Allianz Mass timber has the potential to be a critical building component for the cities of the near future given the need for the construction sector to reduce its reliance on concrete and steel to lower its Co2 emissions. However, as this market grows and mass timber buildings evolve to greater heights, the construction risk… Continue reading Mass Timber Reduces Construction’s Carbon Footprint, but Introduces New Risk Scenarios
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Insurance for Mass Timber Manufacturers: 5 Ways to Customize Your Coverage
Joshua Andrews | Woodruff Sawyer The right insurance coverage is critical for all businesses, and mass timber manufacturing is no exception. The complex and unique exposures mass timber manufacturers face creates a wide scope of insurance needs that vary by the size of the company and what is being manufactured. All mass timber manufacturing companies should… Continue reading Insurance for Mass Timber Manufacturers: 5 Ways to Customize Your Coverage
5 Things to Consider When Using Surety Bonds for Engineered Timber Contracts
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
1 De Haro: A Case Study on Successful Cross-Laminated Timber Design and Construction in San Francisco
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
Sustainable, Versatile and Resilient: How Mass Timber Construction Can Shake Up the Building Industry
Cait Horner, Allan Van Vliet and Adam Weaver | Gravel2Gavel Design professionals, real estate developers and builders alike are advocating for a relatively new way of using one of the world’s oldest building materials—wood—in large-scale commercial and residential construction projects. Mass timber, or structural timber, touts such benefits as carbon reduction and seismic durability—all with… Continue reading Sustainable, Versatile and Resilient: How Mass Timber Construction Can Shake Up the Building Industry