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INTERVIEW | MASS TIMBER

Advancing Sustainability with Michigan’s Tallest Wood Building

Sidney Filippis, studio director and architect at Synecdoche, shares how the ambitious Ann Arbor-based firm is reducing embodied carbon with SouthTown, their latest tall timber project in Michigan, and why mass timber is a no-brainer.

Check out SouthTown

Wood at Home 

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SINGLE-FAMILY HOME | DESIGN + BUILD

Cultivating Calm: Weathered-Wood-Clad Barns Inspire a Minimalist Retreat

A weekend getaway in Westchester County by Worrell Yeung honors the simplicity of agrarian timber construction with a strikingly modern take on the archetypal wood-clad barn.

Explore the Project

WoodWorks Innovation
Network Spotlight

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A Mass Timber Home for the Humanities

The structural design heritage of Trinity University’s campus in San Antonio, Texas, inspired Lake|Flato Architects’ use of mass timber for Dicke Hall, a 40,000-square-foot building featuring classrooms and common areas alongside biophilic design and a light carbon footprint. Take a video tour here.

Student-Centered Design
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Events

A New Path for Tall Wood Construction: Code Provisions & Design Steps

Regional Webinar | OH, IN, KY, MI | October 5

Designing Durable Balconies: Weather, Fire, Structure

Webinar | October 11

Boston State of the Market

Live Event | 66 GALEN | Boston, MA | October 19

NYC Mass Timber Studio

Competition | Applications due November 8

Atlanta Mass Timber Accelerator Program

Competition | Applications due November 10

In The News

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Seven-Story Wood Building Pays Tribute to Historic Houston Mill

by RealtyNewsReport.com

The Mill, a light-frame mixed-use project on the site of a former lumber mill in Houston, will breathe new life into the city’s East End neighborhood with more than 340 residential units and 6,000 square feet of retail space.

Light-Frame Wood Construction on a Three-Year Growth Streak

by National Association of Homebuilders

Wood remains the most popular construction material for single-family residences in the U.S., accounting for 94% of all new homes—up from 90% in 2019.

Mass Timber Honeycomb Office Tower in Vancouver Getting Buzz

by Journal of Commerce

A 10-story mass timber commercial office building featuring a unique honeycombed design takes flight in Vancouver, adding to the city’s growing list of mass timber projects.

Online Education

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TALL WOOD | EDUCATION

Design and Construction of Taller Wood Buildings

This course discusses the growing number of tall wood buildings that have been completed around the world, examining how they can be safely, efficiently, and economically built using mass timber construction techniques.

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LIFE SAFETY + CODES | EDUCATION

Significant Changes to the 2021 International Residential Code, Part 1

This seminar provides an overview of the significant 2021 changes to the International Residential Code, explaining new code concepts and summarizing the application and impacts of these revisions.

In Case You Missed It

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INTERVIEW | COMMERCIAL

How Wood and Biophilic Design Can Help Boost Equity in Real Estate Development

Anyeley Hallová launched her development firm, Adre, to focus on real estate projects that create wealth in historically Black communities and for other underrepresented groups. She shares how mass timber, good design, and truly listening to those who are marginalized can make projects more equitable and sustainable.

Read the Q&A

Trending in Timber

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MASS TIMBER | INNOVATION

Making Waves: Mass Timber Tower Withstands Massive Quakes on World’s Largest Shake Table

The tallest building ever to be tested on a shake table at full scale demonstrates mass timber’s viability as a safe and effective, as well as sustainable, alternative to steel-and-concrete buildings in earthquake-prone regions.

Watch the Latest Shake
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