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Timber Innovation
The Timber Innovation Act (S. 538 and H.R. 1380) was introduced to create opportunities to use wood products, including mass timber, in the construction of tall wood buildings. What all will the Timber Innovation Act do?
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Consulting-Specifying Engineer
According to a study in the Journal of Sustainable Forestry, substituting wood for other building materials could prevent between 14 to 31 percent of global carbon emissions.
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3D Printing Industry
Scientists at the Michigan Technology University, Houghton have successfully made 3-D printable wood filament from furniture wood-waste.
The success was published in a research paper co-authored by the open-source champion Joshua Pearce. The paper explored the possibility of upcycling furniture waste into wood filament to reduce the environmental impacts of wood waste.
The wood filament was made using only open-source software and hardware.
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American Wood Council
American Wood Council's (AWC) Vice President of Codes & Regulations Kenneth Bland, P.E., issued a statement regarding the approval of the 14 tall mass timber code change proposals during the International Code Council (ICC) public comment hearings in Richmond, Virginia. The proposals will now be subject to ICC's online voting, which is scheduled to begin in November. The final outcome of the tall mass timber code change proposals is expected in December.
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The Wall Street Journal
Owners of forest land along the Florida Panhandle and beyond are grappling with at least $1.6 billion in timber losses after Hurricane Michael snapped and mangled trees across the region, according to state authorities.
Forestry officials in Florida, Georgia and Alabama estimate the hurricane damaged more than five million acres of woodland in the region when it roared through this month. The destruction marked a fresh blow to timber growers already saddled with historically low prices brought on by a glut of mature trees in the South.
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Interesting Engineering
Urbanization and the rapid growth in population are driving the global energy demand higher. Keeping up with the demand for energy remains as one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century.
Buildings are constantly being erected to maintain enough space for population growth, but the life cycle of a building is one of the most energy-intensive processes in the world. Buildings, building materials, and subsequent construction components consume nearly 40 percent of the global energy demand.
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The Oregonian
Neighbors Holly Poupore and Dennis Laird have different needs for a home, and yet they have this in common: They added ease to their life by moving into new condos, one facing east, one facing west, that flex to their wants, tastes and desires.
They were one of the first residents of Carbon 12, an eight-story, glass-and-wood building in Northeast Portland's expanding Mississippi District.
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Curbed
The site that's become Atlantic Station has come a long way since its days as a heavy industrial district churning out steel, and its evolution is far from finished.
The latest element of the ongoing transformation will bring 230,000 square feet of office space to the Midtown mini-city — with a twist.
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