A vital part of our low-carbon future
Mass Timber
Save the planet. Build with wood.
Building with mass timber, when compared to concrete or steel, typically reduces a structure’s carbon footprint due to its natural carbon sequestration. Additionally, mass timber is a renewable resource that can be sourced locally from sustainably managed forests, reducing vehicle miles traveled.
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At Skanska, we have built multiple projects and bring best practices about the benefits, durability and how to build with the different variations. The statistics below provide a high-level overview of our mass timber experience.
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Mass timber is an exciting new design component that has many benefits.
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Transformative solutions for a climate-smart built environment
Creating transformative solutions drives our business forward and enables our customers to succeed in fulfilling their sustainability goals. These solutions need to be low in carbon, circular, smart and sustainable. And identifying these solutions involves education, insight and learning. We partner to share knowledge and to develop and innovate net-zero solutions for the built environment. Our goal is to transition to low-carbon construction across all our projects and ultimately achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2045.
Many of today’s buildings and spaces are not designed for the challenges faced by modern society – challenges such as extreme weather, air pollution, energy shortages and water scarcity. They also may not be designed for changes in social patterns, such as rising urban population density and changing living habits. Our vision of offering healthy, inclusive and resilient places involves forming partnerships with local communities to cultivate social value, designed to meet long-term needs. We combine social sustainability and environmental perspectives to leverage the sustainability impact we deliver through our business. We envision a world where sustainability is simply built into living–and a future filled with healthier, more sustainable, more resilient urban spaces. Places shaped together–for all.
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Being a responsible business, inside and out, means having a strong and committed health and safety approach that protects lives and people’ well-being. It means using our full potential by embracing diversity and creating inclusive environments. It means acting fairly and ethically, exercising integrity in all decisions, and being a trusted business partner with respect to the supply chain. It means operating with care for local environments and communities. As a responsible business, we are guided by the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Global Compact principles. We are transparent about our sustainability direction and disclose our performance.
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Over the next ten years, approximately 80 to 90 percent of the carbon emitted from new construction will be embodied carbon—the emissions associated with building construction, including extracting, transporting and manufacturing materials.
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What is mass timber?
Mass timber is a term that describes a structural framing system of solid heavy timber or engineered wood used for wall, ceiling or roof panels.
Cross Laminated Timber
A panel made from layers of laminated stock in which each layer is placed perpendicular to the adjacent layer. Panels are made in the Pacific NW and the SE United States and have a longer history in Canada and Europe. Dimensions are: 6’ wide by 24’ to 36’ in length. Thicknesses range from 3.5” to 12”.
A panel made of nominal lumber (2”x 6” or similar) stacked on edge and fastened together with a wooden rod. Panels are typically 4’ wide by 18’ to 24’ long.
Dowel Laminated Timber
A panel made of nominal lumber like dowel laminated timber (DLT), but each board is nailed to the adjacent one. Panels are typically 4’ wide by 18’ to 24’ long. This is the only panel that can be fabricated on site.
Nail Laminated Timber
Harvesting trees for use in mass timber can actually preserve forests by reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfires. A team at the University of Washington recently ran a lifecycle analysis comparing a “hybrid, mid-rise, cross-laminated timber (CLT) commercial building” to “a reinforced concrete building with similar functional characteristics.” They concluded that the CLT building represented a 26.5 percent reduction in global warming potential.
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We recognize that we are accountable to future generations and we help sustainably shape our communities where we live and work.
As an example of building locally, Skanska is setting panels on the newest mass timber project located in Cincinnati, OH. The entire column and beam structure, second floor, roof structure, as well as a selection of interior shear walls and exterior perimeter walls will be made from Cross Laminated Timber. The cutting edge structure will soon become the future home for the New Headquarters of the Cincinnati Public Radio.
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The Community Foundation Of Middle Tennessee, Nashville, TN
A large-format plywood product that is made from laying up multiple 1” plywood sheets to form panels that can be 12’ wide and 48’ long and up to 2’ thick. About 10 percent stronger than cross laminated timber (CLT) panels at the same thickness typically at a lower cost and less waste.
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Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati Public Radio's $20 million, 35,000-SF headquarters will include a performance and recording facility, production studios, podcast booths, studio vestibules, music library, control room and a guest green room. It features an open public plaza on the first floor; other spaces include executive and open offices, board room and meeting/training spaces. The entire column and beam structure, second floor, roof structure, as well as a selection of interior shear walls and exterior perimeter walls will be made from Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT), an environmentally friendly, attractive and economical material.
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Mass timber buildings can deliver major benefits in both sustainability and user experience. Below are the major benefits of mass timber.
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Harvesting trees for use in mass timber helps preserve forests by reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfires.
A study at the University of Washington found that mass timber resulted in a 26.5 percent reduction in global warming potential.
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Using mass timber in buildings can speed up the construction schedule because it requires less labor, equipment and tools on the jobsite. The wood can be detailed, designed and prefabricated in an offsite shop, so when it’s delivered to the site, workers are simply linking pieces together.
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Glue Laminated Timber
Glue Laminated Timber (glulam) is composed of dimension lumber pieces bonded together with durable, moisture-resistant adhesives. The grain of all laminations runs parallel with the length of member.
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Mass timber has many potential benefits. Each project is unique and needs a trusted partner experienced in its intricacies. Skanska assists design teams in prioritizing and maximizing value.
Mass timber is seismically sound and resilient, it is cost-effective, and it is one of the most sustainable and easily replenished materials to utilize.
Mass timber can be sourced locally from sustainably managed forests, reducing vehicle miles traveled. A shorter transportation route reduces carbon emissions.
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Combatting climate change by reducing carbon emissions is a critical focus area for industries and companies across the world—and Skanska is no different. We recognize that we are accountable to future generations and we help sustainably shape our communities where we live and work.
The forestry and timber industry is a key part of our environmental and industrial heritage and a vital part of our low-carbon future.
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It’s much safer, quicker and cost effective to have any openings or notches cut in the controlled factory environment than performing the work onsite. With field cutting eliminated, further work simply requires mechanical, electrical and plumbing subcontractors on site to place the ducting, electrical cables and other items.
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Mass timber may be left unfinished—a purposeful choice that adds a rustic, natural and even streamlined look, while eliminating added costs such as wall finishes. The aesthetic nature of wood allows for unique architectural designs to stand out in building interiors and exteriors.
Building with mass timber—when compared to concrete or steel—reduces a structure’s carbon footprint because wood is a lower carbon material. Additionally, mass timber is a renewable resource that can be sourced locally from sustainably managed forests, reducing vehicle miles traveled.
Despite being made of a combustible material, mass timber projects are engineered to be fire resistant to 1-hr and 2-hr ratings identical to steel and concrete. A natural char layer develops that protects the remaining wood from damage.
Wood isn’t the answer for every structural design, especially below grade or complex geometries. But the wide array of engineered wood products provides a broad palette of ways to incorporate mass timber into most every project.
Like most construction materials, mass timber requires protection from the elements prior to the building being enclosed. With a water mitigation plan, moisture testing and proper paints and sealants, it can be installed in any season. Light sanding or pressure washing will put the final touch on any exposed elements.
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Tahoma School District Tahoma High School and Regional Learning Center
Maple Valley, WA
Vashon Island, WA
Vashon Island School District Vashon Island High School
Beaverton, OR
City of Beaverton Public Safety Center
Lake Oswego, OR
Lake Oswego School District Lakeridge Middle School
Portland, OR
Portland International Airport (PDX) Terminal Core Redevelopment
Bend, OR
Bend Metro Parks and Recreation District New Administration Building
Burien, WA
Highline Public Schools– Highline High School
Redmond, WA
Confidential Client
Nashville, TN
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Atlanta, GA
Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design
Princeton, NJ
Confidential University Client, Computer Science Hall
Pullman, WA
Washington State University PACCAR Environmental Technology Building
Vancouver, WA
Vancouver Public Schools McLoughlin Middle and Marshall Elementary Schools
Skanska’s approach to mass timber construction is an exercise in thoughtfulness, creativity, diligent planning and waste control. Mass timber is advertised as faster or cheaper than other construction techniques. In our experience, significant early coordination is required to achieve these benefits. By coordinating closely with designers and suppliers early in the project, we can proactively reduce and eliminate production and installation delays.
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Georgia Institute of Technology Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design
Kendeda Building of Sustainable Design was built with the goal to create the most environmentally advanced education and research facility in the Southeast. During this project Skanska took on the Living Building Challenge which requires crews to use renewable construction materials whenever possible. Skanska found a creative solution to meet this expectation at The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design at Georgia Tech. The building includes a 170-person auditorium; classrooms; makers spaces; and an outdoor space with a green roof, native plants and an apiary. The project goal was to achieve a net-positive footprint for energy, water and waste with sustainable elements, such as composting toilets, solar roof panels, wetlands to naturally treat runoff, and salvaged features. Beams and columns linear feet: 6,030 Roof and wall cubic feet: 29,525
The replacement of the existing Highline High School including a renovation of a portion of the historic brick façade at the building's entry to become a gateway to the new 256,000-SF facility. The new building includes classrooms and dispersed laboratory spaces, athletic facilities, a full district production kitchen and new 400-seat theater.
Skanska provided preconstruction and construction services for this 72,000-SF, three-story public safety center for the Beaverton Police Department and Emergency Management Operations. This new structural steel framed building will have open office spaces, conference and multi-purpose rooms as well as storage rooms for various departments. The facility is a hybrid structure with steel frame and cross-laminated timber (CLT) decking and patio. This building was constructed to be earthquake resistant and at higher-than-standard seismic resiliency.
The 96,000-SF five-story engineering research building was built to foster collaboration and interdisciplinary interaction across departments. To achieve this goal, the university’s program included the creation of flexible laboratories for sustainable and renewable materials, atmospheric research, water quality, and support spaces, requiring tightly controlled environments and structural testing capabilities. The western portion of the building is framed in engineered wood products including cross-laminated timber (CLT), as well as glue-laminated timber and laminated-veneer lumber. The facility attained LEED® Gold certification.
A 78,683-SF high school with three science classrooms, 21 general classrooms, a fabrication shop, 250-seat performance hall and open commons and study areas. The project included utility relocations; new HVAC; and site improvements, such as pavement, new exterior lighting, updated parking lots, new concrete plazas, a rain garden and expanded septic drain field. As a two story primary wood framed building, it is a mostly exposed structure using glulam beams, wood framed walls, structural insulated panels (SIP) for the roof, four by six tongue and groove structural floor decking (car decking) and metal web wood joists.
A 325,000-SF integrated high school and regional learning center for 2,400 students in grades 9-12. Work also encompassed the creation of classrooms, breakout areas, a variety of lab and shop spaces, sports fields and parking.
The Bend Metro Parks and Recreation District, Administration Building serves as the centerpiece of the Bend riverfront park. The building utilizes both wood and steel framing members, exposed concrete floors and a blend of exterior finish systems. The building interiors include ‘interior” rain screen assembly, steel stairs with integral bamboo, bamboo frames and doors, custom eco friendly casework, eco friendly furniture, carpet, and several other high end finishes. The facility contains sustainable features, including radiant floor heating, eco-roof, daylight harvesting, and solar hot water. The facility attained LEED® Gold certification. Project includes wood and glue laminated beam framing, and a metal clad wood window system.
A 860,000-SF modernization of PDX to ensure sufficient capacity for future passenger demand, world-class customer experience and airport flexibility. The project involves renovation and expansion of the terminal as well as a new terminal roof structure and reconstruction of Concourse B. The scope of work also includes seismic resiliency upgrades and replacement of aging systems and infrastructure. This project helped implement Mass Plywood Panels (MPP), a brand-new product. A 9-acre roof with 80’ curved glulam beams was prefabricated onsite and lifted into position.
A 138,000-SF phased replacement middle school project to accommodate 1,100 students. The first phase required demolition of the existing school, construction of temporary classrooms, restrooms and gymnasium. The second phase involved construction of the new school. In addition, the scope included new sitework, bus drop-off, parking and offsite improvements. Seven specialty timber products were used including Whole Trees, parallel strand lumber (PSL), dowel laminated timbers (DLT), laminated veneer lumber (LVL), tongue and groove decking (T&G), glue laminated beams (GLB) and tapered GLBs.
The development program proposes three million square feet of new construction spread over 16 new buildings on a 72-acre site. The predominant use is workspace with about 500,000 square feet set aside for amenities, services and other supporting uses. It will employ progressive approaches in green infrastructure with designed landscapes that are productive and functional and not merely cosmetic. The campus will be a bike-and-walk-only zone where intra-campus short hop transportation needs are served predominantly by pedestrian and bicycle linkages. The various mass timber elements used are CLT, Nail Laminated Timber (NLT) and glulam.
University of Washington Life Sciences Building
Seattle, WA
Designed to foster team-oriented science, the complex includes seven floors (two down/five up), a 187,000-SF research and teaching facility, and a 20,000-SF research greenhouse. The research floors feature an open floor plan and flexible, modular spaces, which can be adjusted to meet the evolving demands of biological teaching and research. The first floor has an active, open entry to the building at grade and includes four research/teaching laboratories. The upper four floors are modular in design consisting of ten research labs per floor with the procedural program on the north side, laboratories in the center and offices along the south bay. The two below-grade levels house growth chambers and research facilities. For this project, our Skanska senior project manager and one of our senior project engineers joined the architect and the owner on a hike to a forest to hand pick ten old growth trees. The forest belonged to a University of Washington Biology professor who bought the forest with his wife to save a salmon creek.
Skanska is provided preconstruction and construction management services on the 18,500-SF two-story office building that connects Middle Tennessee's leading charities to funding and nonprofit support. The new office building is located on a six-acre brownfield site with 52 parking spaces. The project includes a two-story main office which consists of meeting spaces offices and a reception area. The project features Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) as the basis of design for the wall, floor, roof panels, glulam beams columns and stairs.
The Vancouver Public Schools McLoughlin Middle and Marshall Elementary Schools’ project scope included demolition of the existing middle school, renovation of the elementary school and a new K-8 school. Each school has a designated wing with a central core to house administrative and shared functions for efficiency. The project features a variety of unique structural components including exposed SOG concrete slabs, complicated exposed concrete tilt panels, steel HSS with wood framing and exposed Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) diaphragm supported by Glulam beams. CLT was analyzed in preconstruction for the Vancouver Public to provide substantial cost savings to the client. The benefits include a lightweight material that is strong and has superior acoustic, fire and seismic performance in addition to a lighter carbon footprint.
Currently in preconstruction, the $150 million computer science hall is a historic renovation and new addition project. Slated for a computer research and teaching program, 97,000-SF will be gut renovated on an existing hall while a new 76,000-SF addition will be constructed. The final building will feature various academic functionalities, such as state-of-the-art research laboratories, lecture halls, classrooms, offices, workspaces, lounge spaces and more. An additional 50,000-SF shell space for future use is also part of the scope.
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University of Portland Shiley-Marcos Center for Design & Innovation
University of Portland, Shiley-Marcos Center for Design & Innovation
$34 million, 45,400-SF center for design and innovation to create a campus-wide resource for hands-on design thinking and making—including spaces for ideation, rapid prototyping, arts, capstone projects, industry partners and shops. The project is targeting LEED® Gold certification.
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[Project description] Skanska is provided preconstruction and construction management services on the 18,500-SF two-story office building that connects Middle Tennessee's leading charities to funding and nonprofit support. The new office building is located on a six-acre brownfield site with 52 parking spaces. The project includes a two-story main office which consists of meeting spaces offices and a reception area. The project features Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) as the basis of design for the wall, floor, roof panels, glulam beams columns and stairs.
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Washington School for the Deaf, Divine Academic and Hunter Gymnasium
Class of 1986 Fitness and Wellness Center, Princeton University
Bellevue, WA
The Eight - Pavilion
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Redmond, OR
MARTA, Five Points Station Transformation
St. Charles Health System, Redmond Cancer Center
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Georgia Institute of Technology, Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design
City of Beaverton, Public Safety Center
Washington State University, PACCAR Environmental Technology Building
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Redmond Cancer Care Center
The Eight
Skanska provided preconstruction and construction management services on the 18,500-SF two-story office building that connects Middle Tennessee's leading charities to funding and nonprofit support. The new office building is located on a six-acre brownfield site with 52 parking spaces. The project includes a two-story main office which consists of meeting spaces offices and a reception area. The project features Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) as the basis of design for the wall, floor, roof panels, glulam beams columns and stairs.
The Terminal Core is one of the largest building construction projects in the region’s history, intending to serve a passenger load of over 34 million taking off per year. The 9-acre plywood and glulam canopy with striking skylights sits atop 34 Y-shaped columns, which hold the 18-million-lb roof in place. The mass timber roof saves approximately 3 million kgCO2e of carbon emissions, including biogenic carbon*, compared to a typical steel roof. * Biogenic carbon is carbon absorbed from the atmosphere by plants through photosynthesis.
This project included an academic and physical education building with a gymnasium—purpose-designed to support ASL/bilingual education—will transform the campus and serve as the new “front door” to the community. Scope included site improvements, parking, a new school entrance and landscaping. CDHY’s commitment to sustainable design and innovative mass timber construction creates an inclusive and inspiring environment for students. The hall incorporates glue-laminated (glulam) timber for columns and beams, while the roof structure and floors utilize three-ply cross-laminated (CLT) timber. The team wanted the fiber in the CLT to match the columns and beams and therefore, all timber is of Douglas fir. The connections were also designed to accommodate various depth beams while still limiting the overall depth and size of the glulam column structurally required.
The project includes the renovation and expansion of a top University Gymnasium, which was originally built in the 1940s. The renovated and expanded facility will support the growing need for campus recreation and wellness, and offer easier access for disabled students and/or staff. For Phase 1 of this project, the existing wood walls from the squash courts were reclaimed and reused to create the tabletops for harvest tables and ottomans. The reclaimed wood was carefully denailed and reglued by The Challenge Program, based in Wilmington, Delaware. The steel bases for these pieces were fabricated by our miscellaneous metal subcontractor and provided to The Challenge Program for final assembly. The Challenge Program’s mission is to provide vocational training to Delaware’s youth, empowering them with the confidence, skills, and purpose needed to become productive members of society. Additionally, to support The Challenge Program’s mission, excess wood was donated by Skanska to help inner-city youth learn the trade.
The Eight – Pavilion
This project included a 541,000-SF, 25-story, Class A+ office tower with a roof deck and 11,000-SF of ground-level retail with a standalone pavilion. The inviting plaza features native Pacific Northwest landscaping and is connected to the ground-level common space by operable walls creating an indoor/outdoor space for tenants and the public. The Eight is WiredScore Platinum and Salmon-Safe certified. The project is targeting LEED v4 Platinum certification, SmartScore and Fitwel certifications, and 30 percent embodied carbon reduction from the EC3 baseline. The plaza and retail along NE 8th, including a stand-alone mass-timber pavilion, provides space to celebrate walk-and-talks that solve problems, build relationships, and foster new ways of thinking.
A two-story world-class cancer center that will include a linear accelerator to provide radiation oncology treatments, along with space for chemotherapy treatments, nutrition, massage, acupuncture and other support services. It will also include space for additional outpatient services and medical office building needs.
This project is a multi-year transformation program of MARTA’s Five Points Station to reconstruct the plaza levels (one street level and 3 underground levels), including a new canopy, improved wayfinding, and public spaces with the least amount of risk to MARTA and its patrons. Exterior improvements include a community garden, pedestrian grove, playfield and terraced seating area, creating a new and inviting urban space above the station. New 32,000-SF mass timber canopy over the entire station, which combined with a 10,000-SF skylight, reduces significantly the need to rely on lighting or air conditioning.
The new headquarters includes a performance and recording facility, production studios, podcast booths open to the public, studio vestibules, music library, control room and a guest green room. It features an open public plaza, executive and open offices, board room and meeting/training spaces. The entire column and beam structure, second floor, roof structure, as well as a selection of interior shear walls and exterior perimeter walls is made from Cross Laminated Timber (CLT).
A hub for innovation, exploration and ideation, Shiley-Marcos Center for Design and Innovation emerges as a model of inspiration to cultivate invention and discovery in academia and to create industry collaborations. The project is targeting LEED® Gold certification. The University has been an early adopter and pioneer of mass timber, and the Shiley-Marcos Center for Design & Innovation is among the first structures on campus to use cross-laminated timber (CLT). The Center’s roof comprises 38 CLT panels sourced from British Columbia, Canada, which required heavy coordination between trades to integrate it with the desired finished look. Legend Custom Woodworking was enlisted to fill in gaps of penetrating steel structure using species, grain and color-matched wood sourced from the same forest to infill the CLT panel penetrations. To the naked eye, it is nearly impossible to notice the meticulously hand-cut inlays that have been added.
A five-story, 96,000-SF engineering research building designed to foster collaboration and interdisciplinary interaction across departments. The project included flexible laboratories with support spaces, environmental control areas, a rooftop research terrace, collaborative spaces, conference rooms and offices. The project is LEED® Gold certified. The western portion of the building is framed in engineered wood products including cross-laminated timber (CLT), as well as glue-laminated timber and laminated-veneer lumber.
This project included a three-story public safety center for the Beaverton Police Department and Emergency Management Operations. This hybrid structure is steel frame with Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) decking and was one of Skanska’s first CLT structures in the US. The building serves as a public safety center for the city and requirements for seismic and resiliency are higher than standard.
Skanska built this 36,978-SF fully certified Living Building Challenge v3.1 project on the Georgia Institute of Technology campus. This project is a sustainability-focused facility supporting Georgia Tech's overarching goal to demonstrate a viable net-positive "urban" sustainable building in the Southeast. The facility, designed by the team of Lord Aeck Sargent and the Miller Hull Partnership, supports a dynamic education experience, a robust research platform and a public forum for community outreach. The design included panels made of nail-laminated timber decking built from alternating lengths of lumber—2x4” and 2x6”—to make an eye-catching pattern. Skanska recovered 25,000 linear feet of 2x4s from old movie sets and used them to these panels, fulfilling the renewable materials requirement and saved money for our customer.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Master Plan
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Skanska is managing construction for Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a leading biomedical research campus. Our team is concurrently working on several sub-projects within the phased campus master plan: fitting out neuroscience labs, research housing and conference centers, an AI and Quantitative Biology Research Building, and a new parking garage with utility relocations.
The project involves the renovation and expansion of a top University Gymnasium building, which was originally built in the 1940s. The renovated and expanded facility will support the growing need for campus recreation and wellness, and offer easier access for disabled students and/or staff. For Phase 1 of this project, the existing wood walls from the squash courts were reclaimed and reused to create the tabletops for harvest tables and ottomans. The reclaimed wood was carefully denailed and reglued by The Challenge Program, based in Wilmington, Delaware. The steel bases for these pieces were fabricated by our miscellaneous metal subcontractor and provided to The Challenge Program for final assembly. The Challenge Program’s mission is to provide vocational training to Delaware’s youth, empowering them with the confidence, skills, and purpose needed to become productive members of society. Additionally, to support The Challenge Program’s mission, excess wood was donated by Skanska to help inner-city youth learn the trade.
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Mass Timber is an evolving industry with many benefits and increasing demand. We’ve developed an interactive map of suppliers and their services across North America and Europe. To see which suppliers are in your region, filter by the type of product that fits your project needs.
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Forest Stewardship Council (FSC): 10%
Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI): 12%
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Mass timber is a rapidly changing landscape and the value chain is different than other materials that have been more commonly used in building structural frames. Scroll down to find out more about this exciting new use for a timeless material.
Hover over each region to see its share of the overall North American production capacity.
Mass timber plants still have capacity for growth!
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In a world faced with climate change and a heightened need for sustainable, low-carbon solutions, a material used for thousands of years is disrupting the design and construction community: wood.
The future of mass timber: key trends to watch
All the wood for the 9-acre roof was sourced from within 300 miles of the airport. It could be a game-changer for mass timber.
Portland’s new airport terminal looks like it’s from the future—but it’s built out of wood
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The Kendeda Building is the most environmentally advanced educational and research facility in the Southeast U.S.
A building that gives more than it takes: the Kendeda Building
Used in construction for thousands of years, wood is one of the longest standing building materials.
Wood is making a comeback: let’s talk about mass timber
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Combining environmental consciousness, efficiency and aesthetics, mass timber is transforming the way building design and construction are approached.
Constructing the future
Mass timber is gaining popularity among builders and architects around the globe, often because of its environmental benefits. But there are more reasons to work with this material than meet the eye.
Beyond sustainability: four remarkable benefits of mass timber
In the past decade, it’s gotten easier and less expensive to pursue green construction, according to Tolga Tutar.
Click the green pins on the map to learn more about each supplier and their products
Supplier Dependent
Fabrication
GLT
Manufacture
Steel Connect
Rating
Visual
Not Visual
Specifications
Portland, OR, USA
Panel length up to 52' 3" Width can be 4', 6', 8' and 10' with a 1.5" cut on each side
Doug Fir, Western Larch, Engelman Spruce, Sitka Spruce, Western Hemlock, Southern Yellow Pine (Shortleaf, Longleaf, Slash, Loblolly)
VDC (varies by location)
V, E
V, E, PRG320
Dothan, Alabama
48' long press Panels can be 48" - 144" wide with a 1" cut on each side
VDC, Rigging, Fasteners
LVL
Lyons, OR, USA
Doug Fir,
V
Eugene, OR, USA
4'x60'
Doug Fir
Fabrication, VDC
Colville, WA, USA
Hillsboro, OR, USA
Red Built
21' press Panels up to 42' long and 10' wide
Doug Fir, Alaskan Yellow Cedar
VDC Fasteners, Very flexible services
Riddle, OR, USA
D R Johnson
E
Visible
Not Visible
Edmonton, AB, Canada
Black Spruce
Manufacture, Fabrication, VDC, Engineering
91 Chemin de Montpellier Ripon, QC J0V 1V0
70 Dennis Road, St.Thomas, ON N5P 0B6
phone: 1 (888) 670.7713 email: info@elementfive.co
St. Thomas, ON, Canada
Manufacture, Fabrication, VDC, Engineering, Install
https://www.nordic.ca/en/products/nordic-x-lam-cross-laminated-timber-clt
Website:
Address
100-1100 Canadiens-de-Montréal Avenue Montréal, Québec, H3B 2S2 Canada
Joe Hanas, USA Sales
phone: (514) 871.8526 x 1 email: arch@nordic.ca
Sales
Contact Information
Montreal, QC, Canada
Fabrication, VDC and Engineering
*LSL: Laminated Strand Lumber is very similar to MPP
929 Foy St, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6B1 Canada
phone: (604) 940.8889 email: gmepp@structurecraft.com
Abbottsford, BC, Canada
40' long press Panels can be 4', 6', 8' and 10' wide with a 1.5" cut on each side
Doug Fir, Southern Yellow Pine
VDC, Fasteners, Capacity differs in Canada and US offices
US Operations: 1800 Sturgis Road Conway AR, US 72034
Home Office: 2176 Government St Penticton, BC Canada V2A 8B5
phone: (250) 462.5548 email: rmcdougall@structurlam.com
Conway, Arkansas
StructurLam
TBD
VDC Fasteners
Altheim, Austria
WIEHAG GmbH
Spruce/Fir, Larch, Pine, Swiss stone pine-fir-hard woods on request
VDC not readily available, FastenersSpecialty products upon request
Spruce/Fir, Pine, Larch, Swiss stone pine-fir-hard woods on request
VDC: shop drawingsCalculatis: timber design tool to analyze common building components
*Glulam specially designed for Japan; Rib Panels only
*
Wisperndorf, Austria
Austrian Spruce, Other species on request
VDC Rigging
Unterdorf, Austria
Spruce, Pine, FIr
V, PRG320
17152 46th Terrace, Live Oak, FL, 32060 USA
260 Piper Ln, Enfield, NC, 27823, USA
Fugen, Austria (Supply) Enfield, North Carolina Live Oak, Florida
VDC design assist
Castlegar, BC, Canada
Based on procurement
VDC design assist Delegated design
Rockwood, Tennesee
Spokane Valley, Washington
Mercer Mass Timber
Accoya, Spruce/Fir, Pine, Larch, Swiss Stone Pine-Fir-Hard woods on request
Specialized in complex, long span projects VDC is not readily available Fasteners available
Kleinheubach, Germany
London, United Kingdom
Leoben, Austria
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Araba, Spain
Product Size
Species
Services
Southern Yellow Pine
VDC, Rigging, Fasteners, Project Management, Logistics
EC3 Tool View available EPDs in EC3 Tool
Phoenix, Illinois
Zip-O-Lamintors
X
Website
708-940-4403
sales@sterlingstructural.com
501 E. 151st ST, Phoenix, IL 60426
+00 34 945 10 95 96
Poligono Industrial Goiain Padurea 2b 01170 Legutio (Araba)
Radiata Pine, Japanese Larch, Lawson Cypress, European Spruce, Doug Fir, Scots Pine, Maritme Pine
Full capacity VDC
+1-418-358-0712
Manufacture, Fabrication, Engineering909, cote St-AubertSaint-Jean-Port-Joli (Quebec)909, cote St-AubertSaint-Jean-Port-Joli (Quebec)
info@artmassif.ca
909, cote St-Aubert Saint-Jean-Port-Joli (Quebec) CANADA G0R 3G0
Spruce Pine
Turmgasse 67, 8700 Leoben, Austria
C24
+44.0.2082.421.738
Full capacity VD Quality is based on procurement Steel connects procurement and installation
jim@construktclt.com
The Riverside Bldg, Trinity Buoy Wharf, Unit 24, London, UK
+49.9371.4003.210
enquiry@hess-timber.com
Am Hundsrück 2, 63924 Kleinheubach, Germany
509.866.5077
60' long press 120" to 144" with a 1.5" cut on each side
Spruce, Douglas Fir, Southern Yellow Pine
Fabrication, VDC, Engineering and Install
clt@mercerint.com
19202 E Garland Avenue, Spokane Valley, WA, 99027
PRG320
11'-5.76"x60'
Douglas Fir, Spruce, Hemlock
250.304.4310
coreys@kalesnikoff.com
2090 BC-3A, Castlegar, BC V1N 4N1, Canada
877.800.7663
info@sautertimber.com
505 Cardiff Valley Rd. Rockwood, TN, 37854
V,E, PRG320
Tall Timber Fire Testing
Cradle to Cradle
PRG 320 Certification
EPD
941.702.0681
simon.siegert@binderholz.com
971.804.3794
sebastian.popp@klhusa.com
+1.503.544.7947
brent.saunders@storaenso.com
Wisperndorf 4, 9462 Wisperndorf, Austria
+43.4769.22490
Feistritz 1, 9751 Sachsenburg 9751, Austria
Sachsenburg, Austria
+43.772.346.5710
s.oberdorfer@wiehag.com
Wiehag Str. 8, 4950 Altheim, Austria
Penticton, BC, Canada
Fabrication, VDC, Engineering
+1.780.465.9771
alema@westernarchrib.com
4315 92 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6B 3M7 Canada
647.668.8457
Lee@elementfive.co
70 Dennis Rd, St Thomas, ON N5P 0B6, Canada
Ripon, Quebec, Canada
541.874.2231
1991 Pruner Road, Riddle, OR 97469
VDC
503.648.6641
550 SW Bailey Street, Hillsboro, OR 97123
509.684.3678
sbishop@vaagentimbers.com
1245 N Hwy, Colville, WA 99114
541.733.7371
2701 W 1st Ave, Eugene, OR 97402
503.871.9736
abasil@frereslumber.com
141 14th Street, Lyons, OR 97358
406.892-2241
sales@smartlam.com
1371 Hodgesville Road, Dothan, AL 36301
503.388.6979
info@cutmytimber.com
2407 NW 28th Ave, Portland, OR 97210
Columbia Falls, Montana
610 3rd St W, Columbia Falls, MT 59912
Weyerhauser
Louisiana Pacific
Quality Laminators
Drain, OR
American Laminators
541.836.2000
566 Applegate Avenue Drain, OR 97435
New Brighton, MN
Bell Structural Solutions
Douglas Fir, Southern Yellow Pine, Western Red Cedar
Manufacture, VDC, Fabrication,
877.633.4334
778 1st Street NW New Brighton, MN 55112-0024
Salmon, ID
Manufacture, VDC, Fabrication, Engineering
208.384.6161
NathanPaul@bc.com
1111 West Jefferson St, Suite 300 Boise, ID, 83702-5389
Golden, British Columbia, Canada
Canadian Timber Frames
Fabrication and VDC
250.348.2231
sales@canadiantimberframes.com
2108 BC-95, Parson, BC V0A 1L0, Canada
Morrisville, NC
EnWood
Manufacture, Fabrication, Engineering
Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
Fraser Wood Industries
International Timber Frames
Douglas Fir, Alaskan Yellow Cedar, Western Red Cedar, Southern Yellow Pine
Manufacture, Fabrication, VDC
Springfield, OR
Roseburg
Richland, PA
Rigidply Rafters
Chehalis, WA
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Phoenix, IL
Sterling
7.67'x17.7'
Manufacture, Fabrication
Greenville, AL
Magnolia, AR
Durango, CO
Manufacture, VDC, Fabrication
Colfax, WI
Timber Technologies
Boerne, TX
New Lowell, ON, Canada
Timmerman
Unadilla, NY
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Tualatin, OR
Western Wood Structures
Fabrication, Engineering, VDC
418.358.0712
A vital resource for the planet
Cost Efficiency
A Commitment to Sustainability
Mass timber is a term that most often describes a structural framing system of solid heavy timber or engineered wood members used for wall, ceiling or roof panels.
Defining the different timber products:
See how this structure was selected to showcase the Port of Portland’s commitment to sustainability, and showcase the region’s economy and natural resources.
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Wonderful wood: the benefits of mass timber
If you think large structures like offices and apartment blocks have to be made from reinforced concrete, think again. Mass timber buildings, using structural elements made from engineered wood, are popping up across the planet on a range of different scales. They can deliver major benefits in both sustainability and user experience.
Listen to our Shaping Sustainable Places podcast, where we talk with two experts with deep knowledge of mass timber construction.
