Mass Timber Construction Podcast
Mass Timber Construction Podcast
Mass Timber Market Updates - Jan 2025 - Week Five
Unlock the secret to revolutionizing urban landscapes with mass timber as we explore the groundbreaking developments shaping cities worldwide. This episode features New York-based investor Tony Cheng's ambitious project to erect Australia's tallest timber tower in Sydney's bustling CBD, showcasing a harmonious blend of mass timber and hybrid steel design. Join us as we dive into the collaborative research efforts of Built by Nature and BEST in Scotland, aiming to enhance fire safety in mass timber buildings across the UK. With contributions from the University of Edinburgh Fire Research Centre and Timber Development UK, this initiative is set to redefine our understanding of safe and sustainable timber construction.
Get the inside scoop on industry leaders Arnie, Craig, and Tom's dedication to steering the International Mass Timber Conference, maintaining its status as a pivotal event for professionals across the globe. Discover the latest architectural wonders as Building Design and Construction editors unveil innovative office projects that push the boundaries of sustainable design. Plus, celebrate a milestone in Mexican architecture with PPAA's introduction of the country's first mass timber structure. This episode promises to be a treasure trove of insights and inspiration for anyone passionate about the future of construction and sustainable urban development.
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 Brammer, your host. Good morning, good afternoon or good evening wherever you are in the world today, welcome to the Mass Timber Construction Podcast. My name's Paul Brammer, your host, and welcome to another weekly update in 2025.
Speaker 1:Happy Chinese New Year to anybody who is celebrating New Year's based on the lunar calendar, and I hope that you have a prosperous and joyous New Year for all people around the world who celebrated New Year's just recently. Don't forget to hit subscribe, don't forget to like, comment, share, repost anything of our content and if you've got a manuscript that you want to put into an academic journal for research publication, please consider our humble little journal with an impact factor of 1.841. Let's have a look at what's making news around the world this week in mass timber construction land, and the big news this week is coming out of Sydney, australia, with New York-based investor Tony Cheng, who is set to build Australia's tallest timber tower, a 13-story boutique office at 4-6 York Street in Sydney's CBD, designed by Tenzance Cheng's NGI Investments. The building will feature 11 stories of mass timber and hybrid steel timber design for the top two floors to support large counter levers over the railway tunnels. You can have a look at the amazing concept drawing which we have reported on previously on the podcast, but you can have a look again on our LinkedIn feed. A look again on our LinkedIn feed.
Speaker 1:And to Scotland now. And Built by Nature has awarded 219,000 euros as a grant to Glasgow-based Built Environment, smart Transformation, or BEST, to spearhead critical research into fire safety in mass timber buildings across the United Kingdom. The research grant is a direct response to the UK government's 2023 request in that timber in construction roadmap be identified and actions needed to improve an understanding in how timber can be used safely in construction be delivered. As part of the program, partners include the University of Edinburgh Fire Research Centre, adding to BEST's academic host, which is Edinburgh Napier University, and the Timber Development UK, confor and the Structural Timber Association, all working together to ensure the best outcome for BEST. If you'd like to read more about that, you can head to BEST's website or you could head to our LinkedIn feed, and the three founding partners of the Forest Business Network, the International Mass Timber Conference.
Speaker 1:Arnie, craig and Tom have committed to staying on in their executive leadership roles for the foreseeable future for the International Mass Timber Conference. Roles for the foreseeable future for the International Mass Timber Conference. There's a beautiful photo of them sitting there with their wonderful hard hats on with an emblazed logo of the International Mass Timber Conference. But great to see them sticking around. It will be great for Trifecta Collective and it will be great for everyone who attends the conference. And don't forget March 25th, 27th this year, portland, oregon. Get your tickets, be there or be square.
Speaker 1:And the editors of building design and construction have collected over 40 recent office and office to residential projects, including misuse destination lead certified buildings and mass timber built headquarters, and they have published them and they're going to continue to publish them in little groups over time as part of their expose for these 40 projects. So stay tuned. We'll be publishing them as they come to hand, but if you want to keep up to date with some projects that are happening in your space, head to our LinkedIn feed. There are some impressive internal shots coming from the Microsoft Silicon Valley campus, which has achieved two significant sustainability recognitions the International Well Building Institute Certification and Well Certification Platinum for Healthy Building Strategies and the International Living Future challenge zero carbon certification. These two important certifications are a testament to the sustainability and the support for employee experience, which is to create a healthier, more equitable and sustainable built environment. If you want to read more about how silicon valley campus has achieved these, you can go to our LinkedIn feed and have a look at the article.
Speaker 1:And Mexico has now got a foot in the door for mass timber construction with architecture studio PPAA has unveiled the first building in the country with the structure constructed mainly of mass timber, claiming it is a milestone for mexican architecture. Located in an industrial complex in mexico, the building has a structure made almost entirely of engineered wood products, and they told design that they chose mass timber for its sustainability, reduced labor costs, speed of construction and, noted, the mass timber is currently more expensive in mexico than other common materials. However, this will change with a greater adoption over time. So if you want to read more on this article about mass timber projects in Mexico, head to Dazeem's website or head to our LinkedIn feed. And that's it, folks. That's all we've got time for this week in mass timber construction land.
Speaker 1:We hope that you're doing well. We look forward to catching up with you next week. Make sure you hit like, subscribe, repost, share any comments that you want to provide us. We really appreciate the feedback. We really appreciate the projects coming through. Do not forget to submit your manuscript to our academic journal. Don't forget to get your tickets to portland and we will speak to you again next week. Good Good morning, good afternoon or good evening, wherever you are in the world. Today, this is Paul Kramer signing off on the Mass Timber Construction Podcast. Thank you,