David J. Petersen | Tonkon Torp. | September 6, 2018 On August 8, the Oregon Building Codes Division approved a new state building code called a Statewide Alternate Method. The new code authorizes the construction of wood buildings taller than six stories, which was the previous limit. Taller wood buildings have been made possible by technological advances with cross-laminated… Continue reading The Skyscrapers of the Future Will Be Made of Wood
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Skyscrapers Made of Wood? NBM Show Argues for Alternative to Steel, Concrete.
Mark Jenkins | The Washington Post | December 16, 2016 The “Timber City” exhibition is at the National Building Museum through May 21. (Yassine El Mansouri/National Building Museum) Anyone who looks up while walking Washington’s streets can reckon what the building material of the future is. Most new structures feature glass walls, which have turned… Continue reading Skyscrapers Made of Wood? NBM Show Argues for Alternative to Steel, Concrete.
Cross Laminated Timber: Will it Sell in the US?
Cross laminated timber or CLT, was developed in Austria in the 1990’s as a structural wood building product engineered to replace steel and concrete in building construction. What is CLT ? It is laminated sheets of wood glued together much like plywood only thicker and much stronger. Why use CLT ? It is a renewal… Continue reading Cross Laminated Timber: Will it Sell in the US?