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
International Mass Timber Conference Returns as a 100% Virtual Event, Allowing for Greater Content, Reach
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Photo Credit: Marcus Kauffman, Oregon Dept. of Forestry PORTLAND, Ore. (PRWEB) January 12, 2021 The 6th Annual 2021 International Mass Timber Conference will be 100% virtual, March 30–April 1, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The move to virtual for the world’s largest mass timber event creates exciting, new opportunities for what is usually an in-person conference. A virtual platform should drive even greater global attendance over 900 attendees from 15 countries are already registered and provide for even more access to international content. Although 2021 will be virtual only, a hybrid in-person and virtual conference is expected in 2022 and beyond.
WoodWorks Announces Interfor Senior VP as 2021 Chair
Diverse Board includes representation from the wood industry and building design community
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Bart Bender, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing at Interfor is the newly elected Chair of the Board for WoodWorks Wood Products Council. Bender will serve a two-year term beginning in 2021. WoodWorks welcomes Keith O Rear, Senior Vice President of Wood Products at Weyerhaeuser to the Board as the company s new representative.
Bart Bender We are honored to welcome Bart Bender as the new WoodWorks Chair and Keith O Rear as the new Weyerhaeuser Board representative, said Jennifer Cover, President and CEO of WoodWorks. Bart has more than two decades of experience in the wood products industry and a keen eye for building value through quality offerings. Keith has been with Weyerhaeuser since 1989, holding a succession of leadership