Mass Timber Construction Podcast

Since 1958, TimberLab Solutions have been producing a full range of Glulam options, as well as fabricated LVL structural solutions, in compliance with the strict requirements of internationally recognised codes and standards. They have specialised plant and equipment have been developed to enable the efficient production of high quality timber engineered solutions. The Company’s two 5-Axis CNC Pro...

In this weeks episode, the first Rothoblaas srl ROTHOTALK took place in 2020: the topics addressed were related to structural design of timber buildings. The event was a great success and this year we decided to replicate it with a focus on acoustics.  Ahead of its 60th anniversary, Toronto Montessori School unveils a new Bayview campus lobby and atrium, designed to encapsulate nature using wood s...

In this weeks episode, we update the City of Geelong Civic Precinct. The building levels are shaping up well, with Top Knot Carpentry & Joinery continuing to work their way up over the next 5 weeks with the same momentum. Site photos thanks to Top Knot Carpentry & Joinery on the Mass Timber Construction Journal LinkedIn feed.  The The University of British Columbia transit shelter was comp...

In this episode, we are looking for foundation members, consider submitting an EOI here https://www.iamtc.org/membership/expression-of-interest/ The high-rise would be by far the Third Ward's tallest building. The historic neighborhood mainly features mid-rise former industrial buildings, constructed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, that have been converted into offices, housing and...

In this episode, I speak with Ellie and Jairis from team ESTEEM. Ellie Witton who is the head of structural engineering sub-team with Team ESTEEM, Heriot-Watt University’s entry to the Solar Decathlon Middle East competition. Been involved in the project for over 2 years and has a niche interest in Mass Timber, specifically Cross Laminated Timber, basing her research on the Viability of Using Scot...

In this weeks episode, Steeltech Industries release a rare photo  the construction of Asia largest timber building, where Steeltech Industries is constructing. With the use of Mass Engineered Timber (MET), we have substantially reduced the amount of concrete required, hence avoiding more than 2,600 tonnes of CO2 emission in the concrete production process. Mass Timber Construction Journal founder/...

In this weeks episode, we launch the International Association for Mass Timber Construction recently launched onto the global stage. The association aims to promote and deliver value to its members and associated stakeholders through an all-encompassing approach to advocacy, thought-leadership, and development for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing sectors, providing educat...

In this very special guest episode about women in construction, I talk to Tamika Smith who is the founder and director of Top 100 Women, who’s made it her mission to build up women in the construction industry.  Top 100 Women supports women entering the industry, and gives them the support they need to build long and meaningful careers. Now people from the industry are flocking to Top 100 Women, t...

In the Mass Timber Construction Podcast weekly updater, this week! Mercer International Inc. announced they have acquired the Katerra CLT factory in Spokane, Washington for $50 million. T3 Diagonal Mar is the first fully wooden building of its kind to be constructed by Henderson Park and Hines in Europe and is part of Hines’ innovative “T3” family of buildings. The new Elephant Park building would...

In this weeks episode, we discuss the projects of the week around mass timber construction land. Enjoy.  Production by Deeelicious Beats Music "Game Play" by Quality Quest Podcast is a Mass Timber Construction Journal Production www.masstimberconstruction.com Sponsors of the Podcast: Rothoblaas Rothoblaas is an Italian multinational with its roots in the Alpine region; a leading develope...

In this weeks updater, the Forest Green Rovers in western England plans to build the world’s first modern football stadium, almost entirely using wood, one of the oldest materials in construction. The elementary school provides an ideal educational facility for modern pedagogic approaches. It is an uncompromising example of cluster design offering a flexible and nurturing learning environment. Aus...

In this very special guest episode, I speak with Kevin Hill the founder of Venturer. Kevin has completed over 100 construction projects in markets all over the globe using sustainably sourced timber from forests on every continent.  From humble beginnings building a heavy timber frame at  the Singapore Botanic Garden, to the challenge of completing the world-famous deck at Marina Bay Sand's S...

In news this week episode, Södra’s second production facility for cross-laminated timber is scheduled for completion by mid-2022. The facility will be able to deliver framing materials for 4,000 homes per year, which is ten times the current output of Södra’s existing facility at Värö. Three engineered timber office towers worth $173 million have been approved for a site in Sydney’s Lower North Sh...

In this weeks episode, SmartLam North America is growing. Stephen Tolnai and Derek Ratchford are changing the future of SmartLam. The Catalonia region in Spain is one of the most forested areas in Europe with about 60% of its surface being tree-covered, a surprising fact is that it has more woods than Switzerland. A pioneering investment has recently been initiated by Mosser Leimholz GmbH and the...

Happy Fourth of July to all our United States listeners. In the podcast this week. Sweden's largest wooden parking garage. Will there be room for just over 600 cars (18,000m2). The parking garage has high sustainability ambitions and a role model for future projects. As part of westbank’s sweeping campus transformation of san jose, james k.m. cheng architects unveils its‘orchard’ residences....

In this special guest episode I talk with CLTP Tasmania CEO Chris Skeels-Piggins about the launch of Cusp Building Solutions. Using CLTP's products, Cusp will operate essentially as the marketing branch of the organisation. To kick things off, they're highlighting their "world-first" hardwood Cross Laminated Timber for the structural timber market. Cusp hardwood CLT is made fro...

In this weeks mass timber construction update. The launch of the new $110m Auckland City Mission HQ being finished, tallest NZ wood building. Bates Smart’s 25 King Street Building, located in the Brisbane Showgrounds, has been named the Best Tall Building Under 100 Metres by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). The honour, awarded at an international level, recognises the best...

In this week's update, the covers have now come down to reveal the true beauty of the design and construct by Gardner Vaughan Group using the elegant combination of black and gold on the exterior. A recent report produced by the federal government, The State of the Mass Timber Industry in Canada (SMTC) in 2021, displays through an interactive map close to 500 under construction or completed m...

A globally-experienced, registered architect,  Simon Topliss is a Principal at  Warren and Mahoney Architects after 10 years at Jackson Clements Burrows (JCB), where he was an Associate Director for the last four years. Prior to JCB, the architect collaborated with Peter Elliot, following a long stint in London. In this special guest episode I discuss several notable projects in the university sec...

In the weekly update, Construction startup Katerra has told employees it plans to shut down, people familiar with the matter said, marking the collapse of the SoftBank-backed company that had raised more than $2 billion to slash the cost of building apartments. Katerra is expected to let go of thousands of employees and is likely to walk away from dozens of construction projects it had agreed to b...

In this very special guest episode, I speak with Clément Quineau who is the Technical Affairs Manager at Union des Industriels et Constructeurs Bois (UICB). The UICB promotes wood material and other bio-based materials. The UICB contributes to the development of markets for wood construction, the training of employees and the attractiveness of trades in the sector. It provides technical, legal, ec...

In the weekly updater, the world's best timber construction video. Let us know what you think. For more by Tomorrow’s Build. The U of A Community Design Center, working in collaboration with the U of A Resiliency Center, has been awarded a 2021 Green Good Design Award for Green Research/Technology by the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and the Chicago Athenaeum:...

In this weeks mass timber construction updater, I talk about welded wood, where researchers from TMI Ltd and the University of Cambridge's Construction Innovation Lab developed "a sustainable process to rapidly join timber elements using linear friction welding." Margulies Perruzzi, one of New England's most innovative architectural and interior design firms, announced today th...

In this episode, Seattle-based Green Canopy says it's developing the city's first mass timber modular townhouse project. France’s first foldable house is under construction and will take less than two weeks to complete from start to finish. The timber industry is calling for embodied carbon to be regulated in response to the Environmental Audit Committee’s (EAC) recent inquiry into the s...

In this episode I speak with Rensteph Thompson from Hess Timber. As a project specialist in the field of timber engineering, based in Kleinheubach Germany, has specialised in the development and execution of architecturally challenging projects and can refer to outstanding projects worldwide such as the Museum Foundation Louis Vuitton in Paris, the free-formed foyer of Bunjil Place in Casey, Austr...