Articles Tagged with ''mass timber''

Chicago has its first CLT commercial building, but is still waiting on approval for high-rises.

Crews from general contractor Walter Daniels recently installed a cross-laminated timber deck for a 19,000-sq-ft McDonald’s restaurant in Chicago.

Based on recent fire test results, mass timber groups have adjusted product certification standards to require the use of cross-laminated timber with structural adhesives tested to demonstrate better fire performance.

Based on data from five furnished-apartment blazes, new model-code-change proposal will allow taller timber frames

As those on the leading edge know, progress in the buildings sector does not come easily. But that doesn't stop innovators from working diligently to increase the sustainability and resilience of buildings and decrease their carbon footprints while trying to find ways to boost construction quality and building-team productivity.

Metsa Wood urban design-competition winners suggest adding more levels, using wood framing, on existing buildings.

First-ever two-hour fire testing on a mass-timber exposed structure shows that engineered wood can meet stringent U.S. fire codes for tall buildings.