Mass Timber Market Updates - Nov 2024 - Week Fourtyseven

Get ready to explore the forefront of sustainable construction as we uncover the groundbreaking innovations in mass timber architecture. Have you ever wondered how architects are redefining urban landscapes with eco-friendly designs? This episode promises to reveal the secrets behind some of the most spectacular mass timber projects around the world. From Warthistleton Architects' pioneering efforts in low-carbon buildings with their iconic Murray Grove project to Studio Gang's creative expansion at the California College of Arts, we're showcasing how timber is not just transforming structures but also inspiring new ways of interaction and learning.

Join us as we journey through exciting developments in London, Toronto, and Oregon. Discover how Mace's innovative student tower in East London is integrating exposed cross-laminated timber with a flexible design to create a post-COVID architectural marvel. At the University of Toronto, a 14-story timber masterpiece is offering a glimpse into the future of educational infrastructure. And don't miss out on the University of Oregon's mass timber prototype home, setting new standards for sustainable and energy-efficient construction. Tune in to witness the remarkable feats of engineering that are reshaping the possibilities in mass timber construction.

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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 Kramer. Your host missed an episode. Make sure you comment, like, share and repost any of our content so that we can get the maximum use of the social media platforms to get the good word out there about biosustainability, mass timber construction and all things in between.

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We are currently in beta testing for module one for the international association for mass timber construction. What is mass timber module or micro course module one? So look out for that. Registrations for it will be fully open for a either december or january activation for the course. If you'd like to participate in module one, which will be free to anybody globally, I will make sure I send the link for sharing of that very, very soon.

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Let's have a look at what's making news in Mastimba construction land this week and Warthistleton architects, who are really a research-driven practice in London, have also done a lot of work in delivering low-carbon buildings, and in 2009, they built a nine-story residential building from Mastimba called Murray Grove, and since then they built a nine-story residential building from mass timber called Murray Grove, and since then they've been pioneering globally for work in this space In the first project in the EU in their EU Horizon Program titled Build in Wood. It engages a consortium of experts from across the construction industry and timber value chain to look at a standardized way of building systems for potential universal application. If you'd like to read more around circular economy, urban bank of materials, biomaterials and how that can shift architecture into a new domain where infrastructure in urbanizing our planet addresses carbon costs and intrinsic value of our resources, please head to build in wood resource through the or this is an architect's website, or you can go to our linkedin feed and to the us now and studio gang has completed the latest expansion on the california college of arts, the cca campus in san francisco. The newly built hybrid mass timber facility supports the design education while setting a new benchmark in sustainable architecture by connecting CCA's existing main academic building to the new structure and indoor outdoor space, which encourages students and faculty to use the area for creative disciplines and understanding how the expansion of this design for interdisciplinary interaction can inspire new models of creativity. Jeannie Gang described the building as a place to inspire new forms of making through unexpected interactions between disciplines. If you'd like to see some amazing shots of this particular campus, you'll be able to head to our LinkedIn feed and see the concept drawings. To head to our LinkedIn feed and see the concept drawings.

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And to London now. And Mace has its stamp all over the small patch of SE1 in East London Bridge and south of the River Thames. Eagle Eye commuters might have noticed another Mace-branded concrete core shooting up in recent months near what is to be a student tower. On a sunny day, construction News took a look at the early stage concrete works. The architecture from Pilbara and Partners designed a 27-story tower which will have the hallmarks of aspirational post-COVID workplace, include flexible exoskeleton that allows tenants to divide the space as they see fit, and there will be exposed cross-laminated timber that will feature as staircases that lead to a community auditorium. Also landscaping that filters through from the street, blurring the boundaries between inside and outside. If you want to go and have a look at more on this, you can head to our linkedin feed or you could head to the MACE website and see progress shots for the construction of the project.

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And to Canada now. And there is some more news coming out of the University of Toronto and just across from their football stadium, workers are putting up the 14-story building space for classrooms and facility for faculty. Each of the wood elements is delivered on a flatbed, then a crane comes along and lifts them into place as a function of a flat pack furniture process. The tower is using mass timber and the construction of these massive manufactured wood elements can extend more than half the length of the football field, replacing the steel and concrete beams, says a news report. If you'd like to see some more information on the University of Toronto's progress, head to the university website and out of Oregon now.

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And the University of Oregon has unveiled the mass timber prototype home that sets a showcase for sustainable, energy efficient alternative to traditional home construction. Designed by the Tallwood Design Institute in collaboration with the University of Oregon and Oregon State University, the 760 square foot project was unveiled in an open house in November. The home, built by locally sourced mass plywood panels from Ferris Engineered Wood, addresses the issues of affordability, shortages, wildfire resistance and economic sustainability, unlike conventional timber construction homes, which are constructed from mass plywood shaped to fit together like pieces of a gingerbread house, the team says. If you'd like to see some shots. For this you can head to our linkedin feed or the university of oregon or oregon state university to melbourne, australia. Now. And the 2024 Harry Seidler Award for Commercial Architecture has been taken out by the T3 Collingwood by Jackson Clements Burrows Architecture, which is part of the Heinz development. The T3 is part of the infamous T3 series, with a high level of architectural rigor and collaborative expertise, which is yielded building that achieves best practice, sustainability targets by innovative mass timber construction and progressive and authentic way of building a better sustainable built environment. If you'd like to see some more on it, you can actually go and see the all the project credits on the architectureaucom website.

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And that's it, folks. That's all we've got time for this week in Mastimber Construction and if you'd like to catch up on all the latest news, head to our social media feed. Make sure you didn't miss an episode of the podcast. And, of course, we have our research division. If you're looking to place a manuscript into the global stage for Mastimber Construction and sustainable built environment, do consider our higher impact journal for publication of your research. Good morning, good afternoon or good evening. Don't forget we're going to be having our Module 1 free beta testing completed very soon, so you can do our micro course. This is Paul Kramer signing off on the mass timber construction podcast. Thank you,