Tall Timber Buildings: Where Sustainability Meets Performance

Globally, the groundswell of tall timber buildings has been motivated by the urgent need for housing density in urban areas and the equally urgent need to respond to the climate crisis by reducing and offsetting carbon emissions. While other countries have been constructing tall wood buildings for a decade, the U.S. is one of the first to include provisions in its model building code allowing them prescriptively. Join this session to learn mass timber's value proposition and how it impacts sustainability, forest health, rural economies, and current trends. You'll also discuss fire resistance, structural layout, connections and details, occupant comfort, cost optimization, building enclosure, and prefabrication.