Mass Timber Construction Podcast

In this weeks episode, Steeltech Industries release a rare photo  the construction of Asia largest timber building, where Steeltech Industries is constructing. With the use of Mass Engineered Timber (MET), we have substantially reduced the amount of concrete required, hence avoiding more than 2,600 tonnes of CO2 emission in the concrete production process. Mass Timber Construction Journal founder/editor-in-chief, podcast host and global mass timber industry expert, Paul Kremer, has been appointed to the steering committee for an innovative project with the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) based in Chicago. The project will see the development of a research program examining the benefits of using mass timber (CLT) in concert with structural steel for the realisation of a hybrid solution for high-rise buildings. The internationally active office White Arkitekter is dedicated to the renewable material wood and ecologically and socially sustainable architecture. In 2016, they designed a 20- storey building in Skellefteå in Sweden that will be one of the world’s tallest timber high- rise structures. Sara Kulturhus – a new cultural centre right in the core of the city combining theatre, museum, art gallery, public library, conference centre and hotel – opens this year. The building, designed to reduce embodied as well as operational carbon emissions, is mainly made of wood grown in the regional boreal forests. Solar panels and efficient energy systems further contribute to minimising the project's climate footprint.  Don't forget the www.iamtc.org is looking for foundation members for the association, get your applications in! We are looking for foundation members, consider submitting an EOI here https://www.iamtc.org/membership/expression-of-interest/

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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 weeks episode, we launch the International Association for Mass Timber Construction recently launched onto the global stage. The association aims to promote and deliver value to its members and associated stakeholders through an all-encompassing approach to advocacy, thought-leadership, and development for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing sectors, providing education, training/teaching and research in establishing a global mass timber construction sector across all contents of the world.  We are looking for foundation members, consider submitting an EOI here https://www.iamtc.org/membership/expression-of-interest/

In the 1st half of the year, the German sawmill industry achieved a turnover of 50% higher than in the previous year. All details can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eEGz_BhA The new Ascent building is under construction. Crosslam Australia positioning some of its CLT Balcony Panels adjacent Crosslams STRATAFLOOR Panels at 12 Smith Street HIGHGATE. Thanks to the Department of communities for backing local manufacture instead of imports. Time to get ready for another amazing conference! Registrations are now open for the International Mass Timber Conference for 2022.

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 very special guest episode about women in construction, I talk to Tamika Smith who is the founder and director of Top 100 Women, who’s made it her mission to build up women in the construction industry.  Top 100 Women supports women entering the industry, and gives them the support they need to build long and meaningful careers. Now people from the industry are flocking to Top 100 Women, to get the expertise and advice that can help them retain the women in their workforce. “We know the retention rates are quite low for women in construction,”

Tamika says. “Hence why we’re getting approached by a number of educational providers and large scale companies who want the support for their women.” Builders Academy Australia is proud to be partnered with Top 100 Women and be able to draw on the experience and expertise of someone like Tamika. When we spoke to Tamika recently, she shared how she got involved in building and construction, and how she’s helping to transform the future of our industry.

We talk about what women bring to the construction sector, how empathy can shape the way our industry can support a more inclusive approach. Tamika tells the story of humanity and support for those in need (Kelly's Story) and we discuss the role of women in the construction workforce moving forward.

Links to Tamika's sites are below:

https://www.top100women.com.au/

https://mybellacasa.com.au/

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 the Mass Timber Construction Podcast weekly updater, this week! Mercer International Inc. announced they have acquired the Katerra CLT factory in Spokane, Washington for $50 million. T3 Diagonal Mar is the first fully wooden building of its kind to be constructed by Henderson Park and Hines in Europe and is part of Hines’ innovative “T3” family of buildings. The new Elephant Park building would align perfectly with the health, wellbeing and environmental priorities being set by today’s most forward-thinking businesses. The developer of Baltimore’s first commercial mass timber office building downtown has revealed a modified design to optimize its construction plan and achieve cost savings in a challenging pandemic economy. 

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Podcast is a Mass Timber Construction Journal Production 
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In this weeks episode, we discuss the projects of the week around mass timber construction land. Enjoy. 

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 updater, the Forest Green Rovers in western England plans to build the world’s first modern football stadium, almost entirely using wood, one of the oldest materials in construction. The elementary school provides an ideal educational facility for modern pedagogic approaches. It is an uncompromising example of cluster design offering a flexible and nurturing learning environment. Australian Fire Ratings Whitepaper: Download this whitepaper to learn how a thorough understanding of fire ratings, the relevant performance requirements and available material options can help you balance beauty, performance and compliance when specifying wall and ceiling linings. Stewart Milne Timber Systems has donated timber offcuts to local Witney charity, Guideposts Trust, in a first step in the organisation’s fruitful new charity partnership. AXA IM Alts has acquired a site in central Munich, on behalf of clients, for the development of a highly sustainable hybrid timber office, commissioning Accumulata Real Estate as the local developer. Despite going all in on its staff working from home, tech giant Atlassian has signed a deal for a sustainable, worker-friendly, “hybrid timber” headquarters – a new generation office tower in which each four-storey section is segmented into “habitats”. edinek to supply first mass timber CLT plant in Tacuarembó, Uruguay. In March 2021, businessmen Mark Crandall from the United States and Matías Abergo (Enkel Group) from Uruguay confirmed the arrival of Arboreal by acquiring 100% of Frutifor Lumber Company, a pine sawmill located in Tacuarembó. Currently, the sawmill based in Tacuarembó, Uruguay, processes 140,000 m3 of pine.

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In this very special guest episode, I speak with Kevin Hill the founder of Venturer. Kevin has completed over 100 construction projects in markets all over the globe using sustainably sourced timber from forests on every continent.  From humble beginnings building a heavy timber frame at  the Singapore Botanic Garden, to the challenge of completing the world-famous deck at Marina Bay Sand's Skypark,  Venturer continues to grow from a traditional timber framer and modular decking specialist into a BIM integrated, Mass Timber specialist of today. In addition, Kevin established Double Helix, DoubleHelix delivers practical solutions to help companies discover their supply chains and communicate their product's journey from forest to consumer. Their in-country experts engage with your supply chain to collect, analyse and verify data. Data is presented in a secure platform for clear, concise communication to internal teams or external stakeholders. Through transparency and honesty, we help our clients build trust, loyalty and market share. Please join me in this engaging conversation with Kevin Hill. 

Contact details: 

https://www.doublehelixtracking.com/ 

https://venturertimberwork.com/

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In news this week episode, Södra’s second production facility for cross-laminated timber is scheduled for completion by mid-2022. The facility will be able to deliver framing materials for 4,000 homes per year, which is ten times the current output of Södra’s existing facility at Värö. Three engineered timber office towers worth $173 million have been approved for a site in Sydney’s Lower North Shore. The eight, 12- and 18-storey towers proposed by Arrow Capital Partners and designed by Fitzpatrick+partners will be built on the 7636sq m corner block at 29-57 Christie Street, St Leonards. BOSS (Building, Offsite, Sustainable, System) and it is a prefabricated construction solution using an engineered timber-based structure. It uses biobased materials for insulation, achieves Passive House certification, uses 100 per cent electric and renewable sources of energy and resilient materials. UK real estate firm Cromwell Property Group and Finnish real asset manager Dasos Capital have joined to launch a pan-European wooden building property fund. A former shopping center near downtown Los Angeles is getting a makeover thanks to an innovative new design that promises to take CLT building to brand new levels. 

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In this weeks episode, SmartLam North America is growing. Stephen Tolnai and Derek Ratchford are changing the future of SmartLam. The Catalonia region in Spain is one of the most forested areas in Europe with about 60% of its surface being tree-covered, a surprising fact is that it has more woods than Switzerland. A pioneering investment has recently been initiated by Mosser Leimholz GmbH and the order for a complete cross-laminated timber production line was placed with Ledinek. 

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Happy Fourth of July to all our United States listeners. In the podcast this week. Sweden's largest wooden parking garage. Will there be room for just over 600 cars (18,000m2). The parking garage has high sustainability ambitions and a role model for future projects. As part of westbank’s sweeping campus transformation of san jose, james k.m. cheng architects unveils its‘orchard’ residences. Together with the residential project, the ‘orchard’ will span two distinct buildings including an accompanying workspace designed by WRNS studio. The new Potter Building will also be the first education building constructed using a CLT floor structure, in Queensland.  The Boronia Road using XLam CLT panel installation was undertaken in 22 hours over 3 days. Using CLTP's products, Cusp will operate essentially as the marketing branch of the organisation. To kick things off, they're highlighting their "world-first" hardwood Cross Laminated Timber for the structural timber market. Cusp CEO Chris Skeels-Piggins described the move as an "innovation" for the timber industry. The Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) recently published its 2021 Q1 Report, which recaps the SLB’s progress in growing incremental demand for the softwood lumber industry and demonstrates how the SLB and its funded programs—the American Wood Council (AWC), Think Wood, and WoodWorks—are aggressively working to communicate and to amplify wood’s environmental benefits with science and verified research. On behalf of Paul Kremer and the entire team at the Mass Timber Construction Journal we would like to thank all of our followers on this amazing achievement. Keep subscribing, listening and reading. We love bringing all the mass timber construction news to you!

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