Tag: mass
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As demand grows, Swinerton taps new mass timber lead
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Concord, California-based Swinerton has a new mass timber lead. Amid growing demand for the material, the contractor has tapped William Silva as the company’s new director of national mass timber, according to a Dec. 9 news release.…
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Swinerton, Timberlab top out mass timber factory
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Swinerton and its mass timber subsidiary Timberlab have topped out the firms’ 192,000-square-foot manufacturing facility for cross-laminated timber, a key component of the renewable building material, according to a Nov. 20 news release. Swinerton Builders, the firm’s…
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Skanska Completes Belmont Skating Rink in Belmont, Mass.
Skanska has reached substantial completion on the new 40,300-square-foot Belmont Skating Rink and Athletic Facility in Belmont MA. The project replaces the former Viglirolo Skating Rink and marks a major investment in year-round community recreation and sustainable design. “Skanska’s team provided construction expertise in a professional manner to navigate the twists and turns that come…
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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…