This month's newsletter features loads of inspiration, from our new Biophilic Design LookBook, to the 2021 Wood Design Award winners, and design trends shaping our future.
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Iâm Sensing A Pattern
Biophilic research and design is predicted to shape the built environment in the next decade. Think Woodâs new Biophilic Design LookBook explores Terrapin Bright Greenâs "14 Patterns of Biophilic Designâ in over 50 gorgeous pages of project examples and the latest research. Find ideas for your next project and see how developers and architects are translating natural elements into inspirational new surroundings.
The AEC sector is in the midst of unprecedented technological and socioeconomic change, combined with unparalleled challenges to the health of our communities, cities, and planet. Learn about four design approaches that are leading the industryâs response to these issues and opportunities in our new CEU: Architecting Change: Design Strategies for a Healthy, Resilient, Climate Smart Future.
As millennials hit the housing market, âwellness-mindedâ buildings and sustainable housing is on the rise. See how Detroit's Midtown neighborhood is transforming its residential footprint with a new development of âeco homes.â
2021 Wood Design Award Winners From a cedar-clad brewery and distillery complex to a CLT roof-topped tennis pavilion, WoodWorksâ 2021 Wood Design Award winners celebrate âwood design at its most daring.â
Women are making notable strides in the design, engineering, and construction industries through an increasing number of female-owned firms, pay gap analysis, and expanded diversity programs. In celebration of Womenâs History Month, Think Wood highlights six female leaders who are innovating in AEC and beyond.
International Mass Timber Conference Starts March 30 Hear from industry leaders and get the latest updates on mass timber construction at the 2021 International Mass Timber Conference, hosted virtually March 30-April 1.
Internationally-recognized structural design firm Fast + Eppâs new Vancouver headquarters has been recognized by the Canadian Wood Council and the BC forest industry for its innovation and ingenuity in wood design and building.
A new Wood Innovation Center is planned for Darrington, WA, after the city received a $6 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration. The 94-acre campus will produce enough CLT to build 1,000 affordable housing units per year, and will bring roughly 150 timber industry jobs to the town.
University of Victoria Invests in Climate Resilient Design âThrough the expansion of our engineering and computer science facilities, we are leading by doingâadvancing green building design and construction, fostering innovation, and technologies to create new jobs, and deepening our commitment to climate action and sustainability on a local, national, and international level.â
A 55,000-sf, five-story former manufacturing mill facility for Indian Motorcycle has been converted into 45 apartment units for low-income residents in Springfield, Mass. Adaptive reuse preserved the buildingâs existing masonry as well as its massive interior timber beams.
In India alone, the equivalent of a city the size of Chicago will have to be developed every year to meet demand for housing. If cities are to expand and become greener at the same time, they will have to be made from something else, according to The Economist. Mass timber could be the answer.
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First Mass Timber Overbuild Differentiates in D.C.
As vacant parcels become scarce in dense urban areas, developers are looking at vertical expansion through overbuild construction. At a current height of 90 feet, 80 M Street was a perfect overbuild candidate and also needed to appear unique in the Washington D.C.âs crowded commercial market. See how the design and build team accomplished both goals in our latest project profile and architect Q&A.
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