Have you ever wondered how the world's largest wooden structures are reshaping global architecture? Join me, Paul Kremer, as we wrap up 2024 with a thrilling exploration of revolutionary mass timber innovations worldwide. From the awe-inspiring Grand Ring in Japan, set to be the iconic centerpiece of the 2025 Osaka Expo, to Australia's Sydney Fish Market setting new benchmarks with its glulam roof, these architectural marvels are pushing boundaries and redefining what's possible with wood. Plus, a groundbreaking development in Vietnam promises to ignite a mass timber revolution in Southeast Asia.
As we traverse the globe, we'll also delve into Europe’s cutting-edge advancements. Discover how the University of Graz and its partners are transforming the construction landscape with a pioneering modular system for wooden high-rises, prolonging building lifespans through innovative design. With exclusive insights and stunning visuals on our LinkedIn feed, this episode is a must-listen for anyone passionate about the future of sustainable construction. Get ready to be inspired as we close out the year and look forward to a trailblazing 2025!
Episode Transcript
Ladies and gentlemen, we are live.
This is the moment you all havebeen waiting for.
It's time for the globalsensation, the one, the only the
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undisputed heavyweight podcastin the world the Mass Timber
Construction Podcast.
And now here's Paul Ramblin,your host.
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Good morning, good afternoon orgood evening wherever you are
in the world today.
Welcome to New Year's Eve.
It's great to have you along onthe last episode of the Mass
Timber Construction Podcast for2024.
Looking forward to 2025 andbringing you a fifth year, fifth
consecutive year of bringingyou news from all over the world
in mass timber constructionland every week, plus interlude
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guest episodes.
Hopefully we'll get some morethis year.
It's been a very busy year totry and line people up, but we
will do our best for next year.
Let's have a look at what'smaking news around the world for
the last week of 2024 in masstimber construction land.
And the big news this week iscoming out of Japan with
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construction photos of the GrandRing, a vast wooden structure
that will encircle the pavilionsat the upcoming 2025 Osaka Expo
.
The photos reveal the progressof the 60,000 square meter
structure, which is being builton an artificial island
specifically for the Expo,according to the event
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organizers using the gluelaminated timber to create this
two kilometer long, 700 metercircumference grand ring.
The intended purpose of thisring is to serve as a symbol of
unity for the 161 participatingcountries at the expo.
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The expo brings everyonetogether, different countries
that stay there for six months,and the format is very precious,
especially in the crisis of theglobal situation that we're
currently in.
If you'd like to see theseimpressive photos of this
impressive ring made out ofglue-laminated timber, you will
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be able to run to our LinkedInfeed or you can go to dezencom
D-E-Z-E-Ncom and look up OsakaConstruction 2025 Expo and
you'll be able to look at theimages there.
Speaking of ominous structures,the Sydney Fish Market, the new
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Sydney Fish Market from 3XN, hastopped out in Australia with a
700 square foot building,becoming the largest fish market
to have a large glulam roofstructure in the most impressive
way.
This is the largest structurein the southern hemisphere.
Its pv panel roof is calibratedto withstand high winds while
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meeting the spatial demandsrequired by the fish market, and
it's held in place by 594 beamsthat are capable of harvesting
rainwater across the roofstructure to bring a supply of
water to the people that areusing the fish markets.
Congratulations to localarchitects, bvn, jxn Innovation
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and the Landscape ArchitectsAspect Studios on an impressive
project.
If you'd like to read more,please head to our LinkedIn feed
.
And a landmark announcement inVietnam's first structural
timber association which hasbeen licensed in Vietnam.
The years of advocacy by thepeople who run this particular
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organization have started to payoff, including an ex-colleague
of mine named Neil.
Neil Dodonsky has worked tocreate the structural architect
wood association of Vietnam andit's now received its official
government license.
A ceremony attended to byindustry officials marked the
significant step forward todevelop a thriving mass timber
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sector in Vietnam.
All of the board of directormembers extended the deepest
gratitude to SaigonConstructions and Building
Materials Association for theirinvaluable endorsement of the
particular association.
If you'd like to read moreabout this historic event and
how mass timber is infiltratingthe Southeast Asia sector,
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please head to our LinkedIn feed.
And infamously named the SiliconValley of Wood.
The University of Grass and theInstitute of Timber Technology
and Wood Technology have cometogether with Kauffman, bell
Systems and KS Engineering, whohave developed a system for
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modular wooden high-risebuilding which is designed with
the purpose of extending itsoperating life and lifespan.
Thanks to flexible adaptability, the operating life and
lifespan of buildings is oftenfar apart, and it is due to the
proprietary of long andfit-for-purpose systems that
when they're demolished theywould unfortunately be damaged
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and individual parts in theentire system usually cannot be
reused.
Well, this new Mohoho system,the Mohoho project, has now
called for patent andapplication for the applied
systems.
You can go and have a look atthese unique connection systems
and material design systems byheading to our LinkedIn feed or,
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obviously, going to GrassUniversity Technology and having
a look at the patented system.
And back to Australia and asmall town near the Ski Alps in
New South Wales, which is thecity area, is Sydney the New
South Wales is the state, justto get your bearings and a
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little place called Jindabyneand they have a library and
community centre building and itis in the Snowy Mountains and
it is a beautiful location ifyou've ever gone there for
camping, hiking, fishing, skiing, etc.
The library rests on robuststone plinths and paying a
deliberate homage to the ruggedgranite formations in the nearby
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mountains, and the localarchitecture now uses the stone
as a podium to mimic themountain landscape and using
prefabricated CLT panels tocreate the structure from an
interior finish of theparticular library.
I believe Nick Hewson was oneof the engineers on the project
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at Abraalus, and it is animpressive building.
If you wish to go and have alook at it, head to our LinkedIn
feed or head to the JindabyneLibrary and Community Centre
building to see the project foryourself.
And that's it, folks.
It's a wrap for 2024.
I hope that you've had animpressive christmas holiday
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season break.
However you celebrate this timeof year, everyone is welcome.
I hope it brings much peace,joy and harmony and happiness in
the new year.
It is the end of 2024.
It is the end of our fourthyear of bringing you projects
every week from around the globe.
We will be bringing you morenext year in our fifth year.
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It is important to stay safeover this new year's period.
I hope that the new year bringsyou much joy, happiness and
prosperity and, of course, wewill be back again next year.
Thank you again for subscribing, liking, commenting, reposting
and participating in all of theevents.
We've got the internationalassociation for mass timber
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school starting up in january,so everyone who has
pre-registered for that, you cannow get ready, because in
january we're going to launchyou into the first round program
after the beta testing whichhas been completed in December
and we look forward to catchingup with you and, on behalf of
everybody who works behind thescenes with myself and the team,
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to deliver exactly what you getevery week from us, we like to
say thank you for your supportand we look forward to speaking
to you in 2025.
Have a great new year'scelebration.
Good afternoon, good morning orgood evening, wherever your
celebrations are coming from.
Please have a wonderful day.
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See you in 2025.
Thank you, bye.
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