Mass Timber Market Updates - July 2024 - Week Twentyeight

Discover the latest innovations and breathtaking projects in mass timber construction this week on the Mass Timber Construction Podcast. Have you ever wondered what it takes to build the world's largest timber-roofed stadium? You'll get an exclusive look at the groundbreaking design for Hobart's Macquarie Point stadium in Tasmania. We'll also celebrate the incredible 85-year journey of Klasnikov, a heritage company that has continually pushed the boundaries of timber production through generations.

Join us as we explore a harmonious CLT house in rural Hungary by Hollow Wood and learn how Mithun has transformed a typical office building into a wellness-focused, sustainable marvel. Craig Curtis shares his insights on this unique structural innovation developed with Fasten App Engineers. Finally, be captivated by Peter Bennett's photography capturing the majestic glulam column and beam structure of the Pengali Recreation and Cultural Center. Don't miss these compelling stories that are setting new standards in mass timber construction.

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:59

Ladies and gentlemen, we are live. This is the moment you all have been waiting for. It's time for the global sensation, the one, the only, the undisputed heavyweight podcast in the world the Mass Timber Construction Podcast. And now here's Paul Ramer, your host. Good morning, good afternoon or good evening, wherever you are in the world today, welcome to the Mass Timber Construction Podcast, and we're very proud to announce that we are one of the media partners for the International Mass Timber Conference in Portland, oregon in March in 2025. Mass Timber Conference in Portland, oregon in March in 2025. So, if you'd like to find out more information, we have an advert at the start of all the podcast episodes at the moment, and we will be posting regular updates from the International Mass Timber Conference. So stay tuned and we'll update you regularly throughout the year until we hit the conference in March in 2025.

Speaker 1: 2:20

Don't forget to hit subscribe and let's have a look at what's making news around the world this week in mass timber construction land and starting out in Australia, and the sports loving fans from all over Australia will be very, very pleased to see the new concept designs for Hobart, which is in Tasmania, the southern island off the coast of the mainland of Australia, hobart's Macquarie Point, images for the new roof on the stadium that is going to house the AFL team, the Australian Football League team down in Hobart, and it is the world's largest timber-roofed stadium and it will be an amazing stadium if it gets through. The concept designs show this sort of grid shell type structure over and a very large oval that will host both AFL football and the cricket throughout the seasons through the summer seasons here in Australia. So if you'd like to see the new Tasmania Devils site, you can head to our LinkedIn feed and see all the concept shots there. So congratulations to everyone involved in the project. The images look amazing and Klasnikov are celebrating 85 years in mass timber and timber production. The company started in the 1930s with three immigrant Russian brothers who had a very handy adventure in timber and created Klasnikov Timber. Ken Klaschnikoff, the president CEO, says the company's success is due to the stellar employees constantly adapting and getting into value add wood products, and one of the very unique things about going through the generations four generations of the business was that they were fortunate. The two children were very engaged in the business and they have five grandchildren who will hopefully continue the legacy and they will like to see the company sustained for another 85 years. So congratulations to everyone at klasnikov and news out of hungary now.

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And hungarian design build studio named hollow wood has shared its latest home and it's seemingly blending its rural surroundings and trying to bridge the gap between the natural environment and engineered objects, meaning mass timber products. Located in rural hungary. The clt house is approximately 1453 square feet fully equipped. It features a 377 square foot main living space and 161 square foot guest room, and it has some of the most amazing exposed CLT internal images I've seen in the house for a long time. So head to our LinkedIn feed and you'll be able to see all the latest news.

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And Craig Curtis has been one of the authors on a project review for Mithun and looking at how it transformed a typical commercial office building into an innovative mass infrastructure, prioritizing wellness, community and environmental responsibility. Mithun collaborated with Fasten App Engineers to develop an innovative structural scheme that incorporates timber bracing to satisfy the lateral requirements, but also bracing serving the transfer of the 15-foot one-way grid to upper floors, to the 30-foot concrete grid, to the parking grade below the timber bracing feature throughout the building, resulting in a dramatic effect that is not found in typical concrete construction. If you'd like to see more on this amazing project, you can head to our mass timber journal linkedin feed and you'll be able to see the full article from craig. Congratulations on the article, craig. And we have some amazing photos from peter bennett's photography on the pen galley recreation and cultural center the large portal frame, glulam column and beam structure. Photos from Peter Bennett's photography on the Pengali Recreation and Cultural Center. The large portal frame, glulam column and beam structure with grid shell roof system makes an impressive and ominous sight in the backdrop. Looking at the images that are posted on our LinkedIn feed. If you'd like to read more about this impressive project and see these amazing images, please head to our Mass Timber Construction Journal LinkedIn feed.

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And crews of Broken Ground in Redmond. On the new Cancer Treatment Centre for St Charles Health System. Tva Architects designed the two-storey 53,000-square-foot building. The project team includes a civil engineer from Dow, structural engineering from KPFF, mechanical and electrical and plumbing PE, landscape architect Zabspo and Skanska. As previously reported, the center will include clinical space for radiation oncology and surgical oncology, medical oncology and integrative therapies, as well as a fusion between services for outpatient and integral testing, compounding pharmacy, as well as support spaces for offices, conferences and patient education. The entire building will be made out of a combination of clt conventional steel, according to reports.

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Don't forget, we have our research project open right now. The link will be in the show notes for this particular episode, so please do. If you wish to contribute to the global mass timber circular economy open building research project that I currently have underway, please do contribute via the link and make sure that you hit subscribe so you never miss an episode of this podcast. And we'd like to just welcome again and congratulate the international mass timber conference on selecting us as one of the media partners for the 2025 conference. Hope you have a fantastic week. It is good morning or good evening wherever you are in the world. Today. This is Paul Kramer signing off on the Mass Timber Construction Podcast. Thank you,