Group plans tests to create performance-based structural-fire-engineering guide for cutting-edge composite shear wall

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

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.

Good performance of the cross-laminated timber panels, made by the first certified CLT supplier in the U.S., is expected to have a positive impact on domestic production.