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Fire Safety
http://www.awc.org/codes-standards/fire... [Fire Performance] [Web Page] American Wood Council The Construction Fire Safety Coalition a collaborative, multi-stakeholder coalition that is dedicated to reducing the occurrence of fires in buildings under construction, alteration, or demolition. To achieve this goal, coalition partners will align on best practices and agree to promote awareness of the coalition and offer educational materials and opportunities to stakeholder organizations that value a fire safe construction site. Information on becoming a partner is available upon request by ... |
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Tall Mass Timber
http://www.awc.org/tallwood... [Tall Buildings] [Web Page] American Wood Council Tall mass timber is an industry term to identify mass timber buildings, constructed of mass timber elements, that exceed current height limits for wood buildings set by the International Building Code. Mass timber includes any product currently permitted for use in Type IV construction, such as Cross Laminated Timber, Structural Composite Lumber, glued-laminated timber, and large section sawn lumber.... |
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Hospitality Archives
https://www.thinkwood.com/project-types/hospitalit... [Case Study/Projects] [Web Page] ThinkWood ... |
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Vancouver Convention Centre - Commerce, Public Space and the Environment
https://www.thinkwood.com/our-projects/vancouver-c... [Case Study/Projects] [Web Page] ThinkWood Expanded for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter games, the Vancouver Convention Centre was designed to complement the internationally recognized image of Canada Place with its sail-like fabric roofs. The desire to maintain view corridors from the downtown core limited the building’s height and gave it a horizontal emphasis.... |
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Crescent Terminus - Flagship project in the heart of Atlanta connects developer with goals
https://www.thinkwood.com/our-projects/crescent-te... [Case Study/Projects] [Web Page] ThinkWood Surrounded by high-rise buildings in the upscale Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta, Crescent Terminus is a new three-building, luxury apartment complex offering resort-style amenities,including a salt-water pool, rooftop terraces with dramatic skyline views, a gourmet coffee bar and more. Featuring five stories of wood over a concrete podium, the project fills the last three parcels of land in the Terminus complex, completing this unique urban development. And while the prime piece of real estate... |
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How Do Different Assemblies Compare When It Comes to Durability?
https://www.thinkwood.com/news/different-assemblie... [Moisture/Durability] [Web Page] 2017 ThinkWood There are various techniques to assemble multi-layer wooden panels such as CLT and DLT into prefabricated, load-bearing construction elements. However, comparative market and economy studies are still scarce. A study compared laminating, nailing, stapling, screwing, stress laminating, doweling, dovetailing, and wood welding. The production costs, durability, and ecological considerations were also looked at. Study results show that each panel technique has advantages.... |
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Wood Design Awards 2015
http://atlanticwoodworks.ca/atlantic-wood-design-a... [Other] [Web Page] 2015 Atlantic WoodWorks The 1st Atlantic WoodWORKS! Wood Design Awards were celebrated on March 25th at the Westin Nova Scotian in Halifax, NS by more than 100 distinguished guests including; architects, engineers, developers, contractors, federal, provincial and municipal government officials, industry, and partnering associations. The Wood Design Awards luncheon recognized excellence in wood construction and design, and honoured the people and organizations that showcase and promote the use of wood in the Atlantic re... |
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Design / Performance
http://atlanticwoodworks.ca/mid-rise-resources... [Design/Architectural aspects] [Web Page] Atlantic WoodWorks ... |
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Wood Costing
http://atlanticwoodworks.ca/wood-costing... [Economics/Costs] [Web Page] Atlantic WoodWorks ... |
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University of Washington used wood framing to meet ambitious design goals
https://www.thinkwood.com/our-projects/u-w-mercer-... [Case Study/Projects] [Web Page] ThinkWood In 2012, the University of Washington (UW) completed a $109 million, five-building construction project, adding nearly 1,700 student housing beds. Known as West Campus Student Housing – Phase I, the 668,800-square-foot project was the first of four phases planned by UW to add much-needed student housing to its Seattle campus, which has an enrollment of more than 42,000 students.... |
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Solaire Wheaton - Wood: Safe, smart, and sustainable
https://www.thinkwood.com/our-projects/solaire-whe... [Case Study/Projects] [Web Page] ThinkWood Solaire Wheaton is a 361,000 sq ft Type IIIA five-story wood-frame construction structure over a cast-in-place concrete podium with two levels of sub-grade parking. This Class A luxury apartment community in Wheaton, MD serves as the centerpiece to an ambitious new eight-acre transit-oriented urban environment minutes from Washington, DC.... |
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Brock Commons Tallwood House - Demonstrating the viability of mass wood structures
https://www.thinkwood.com/our-projects/brock-commo... [Case Study/Projects] [Web Page] ThinkWood Brock Commons Tallwood House is an innovative 18 storey tall wood hybrid building at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The wood structure was complete less than 70 days after the prefabricated components arrived on site, approximately four months faster than a typical project of this size.... |
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Arena District Apartments - Wood Design Facilitates Beautiful Cost-Effective Student Housing with Exception Environmental Performance
https://www.thinkwood.com/our-projects/arena-distr... [Case Study/Projects] [Web Page] ThinkWood With five stories of wood-frame construction over a concrete podium, the Arena District Apartments student housing project in Eugene, Oregon provides a home for 244 University of Oregon students.... |
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Carbon12
https://www.thinkwood.com/our-projects/carbon12... [Case Study/Projects] [Web Page] ThinkWood It will use pre-fabricated CLT and glulam panels. According to PATH Architecture, these mass timber systems were chosen because they are stronger than steel, lighter than concrete, and faster to assemble than other structural systems. Aside from construction speed, wood was chosen for its positive environmental impact. Trees consume carbon dioxide, which gets stored in their wood. This carbon is released when a tree dies and decomposes or is burned, but when harvested for lumber and used for bu... |
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MOTO - Mixed-use Boutique Apartment: Built with wood to aid in speed of construction and aesthetic appeal
https://www.thinkwood.com/our-projects/moto... [Case Study/Projects] [Web Page] ThinkWood MOTO has four stories of wood-frame apartments on a two-story concrete podium with an above-grade parking garage. The project architects, Gensler chose wood in part due to its quick installation—a panelized wall system allowed each level of the building to be framed in about a week and the entire project in less than a month. The residential portion of the building uses cedar overhangs that warm the industrial palette. Additional wood finishes include cedar tongue and groove soffits, trellis and... |
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Yobi Microhousing - Community-oriented low energy living that layers public and private space
https://www.thinkwood.com/our-projects/yobi-microh... [Case Study/Projects] [Web Page] ThinkWood Yobi Microhousing is a 13,689-sf structure four-story, wood-frame building with 40 sleeping units built over a partially-below-grade basement. The ground floor of the features a generous commons with a lounge, community kitchen, laundry area and media room. Wood framing helped affordably support a number of sustainability features. The building is certified Built Green 4 Star, which means that it has met high-performance criteria over a broad range of categories, including energy use.... |
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Residential Archives Think Wood
https://www.thinkwood.com/project-types/residentia... [General Information] [Web Page] ThinkWood ... |
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Materials and Joints in Timber Structures
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-94-007-... [Connectors] [Book/Book Section] Simon Aicher, H.W. Reinhardt, Harald Garrecht ... |
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Hybrid construction: timber-based solutions to structural challenges
https://www.trada.co.uk/publications/other-technic... [Alternative/Hybrid Configurations] [Web Page] TRADA What is hybrid construction? And how can it be used to create sustainable and versatile buildings? This publication answers these questions by looking at different types of structural engineered timber in effective combinations with other materials, as illustrated by recent case studies. From straightforward projects to complex design briefs, hybrid construction is gaining momentum. ... |
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AWC’s self-directed study program tops 100 eCourses
https://csengineermag.com/awcs-self-directed-study... [Other] [Magazine/Newspaper Article] 2018 Civil + Structural Engineer The American Wood Council’s (AWC) self-directed study program now has 100 available online courses (eCourses) about wood. Course areas range from the use and application of AWC standards, building codes, design considerations, and green buildings and materials. The program was originally launched in November 2014, with nine courses.... |
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