Mass Timber Construction Podcast

A research project led by Dr. Paul Crovella, Assistant Professor in Sustainable Construction and Construction Management, and Dr. William Smith, Professor and Director of the Wood Utilisation Service, will identify ways to connect the supply of wood from New York State’s unique forests to emerging wood product markets. In turn, these wood products can potentially contribute to the state’s energy a...

In the global mass timber market news this week, AXA have announced tailored insurance solutions for North America, including support for mass timber construction. Queensland University is looking for a PhD candidate to study intumescent fire retardancy for timber, WoodSolutions launches "InFocus" a forest and wood educational video series, and we talk to Mark #BS Wille about "TStud...

Is it possible to transition from traditional forms of construction to mass timber? In this episode with Rens Hayes from H + O Structural Engineering we found out how its done. Rens talks about his amazing project in downtown Boston. With a consortium behind the project consisting of Haycon, Monte French Design Studio, and Nordic Structures it was always going  to be a success.  A few key details:...

News from New Zealand, Justin Brown from the University of Canterbury recently released of a further research paper relating to CLT post-tension core walls.  Check out www.pres-lam.com for further details. Both the Irish and the Scottish are leading the CLT revolution both looking to utilise locally produced timber in the production of mass timber building elements. In "the grapevine" (a...

Arnie is the man behind the microphone on the main stage at the International Mass Timber Construction Conference. In this episode we get the inside scoop on the devastation of cancelling the 2020 event only days out from the launch date. Following the cancellation, the conference has been reborn as an all virtual event. Hear how it has changed and what you can expect in terms of speakers/entertai...

News from Facebook's mass timber project called Willow Village including a new campus was announced.  Red Construction announced as the builders for the temp Brent Cross redevelopment site. The German Parliament office building shall be constructed using mass timber modules including 400 units scheduled by the end of 2021.  In Austin, Tx, the news that the new mass timber hotel has recently o...

Introducing Rodrigo to the global mass timber construction community, he talks a little about blast testing and working in the defence sector with mass timber. State University of New York was recently awarded a grant from the USDA for $250,000 to undertake research into mass timber products. We launch "the grapevine" - a segment in which you can share industry gossip, news or events. Se...

With an absolute passion for timber and sustainable building, Mark #BS Wille is the  BareNaked #EngineeredWood Carpenter & Storyteller. Educating the industry about Building Science & OffSite Innovations to BuildChange with Green Steps Forward.  Mark's motto is "Connecting~Consulting~Constructing with a Passion. " ~mw We discuss what the new year holds for the mass timber se...

The first podcast episode for 2021. End of 2020 wrap-up  discussing some major events that shaped 2020.  Tune in each week for an update on the global mass timber construction sector.  Production by Deeelicious Beats  Music "Game Play" by Quality Quest Podcast is a Mass Timber Construction Journal Production  www.masstimberconstruction.com  Send a text Support the show

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