Tag: Cross-Laminated Timber

Ian Campbell | Woodruff Sawyer In 2022, the Ascent, a 25-story apartment building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, became the world’s tallest mass timber structure. The Milwaukee tower, which features luxury apartments, retail space, an elevated pool, and a sky deck, edged out the previous record-holder, Norway’s 18-story Mjösa Tower (Mjøstårnet), completed in 2019. More recently, the Port of Portland is… Continue reading 5 Things to Consider When Using Surety Bonds for Engineered Timber Contracts

Cait Horner, Allan Van Vliet and Adam Weaver | Gravel2Gavel At the intersection of San Francisco’s SOMA, Potrero Hill and Showplace Square districts, a first-of-its-kind building offers an example of the potential widespread success of mass timber construction in the United States. 1 De Haro, a 134,000-square-foot, 4-story office and light industrial project built by… Continue reading 1 De Haro: A Case Study on Successful Cross-Laminated Timber Design and Construction in San Francisco