Performance of Mass Timber Structures under Lateral Loads: The Canadian Experience
https://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/products/publications/sp... [Mechanical Performance] [Presentation] 2015
Marjan Popovski
In the last 20 years mass timber (MT) products have emerged as cost-competitive, carbon efficient, sustainable and reliable structural components for use in residential and non-residential applications. They can complement the existing light-frame and heavy-timber systems or can be used in new innovative construction applications that are currently dominated by concrete, masonry, and steel. MT has also given the opportunity to wood as a structural material to be used in tall buildings once agai...

The Reduced Cross Section Method Applied to Glulam Timber Exposed to Non-standard Fire Curves
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10694-015-0485-y... [Fire Performance] [Journal Article] 2015
David Lange, Lars Bostrom, Joachim Schmid, Joakim Albrektsson
Timber is an desired material for structural applications due to its green credentials and attractive external appearance. Fire safety design of timber structures is largely limited to considering the exposure of elements to the standard fire, to which timber demonstrates exceptional resilience. This paper reports on a series of tests which were carried out with the intention of exploring the impact of non-standard fires on timber elements. Because of the natural variation in timber elements, th...

Blast Testing Shows CLT Can Take the Heat
https://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/labnotes/?tag=woodworks... [Fire Performance] [Web Page] 2016
Rebecca Wallace
Here at the Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), we sometimes get a little destructive. We bend and break wood samples of all sizes, and we even shoot lumber out of a cannon at 100 miles per hour. Not that wood can’t handle it. Particularly when it’s used in engineered products like cross-laminated timber (CLT), which FPL researchers have studied from many angles, including fire performance, use in earthquake-prone regions, and the effects of moisture on CLT. Recent tests of CLT structures show jus...

C3 #371
https://www.woodsolutions.com.au/articles/c3-371... [Markets] [Web Page]
WoodSolutions
A monthly magazine from Korea, C3 looks at thematically linked architectural projects from around the world. #371 from August 2015 has two themes; the integration of nature and greenery into urban buildings and the blending of the public space into buildings. C3 has an extensive variety of case studies and provides a large number of images for each. The text is written in both English and Korean, which doubles the amount of space for each case study and thus necessitates extra photographs. The ...

Creep Performance of Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)
https://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/labnotes/?tag=creep... [Other] [Web Page] 2015
Tom Ownens
Few places in the United States can understand cold like the Midwestern United States. In Wisconsin, where January’s low temperatures average around 13 degrees Fahrenheit and snowfall is typically measured in feet, a well insulated home can spell the difference between enjoying the winter and enduring the winter. At the Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) in Madison, Wisconsin, helping to evaluate effective yet structurally sound insulation methods for wooden construction is a small but important p...

Tall Wood Takes a Stand – Proven to be Safe and Cost Effective
https://www.slideshare.net/rethinkwood/tall-wood-t... [General Information] [Presentation] 2014
Think Wood
The growing awareness of the environmental benefits of wood combined with advances in wood technology and manufacturing have aligned to make tall wood buildings not only possible but safe and cost effective. While the increasing number of code-approved, light-frame wood construction projects reaching five and even six stories has helped North American building professionals raise their comfort level with wood, a number of forward-looking architects, engineers, and developers are looking beyond s...

Engage the Integrated Design Process | WBDG Whole Building Design Guide
https://www.wbdg.org/design-objectives/aesthetics/... [Design/Architectural aspects] [Web Page] 2016
WBDG Aesthetics Subcommittee
The broad obligations and opportunities of architecture were summarized by the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius in the prescription that buildings should provide Commodity, Firmness and Delight. When the forms of architecture were limited by materials and construction methods, aesthetic principles were narrowly defined by the successors to Vitruvius. Modern architecture proposed a break with stylistic traditions, and invented what have become new ones—some derived from precedent movements like ...

JEAN-TALON MARKET SAQ ROOF
https://www.nordic.ca/en/projects/structures/saq-j... [Case Study/Projects] [Web Page]
Nordic Structures
Situated in the heart of Montreal’s Jean-Talon Market, this branch of the SAQ’s roof, consisting of Nordic Lam wood decking, beams and short columns, peaks at 7.3 m above the ground floor slab. The high exposed wood ceiling allows for an abundance of natural light to enter and contributes to the excellent acoustics, enhancing the space for both customers and vendors. Nordic Lam, a renewable natural material, is made from black spruce harvested near Chibougamau. Thus it also contributes to the s...

Using CLT to spark change
https://www.constructionspecifier.com/using-clt-sp... [General Information] [Magazine/Newspaper Article] 2017
Tom Lambert, Jonathan Orpin, Megan Larmouth
Mass timber—specifically cross-laminated timber (CLT)—continues to spread across the nation as an alternative to traditional concrete and steel construction. CLT panels are described as large-scale, predesigned, and highly engineered for precise tolerances. For New Energy Works Timberframers, the catastrophic building failure of its World War II-era fine woodworking shop opened the door to rebuilding in a way that fit the company ethos for strict environmental considerations and elevated craftsm...

Discover how to build smart with fire risk mitigation in new residential constru
https://www.naturallywood.com/resources/news/disco... [Other] [Others] 2018
BC Housing
Hosted by BC Housing in collaboration with industry partners, this training workshop held on April 17 will demonstrate cutting edge construction safety practices, industry research, and lessons learned from international exterior cladding fires as they relate to the design and construction of modern residential buildings. With a focus on managing and designing to address fire safety risk, this workshop will discuss international best practices in exterior wall finishes while addressing new consi...

Wood Design Education Opportunities
http://seblog.strongtie.com/author/rshackelford/pa... [General Information] [Web Page] 2014
Randy Shackelford
Designing wood structures properly requires a broad knowledge base of a variety of materials and how they go together. However, it can often be difficult to find educational opportunities for designers to learn about wood design or keep up with new technologies on wood construction. Fortunately, there are some unique chances this summer to increase your knowledge about wood as a construction material....

Support from Members of Congress for Expanding Sustainable Forest Certification
http://awc.org/news/2010/07/19/support-from-member... [Markets] [Web Page] 2010
American Wood Council
WASHINGTON – Seventy-nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives showed their support for wood as a renewable building resource – and the workers it supports in the U.S. forest products industry -- in a letter to the President and CEO of the U.S. Green Building Council, Rick Fedrizzi, by urging the expansion of recognized sustainable forest certification programs. Broadening the number of eligible certification programs could stimulate the market for American produced wood products and th...

2018 WFCM standard available online
http://awc.org/news/2017/12/01/2018-wfcm-standard-... [Standards/Building code] [Report] 2017
American Wood Council
LEESBURG, VA. - The American Wood Council (AWC) 2018 Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM) for One- and Two-Family Dwellings is now available online at changes in the 2018 WFCM include:“Framing members attached with properly designed fasteners and connectors help to resist forces associated with high winds, as do diaphragms and shear walls made from wood structural panels properly attached to lumber, wall and roof framing. The Wood Frame Construction Manual equips designers and code officials ...

Brock Commons Tallwood House
https://www.naturallywood.com/sites/default/files/... [Markets] [Report] 2017
naturally: wood
Brock Commons Tallwood House is an innovative tall wood student residence at the University of British Columbia (UBC). It is the tallest contemporary mass timber hybrid structure of its kind in the world standing at 18 storeys in height....

Moisture-induced stresses in cross-laminated wood panels
https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch:443/bitstr... [Moisture/Durability] [Thesis/Dissertation] 2009
Thomas Gereke
When cross-laminated wood panels are exposed to moisture variations, the crosswise bonding of the layers may cause problems. Shape distortions may reduce the serviceability. Drying stresses cause cracks on the surface, which act as a potential target for water accumulation and disrupt the natural wood surface. Moisture-induced deformations may lead to problems in areas where two panels are connected, such as gap opening or failure due to compression. It was the objective of the present study to ...

A Buyer's Guide to Wood Products
https://www.puuinfo.fi/sites/default/files/A%20BUY... [Commercial/Company Information] [Brochure/Product Sheet] 2018
PUU Info
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Wenlock Road
https://www.bkstructures.co.uk/case-studies/wenloc... [Case Study/Projects] [Web Page] 2019
B&K Structures
Wenlock Road, situated within the London borough of Hackney, has taken cross laminated timber (CLT) to new heights. Holding the title of the tallest CLT residential building in Europe at the time of construction, the 10 storey development houses 50 one, two and three bedroom apartments. Timber technology was the preferred core structural component for the build, due to Hackney’s commitment to creating more sustainable buildings. A complex hybrid CLT and steel structure was vital in creating the ...

The Ancient Material That's Being Used To Develop Earthquake-Proof Skyscrapers? Wood
https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2015/12/the-ancient-mat... [Seismic Performance] [Magazine/Newspaper Article] 2015
Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan
Last year, the White House launched a competition that rewarded designers for developing tall building designs that used a novel type of wood called Cross Laminated Timber, or CLT. The Wood Innovation and Design Centre, a six-story timber building in Vancouver that uses Cross-Laminated Timber. Theres another overlooked aspect of timber thats growing increasingly clear, too: Some types of wood construction are surprisingly good at withstanding major earthquakes, just as those Japanese builders kn...

Guide to Cross-Laminated Timber Use Expands Wood Construction Options
https://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/labnotes/?p=418... [General Information] [Web Page] 2013
Rebecca Wallace
As interest in sustainable building continues to grow, wood construction is going beyond its traditional roots in housing and expanding into mid-rise, high-rise, and non-residential applications. To support this trend, a new guide for the early adoption of cross-laminated timber (CLT), an innovative engineered wood product, is now available. Developed for building professionals, the U.S. CLT Handbook provides technical information for the design, construction, and implementation of CLT systems a...

Services
https://www.sautertimber.com/services... [Commercial/Company Information] [Web Page]
Sauter Timber
Our real service to our customers is Time – the time we can save you by precisely machining all of your time-intensive cuts and joinery, eliminating days of on-site construction and the hassle of miscuts and wasted materials. Our skilled craftsmen and draftsmen give attention to every detail, working out exactly the best joinery to make your project strong, secure and beautiful. Most of our clients send us the timbers and materials, and we take it from there, producing the cuts and joinery for t...