Tag: cross-laminated timber
Fire Design of Mass Timber Members
Code Applications, Construction Types and Fire Ratings
By Richard McLain, PE, SE and Scott Breneman, PhD, PE, SE
For many years, exposed heavy timber framing elements...
Construction Industry Groups Urge the White House to Review Inequitable Federal Funding of Building...
WASHINGTON, DC – Several construction industry groups sent a letter to the White House today urging Larry Kudlow, Director of the National Economic Council, to review...
Tall Wood Buildings in the 2021 IBC
Scott Breneman, PhD, SE, WoodWorks – Wood Products Council, Matt Timmers, SE, John A. Martin & Associates, and Dennis Richardson, PE, CBO, CASp, American...
CTBUH Ratifies ‘World’s Tallest Timber Building’ Following Height Criteria Update
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) verified completion of Mjøstårnet, a mixed-use building in Brumunddal, Norway, that now holds the title of the “World’s Tallest Timber Building.” At 85.4 meters, it is also the third-tallest building in Norway and the country’s tallest with mixed functions.
Researchers Explore the potential of tall timber buildings
University of Canterbury (UC) engineering doctoral candidate Justin Brown is guiding future timber core-wall design with his research, paving the way for eco-friendly, mid- to high-rise buildings.
Acoustics and Mass Timber: Room-to-Room Noise Control
Richard McLain, PE, SE
The growing availability and code acceptance of mass timber—i.e., large solid wood panel products such as cross-laminated timber (CLT) and nail-laminated...
AWC releases 2018 Manual for Engineered Wood Construction
The American Wood Council (AWC) released the 2018 Manual for Engineered Wood Construction, which contains design information for structural lumber, glued laminated timber, structural-use panels, cross-laminated timber (CLT), poles and piles, I-joists, structural composite lumber, and connections.
Report verifies Structurlam CLT products compliant with codes and standards
The ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) and APA – The Engineered Wood Association (APA) released their first joint evaluation report for cross-laminated timber products (CLT).
Beneath Platte Fifteen
Constructing a dry, decontaminated site foundation for Denver’s first cross-laminated timber mid-rise.
The highly anticipated Platte Fifteen multi-use mid-rise structure, located at 15th and Platte...
