The nation’s first mass-timber, net-zero energy, low-carbon public building also provides the San Mateo County civic structure with gravitas.

James Litwin, vice president of construction at developer Harbor Bay Real Estate Advisors, was intrigued by the possibilities of mass timber construction for residential and mixed use because of his background as a carpenter before he became a development executive.

Housing 90% of the world's population in timber buildings could cut additional carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by the equivalent of roughly 20 times U.S. annual emissions from energy use, researchers project.

Developer Sterling Bay plans to break ground on Chicago’s first tall-timber building since the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat designates the 284-ft-tall Ascent as the world’s tallest timber structure.

INTRO benefited from the time and labor advantages of building with mass timber, cross-laminated timber and concrete cores.

In 2015, when Sony BMG and Universal Music left Music Row to lease office space in downtown Nashville, some worried about the future of the historic neighborhood where country music greats like Dolly Parton and Elvis Presley recorded their hit songs, says Hayne Hamilton, senior development manager for Panattoni Development Co. 

Timber erection began last month for the Center for Arctic Studies at Brunswick, Maine-based Bowdoin College.

Contractor splits permitting process to allow concrete podium work to start this fall to optimize construction plan and reduce budget.