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Monte French Design Studio designed 11 E Lenox, located in Boston, MA, to meet stringent Passive House standards while obtaining another feat: seven stories under the 70-foot height limit. Watch the video, featuring designers Monte French (Founder & Principal, Monte French Design Studio) and Alex Yoon (Director of Design) to learn more about the pioneering Boston project, which won a 2024 Wood in Architecture Award: https://lnkd.in/ehvbyKHw Image Credits: Jane Messinger Boston Real Estate Collaborative H+O Structural Engineering Haycon Rothoblaas

Introducing the WoodWorks Mass Timber Fire & Acoustic Database—our latest free resource for the design community. This new tool gives designers a single source to find tested and approved assemblies from manufacturers across the industry, helping to streamline the mass timber design process. Access 800+ assemblies for code-required fire resistance and acoustic performance here: https://lnkd.in/euimQaaD

The Glenn Department of Civil Engineering at Clemson University and Clemson Wood Utilization + Design Institute are partnering with the Softwood Lumber Board and U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities to host a two-and-a-half-day, hands-on workshop for engineering faculty. Learn more & apply here (by 4/19): https://lnkd.in/ec-UEhv8

The Howard Commons Pavilion integrates a range of amenities within a small site to create a vibrant gathering spot for the Village of Howard near Green Bay, WI. The expansive open-air ice rink is a standout feature, requiring careful structural planning to achieve large spans. Douglas fir glulam beams played a crucial role in the design, providing both strength and architectural beauty while allowing for the impressive scale of the pavilion. See Howard Commons on the WoodWorks Innovation Network (WIN): https://lnkd.in/eFXVedmX Western Archrib

The Mass Timber Insurance Playbook – U.S. Edition simplifies the insurance process for mass timber projects by providing a collaborative framework for developers, designers, builders, and insurers. This playbook provides practical guidance on risk management and insurance for mass timber buildings, helping all parties to understand and negotiate the necessary contractual requirements, definitions, and actions despite their differing perspectives. Get your free copy here: https://lnkd.in/ez_BVJJ6 Thank you to the following companies for their participation in the development of this resource: Alliance for Sustainable Building Products Built by Nature Marsh McLennan Neutral Rosetta Risk Management Zurich Insurance Glockling Consulting Mike Hasting, M.D. Hastings Risk Consulting

Mass Timber Multi-Family in Somerville, MA 154 Broadway is a Passive House pre-certified, 45-unit, market-rate multi-family residential building with a mass timber structure. The Type I-A building includes four stories of rental units over a podium comprising a concrete composite deck, steel frame, and metal stud walls. The residential floor slabs are CLT and bear on light-frame wood stud walls below. The project was one of two pilots for the use of eastern hemlock-tamarack CLT, which was deployed over common areas and in one accent wall to highlight the potential for native New England species in CLT construction. Read more about 154 Broadway on the WoodWorks Innovation Network (WIN): https://lnkd.in/etYeqVyi SmartLam North America™

Technical Engineering Guidance—CLT Shear Wall Options in the U.S Cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels are noted for their significant strength and stiffness when subjected to in-plane forces, making them highly suitable for use in shear walls. This application is of great interest to North American building designers, as the ability to use a CLT shear wall system means that a structure can be built using mass timber for 100% of its vertical and horizontal framing. While the adoption of new seismic-resisting systems requires significant research and product development beyond the work needed for gravity systems, there are several CLT shear wall systems available for use on U.S. projects and others in development. Read our new article detailing CLT and light-frame wood shear wall systems available for use now and in development: https://lnkd.in/efzr_KWi Photo: Peavy Hall / Oregon State University Forest Science Complex / photo Equilibrium

The Patrons Oxford Insurance Office Building is a beautiful example of mass timber on the East Coast. Located in Portland, Maine, the 20,000-sqft building is a primarily timber structure, with wood floor and roof trusses with glulam beams left exposed as an architectural feature. See details on this project—including its unique geometric design elements—on the WoodWorks Innovation Network (WIN): https://lnkd.in/eQa4WMf9 Thornton Tomasetti

Located on the shores of Lake Union overlooking Seattle’s skyline, Northlake Commons provides a home for companies involved with everything from artificial intelligence to life science research. Dramatic architectural details prioritize natural elements, leveraging biophilic design principles and using wood to inspire innovation and promote well-being. In our case study on the project, Cody Lodi, Design Principal with Weber Thompson shares, "This project gives us a good view of the future and how people will want to work. We’ve created a place where people can discover, connect, and socialize, a healthy place that benefits the people who work here as well as the public. Mass timber ties all that together.” Get the full technical project case study here: https://lnkd.in/enspHtQQ Spear Street Capital Swinerton Kalesnikoff Timberlab Sansin