Get ready to have your perspective on urban architecture revolutionized as we take you through "Tall Timber: The Future of Cities in Wood," a pioneering exhibition at New York City's Skyscraper Museum. This episode is a treasure trove of knowledge for anyone interested in how mass timber is redefining our skylines and offering sustainable solutions for our growing cities. We delve into New York's bold new mandate for life cycle assessment in new buildings and how this exhibition is shaping the conversation around urban development. Join us for a thought-provoking look at the past 15 years of mass timber's evolution and its potential to transform our urban landscapes.
In a week where mass timber has made significant strides, we celebrate a host of milestones achieved across the globe. From the Barnaby City Council's approval of the new James Cohen Theatre, an architectural marvel set to be constructed using mass timber, to Schuliger Holz AG's launch of their advanced CLT production plant in France, we're covering the latest expansions that signal a booming future for multi-story timber buildings. As your host, I'm here to guide you through these exciting developments and showcase how the industry is coming together to push the boundaries of what's possible. Tune in for an episode that not only informs but inspires you to join the dialogue on LinkedIn and keep the momentum going.
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Let's have a look at what's making news around the world this week in mass timber construction land. So there's a new exhibition in New York City's Skyscraper Museum which chronicles the rise of mass timber construction, and so it moves all away from the construction system, which is the material components, the timber, the engineering, and looks at the last 15 years of it as being an alternative to concrete and steel, in no part due to its carbon storage potential. And now tall timber the future of cities in wood is an exhibition which then provides people with an understanding about what it means to build, you know, tall timber or mass timber construction. And specifically within New York, with its new mandate for life cycle assessment for new buildings, this is a great step forward to create an education for people there. So if you'd like to check out the exhibition, head to New York City and see it for yourself. York City and see it for yourself. And earlier this week the Barnaby City Council approved the construction contract for a brand new James Cohen Theatre at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. The existing theatre is located in Barnaby's Civic Precinct on the north side of Deer Lake, near Barnaby City Hall, which is being eyed for a redevelopment for the Barnaby Village Museum. This replacement of existing theatre, which was built in the 1940s, will take on a new configuration which will include the use of mass timber construction. If you'd like to read more about the new $55 million art centre, please head to our Mass Timber Construction Journal LinkedIn feed. Dollar art center please head to our mass timber construction journal linkedin feed.
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And to france now. And schuliger holtz ag has started clt production at its new plant in france. The construction of the building in timber is booming in switzerland and also in france, and in particular multi-story timber buildings, and the plant is designed to meet the high structural and aesthetic requirements for buildings in the locality. The installation will be carried out for the existing hall and a plant approximately 5,000 square meters, the annual capacity of two shifts was designed for approximately 50,000 cubic meters and it will also have additional sawmill locations in switzerland and france and runs a high capacity processing dryer, planer, glulam plant and plant panel and pressure treatment plant. That's a lot to say. Congratulations to everyone on the project. We look forward to seeing the successes of your plant over the years.
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And and that's it, folks. That's all we've got time for this week in Mass Timber Construction Land. Not a lot of news happening right now, but it's great to catch up with you again. We look forward to catching up with you next week. Don't forget to hit subscribe and we'll catch you very, very soon. Good morning, good afternoon or good evening, wherever you are in the world today. My name is Paul Kramer signing off on the Mass Timber Construction Podcast. Bye.