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Natural Beauty of Placer River Trail Bridge

Natural Beauty of Placer River Trail Bridge

Set in the remote Alaskan forest, this is the longest clear span glulam timber truss bridge in North America. The…
Beauty and the Budget

Beauty and the Budget

With glulam its focal point, the design of this US company building combined the structural and aesthetic capacities of engineered…
Mass Timber Delivers Green Building

Mass Timber Delivers Green Building

Mass timber was chosen to reflect First United Bank's sustainability initiative. The design for its new 8,500-square-foot bulding used cross…
Largest Cross Laminated Timber Structure

Largest Cross Laminated Timber Structure

Constructing the largest cross laminated timber (CLT) building in the US took just 14 months, including 12 weeks for the…
Engineered Wood's Carbon Footprint Solution

Engineered Wood's Carbon Footprint Solution

Changing from steel to engineered wood offered a lower carbon footprint for a roof with span and load capacities within…
Cathedral of Christ the Light

Cathedral of Christ the Light

Innovative computer modelling, backed by field tests, were used to ensure this massive glulam and glass structure offered high strength…
Scenic Setting for Cross Laminated Timber Office

Scenic Setting for Cross Laminated Timber Office

Canada's scenic Kelowna region is the setting for this cross-laminated timber design, respectful of surroundings, yet modern in its angles…
California Apartments Showcase Value Engineering

California Apartments Showcase Value Engineering

When cost held up this 120-apartment complex, the design was re-engineered with glulam and wood-framed shear walls. This involved I-joist…
Portland’s One North Development Connects Vision with Community

Portland’s One North Development Connects Vision with Community

The design of this office development focuses on the use of engineered wood (from glulam beams to plywood shear walls)…
Engineered Wood Formwork Proves Cost-Effective, Customizable

Engineered Wood Formwork Proves Cost-Effective, Customizable

MDO plywood panels are easy to cut to cut to size, proving a cost-effective solution for the concrete formwork in…
Historical Stadium Meets Modern Standards with Overlaid Plywood Forms

Historical Stadium Meets Modern Standards with Overlaid Plywood Forms

Innovative use of concrete formwork was part of a massive renovation project at the University of California.  Built in 1923,…
Engineered Wood Shapes Washington State History

Engineered Wood Shapes Washington State History

Eleven 55-foot-high reinforced concrete arches accentuate the façade of the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma..