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Panel discusses growing adoption of mass timber
Glulam beams and cross-laminated timber panels were installed in the Hidden Creek Community Center in Hillsboro last year. (DJC file)
Mass timber is quickly growing in scale as a preferred building material throughout North America, panelists said during a discussion on Thursday.
A tally maintained by the
Wood Products Council, an industry group, counted 598 projects using mass timber in the design stage in North America in December 2020. Another 462 projects were built or under construction.
“There’s a mass-timber wave that is pulling through North America right now,” said Paul Fast, founder of structural design firm