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Logging off for the weekend. Project: Bigwin Island Club Cabins Photo Credit: Doublespace Photography Architects: MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects

LEVER Architecture is raising the bar (and a few floors) with mass timber in LA! Our latest project profile on 843 North Spring Street showcases their innovative mixed-use space. See how they're blending CLT, steel, and concrete to create a sustainable urban landmark. Read the full project profile and see why mass timber is branching out in cities. https://hubs.la/Q02YBDwj0

Branch out with our new lookbook! Explore six mass timber office projects changing the game (and grain) in commercial design. From faster construction to higher leasing rates, see how wood creates welcoming, biophilic spaces that boost tenant retention and employee well-being. Download now to plant the seeds for your next project. https://hubs.la/Q02YBNyF0

Mass Timber on a whole other LEVER. Project: 843 N Spring Street Photo Credit: Jeremy Bittermann Architects: LEVER Architecture https://hubs.la/Q02XPmN80

With ADUs growing 9% annually and adding up to 35% more value to properties, wood is proving to be the perfect material for these compact marvels. Explore how architects are creating sustainable, stylish secondary dwellings and creating more affordable housing solutions in the process by exploring these three examples from Wittman Estes, Webster Wilson, and Bunch Design. https://hubs.la/Q02XPhxR0 Project pictured is Elysian Cottage by Bunch Design.

The Mass Timber Insurance Playbook, U.S. Edition: A Guide to Insuring Mass Timber Buildings Developers, design/construction professionals, and insurers now have a comprehensive framework for working together to resolve challenges that impact the insurability of mass timber buildings—making it easier for teams to bring more of these projects to fruition. ?? Download your copy: https://lnkd.in/ez_BVJJ6 The U.S. Edition is adapted from the original Mass Timber Insurance Playbook developed by insurance and building resilience specialists in the United Kingdom in partnership with the Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP). Co-authored by Philip Callow and Jim Glockling,?adapted for the United States by Michael Hastings in collaboration with WoodWorks. Thank you to the many companies who participated in developing this resource: Alliance for Sustainable Building Products Built by Nature Glockling Consulting Marsh Neutral Rosetta Risk Management Zurich Commercial Insurance Learn more about The Mass Timber Insurance Playbook, U.S. Edition: https://lnkd.in/ez_BVJJ6

Research: Nez Perce-Clearwater Office WBLCA The latest study in our Mass Timber Comparative Life Cycle Assessment Series compares a Type V-B, two-story mass timber/light-frame wood hybrid and a functionally equivalent alternate designed in steel—in terms of embodied carbon, cost, and construction speed. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gK8J2zvx Authors: KL&A Engineers and Builders Team Carbon - Alexis Feitel, P.E.; Jill Porretta; Greg Kingsley PhD, PE Contributors: KL&A Engineers and Builders: Andy Paddock, PE; Brent Kehoe, SE; Robbie Camann, PE; Jack Hupp, PE Mosaic Architecture: Nick Diggins Morrison-Maierle: Eric Heidebrecht, PE, SE Quality Contractors: Gabe French WoodWorks: Erin Kinder, PE, SE, LEED AP; Ashley Cagle, PE, SE This series is being developed collaboratively by KL&A Engineers & Builders / KL&A Team Carbon and WoodWorks with funding from the USDA U.S. Forest Service and the Softwood Lumber Board. ?? Mosaic Architecture / Morrison-Maierle / Photo Heidi Long, Longview Studios

Woodn't you like to see what's behind these doors? Project: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon Photo Credit: Lara Swimmer Architects: Hacker Architects

Don't get stumped by LA's latest architectural marvel! Our project profile on LEVER Architecture's 843 North Spring Street showcases innovation in mixed-use development. See how this building is setting new standards for sustainable urban design. Check out our project profile. https://hubs.la/Q02WTFMb0