Building with Mass Timber, with Pat Layton
Update: 2024-11-04
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In this week’s episode, host Kristin Hayes talks with Pat Layton, director of the Wood Utilization + Design Institute at Clemson University, about the resurgence in constructing buildings with wood and, in particular, with mass timber. Layton discusses the development and adoption of mass timber in the United States, along with the environmental and architectural benefits of integrating mass timber into construction projects. Layton also discusses the manufacturing process for mass timber and the fire resistance and structural strength of the material compared to more mainstream building materials, such as steel and concrete.
References and recommendations:
Woodworks map of mass timber projects; https://www.woodworks.org/resources/mapping-mass-timber/
Mass Timber Business Case Studies; https://www.woodworks.org/resources/mass-timber-business-case-studies/
Cost comparisons of building with mass timber vs other materials; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIcr0R3w9ZQ
Andy Quattlebaum Outdoor Education Center, a building created with mass timber; https://www.thinkwood.com/construction-projects/andy-quattlebaum-outdoor-education-center
Building projects that use wood and mass timber as the main material; https://www.woodworks.org/award-gallery/
References and recommendations:
Woodworks map of mass timber projects; https://www.woodworks.org/resources/mapping-mass-timber/
Mass Timber Business Case Studies; https://www.woodworks.org/resources/mass-timber-business-case-studies/
Cost comparisons of building with mass timber vs other materials; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIcr0R3w9ZQ
Andy Quattlebaum Outdoor Education Center, a building created with mass timber; https://www.thinkwood.com/construction-projects/andy-quattlebaum-outdoor-education-center
Building projects that use wood and mass timber as the main material; https://www.woodworks.org/award-gallery/
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