Mass Timber Construction Podcast
Mass Timber Construction Podcast
Mass Timber Market Updates - June 2025 - Week TwentyFive
The world of mass timber construction is reaching extraordinary new heights—literally! This week we explore groundbreaking developments that showcase how engineered wood is revolutionizing modern architecture and sustainable building practices worldwide.
At the forefront is Milwaukee's ambitious Neutral Edison project, set to become the Western Hemisphere's tallest mass timber structure upon completion in 2027. This 38-story marvel will feature 353 high-end apartments and numerous eco-friendly innovations, eclipsing the current record-holder just 1.5 miles away. Meanwhile, Portland's manufacturing landscape is evolving as ZUG Timber Solutions secures a long-term lease to operate a mass timber modular factory, transforming a former marine terminal into a hub for sustainable construction innovation and job creation.
Across the Pacific, Perth prepares for one of the world's tallest hybrid timber towers with Rothy Lohman's stunning design for 351 build-to-rent apartments. The project's pioneering hybrid construction system combines cross-laminated timber with concrete cores, promising reduced environmental impact while delivering spaces filled with natural warmth. In Canada, milestone moments include the arrival of mass timber materials for Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital and the Ontario government's release of an ambitious Advanced Wood Construction Action Plan that prioritizes local timber use for faster, better homebuilding.
We've gathered visual documentation of these exciting developments on our LinkedIn feed, including in-construction photos of Sydney's innovative Atlassian building with its six discrete habitat levels. Whether you're a design professional, developer, or simply fascinated by sustainable construction, these projects demonstrate how rapidly mass timber is transforming our built environment. Subscribe now, share your thoughts in the comments, and join us next week for more cutting-edge developments in the world of mass timber construction!
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Speaker 1:Let's have a look at what's making news around the world this week in Mass Timber Construction Land and the record-breaking apartment tower is under construction in Milwaukee. The neutral Edison will be the tallest Mass Timber building in the Western Hemisphere, to be completed in 2027. Story building at 1005 north addison street will include 353 high-end apartments and loads environmentally friendly features numerous to mention. As you would probably be aware, with mass timber. Once it's complete it will eclipse the height of the current record holder, which is the 25 story ascent building located just a mile and a half east of the neutral project. Congratulations to all the team. We look forward to seeing this progressive project develop over the next few years.
Speaker 1:The Port of Portland has approved a long-term ground lease for Zug Timber Solutions ZTS to build and operate new mass timber modular factory in the Port's mass timber and housing innovation campus at Terminal 2. Zts is an anchor tenant at the campus where the port is transforming a former marine terminal into Portland's northwest industrial area into a manufacturing hub. The campus, according to the port, will support Oregon's growing mass timber industry, create new jobs, small business opportunities. The port has approved a long-term lease for ZTS and ZTS will make sure that there is a contribution to the local community and a new design by Rothy Lohman, with planning and landscape by Urbis. A project will be one of the world's tallest hybrid timber towers, delivering 351 build-to-rent apartment studios, one and two bedroom apartments and 64 short stay accommodation units. This innovative development is thoughtful in design and fostering a strong sense of community, including a new residential model that Perth has set a new standard for with high quality living. The project prioritises aspirational living, encouraging greater interaction among residents.
Speaker 1:108 Stirling Street embraces hybrid cross-laminated timber construction, reinforced concrete cores and timber columns. The pioneering system will reduce footprint and enhance structural efficiency and inject a warmth and a character into the interior spaces. If you want to have a look at this new concept design by rothi loman in perth, western australia, in australia, head to our linkedin feed and heading to north america now. And construction of the new hospital has reached a milestone. The arrival of the mass timber material to the construction site marked the celebration of local and provincial partners, the Bay of Quint, mpp, tyler, alsop, prince Edward County Mayor Stephen Ferguson and the representatives from Infrastructure Ontario. The mass timber building is using Canadian source reliable material manufactured in North Quebec. The hospital structure will feature a mass timber building is using canadian source reliable material manufactured in north quebec. The hospital structure will feature mass timber beams, columns and clt slabs to ensure both safety, aesthetic appeal, structural incorporation of fire resistant systems combining strength and warmth, and a natural look. The building is set to set a new benchmark as the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital takes shape. If you'd like to have a look at some in-construction photos. You know where to head and staying in Canada now.
Speaker 1:And Ontario government has released an advanced wood construction action plan. We've got a copy of it on our linkedin feed if you want to read a full version of it. Released this month in june. It is a high quality ontario wood building products initiative looking to foster prefabrication, modular wood design building using advanced timber construction. The government delivers its plan to protect and build Ontario's action plan to help promote prioritised wood buildings made in Ontario using Ontarian wood and advanced wood construction as an opportunity for new homes to build faster, better and stronger, more competitive forest sector. So if you'd like to check it out, please head to our LinkedIn feed. We've got it on the uh page. You can just download a copy of it or head to ontario's advanced wood construction action plan.
Speaker 1:In the google machine and HOK architectural firm, patrick Riddle shares his key tips when considering designing with sustainable building materials and he talks specifically about mass timber as a great option for reducing embodied carbon and supporting long-term environmental goals. In Monterey there's a new 60,000 square foot terminal, shown in a picture on our LinkedIn feed. The airport will be targeting LEED Platinum and designed to be net zero energy ready, and they're setting their bar very high for regional airport with a sustainable design. You can check out all the details, including the concept drawings, by heading to our LinkedIn feed. And finally, in in this episode, the Atlassian building is rising. There are six discrete habitat levels within this particular building a hybrid building and there's an image of the building going up in New South Wales, in Sydney, in Australia. So if you want to see some in-construction photos, head to our LinkedIn feed and you'll be able to check out this amazing hybrid building Build for Alassian.
Speaker 1:That's it, folks. That's all we've got time for this week in Mass Timber Construction Land. I hope you've had a great week. We look forward to catching up with you very, very soon. Don't forget to hit like, subscribe, comment, share or post on our LinkedIn feed or social media feed. And thank you very much for listening this week. Don't forget if you've got an academic journal, a manuscript, that you'd like to get reviewed, please send it in to the Mass Timber Construction Journal and we will review it with haste. Thank you very much for coming along. Look forward to catching up to you next week. 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?