Brooklyn’s Park Slope Neighborhood
In Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood, the Timber House is the first mass timber condo building in New York. It includes six stories of post-and-beam construction with exposed glulam columns and beams and CLT floor plates.
Koskisen and Stora Enso Develop Revolutionary Bio-Based Furniture Board
Koskisen is a Finnish wood industry company that produces sawn timber and panel products. Koskisen uses Stora Enso’s bio-based binder, NeoLingo® by Stora Enso, which is replacing fossil-based resins used in furniture boards.
World’s Tallest Hybrid Timber Building Coming to Sydney, Australia
Tokyo-based Obayashi Corporation and Sydney-based Built Pty Ltd. have started work on a 182-meter-tall (597 feet) skyscraper in central Sydney. The project is part of a partnership to build what will be the world’s tallest hybrid-timber building using an eco-friendly wood product.
Sweden’s Setra to Invest in Its Own Pellet Plant at Its Långshyttan Glulam Factory
Setra, one of Sweden’s largest wood products companies, announced on Friday that it intends to invest in its own pellet production plant at its factory in Långshyttan. In a statement, the company says the investment is strategic and will increase the value of bioproducts, as well as reduce transportation and CO2 emissions.
BC’s Vancouver Island University Planning to Build 9-Story Mass Timber Student Housing Project
Vancouver Island University (VIU) is planning to build an $87.8 million (CAD), nine-story mass timber student housing project that, when complete in the autumn of 2025, will include 266 student beds, a common area, and a new dining hall at its Nanaimo, BC, campus.
Recent Changes to California Building Codes Allow for Mass Timber Buildings Up to 18-Stories Tall
Recently enacted new building codes in California now allow for high-rise mass-timber buildings of up to 18-stories to be constructed throughout the state and increased allowable square footage of such buildings. The new provision comes just as mass-timber building continues to grow across the US.
First 3D-Printed Multistory Building in US Underway in Houston, Texas
HANNAH, PERI 3D Construction, and CIVE, in collaboration with building industry partners, are in the process of 3D printing the first multistory printed structure in the US. The two-story single-family home in Houston, Texas, will integrate a customized architectural design and a resilient structural system.
Two Wood Product Expansion Projects Coming to Dothan, Alabama
SmartLam North America has announced it will be investing $62 million to build a new 140,000-square-foot custom manufacturing plant with the capacity to produce 84 million board feet annually. SmartLam will also be adding equipment to fully automate its existing 225,000-square-foot facility.
Oregon Vineyard Installs Mass Timber Roof for Winery Pavilion
Domaine Willamette is the latest venture of Willamette Valley Vineyards, a leading Oregon producer of Pinot Noir. On Tuesday (9-6-22), a new roof for its outdoor pavilion made from sustainable, Oregon-made mass timber panels was set into place.