The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has announced allowances for larger and taller mass timber buildings in accordance with NFPA 5000 Building Construction and Safety Code® and, where applicable, NFPA 101 Life Safety Code®.
News in offsite construction
‘Wood CO2ts less’ Campaign Underway in the U.K., to Increase Awareness of Woods Ability to Reduce Carbon Emissions
In the U.K., a campaign is underway to increase the awareness of how using wood from sustainably managed forests can help reduce carbon emissions. The campaign members say that using wood boosts the green credentials of builders and developers.
Kalesnikoff Mass Timber Selected Use at Three Canadian Educational Institutional Projects
Kalesnikoff, North America’s most advanced, vertically integrated, multi-species mass timber manufacture, located in Castlegar British Columbia, Canada, has announced three new mass timber projects at Canadian educational institutions.
Milwaukee Soon to Become Home of Tallest Mass Timber Structure in the World
Downtown Milwaukee is about to become home to a $ 80 million, 25-story mass timber apartment tower.
Watch for Timber Construction to Trend in the Upcoming Years
Timber has always been a pivotal part of construction, but growing concerns on sustainability and biophilic design use of wood in construction is likely to increase.
Langford B.C. Warehouse made Exclusively of Cross Laminated Timber and Glulam Taking Shape
The push in B.C. to adopt mass timber building products seems to be gaining momentum.
South Korea Envisions Timber as the Key Construction Material for the Future
Korea Forest Service Deputy Minister Choi Byeong-am wants to see Korea embrace timber as key construction material for the future.
Adding Value and Innovating in a Post Pandemic Office Building Environment
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many things in our lives. One of the major changes is how people are going to work in a post pandemic world when they are allowed to return to an office building setting.
Katerra Becomes North America’s Only End-to-End supplier of Mass Timber
Katerra, has become North America’s only end-to-end supplier of mass timber.
Fast + Epp’s New 4-Story Mass Timber Hybrid Building Shell Completed in Just 4-weeks
The 4-story mass timber hybrid office building at 7th Ave & Yukon Street, in Vancouver B.C., will be the home of Fast + Epp Engineering Company in late 2020.