Must-Have Mass Timber Design & Construction Resources
Mar 21, 2024
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Technical Resources for Designing with Mass Timber
Guides and Manuals
The CLT Diaphragm Design Guide
Developed collaboratively with experts in mass timber structural engineering, this groundbreaking publication provides guidance for the design of CLT diaphragms used as part of wind and seismic lateral force-resisting systems.
Solution Papers
Differential Material Movement in Tall Mass Timber Structures
Covers reasons for vertical movement, methods of calculating anticipated movement, calculated vs. on-site verified movement, detailing options, and strategies implemented on North American projects.
- Mass Timber Cost and Design Optimization Checklists
- Shaft Wall Solutions for Light-Frame & Mass Timber Buildings
- Concealed Spaces in Mass Timber and Heavy Timber Structures
- Acoustics and Mass Timber: Room-to-Room Noise Control
- Video: Elevating Fire Safety and Acoustics in Multi-Family Mass Timber
- Demonstrating Fire-Resistance Ratings for Mass Timber Elements in Tall Wood Structures
- Fire Design of Mass Timber Members: Code Applications, Construction Types and Fire Ratings
- Repair of Fire-Damaged Mass Timber
Tall Mass Timber
Tall Mass Timber Project Case Study: 1510 Webster
With the goal of creating affordable housing for the “missing middle” (households earning between 80 and 120% of the area’s median income), development, design, and construction firm oWOW designed the first prescriptive Type IV-A project in the U.S. 1510 Webster is 19 stories, 16 of which are mass timber.
Sustainability
Less Embodied Carbon + Stored Carbon = Lower Carbon Impact
Return to Form, Katz Development, tres birds, KL&A Engineers & Builders
Comparative Life Cycle Assessment Study Series
Mass Timber Comparative Life Cycle Assessment Series Introduction
- Details aspects common to all studies in the series, including methodology, approach, scope, and code compliance of the comparative designs, life cycle assessment (LCA) and dollar cost analyses
Return to Form Comparative Life Cycle Assessment Study
- Compares Return to Form, a Type IV-B multi-family mass timber building over a Type I-A concrete podium to functionally equivalent cold-formed steel and concrete alternatives in terms of embodied carbon, cost, and construction speed
Mass Timber Construction Management
How to Successfully Cost Manage a Mass Timber Project
Cost-Estimating Considerations for General Contractors
A determining factor in the success of a mass timber project—and whether it goes forward at all—is the general contractor’s ability to provide informed cost estimates from the earliest design stage. Use this paper to help bridge that gap with step-by-step guidance for minimizing whole project costs and maximizing the value of mass timber projects.
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Mass Timber Project Case Studies
Janicki Industries Building 10
Aerospace manufacturer uses mass timber to meet speed & sustainability goals
- The Beam on Farmer: A stunning and functional office building named after the beautiful glulam beams that define its space
- Egger Wood Products Production Facility: Global wood product manufacturer chose a mass timber system designed for long spans and heavy loads for a portion of their first U.S. plant
- Santiam Canyon Junior/Senior High School Gym: Unique mass timber facility becomes a point of civic pride
- State Nebraska Bank & Trust: A last-minute design pivot demonstrates mass timber’s versatility
- Adidas East Village Expansion: Innovative mass timber designs meet ambitious construction timeline
- Oregon State University Cascades – Edward J. Ray Hall: Regionally sourced mass timber plays a meaningful role in the realization and long-term benefits of their sustainability requirements
- Coming soon: 619 Ponce Case Study: Georgia’s First Locally Grown Mass Timber Project
Ponce City Market / Raftermen Photography, courtesy of GFA
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