The Sauce Doesn’t Always Have to Be a Secret.
“What’s in this dish? It’s fantastic!”?
“Sorry, I can’t tell you; it’s an old family secret.”?
Above is a typical exchange when you go to a restaurant or a friend's house with exemplary culinary skills. Whatever it is, you want to find out so you can make it for yourself.
In construction, a lot of times, the recipe is a little clearer. Traditionally, building methods like slab on metal deck, tilt-wall, stick-built wood frame, or pre-cast concrete structures are common.? One emerging method is mass timber construction.
While not an entirely new concept, mass timber has seen steady growth in popularity as contractors are looking to meet the goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. As a result, architects and contractors have been creating some pretty impressive-looking projects with mass timber.
A recent story in Construction Dive highlighted six projects showcasing mass timber's benefits when constructing healthcare, warehouse, high-rise multifamily, and school buildings.
The article also points out some interesting lessons that will be shared with the construction community.
If you want to dive a little deeper into mass timber construction, you can look at a blog from Touchplan on the subject.?
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-The Touchplan Team
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