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Mass Timber Projects: Using wood for building construction canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/usa/2024/06/juno-east-austin-mtc-apartment-represents-a-modular-breakthrough

343 sats \ 6 comments \ @BlokchainB 27 Jul Construction_and_Engineering

The USA is currently under going a renaissance of using timber to construct buildings over concrete and steel. A chance to bring nature and beauty back to building architecture.

Of the over 1,600 active MTC projects identified in March 2023 across the USA, 12 per cent are in Lone Star State.

Several MTC projects are located in Austin. However, one in particular is drawing national attention. It’s not solely because it is an MTC structure. The methodology behind the building’s design showcases a promising way forward for successful modular construction in North America.

Juno East Austin is a five-storey, 24-unit multi-family mass timber apartment project that began accepting tenants earlier this spring. The project is strategically located on a 0.17-acre lot inside the transit-oriented development district surrounding the Plaza Saltillo MetroRail station.

Here is a hospital using timber:

https://mcdmag.com/2024/07/gensler-research-institute-bra-and-thornton-tomasetti-collaborate-on-mass-timber-prototype-hospital/

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110 sats \ 0 replies \ @karanjajes 27 Jul

A 5 storey building,built using timber?Id really love to see that. It must be spectacular. In Africa especially Kenya where i come from you'll only find bungalows built from timber.

100 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 27 Jul

One of my biggest complaints about living in the city was being visually bombarded with concrete and steel. Will be great to see wood being used more.

141 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB OP 27 Jul

And glass! So much glass all over

71 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 27 Jul

I watched this three story office building get built with mass timber. I was so confused and excited as I saw it go up. I wish I remember the name of the timber supplier but it was foreign. They’re like adult Lincoln Logs.

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 27 Jul

That’s a beautiful building.

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