Tag: mass
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Michigan creates mass timber program in construction adoption push
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Builders in Michigan who aim to use mass timber could potentially win cash and guidance from the Wolverine State and other experts for their projects, according to an Oct. 22 announcement from the state Department…
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Michigan creates mass timber program in construction adoption push
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Builders in Michigan who aim to use mass timber could potentially win cash and guidance from the Wolverine State and other experts for their projects, according to an Oct. 22 announcement from the state Department…
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Mercer Mass Timber Earns Chain-of-Custody Certification
Mercer Mass Timber (MMT), a leading manufacturer of sustainable timber building materials and a subsidiary of Mercer International Inc., proudly announces its role in the completion of the Anthony Timberlands Center for Design & Materials Innovation at the University of Arkansas, a first-of-its-kind academic hub dedicated to timber design, research, and fabrication using mass timber and…
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Mass timber demand is growing. Ironworkers say they’re ready.
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Mass timber is having a moment. In September, the number of multifamily, commercial or institutional mass timber projects that were in progress or built had increased by more than five fold from seven years ago, according to…
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Amazon to use mass timber-built delivery facility as sustainability lab
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Amazon announced Thursday that it opened a delivery facility in Elkhart, Indiana, which has a structure that is largely made of mass timber — a low-carbon construction material — and includes more than 40 sustainability…
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Sterling Structural Publishes New Mass Timber Design Manual
Sterling Structural, a leading manufacturer of Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) panels and systems in North America, today announced the availability of its comprehensive Design Manual. The free technical resource provides architects, engineers, designers and builders with practical guidance for designing and building with Sterling’s TerraLam® CLT and other building materials across commercial, industrial and residential construction projects.…
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Mass Torts: Key Resources for Consumers Joining a Lawsuit
When consumers experience harm from a product or service, the recourse can sometimes involve entering the complex world of mass tort litigation. These collective lawsuits enable individuals to stand against companies and entities that have, whether knowingly or negligently, provided products or services that cause widespread harm or injury. Understanding the intricacies of mass torts…
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How 1 JV blended disciplines to succeed with mass timber
Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Construction Dive’s Job Done series looks at unique projects and the lessons learned by the contractors that built them. The Brookhaven City Centre is, according to McCarthy Building Cos.’ Carter Schmid, a confluence of communication and bringing…
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North Dakota’s Largest Mass Timber Project Hits Milestone at Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library – CCR-Mag.com
One year after breaking ground in the rugged North Dakota Badlands, the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library (TRPL) has completed the first phase of construction—marking a major milestone in one of the most ambitious civic mass timber projects in the U.S. Located just outside the town of Medora, the future library is designed to reflect the…
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Meta turning to mass timber to build more sustainable data centers
Dive Brief: Meta is piloting the use of mass timber — a durable and renewable wood-based industrial substitute for concrete, steel and other building materials — to construct data centers with less embodied carbon emissions, the company announced Thursday. The social media and tech conglomerate said it has successfully used mass timber to construct an…