Author: rpalma
Source: ZH Architects The Ethical Case For Cross-Laminate Timber Construction in Passive House Design Earlier this summer we were honored to present at the Passive House Conference in New York City. Our Certified Passive House Designer Staz Zakrzewski teamed up with Matthew Lee of Lee Properties Group and talked about challenges and opportunities offered by CLT, […]
Source: Building Construction Design Locking up carbon and unlocking the full potential of timber We may commonly hear the term ‘carbon sequestration’ but what does it actually mean? The dictionary definition of sequestration is ‘isolated and hidden away’. To put it simply, it is the process of capture and long-term storage of atmospheric carbon dioxide […]
Source: Scientific American Tall timber high-rises could produce fewer emissions and sequester carbon dioxide What – Brock Commons Tallwood House Height – 18 stories, 53 meters Avoided Greenhouse Gas Emissions – 679 metric tons of CO2 Carbon Stored in the Wood – 1753 metric tons of CO2 Total Potential Carbon Benefit – 2432 metric tons of CO2 A wood skyscraper […]
Source: Popular Science Cross-Laminated Timber Continues to Impress Builders and Engineers On a cloudy day in early October, the architect Andrew Waugh circles the base of a nondescript apartment tower in Shoreditch, a neighborhood in East London. Shoreditch suffered heavily during the blitz of World War II—“urban renewal, compliments of the Luftwaffe,” Waugh says—and then spent […]
Source: Structurlam A building material with a long-standing history in construction, mass timber is recognized as being a durable and sustainable building option. Most commonly known as cross-laminated timber, or CLT, structures using mass timber have made their mark on projects around the globe, from London to Vancouver. Its popularity comes from the material being […]