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HOMAG creates new business segment; acquires System TM A/S

09-10-2020
HOMAG, acquisition, construction, wood construction

The HOMAG Group intensifies its activities in the new market segment Construction Elements Solutions by acquiring 80% of the shares of the Danish engineering and manufacturing company System TM A/S. System TM is a leading supplier of optimization and systems solutions for the timber processing industry. In 2019, the company generated an annual …

Editor’s pickAustrian firms build largest CLT panel in the world

24-09-2020
Austria, construction, wood panel, panel, CLT, CLT panel, record breaking, world record

Record-breaking 650-square-metre CLT panel In the Austrian province of Vorarlberg, a timber construction is currently being built with a record-breaking 650-square-metre cross laminated timber (CLT) panel, announced Timbatec. The TS3 technology makes it possible – a development by Timbatec together with the ETH Zurich and the Bern …

Norway: Contract signed for next phase of world’s longest timber bridge

22-09-2020
Norway, bridge, structural timber, engineering, construction, architecture

Representatives of the Norwegian road authority Nye Veier and the joint venture BERINOR ANS, associating BESIX and Rizzani de Eccher, have signed the contract for the design, permitting and further development of the E6 Moelv-Roterud infrastructure project. The project includes a main bridge over Lake Mjøsa spanning more than one kilometre, …

Canada: Province invests in mass timber student housing project for BCIT campus

21-09-2020
Canada, Mass Timber, Construction, Education

Render of the upcoming 464-bed, 12-storey student housing project at BCIT's Burnaby campus Students attending the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) in the coming years will have access to hundreds of new, affordable, and environmentally friendly on-campus housing. Melanie Mark, British Colombia's Minister of Advanced …

Editor’s pickUS: Construction begins on 25-storey mass timber tower "Ascent"

03-09-2020
United States, Mass Timber, Construction, Architecture, Building, World Record

At 86.6 metres tall, Ascent is poised to become the tallest hybrid timber structure in the world (Photograph: Korb + Associates Architects) Ascent, the cutting-edge 25-storey mass timber tower in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has received building permits from the City of Milwaukee and broken ground. The development team, led by New Land …

Editor’s pickNew dates announced for World Architecture Festival; Best Use of Certified Timber Prize entry deadline postponed

25-08-2020
World Architecture Festival, WAF, PEFC, Architecture, Construction, Timber, Certified Timber, Competition

The WAF's Use of Certified Timber Prize 2019, supported by the PEFC, went to Pingelly Recreation and Cultural Centre, Australia The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) and the World Architecture Festival (WAF) are continuing their collaboration, awarding the Best Use of Certified Timber Prize for the …

AWC and ICC release joint publication on code requirements for mass timber construction

07-08-2020
United States, Mass Timber, Construction

Mass Timber Buildings and the IBC The American Wood Council (AWC) and International Code Council (ICC) have released a joint publication, Mass Timber Buildings and the IBC, providing an overview of requirements for mass timber construction as found in the 2015, 2018, and 2021 International Building …

Canada: Construction begins for mass timber office tower T3 Bayside

29-07-2020
Canada, Mass Timber, Construction

T3 Bayside, Toronto, Canada (Photo: Hines) New project will deliver over 250,000 square feet of contemporary, mass timber office space to Toronto’s eastern waterfront Hines, the international real estate firm, has begun speculative construction on the workplace component of their Bayside Toronto waterfront master-planned community with the …

New Zealand: New construction policy will deliver more timber use

09-07-2020
New Zealand, Timber, Construction

The New Zealand Forest Owners Association (FOA) says that the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's (MBIE) announcement of "Building for Climate Change" will mean that more timber will be used in New Zealand construction. FOA President Phil Taylor says that he’s been waiting three years for the government to announce a wood …

India’s Central Public Works Department lifts ban on use of timber in building construction

06-07-2020
India, Ban, Timber, Construction

After over 25 years, the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) in India has ended a ban on the use of timber in its construction projects. This comes after the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) asked for the ban to be lifted to spur the economy, create jobs and encourage farmers to plant more trees. The use of timber in …

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Tag: Construction

HOMAG creates new business segment; acquires System TM A/S

Editor’s pickAustrian firms build largest CLT panel in the world

Norway: Contract signed for next phase of world’s longest timber bridge

Canada: Province invests in mass timber student housing project for BCIT campus

Editor’s pickUS: Construction begins on 25-storey mass timber tower "Ascent"

Editor’s pickNew dates announced for World Architecture Festival; Best Use of Certified Timber Prize entry deadline postponed

AWC and ICC release joint publication on code requirements for mass timber construction

Canada: Construction begins for mass timber office tower T3 Bayside

New Zealand: New construction policy will deliver more timber use

India’s Central Public Works Department lifts ban on use of timber in building construction

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