News in offsite construction

A CA$60 million, six-story mass timber building called Nexus is planned for Penticton, BC’s Innovation District, the Journal of Commerce reported.

Castlegar’s new Confluence civic hub showcases passive-house design with locally sourced mass timber and an estimated 80% cut in heating and cooling emissions, naturally:wood reported.

The SLB and Forest Service are expanding the Accelerator Cities Program to Portland and Santa Monica to advance affordable, low-carbon mass timber development.

ThirdGen Timber Group acquired a majority stake in Canadian Timberframes, expanding its capacity across log homes, timber frames, and mass timber construction.

Mercer Mass Timber is leading fabrication of the new Cheaha State Park Lodge, expected to be Alabama’s largest mass timber project, the Alabama Political Reporter said.

The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board is calling for harmonized zoning, stronger financing tools, and a provincial procurement roadmap to speed prefab housing delivery across BC, BIV reported.

Auburn University’s Kreher Preserve opened a new 5,000-square-foot mass-timber education center, Architectural Record reported.

Willmott Dixon completed certified fire-safety testing for CLT cavity barriers, a UK industry first that could streamline timber-build design and compliance.

FABRIC Mass Timber and WRNS Studio have started design work on California’s first regenerative mass timber plant in Redding.

Stora Enso’s Bad St. Leonhard mill has surpassed one million cubic meters of total cross-laminated timber production.