Mass Timber Market Updates - Jan 2025 - Week Four

Can mass timber revolutionize the way we build in diverse sectors from retail to military? Explore groundbreaking developments as we unveil the Apple Miami World Center, the first Apple store to heavily incorporate mass timber construction, seamlessly merging iconic Art Deco elements with sustainability. Discover how Swinerton's expansion in Hawaii aims to redefine construction services across aviation, hospitality, and more, ensuring tailored solutions with their new Maui office. Each story in this episode promises to broaden your understanding of how mass timber is reshaping architectural norms and pushing the boundaries of traditional construction methods.

Join us as we dive deeper into innovative applications of mass timber, from earthquake-resistant military shelters to eco-friendly urban infrastructure. Learn how the US Army is leading the charge in testing cross-laminated timber shelters against seismic challenges, proving its worth as a reliable building material in extreme conditions. We also showcase a remarkable multi-story car park in Germany, designed by Hermann and Bosch Architects, featuring sustainable design elements like a green roof and photovoltaic systems. This episode promises a wealth of insights into how mass timber is carving out new possibilities within the construction landscape, offering sustainable and innovative solutions across the globe.

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the undisputed heavyweightpodcast in the world, the Mass
Timber Construction Podcast.
And now here's Paul Kramer,your host.

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Good morning, good afternoon orgood evening, wherever you are
in the world today, welcome tothe Mass Timber Construction
Podcast.
My name is Paul Kramer, yourhost.
Welcome to another excitingepisode of Mass Timber News from
around the world.
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for doing the introduction forthe podcast for five years now,
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Timber Construction JournalResearch Division.
Let's have a look at what'smaking news around the world
this week in Mass TimberConstruction land, and first up
to the USA and Miami, and Dezeencan exclusively reveal the
first photos of thedeco-informed Apple Miami World

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Center, the first Apple storewith extensive use of Mass
Timber Construction, whichopened just recently, on a
Friday.
Designed by Apple's in-houseteam, the Apple Miami World
Center occupies a standalonepavilion that continues the
aesthetic of the previous Applestores, while nodding to the Art
Deco architecture of Miami, thebuilding was inspired by softer

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, undulating surfaces and thearticulation of the local Art
Deco architecture to create alighter, more dynamic result.
According to the Apple retaildesign, bj Siegel, which talked
to design In designing the AppleMiami World Center, they paid
particular attention to play onthe light and the shadow of all
surfaces in the pavilion.

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And if you want to see theseimpressive photos of the Apple
store store, which uses masstimber construction extensively
throughout the pavilion, head toour LinkedIn feed and good
friends to the show, the podcastand anything social media
related to mass timberconstruction.
Swinerton was ranked asHawaii's fifth largest

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contractor by Pacific BusinessNews and the company has been
operating in Maui for over 60years.
According to the media releasethat we've got, they have now
opened a permanent office inMaui and can better support
clients and the team down there,delivering general contracting
and construction services withinthe aviation, hospitality,

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industrial, retail and luxurymarkets.
If you'd like to read moreabout this, you could head to
Swinerton's website or you couldhead to our LinkedIn feed and
read about Swinerton's openingof the Maui office.
And the US Army continues totest mass timber cross-laminated
timber shelters and has nowtested a facility that can

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withstand a one in 250 yearearthquake.
You may recall we originallyspoke about this testing back in
november 2024, while the armyhas now looked at using
thermally modified coastalwestern hemlock as part of their
seismic testing regime, and thereport says that this shelter

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withstood the shaking of a verysignificant earthquake.
More details can be found onour linkedin feed, but the
testing by the us army engineerresearch and development center,
in conjunction with a whole lotof other people that are
associated with the project,said the 600 foot shelter marks
the first assembled CLT whatthey call a bee hut shelter,

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designed to house troops intemporary or semi-permanent
cases, and the testing wentextremely well for the bee hut.
So if you'd like to see somemore, you can see some images
and read the full article on ourLinkedIn feed.
Full article on our LinkedInfeed.
We've recently come into someimages of the parking garage

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done by Herman and BoschArchitects, which is a
multi-story oval car park inGermany.
The prefabricated CLT ceilingswith glue laminated supports the
on-site stand of a traditionalconcrete and steel garage and
has been replaced with a masstimber version.
The north face is clad withsoundproof glass to shield noise

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from the neighboringresidential areas On the south
side of the ground.
It's landscaped beautifully,with 350 column free parking
spaces, storage facilities for150 bikes, a green roof,
photovoltaic system generatingrenewable energy for 20 electric
cars, 20 electric e-bikes.

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This is an impressiveundertaking.
If you'd like to see someimages of the in construction
and the finished concept design,please head to our LinkedIn
feed.
And that's it, folks.
That's all we've got time forthis week in mass timber
construction land.
It's a short week this week.
The news is coming through at avery slow rate at the moment,
but we will see that ramp upduring the year.

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Don't forget to get yourtickets for the International
Mass Timber Conference.
Don't forget to listen to theepisode with Arnie on just this
last week to hear about what'shappening there.
Make sure you book your flights, flights, accommodation and get
on those tours.
The tours are nearly finishedfor, and nearly full for, the
March event in Portland, oregonin the United States, and we

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look forward to catching up withyou very, very soon on the
podcast.
Don't forget to put yourmanuscript in for the Mass
Timber Construction Journal,research Division, and we look
forward to bringing you morenews next week.
Good morning, good afternoon orgood evening, wherever you are
in the world today.
This is Paul Kramer signing offon the Mass Timber Construction
Podcast.
Thank you, bye.