22 projects ranging from timber towers to petite clubhouses + 13 valuable mass timber design resources.
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MASS TIMBER | INNOVATION

2023 Wood Design Award Winners Embrace Timber's Potential

Check out the 22 projects recognized by WoodWorks for a contemporary snapshot of timber’s innovative applications.

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WoodWorks Innovation
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A CLT House in the Woods

This New York house constructed with CLT walls, floors, and roof proves that mass timber shows residential promise.

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Events

Mass Timber 
Design Competition
Entries Due May 5

Municipal Timber: Reducing Embodied Carbon in our Cities through Code Change
May 19

AIA Conference on
Architecture 2023

June 7-10

In The News

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Mass Timber School Set to Break Ground on Long Island

by Commercial Observer

One of the winners of the Mass Timber Competition: Building to Net-Zero Carbon, funded by the Softwood Lumber Board and USDA Forest Service, the school will be one of the first on the East Coast to be built with CLT.

A Sustainable CLT Home in Harmony with its Desert Environment 

by Yanko Design

Inspired by the material’s sustainable attributes, the clients for this CLT home brought the idea for mass timber to the architect, resulting in a beautiful, environmentally friendly home in the Oregon desert.

Wood Framing Rises for Mixed-Use L.A. Project

by Urbanize

The latest in a series of L.A. multifamily buildings built with Transit Oriented Communities incentives, this wood-frame mixed-use project will feature 67 apartments and 8,450 square feet of ground-floor retail space.

Online Education

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PRODUCTS + MATERIALS

Specifying and Using Pressure-Treated Southern Pine for Marine Applications

Learn why southern pine that has been pressure-treated with preservatives is an ideal product for marine construction applications and explore the performance benefits and considerations to maximize the lifespan of installations.

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SUSTAINABILITY

Designing Sustainable, Prefabricated Wood Buildings

Explore the foundational concepts of prefabricated construction, along with case studies that demonstrate a wide range of sustainable prefabricated building examples using advanced light-frame and mass timber construction.

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MASS TIMBER | COMMERCIAL

Mass Timber Minimalism: Houston Endowment Headquarters

See how the project team for this modern office building used a light, nimble mass-timber-and-steel solution to cut structural costs by 50% while enhancing the biophilic design benefits for occupants.

Mass Timber in Texas

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MASS TIMBER

13 Mass Timber Design Resources You Won’t Want to Miss

Ensure your team is ready and has the know-how to meet the growing demand for mass timber design expertise with these tools, guides, and resources.

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