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  1. Star Lofts: Mass Timber/Light-frame Hybrid Optimizes Affordable Housing Design

    Star Lofts: Mass Timber/Light-frame Hybrid Optimizes Affordable Housing Design

    The hybrid design highlights the carbon advantages of building with wood as well as the benefits of blending different construction methodologies and using materials where they make the most sense.

    • Case Studies
  2. Design Considerations for Horizontal Penetrations in Glulam Beams

    Design Considerations for Horizontal Penetrations in Glulam Beams

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    • Expert Tips
  3. Fire Design of Gypsum Wall Board Over Mass Timber

    Fire Design of Gypsum Wall Board Over Mass Timber

    Fire-Resistance ratings of mass timber members achieved by a combination of direct-applied gypsum wallboard and inherent timber char

    • Expert Tips
  4. Developing a Functionally Equivalent Design for Comparative WBLCA

    Developing a Functionally Equivalent Design for Comparative WBLCA

    Identify what is required for two or more building designs to be compared to each other.

    • Expert Tips
  5. CLT on Cold-Formed Steel Stud Bearing Walls: Engineering Tips for Hybrid Construction

    CLT on Cold-Formed Steel Stud Bearing Walls: Engineering Tips for Hybrid Construction

    Considerations for mass timber floor and roof panels on cold-formed steel (CFS) stud bearing walls.

    • Expert Tips
  6. Nez Perce-Clearwater Office WBLCA

    Nez Perce-Clearwater Office WBLCA

    Compares a Type V-B, two-story mass timber/light-frame wood hybrid and a functionally equivalent alternate designed in steel—and the associated architectural systems in terms of global warming potential (GWP), dollar cost, and construction schedule.

    • Research
  7. Beam, Column, and Beam-Column Stability Considerations

    Beam, Column, and Beam-Column Stability Considerations

    Explores bracing parameters for compression and bending members in mass timber and light-frame wood structures

    • Expert Tips
  8. Exterior Walls in Buildings with Mass Timber Floors – Part 2: Common Floor-to-Wall Details

    Exterior Walls in Buildings with Mass Timber Floors – Part 2: Common Floor-to-Wall Details

    Reviews common detailing options for mass timber floor to exterior wall intersections

    • Expert Tips
  9. LEED Credits for Use of Wood Products

    LEED Credits for Use of Wood Products

    Overview plus in-depth resource for understanding the contribution of structural wood products to LEED certification

    • Expert Tips
  10. How to Successfully Cost Manage a Mass Timber Project

    How to Successfully Cost Manage a Mass Timber Project

    Covers cost estimating considerations for general contractors with an emphasis on minimizing whole project costs and maximizing the value of mass timber projects

    • Solution Papers
  11. Return to Form Comparative Life Cycle Assessment Study

    Return to Form Comparative Life Cycle Assessment Study

    Compares a Type IV-B multi-family mass timber building over a I-A concrete podium to functionally equivalent cold-formed steel and concrete alternatives in terms of embodied carbon, cost, and construction speed

    • Research
  12. Mass Timber Comparative Life Cycle Assessment Series Introduction

    Mass Timber Comparative Life Cycle Assessment Series Introduction

    Series of studies comparing the embodied carbon impacts and cost of mass timber buildings to functionally equivalent buildings

    • Research
  13. Hybrid Design: Mass Timber Floor and Roof Panels Over Light-Frame Wood Walls

    Hybrid Design: Mass Timber Floor and Roof Panels Over Light-Frame Wood Walls

    Explores design considerations for mass timber/light-frame hybrid projects, including construction type and fire-resistance ratings, lateral system options, and acoustic performance

    • Expert Tips
  14. The Modular Enclosure: Protect Your Investment During Every Phase

    The Modular Enclosure: Protect Your Investment During Every Phase

    How traditional building enclosure design considerations translate to modular projects

    • Expert Tips
  15. Mass Timber: The Optimal Solution for Multi-Family High-Rise Construction

    Mass Timber: The Optimal Solution for Multi-Family High-Rise Construction

    Overview of mass timber’s value proposition for multi-family high-rise buildings, including insights from developers of completed tall timber projects in the U.S.

    • Solution Papers
  16. Meeting Sustainability Objectives with Wood Buildings

    Meeting Sustainability Objectives with Wood Buildings

    High-level overview of mass timber’s contributions to sustainable development goals, including healthy buildings, reduced carbon impact, resilience, and circularity

    • Solution Papers
  17. Exterior Walls in Mass Timber Buildings – Part 1: Code Requirements and Commonly Used Materials

    Exterior Walls in Mass Timber Buildings – Part 1: Code Requirements and Commonly Used Materials

    Part 1 of this series introduces the construction types that allow extensive use of mass timber, as well as material allowances, fire-resistance rating requirements (FRRs), and common exterior wall materials used on mass timber buildings.

    • Expert Tips
  18. Understanding the Carbon Numbers in a Wood EPD

    Understanding the Carbon Numbers in a Wood EPD

    Guidance on how global warming potential and biogenic carbon are reported in the North American Softwood Lumber Environmental Product Declaration

    • Expert Tips
  19. What Net Zero Means in the Building Construction Industry

    What Net Zero Means in the Building Construction Industry

    Demystifying the term ‘net zero,’ and how wood structural materials can help move buildings toward a net-zero carbon goal

    • Expert Tips
  20. Assessing the Financial Feasibility of Modular Construction

    Assessing the Financial Feasibility of Modular Construction

    Considerations for developers and building designers evaluating the potential cost benefits of modular for a multi-family project

    • Expert Tips