Hancock Lumber announced it has signed a letter of intent and plans to acquire Tiny Homes of Maine, a manufacturer of tiny homes on wheels.
News in offsite construction
BC Institute of Technology and EllisDon Collaborating on New Mass Timber Microcredential Program
EllisDon is collaborating with the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) to funnel its mass timber knowledge into a new microcredential program, the Journal of Commerce reported.
University of Pennsylvania Dedicates New Mass Timber Building
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s newest and tallest mass timber building at the University of Pennsylvania was officially dedicated on Friday, Wood Central reported.
MODEL Shares Details of the Tallest Mass Timber Residential Building in Melbourne, Australia
MODEL is sharing details of its first project, the tallest mass timber residential building in Melbourne, Australia, according to a feature by Architecture & Design.
Stora Enso Opens Its New Headquarters, the Largest Mass Timber Building in Finland
On Wednesday, Stora Enso said it has started operations at its new head office, the largest mass timber building in Finland, located in Helsinki.
LA Warehouse and Parking Garage Converted Into Innovative Hybrid Timber Structure
Together, CLT panels, concrete, and exposed steel columns bear the building’s gravity and seismic loads, The Architect’s Newspaper reported.
Mass Timber Made From Upcycled Construction Scrap to Be Featured at London’s BuildZero
The first timber structure made from CLT and glulam upcycled from construction scrap will be showcased at BuildZero in London, Wood Central reported.
Modular and Off-Site Built Homes See Modest Increase in Market Share in 2023
The total market share of non-site built single-family homes (modular and panelized) was just 3% of single-family homes built in 2023, the Census Bureau and NAHB reported.
One of Europe’s Largest Hybrid Timber Buildings Nears Completion
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) said the Luxembourg Airport’s Skypark Business Centre (SBC) is almost fully enclosed and on track to open in the coming months, Wood Central reported.
Vancouver, BC, Opens School Built Entirely of Prefabricated CLT
Vancouver has completed wək̓ʷan̓əs tə syaqʷəm Elementary School, the first school building in the district to be constructed entirely of prefabricated CLT panels, Canadian Architect reported.