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The Week
Building skyscrapers out of wood: It sounds bizarre, unsafe, maybe even a bit twee. But it could actually be the future of construction. "Each material has its different pros and cons, and there's no reason that timber shouldn't be part of that larger discussion," said Todd Snapp, an architect with the global firm Perkins + Will.. "I can't say it's better than steel or concrete. I can say it should be just as relevant in the discussion of what material to use."
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FPS
A FPS Northwest Region spring meeting will take place on Thursday, Feb. 21, at Oregon State University. The purpose of this event is to hold a regional meeting that will include tours of the new OSU buildings, as well as provide professional feedback to students through mock interviews as they prep for job/intern season.
TENTATIVE MEETING SCHEDULE
Noon-2 p.m.: Tour of Peavy and Advanced Wood Processing Center (open to all)
2-4 p.m.: FPS Northwest Region update presentation/discussion (open to all)
4-6 p.m.: Mock interview session (open to all)
6-8 p.m.: Dinner in downtown Corvallis (open to all, pay on your own)
Questions about the event should be directed to Paige McKinley, President-elect of FPS, or Charles Gale, FPS Board member.
FPS
The 21st International Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood Symposium will take place Sept. 24-27, 2019, in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The event will be hosted by the Forest Research Institute Baden-Württemberg and co-sponsored by the USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory, Forest Products Society and the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations D5.01.09 unit "Non-Destructive Evaluation of Wood and Wood-Based Materials."
Registration opens April 1, 2019. Click here for additional information.
The Architect's Newspaper
President Donald Trump's tariffs, enacted in November 2017, have not yet made a significant impact on the U.S. mass timber industry. But if Trump chooses to take more aggressive action in the next two years of his administration, this could dramatically change. This urgency, coupled with the recent global obsession with building tall wood structures, newly motivates American wood manufacturers to become independent of foreign suppliers. This would entail American manufacturers catching up in machine technology and production capacity to bolster domestic trade and support innovative architecture sourced from home.
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Cadillac News
The federal government shutdown hasn't prevented the local timber industry from working, experts say.
But if it goes on for too long, sales could be missed and work could fall behind.
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Woodworking Network
Hundreds of brands for woodworking technology and supplies will be on display at the annual Magna Expo Mueblera (MEM), Mexico's largest tradeshow event for the industry. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the woodworking show takes place through Saturday at the Centro Citibanamex, in Mexico City.
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Woodworking Network
An entire package of 14 tall mass timber code change proposals has been approved by the International Code Council (ICC) after a vote.
Three new types of construction will be created (Types IV-A, IV-B, and IV-C), which set fire safety requirements, and allowable heights, areas, and number of stories for tall mass timber buildings. More specific voting results are expected to be released early 2019.
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Commercial Cafe
Wood-structured buildings are here to stay. While timber was once brushed off as an architectural fad, wood-structured buildings are now expanding into the world of commercial real estate, bringing benefits beyond their stunning aesthetic.
While wood isn't a new building material, architects and engineers are embracing the emergence of new uses of timber at scale for the 21st century.
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Mass Construction
Joe Kelly writes: "If you've been following the conversations here at Mass Construction, then mass timber is likely something you've heard of by now. It has come up on the podcast and been featured as something to keep an eye on in Mass Construction Highlights and on Social Media. It makes sense to dedicate an entire blog post to this topic because it's an innovative product that has been used effectively in Europe and Canada for years, and now companies are starting to use it in the U.S., too."
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The Beck Group
The Beck Group, a Portland, Oregon-based forest products planning and consulting firm, analyzed the market for mass timber within the Council of Western State Foresters (CWSF) region (17 Western U.S. states and six U.S. affiliated Pacific Islands), with a focus on the likely impact on timber demand in the region. The CWSF's Forest Utilization Network served as the sponsor for this project, leveraging funds from the USFS Forest Products Laboratory, and contracted through the University of Nebraska.
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