Mass Timber 101

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Design Strategies



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Hand constructed lamella truss


CLT

SIPs

TYPES NLT Glulam

LVLs


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CLT

NLT

DLT

Cross Laminated Timber

Nail Laminated Timber

Dowel Laminated Timber

PSL

Glulam

LVL

Parallel Strand Lumber

Glue Laminated Timber

Laminated Veneer Lumber

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Product types


Southern Yellow Pine

Jack Pine

Scots Pine

Douglas Fir Growth Rings

Douglas Fir

Spruce Fir

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Species types


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Sustainably managed forests


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Laminated timber types


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Product tree


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North American manufacturing


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Flame testing CLT - char resistant layer


BENEFITS Structure Finish Self Spanning Precise Fire Resistant Integrally Protected Fastners Modular - Transportable Machinable - Prefabricated Lightweight Sustainable Low Embodied Energy Carbon Sequestering CLT

SIPs

TYPES NLT Glulam

LVLs


BENEFITS Structure Finish Self Spanning Precise Fire Resistant Integrally Protected Fastners Modular - Transportable Machinable - Prefabricated Lightweight Sustainable Low Embodied Energy Carbon Sequestering CLT

SIPs

TYPES

DETRACTS

NLT Glulam

LVLs

Not Cavity Construction Cheap (vs Economical) Weatherproof Self Insulating Hand Constructable Field ModiďŹ able


BENEFITS Structure Finish Self Spanning Precise Fire Resistant Integrally Protected Fastners Modular - Transportable Machinable - Prefabricated Lightweight Sustainable Low Embodied Energy Carbon Sequestering CLT

SIPs

TYPES

DETRACTS

NLT Glulam

LVLs

Not Cavity Construction Cheap (vs Economical) Weatherproof Self Insulating Hand Constructable Field ModiďŹ able

SUSTAINABLE Most Built Materials Are Mined Trees Sequester Carbon Constructed Buildings - Carbon Banks 30-50 Year Growth Cycle Selective Clear Cutting - Plant As Used


manufacturing

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Manufacturing models


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CNC machined downstream fabrication


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Optimized panel nesting


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Raw materials, standard dimension pine


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Gang finger jointing


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Finger joint gluing


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Gluelam beam glue up


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CLT CNC Glue bot - Polyurethane based - 20 minute work time


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CLT pressing - 1 hour cold press


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Hundegger beam boring machine


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Auto rotating the beam cut


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Hundegger 5 axis panel profiler


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4’ diameter slotting saw


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Forklift for scale


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Scratch coat polyurethane finish


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Routed reliefs for weld clearance


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Steel bracket plates - Microsoft Columns


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Fleet of timber columns bound for the Microsoft HQ


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Packaging and labeling


MFG Pre-graded Lumber Finger Joint Plane Glue Press Machine Ship

BENEFITS Structure Finish Self Spanning Precise Fire Resistant Integrally Protected Fastners Modular - Transportable Machinable - Prefabricated Lightweight Sustainable Low Embodied Energy Carbon Sequestering CLT

SIPs

TYPES

DETRACTS

NLT Glulam

LVLs

Not Cavity Construction Cheap (vs Economical) Weatherproof Self Insulating Hand Constructable Field ModiďŹ able

SUSTAINABLE Most Built Materials Are Mined Trees Sequester Carbon Constructed Buildings - Carbon Banks 30-50 Year Growth Cycle Selective Clear Cutting - Plant As Used


MFG Pre-graded Lumber Finger Joint Plane Glue Press Machine Ship

BENEFITS Structure Finish Self Spanning Precise Fire Resistant Integrally Protected Fastners Modular - Transportable Machinable - Prefabricated Lightweight Sustainable Low Embodied Energy Carbon Sequestering

3 Ply

CLT

3 Ply to 10 Ply 1x or 2x Layers 1x Saves Material -Custom Pressed

SIPs

TYPES

DETRACTS

NLT Glulam

LVLs

Not Cavity Construction Cheap (vs Economical) Weatherproof Self Insulating Hand Constructable Field ModiďŹ able

SUSTAINABLE Most Built Materials Are Mined Trees Sequester Carbon Constructed Buildings - Carbon Banks 30-50 Year Growth Cycle Selective Clear Cutting - Plant As Used


design strategies

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Match arrayed panels awating site shipment - Kaeng Krachan


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CLT panel raising - like an Amish barn rasing on steroids


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Earth Sciences Building - UBC, Vancouver Canada


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Earth Sciences detail closeups - UBC, Vancouver Canada


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Earth Sciences monumental stair - UBC, Vancouver Canada


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Early integration of systems


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Exterior wall cladding assemblies


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Vennesla Library - Vannesla Norway


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Systems integration - Vennesla Library


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Tamedia HQ beam pocket - Zurich Switzerland


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Tamedia HQ - Zurich Switzerland


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Kaeng Krachan Elephant Shell - Zurich Switzerland


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Kaeng Krachan shell layering


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Kaeng Krachan wall isometric


MFG Pre-graded Lumber Finger Joint Plane Glue Press Machine Ship

BENEFITS Structure Finish Self Spanning Precise Fire Resistant Integrally Protected Fastners Modular - Transportable Machinable - Prefabricated Lightweight Sustainable Low Embodied Energy Carbon Sequestering

3 Ply

CLT

3 Ply to 10 Ply 1x or 2x Layers 1x Saves Material -Custom Pressed

SIPs

TYPES

DETRACTS

NLT Glulam

LVLs

Not Cavity Construction Cheap (vs Economical) Weatherproof Self Insulating Hand Constructable Field ModiďŹ able

ECONOMY IN SEQUENCING

SUSTAINABLE Most Built Materials Are Mined Trees Sequester Carbon Constructed Buildings - Carbon Banks 30-50 Year Growth Cycle Selective Clear Cutting - Plant As Used


MFG Pre-graded Lumber Finger Joint Plane Glue Press Machine Ship

BENEFITS

3 Ply

MONEY CLT

3 Ply to 10 Ply 1x or 2x Layers 1x Saves Material -Custom Pressed

SIPs

TYPES

DETRACTS

NLT Glulam

Time

Structure Finish Self Spanning Precise Fire Resistant Integrally Protected Fastners Modular - Transportable Machinable - Prefabricated Lightweight Sustainable Low Embodied Energy Carbon Sequestering

LVLs

Not Cavity Construction Cheap (vs Economical) Weatherproof Self Insulating Hand Constructable Field ModiďŹ able

ECONOMY IN SEQUENCING

SUSTAINABLE Most Built Materials Are Mined Trees Sequester Carbon Constructed Buildings - Carbon Banks 30-50 Year Growth Cycle Selective Clear Cutting - Plant As Used


MFG Pre-graded Lumber Finger Joint Plane Glue Press Machine Ship

BENEFITS

$15 - $20 /SF

3 Ply

MONEY CLT

3 Ply to 10 Ply 1x or 2x Layers 1x Saves Material -Custom Pressed

SIPs

TYPES

DETRACTS

NLT Glulam

Time

Structure Finish Self Spanning Precise Fire Resistant Integrally Protected Fastners Modular - Transportable Machinable - Prefabricated Lightweight Sustainable Low Embodied Energy Carbon Sequestering

LVLs

Not Cavity Construction Cheap (vs Economical) Weatherproof Self Insulating Hand Constructable Field ModiďŹ able

ECONOMY IN SEQUENCING

Economy In Scale

SUSTAINABLE Most Built Materials Are Mined Trees Sequester Carbon Constructed Buildings - Carbon Banks 30-50 Year Growth Cycle Selective Clear Cutting - Plant As Used


MFG

CHEAP

Pre-graded Lumber Finger Joint Plane Glue Press Machine Ship

Stick Framed I Joists Plated Trusses Glulam CLT

QUALITY $15 - $20 /SF

3 Ply

MONEY CLT

3 Ply to 10 Ply 1x or 2x Layers 1x Saves Material -Custom Pressed

Structure Finish Self Spanning Precise Fire Resistant Integrally Protected Fastners Modular - Transportable Machinable - Prefabricated Lightweight Sustainable Low Embodied Energy Carbon Sequestering

SIPs

TYPES

DETRACTS

NLT Glulam

Time

BENEFITS

LVLs

Not Cavity Construction Cheap (vs Economical) Weatherproof Self Insulating Hand Constructable Field ModiďŹ able

ECONOMY IN SEQUENCING

Economy In Scale

SUSTAINABLE Most Built Materials Are Mined Trees Sequester Carbon Constructed Buildings - Carbon Banks 30-50 Year Growth Cycle Selective Clear Cutting - Plant As Used


MFG

CHEAP

Pre-graded Lumber Finger Joint Plane Glue Press Machine Ship

Stick Framed I Joists Plated Trusses Glulam CLT

QUALITY $15 - $20 /SF

3 Ply

MONEY CLT

3 Ply to 10 Ply 1x or 2x Layers 1x Saves Material -Custom Pressed

Time

DETRACTS

Not Cavity Construction Cheap (vs Economical) Weatherproof Self Insulating Hand Constructable Field ModiďŹ able

NLT

ECONOMY IN SEQUENCING

Economy In Scale

Structure Finish Self Spanning Precise Fire Resistant Integrally Protected Fastners Modular - Transportable Machinable - Prefabricated Lightweight Sustainable Low Embodied Energy Carbon Sequestering

SIPs

TYPES

Glulam

BENEFITS

LVLs

ELIMINATED MATs Gyp Lots of Gyp Fire Caulk Etc Stick Framing Baseboard, Plaster, Paint Flooring

SUSTAINABLE Most Built Materials Are Mined Trees Sequester Carbon Constructed Buildings - Carbon Banks 30-50 Year Growth Cycle Selective Clear Cutting - Plant As Used


MFG

CHEAP

Pre-graded Lumber Finger Joint Plane Glue Press Machine Ship

Stick Framed I Joists Plated Trusses Glulam CLT

QUALITY $15 - $20 /SF

3 Ply

MONEY CLT

3 Ply to 10 Ply 1x or 2x Layers 1x Saves Material -Custom Pressed

Time

DETRACTS

Not Cavity Construction Cheap (vs Economical) Weatherproof Self Insulating Hand Constructable Field ModiďŹ able

NLT LVLs

ECONOMY IN SEQUENCING

Economy In Scale

Structure Finish Self Spanning Precise Fire Resistant Integrally Protected Fastners Modular - Transportable Machinable - Prefabricated Lightweight Sustainable Low Embodied Energy Carbon Sequestering

SIPs

TYPES

Glulam

BENEFITS

ELIMINATED MATs CONSOLIDATED TRADES Rough Carpentry Sheetrock Paint Finish Carpentry Structural Steel Welding / Fabricating

Gyp Lots of Gyp Fire Caulk Etc Stick Framing Baseboard, Plaster, Paint Flooring

SUSTAINABLE Most Built Materials Are Mined Trees Sequester Carbon Constructed Buildings - Carbon Banks 30-50 Year Growth Cycle Selective Clear Cutting - Plant As Used


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Kuchl Campus Extension - Salzburg Austria


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