Mass Timber Resources

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A curated collection of resources from codes and standards, to case studies, manuals, and best practices.

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Mass Timber Insurance Playbook – U.S. Edition
WoodWorks

The Mass Timber Insurance Playbook – U.S. Edition (MTIP) gives developers, design/construction professionals, and insurers a comprehensive framework for working together to resolve challenges that impact the insurability of mass timber buildings

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Mass Timber 2030: Preparing Your Practice
Think Wood

Webinar discussing mass timber as an opportunity for sustainable development and user well-being, providing insight into design, building safety, and construction considerations.

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Seattle AIA Mass Timber Committee
AIA Seattle

The Mass Timber Committee plans monthly mass timber presentations, building tours, forest walks, and happy hours. The committee helps people become mass timber experts and advance the industry to build more mass timber projects.

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Steel-Timber Hybrid Buildings
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat - CTBUH

Presents case studies of projects utilizing mass timber and steel hybrid building technology including its benefits and challenges.

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Tall Timber: Mass Timber for High-Rise Buildings
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat - CTBUH

Technical resource for those in the AEC industry interested in exploring mass timber as an alternative building technology for high-rise construction, presenting building case studies and contributions from industry experts

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ANSI/AWC 2021 Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS)
American Wood Council

Technical resource providing criteria for engineered wood systems, members and connections in structural elements.

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U.S. Mass Timber Construction Manual
WoodWorks

Guides general contractors and installers through the process of planning, procurement, and management of mass timber construction

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The State of Tall Timber: A Global Audit
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat - CTBUH

Evaluates various mass timber structural systems of high-rise projects on a global-scale

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Portland Internatial Airport Terminal Remodel
Sustainable Northwest Wood

Provides insight into regional wood sourcing for the Portland International Airport expansion project.

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National Design Specification (NDS) for Wood Construction
American Wood Council

Standard providing technical information for sawn lumber, connections, and wood products.

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ANSI/APA PRG 320: Standard for Performance-Rated Cross-Laminated Timber and Mass Plywood Panels in North America
APA - The Engineered Wood Association

Standard providing information on requirements for cross-laminated timber and qualification testing.

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Mass Timber Design Manual (Vol. 1-2)
ThinkWood

Volume 1 and Volume 2 manuals presenting mass timber technical information, case studies, and expert discussion.

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CLT Handbook
ThinkWood

Provides technical information on the design and construction of cross-laminated timber systems, code and design standards

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Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material
Robert Ross, Forest Products Laboratory

Technical resource providing information on forest resources, wood products, fasteners, various composite materials, fire safety, treatments, and construction applications

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Mass Timber in Affordable Multi-Family Housing
WoodWorks

Presents an overview of mass timber housing developments including structural typologies and systems, building code construction types, typical wall-floor assemblies.

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Mass Timber Residential Catalog
Green Canopy NODE

Presents the case for prefabricated mass timber construction and Green Canopy NODE's housing solutions

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Heartwood: Seattle’s First Tall Timber Structure
Timberlab

Case study presenting Heartwood, an 8-story mass timber multi-family housing project designed by AtelierJones.

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Light Wood-Frame and Mass Timber Educational Buildings
WoodWorks

Provides information on incorporating mass timber in educational facilities and includes relevant case studies.

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United States Forest Services (USFS) Wood Innovation Report: Multi-story Mass Timber K-12 Schools
Mahlum

Studies the possibilities in multi-story mass timber construction for K-12 schools in Washington to support the demand for additional learning spaces that are adaptable to changing educational needs, are financially viable, and promote resilience.

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Mass Timber Schools: Building for Wellness
Mithun

Highlights the use of mass timber construction in K-12 educational facilities and provides insight into benefits of mass timber including its cost-competitiveness, spatial efficiency and flexibility, and sustainability advantage.

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