This past summer TSI's very own Jill Ramirez had the opportunity to travel to Finland and attend a mass timber conference and workshop. 

Mass timber is an innovative and eco friendly building material that has been gaining popularity in Europe that last decade or so and is not starting to be implemented in the United States thanks to collaboration between US and european policymakers, tradespeople, and architects. 

In this episode we sit down with Jill to talk about what she learned during her time in Finland and what were her key takeaways for implementing this alternative building material in a variety of projects. 

Jill also explains the environmental impact of mass timber, and how the process of sourcing the material helps manage forests rather than harm them. 

Here's a glimpse of what you'll learn: 

• What is mass timber
• Why the United States started using it sooner
• How it's sourced and the environmental impact
• Mass timber's fire retention 
• What projects make the most sense to use mass timber 

Supplementary Links:

Michigan State Mass Timber 

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