Mass Timber Construction Podcast

In this episode, it is with great pleasure that we present to you another article from the academic journal division of the Mass Timber Construction Journal. Congratulations to the authors. Travis Welt and the team at University of St. Thomas looked at the #shear #connector performance in #CLT. Citation: Cooke, M., Nodland, E., & Welt, T. (2021). State of research for shear connector performance in steel-CLT composite beams. Mass Timber Construction Journal, 4(1), 1-9. Architects and engineers are turning to an environmentally-friendly material known as “mass timber” to construct buildings. Mass timber, which is made of planks of wood glued together and stacked perpendicularly, emits less carbon than using steel, iron and cement. Roxana Saberi has more. Air Date: Sep 25, 2021. In the larger Housing Project sector is Jackson Clement Burrows’ student housing for La Trobe University. With two arcing wings, 624 student units and some facade aspects reflecting the colours of the plantings across the Melbourne bush campus, it is Australia’s biggest engineered-timber construction to date. It is also mostly empty at present. LMN Architects’ mass timber structure for Founders Hall at the University of Washington Foster School of Business has topped out. The 85,000-square-foot structure, expected to be completed in the summer of 2022, frames the northeast edge of the school’s historic Denny Yard, an open space at the heart of the original campus plan. It expands the Foster School of Business education complex while improving connections to the surrounding area.

SOS Children’s Villages Illinois’s Roosevelt Square Community Center is a new single-story cross-laminated timber (CLT) office and community center with kitchen space near their Roosevelt Square Village property.  WoodSolutions timber storage flyer is announced. The two-page PDF document titled ‘Reduce Moisture Issues by Storing Timber Correctly’ by Jeffrey J. Morrell.The first eco-passive multi-storey office building in Romania, built using cross-laminated timber (CLT), will be launched this Friday in the village of Vlaha, some 20 km from Cluj-Napoca. The 75m-tall Sara culture house, designed by Gothenburg practice White Arkitekter, is located in Skellefteå on the Gulf of Bothnia, just below the Arctic Circle. The San Francisco 1 De Haro building has a triangular shape and is wrapped in a glass curtain wall. It is comprised of three stories of exposed glulam columns and beams, and cross-laminated timber (CLT) floor slabs, on top of a concrete podium.  Top Knot Carpentry & Joinery are

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In this very special guest episode, Hannes Blaas, Patricio Gómez-Salas Ramírez & Milos Slavik representing proud sponsors of the podcast Rothoblaas, talk about the way their organisation meets the challenges of working in a global sector, yet has a focus on the needs and respects the nuances of local markets.

We speak about the challenges of establishing a global business during difficult times, the key factors that comprise Rothoblaas' approach to markets across the world, whilst talking about new projects, including the new fully automated warehouse made from mass timber.

We have a lot of laughs, with  Peter Lang (who was not present for the podcast) drawing the short straw and now has to accomodate the four people on the podcast for entertainment and refreshments, Hannes was challenged to ensure we all meet on Norman's Cay (Bahamas) in a years time for the follow up podcast, and much, much, more. 

It is clear, despite the laughter, this team is extremely dedicated to working with customers around the world and have taken a dominating position as leaders in the fastening and fixing, fall protection, and associated products for the mass timber sector.

Enjoy this incredible episode with three very special guests from. our primary sponsor, Rotho Blaas.

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Music "Game Play" by Quality Quest
Podcast is a Mass Timber Construction Journal Production
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Sponsors of the Podcast:

Rothoblaas
Rothoblaas is an Italian multinational with its roots in the Alpine region; a leading developer and provider of high technology solutions for all those involved in the construction with wood sector. Always engaged in finding solutions for the improvement of the sector, today Rothoblaas is one of the leading companies worldwide in the development of products and services dedicated to the wood carpentry industry, and continues to export know-how from the heart of the Italian Alps to the world.

International Association for Mass Timber Construction (IAMTC)
The International Association for Mass Timber Construction aims to promote and deliver value to its members and associated stakeholders through an all-encompassing approach to advocacy, thought-leadership, development for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing sectors, provide education, training/teaching and research in establishing a global mass timber construction sector across the five contents of the world.

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In this weeks update, it is our great pleasure to announce that Rodrigo Mourão has been promoted to Deputy Editor of the Mass Timber Construction Journal. Paul Kremer said "Rodrigo has proven himself to be a worthwhile leader in the field of mass timber. His tireless dedication and support for our sector has resulted in the recognition he deserves. I look forward to many more years working with Rodrigo and our efforts to make mass timber mainstream". On October 26-28, the Canadian Green Building Council (CaGBC) will honour four buildings at the Building Lasting Change conference for their environmental performance, low carbon emissions, human health factors and occupant satisfaction. MEC Vancouver (above), a mass-timber building near the city’s Olympic Village, has won in the category of New Construction. In addition to its water reuse and conservation features, the project’s design contributes nearly twice as much energy to the Neighbourhood Energy Utility as it consumes. The World Architecture Festival has named the eight finalists for its 2021 Timber Prize. Check them out above. The competition, which aims to showcase and reward oustanding wooden construction around the world, saw entrants from 13 countries and 28 different architecture firms and project teams.

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Music "Game Play" by Quality Quest
Podcast is a Mass Timber Construction Journal Production
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Sponsors of the Podcast:

Rothoblaas
Rothoblaas is an Italian multinational with its roots in the Alpine region; a leading developer and provider of high technology solutions for all those involved in the construction with wood sector. Always engaged in finding solutions for the improvement of the sector, today Rothoblaas is one of the leading companies worldwide in the development of products and services dedicated to the wood carpentry industry, and continues to export know-how from the heart of the Italian Alps to the world.

International Association for Mass Timber Construction (IAMTC)
The International Association for Mass Timber Construction aims to promote and deliver value to its members and associated stakeholders through an all-encompassing approach to advocacy, thought-leadership, development for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing sectors, provide education, training/teaching and research in establishing a global mass timber construction sector across the five contents of the world.

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In this extraordinary episode of the Mass Timber Construction Podcast, I speak with Craig Honeyman, the Managing Director of the Accurate Group. Craig is on a mission to  collect data on the number of Wood Machinist apprentices in the coming years to ensure the viability and longevity of a specific trade qualification. People make an industry and the need to continue to develop a pathways to support forestry careers to ensure the support of the mass timber and other timber-based markets is critical.

As the timber industry continues to evolve and develop, education has become one of the strongest pillars in the arsenal of many large operations. Qualified Wood Machinists are currently listed on the National Skills Needs List and are eligible for employer incentives under the Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Program.  Wood machining is at serious risk of being declassified as a trade. This will have significant repercussions for the Timber Industry and the quality of product we are able to produce in the future.

If you can support the collection of data for the survey, please click here https://stirlingmachinery.com.au/register-wood-machining-apprentices/ and complete the form to support and evidenced based approach to the regulators to ensure wood machinery as a trade qualification is maintained.

Production by Deeelicious Beats
Music "Game Play" by Quality Quest
Podcast is a Mass Timber Construction Journal Production
www.masstimberconstruction.com

Sponsors of the Podcast:

Rothoblaas
Rothoblaas is an Italian multinational with its roots in the Alpine region; a leading developer and provider of high technology solutions for all those involved in the construction with wood sector. Always engaged in finding solutions for the improvement of the sector, today Rothoblaas is one of the leading companies worldwide in the development of products and services dedicated to the wood carpentry industry, and continues to export know-how from the heart of the Italian Alps to the world.

International Association for Mass Timber Construction (IAMTC)
 The International Association for Mass Timber Construction aims to promote and deliver value to its members and associated stakeholders through an all-encompassing approach to advocacy, thought-leadership, development for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing sectors, provide education, training/teaching and research in establishing a global mass timber construction sector across the five contents of the world.

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In this weeks episode, Rothoblaas host a webinar dedicated to Asian timber lovers: Designers and builders in tropical climate zones need specific solutions when it comes to timber constructions. This is why we offer a webinar dedicated to all timber lovers living in these Asia. A tower that reaches a height of 75 m (246 ft) may not sound all that impressive – the Empire State Building is over five times taller, after all – but when you consider that the Sara Cultural Centre in Sweden is made almost entirely from wood and is actually one of the world's tallest timber towers, it puts that height into perspective. The project also packs a lot of sustainable features and is expected to become carbon negative in 50 years. Germany’s tallest wooden skyscraper broke ground in Hamburg. The building is called ‘Roots’ and the impressive concrete and wooden structure, sitting at 65 metres and 19 floors. The Mayor of Hamburg, Peter Tschentscher, attended the ceremony in HafenCity and symbolically laid the foundation stone together with Fabian von Köppen, the head of Garbe Immobilien-Projekte GmbH, and Jörg Soehring, the board of directors of the Deutsche Wildtier Foundation. Structurlam CEO Hardy Wentzel has announced that the Penticton, B.C.-based firm is close to commissioning its first U.S. plant, in Conway, Ark. The new 287,000-square-foot facility will produce glulam and CLT, just as Structurlam’s existing three plants in Penticton do, but the U.S. site will have double the production capacity of the Canadian plants.

And the winner is: Willmott Dixon – Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building, University of Warwick. The University of Warwick’s new Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building (IBRB) is a six-storey, 7,000 square-metre facility for up to 300 biomedical researchers. It comprises five floors of labs, plus social and collaborative spaces and a 400-seat lecture theatre. Södra is now launching its complete offering for the assembly of cross-laminated timber (CLT) framing in Denmark. Södra is establishing a new position in CLT across the country and expanding the existing business. This is the first step of Södra’s establishment of the business in Europe and Södra’s complete offering of CLT panels for frame assembly with complementary products and services will now be available in the Danish market. The Transforming Timber initiative – led by Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) with support from Edinburgh Napier University, ECOSystems Technologies, the University of Edinburgh, and SNRG – has been awarded £1.45m of funding from Innovate UK’s Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI).


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Podcast is a Mass Timber Construction Journal Production
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Sponsors of the Podcast:

Rothoblaas
Rothoblaas is an Italian multinational with its roots in the Alpine region; a leading developer and provider of high technology solutions for all those involved in the construction with wood sector. Always engaged in finding solutions for the improvement of the sector, today Rothoblaas is one of the leading companies worldwide in the development of products and servic

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Since 1958, TimberLab Solutions have been producing a full range of Glulam options, as well as fabricated LVL structural solutions, in compliance with the strict requirements of internationally recognised codes and standards. They have specialised plant and equipment have been developed to enable the efficient production of high quality timber engineered solutions. The Company’s two 5-Axis CNC Processing Centres mean we are able to offer specialist detailing and extremely efficient processing and finishing of complex timber structures.

TimberLab welcomed Sam to the team in April 2018. Extending the boundaries for engineered timber solutions is an ongoing passion for TimberLab & Sam’s wealth of skills & experience will assist us on our journey to being New Zealand’s finest provider of engineered timber solutions. Sam has spent the last 5 years helping to develop and educate the mass timber market in New Zealand. He was the Engineering and Innovation Manager at XLam NZ Ltd; Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) manufacturing plant in Australasia. He holds Bachelor of Engineering (1st class Hons) and Master of Engineering Management degrees from the University of Canterbury. Sam’s passion is to see digital technology enhance engineered timber’s ability to expand horizons for the provision of detail designed, prefabricated construction packages.

Sam and I talk about the nature of BIM and projects, Design for Mass Customisation Manufacture and Assembly (DfMCMA), LOD 400 and the impacts of a poor model on machining a project, the Scion building, and the Clearwater project looking at the cost reductions and the carbon accounting as well.  Please enjoy my talk with a great friend of mine, Sam Leslie.

Production by Deeelicious Beats
Music "Game Play" by Quality Quest
Podcast is a Mass Timber Construction Journal Production
www.masstimberconstruction.com

Sponsors of the Podcast:

Rothoblaas
Rothoblaas is an Italian multinational with its roots in the Alpine region; a leading developer and provider of high technology solutions for all those involved in the construction with wood sector. Always engaged in finding solutions for the improvement of the sector, today Rothoblaas is one of the leading companies worldwide in the development of products and services dedicated to the wood carpentry industry, and continues to export know-how from the heart of the Italian Alps to the world.

International Association for Mass Timber Construction (IAMTC)
The International Association for Mass Timber Construction aims to promote and deliver value to its members and associated stakeholders through an all-encompassing approach to advocacy, thought-leadership, development for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing sectors, provide education, training/teaching and research in establishing a global mass timber construction sector across the five contents of the world.

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Delivering value through an all-encompassing approach to advocacy and thought-leadership.

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In this weeks episode, the first Rothoblaas srl ROTHOTALK took place in 2020: the topics addressed were related to structural design of timber buildings. The event was a great success and this year we decided to replicate it with a focus on acoustics.  Ahead of its 60th anniversary, Toronto Montessori School unveils a new Bayview campus lobby and atrium, designed to encapsulate nature using wood structural elements and natural light to welcome students, teachers, staff, and parents. In order to reduce the ‘green’ half of Sweden’s carbon emissions—those that come from the country’s forest industries—Anders Berensson architects proposes the world’s largest timber structure: the bank of norrland. Daramu House is an evolution of its sister building, International House Sydney. Together they complete the first stage of the Barangaroo South precinct, establishing the unique and desirable character of mass timber construction in the competitive CBD office market. Daramu House has been designed to present a cohesive and inviting public threshold to Barangaroo South, providing a transition in scale between the three towers and Sussex Street, establishing a 7 storey street wall and continuous colonnade edge to the precinct.. The World Architecture Festival (WAF) has revealed The Ariake Gymnastics Centre and Mon Repos Turtle Centre are among the eight projects shortlisted for 2021 Best Use of Certified Timber - supported for the third year in a row by Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC).

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Music "Game Play" by Quality Quest
Podcast is a Mass Timber Construction Journal Production
www.masstimberconstruction.com

Sponsors of the Podcast:

Rothoblaas
Rothoblaas is an Italian multinational with its roots in the Alpine region; a leading developer and provider of high technology solutions for all those involved in the construction with wood sector. Always engaged in finding solutions for the improvement of the sector, today Rothoblaas is one of the leading companies worldwide in the development of products and services dedicated to the wood carpentry industry, and continues to export know-how from the heart of the Italian Alps to the world.

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In this weeks episode, we update the City of Geelong Civic Precinct. The building levels are shaping up well, with Top Knot Carpentry & Joinery continuing to work their way up over the next 5 weeks with the same momentum. Site photos thanks to Top Knot Carpentry & Joinery on the Mass Timber Construction Journal LinkedIn feed.  The The University of British Columbia transit shelter was completed back in 2013 and incorporates a visual balance between random and regular patterns that one finds in nature. The striking bus shelter is now a staple in UBC’s unique architecture. If you are ever lost while trekking in harsh weather in Iceland, then you should pray and hope to find refuge in a glamping oasis like the Skyli Trekking Cabin. Skyli means “shelter” in Icelandic and it can provide shelter to 15 mountaineers at a time. The angular structure features four gabled roofs and resembles a tent but is actually clad in a steel facade to protect you from the weather. R U OK? inspire and empower everyone to meaningfully connect with the  people around them and start a conversation with those in their world who may be struggling with life.. You don't need to be an expert to reach out - just a good friend and a great listen. Use these four steps and have a conversation that could change a life:

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Don't forget EOI for the International Association for Mass Timber Construction www.iatmc.org - we look forward to receiving your contribution.

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Music "Game Play" by Quality Quest
Podcast is a Mass Timber Construction Journal Production
www.masstimberconstruction.com

Sponsors of the Podcast:

Rothoblaas
Rothoblaas is an Italian multinational with its roots in the Alpine region; a leading developer and provider of high technology solutions for all those involved in the construction with wood sector. Always engaged in finding solutions for the improvement of the sector, today Rothoblaas is one of the leading companies worldwide in the development of products and services dedicated to the wood carpentry industry, and continues to export know-how from the heart of the Italian Alps to the world.

International Association for Mass Timber Construction (IAMTC)
The International Association for Mass Timber Construction aims to promote and deliver value to its members and associated stakeholders through an all-encompassing approach to advocacy, thought-leadership, development for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing sectors, provide education, training/teaching and research in establishing a global mass timber construction sector across the five contents of the world.

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In this episode, we are looking for foundation members, consider submitting an EOI here https://www.iamtc.org/membership/expression-of-interest/ The high-rise would be by far the Third Ward's tallest building. The historic neighborhood mainly features mid-rise former industrial buildings, constructed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, that have been converted into offices, housing and retail space. The 41,000-square-foot building is going up on farm field, miles away from the university’s main campus but close to a key source of study for students and the researchers in the internationally recognized UPEI Climate Research Lab: the province’s shoreline, some of which is rapidly eroding because of climate change. The two-day online conference, organised as part of the LIGNA.Innovation Network, will bring together more than 30 international experts from industry and politics to discuss Green Material Processing – Process Technologies of the Bioeconomy.

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Podcast is a Mass Timber Construction Journal Production
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Sponsors of the Podcast:

Rothoblaas
Rothoblaas is an Italian multinational with its roots in the Alpine region; a leading developer and provider of high technology solutions for all those involved in the construction with wood sector. Always engaged in finding solutions for the improvement of the sector, today Rothoblaas is one of the leading companies worldwide in the development of products and services dedicated to the wood carpentry industry, and continues to export know-how from the heart of the Italian Alps to the world.

International Association for Mass Timber Construction (IAMTC)
The International Association for Mass Timber Construction aims to promote and deliver value to its members and associated stakeholders through an all-encompassing approach to advocacy, thought-leadership, development for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing sectors, provide education, training/teaching and research in establishing a global mass timber construction sector across the five contents of the world.

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In this episode, I speak with Ellie and Jairis from team ESTEEM. Ellie Witton who is the head of structural engineering sub-team with Team ESTEEM, Heriot-Watt University’s entry to the Solar Decathlon Middle East competition. Been involved in the project for over 2 years and has a niche interest in Mass Timber, specifically Cross Laminated Timber, basing her research on the Viability of Using Scottish Homegrown Timber in CLT. Jairis Alvarez is currently studying MEng, Architectural Engineering at Heriot-Watt University, and she is the head of Marketing, PR and events at Team ESTEEM. She has been involved in the ESTEEM project for over 2.5 years, and her field of study goes from sustainability, indoor built environments to marketing and PR. 

The Solar Decathlon Middle East (SDME) is a collegiate competition challenges students to design, build, operate solar powered houses. SDME is organised under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council. The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), and the US Department of Energy signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of SDME in November 2018- November 2021 at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park; a competition that will integrate unique local and regional characteristics. All proposals focus on solving the issues and needs for the sustainable living in the Middle East, where high temperatures, high humidity and dust condition. International teams enter the challenge for the opportunity to win prizes totalling AED 10 million.

Team ESTEEM is Heriot-Watt University’s official entrant into the Solar Decathlon Middle East 2020 competition, but also the sole UK finalist! This contest is integrated with the World Expo in Dubai which envisions an estimated 25 million visitors.  Their goal is to design & build a multifunctional solar powered house in collaboration with industry and academia. Thus, the design ethos emphasises sustainability & innovative wall-to-wall constructional elements with the aspiration to achieve the most eco-friendly build. Our smart home aims to withstand the high temperatures, humidity & dusty conditions prevalent in the Middle East. Headquartered in Edinburgh, we are proud to represent the Scottish Construction and Building Services sectors on the international stage with our incorporation of materials and designs from several sponsors; local & worldwide.

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Music "Game Play" by Quality Quest
Podcast is a Mass Timber Construction Journal Production
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Sponsors of the Podcast:

Rothoblaas
Rothoblaas is an Italian multinational with its roots in the Alpine region; a leading developer and provider of high technology solutions for all those involved in the construction with wood sector. Always engaged in finding solutions for the improvement of the sector, today Rothoblaas is one of the leading companies worldwide in the development of products and services dedicated to the wood carpentry industry, and continues to export know-how from the heart of the Italian Alps to the world.

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