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Manufacturer of LVL I-joists, eyeing big growth, opens first U.S. factory
DOTHAN, Ala.– Florida-based International Beams, a manufacturer of high-quality, pre-fabricated i-joists, will convert a General Electric building as its new 227,000-square-foot manufacturing facility...
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Technology for tall wood construction expands in U.S. market
New opportunities are opening in the woodworking market with the rising popularity of large-scale wood structures. The construction approach taps the strength of laminated beams (CLT or Cross Laminated...
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Thinking through wood industry challenges with smarts, and inspiration
Data driven manufacturing linked to consumer shopping via visualization software, are among the technology trendsRegular readers may have noticed a cast in my most recent reporting - a good deal of it...
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Two-story cross-laminated timber structure tested in 6.7 earthquake simulation
SAN DIEGO - A two-story cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure was subjected to seismic forces produced by a 1994 6.7 Northridge earthquake. The engineered simulation is expected to reveal ways in...
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Mass-wood CLT building survives earthquake test
SAN DIEGO - A full-scale validation of new CLT wood building components was completed at The successful test took place on the world’s largest outdoor shake table, at the University of California San...
View ArticleSee the next tall wood building on university Austrian Timber Building Tour 2017
VANCOUVER - The Centre for Advanced Wood Processing (CAWP) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in collaboration with the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) will lead a technical...
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Massive factory planned for CLT lumber components in Washington State
Katerra's existing plant in Phoenix totals 220,000 square feet. SPOKANE VALLEY, Calif. – Katerra, a high-tech construction firm, will open a new factory in Spokane Valley, Washington, where it will...
View ArticleQuebec wood building component firm Lamco debuts fire-mitigation technology
SAINT-FÉLICIEN, Quebec - Lamco Forest Products Inc. of St Felicien, Quebec entered into an agreement with Intelligent Wood Systems Ltd. of Perth, Scotland to bring the UK firm's wood construction fire...
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Wood buildings survive second round of blast tests by USDA and WoodWorks
Tests at Tyndall Air BaseWASHINGTON, D.C. -WoodWorks, in cooperation with the USDA's Forest Service Forest Products Lab and Softwood Lumber Board, conducted a second series of blast tests on three...
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Massive cross-laminated timber building planned for Chicago
CHICAGO - Claiming it will be the largest mass timber structure in the United States, real estate developer Hines will build a six-story, 270,000-square-foot office building on Chicago's North Side....
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Mass-timber goes big: 500,000-sq-ft skyscraper in the works
NEWARK, N.J. - A 500,000-square-foot skyscraper will be the largest mass timber building in the United States. Designed by Canadian studio Michael Green Architecture - architects of T3, the current...
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The world's tallest timber tower will be the tallest building of any kind in...
TOKYO - The world's tallest wooden building - and the tallest building of any kind in Japan - will be an 1150-foot tall timber skyscraper in Tokyo. The 70-story building will be a hybrid timber...
View ArticleMass timber construction okayed for Washington State building codes
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington State legislators changed building codes in new legislation, a move expected to increase in the use of mass timber products in commercial and residential construction. The...
View ArticleKaterra receives $865 million to fund massive cross-laminated timber plant
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wa. - Katerra, a high-tech construction firm, has secured $865 million in funding from SoftBank Vision Fund. That money will go toward ongoing projects in the U.S., like the company's...
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Toronto will be home to Canada's first tall wood research institute
TORONTO - George Brown College in Toronto, Ontario has revealed plans for what it says to be the province’s first tall wood, low-carbon institutional building. Dubbed the Arbour, the 12-story building...
View ArticleContrat historique pour Conception R.P.
Conception R.P. commence la conception puis la fabrication d’un projet d’envergure aux États-Unis pour un fabriquant de bois lamellé-croisé ou sous l’acronyme CLT (Cross Laminated Timber). Le projet se...
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Katerra buys timber leaders Michael Green, plans massive CLT factory
SPOKANE, Wash. - In just three years, Canadian firm Katerra has become a $3 billion construction and tech giant. And now its expanding into architecture with the purchase of Vancouver's cross-laminated...
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Mass wood construction project breaks ground in Atlanta
ATLANTA — DLR Group’s Workplace Studio celebrated the official start of construction on T3 West Midtown, a lively neighborhood in Atlanta. The seven-story, is a joint venture between international...
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CNC machining debut for CLT wood building construction
PORTLAND, Ore. - At the International Mass Timber Conference, SCM is outlining its state-of-the-art technological solutions, including a new CNC machining center for the timber construction industry...
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Mass-timber goes big: 500,000-sq-ft skyscraper in the works
NEWARK, N.J. - A 500,000-square-foot skyscraper will be the largest mass timber building in the United States. Designed by Canadian studio Michael Green Architecture - architects of T3, the current...
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