Mass Timber Market Updates - July 2023 - Week Twentysix

Do you fancy discovering the latest updates on mass timber construction from around the globe? Tune in and hear how the EU is turning the tides on carbon conversation policies and what you can do to influence it. This week, we feature the remarkable work of Emma, a PhD student making strides in the field of mass timber in South Africa, and her pursuit of achieving the United Nations' sustainable development goals.

We also toast to the success of the Iron Creek Bay Farm Stay project, a fascinating Australian venture that garnered a spot on the esteemed shortlist of the World of Architecture Festival in 2023. Get the inside scoop on a brand-new 50,000 square feet development happening in East Austin and the British Columbia government's forward-thinking initiative to bankroll 12 new mass timber research projects. So, come one, come all, and join me, your host Paul Kremer, for another episode of the Mass Timber Construction podcast where we keep you posted on the most exciting happenings in mass timber construction worldwide.

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Episode Transcript

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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,

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the oldest you've ever had anyway podcast in the world, the
past Timber construction podcast, and now here's what's right
around your house.

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Good morning, good afternoon orgood evening.
We're here on the world today.
Welcome to the mass Timberconstruction podcast.
My name is Paul Kremer, yourhost.
Thanks very much for joining usfor another weekly update on
what's happening around massTimber construction land in the
world.
If you haven't done so already,please hit the subscribe button
so that you never miss anepisode of these very important
updates, as we bring the news toyou from the world of research,

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engineering, science,construction management, urban
design, development, etc.
And we make sure that you haveit in bite sized chunks so you
can hear what's happening aroundthe world each week.
Let's have a look at what'smaking news around the world
this week, and the big newscoming out of the EU right now
is the public consultation forthe EU's policies to drive the

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whole of carbon conversation.
So looking at life cycleanalysis and assessment based on
building typologies across thedomain of building types, from
residential all the way throughto utilitarian buildings such as
libraries and educationinstitutions, etc.
The applications have beenrequested for people within the

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EU and outside the EU,thankfully for people who are
dual citizens.
That also provides you with anopportunity to have your say.
The web link is on our massTimber construction journal
LinkedIn feed and if you go tothat survey, you will be asked a
series of questions to giveyour opinion about the
application of policies thatrelate to whole of carbon

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situations and analysis forprojects that may impact you in
the future.
Contributions that are made aremade in confidence and they
will be amalgamated into asingle sort of document or
assessment item and thoseresults will obviously be
released at some point in thenear future.
So, please, it is an importantpiece of information.

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If you are in the EU or you areoutside the EU and you know
something about carbon lifecycle analysis and construction
material types and typologies,you can make a contribution.
So please do so immediately andvery good friend of the podcast
and the journal and all oursocial media platforms, emma,

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who is part of the mass timberfocus group, is doing her PhD
right now and she's doing on amass timber in South Africa and
if you would like to contributeto talk about how mass timber
can support United Nationssustainable development goals,
that's SDGs.
Please go to the link on ourmass timber construction journal
LinkedIn feed and contributetoday.

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The invitation forparticipation is open for a
little while longer.
So please make sure that youunderstand how you can
contribute to growing andfostering and enablement of mass
timber in South Africa bysharing your opinions.
And to Australia now.
And a bit of a shout out toNick Husson and ex-colleague and

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a good friend of mine who wasthe previous head of design at
XLAM when we started the XLAMteam, rob Debrinkat myself, nick
Husson.
Nick worked on a project calledIron Creek Bay Farm Stay, which
is an accommodation staydevelopment in Tasmania and
Australia.
It's now been shortlisted forthe prestigious World of
Architecture Festival in 2023.

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The event is going to be heldat the Marina Bay Sands in
Singapore on the 29th to the 1stof December, so that's 29th
November to the 1st of December.
So good luck, nick and Micho,who were on the project from the
very start.
A great CLT project.
If you'd like to see details onthat entry, you can go to the
Mass Timber Construction Journallinked in feed.

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And a new 50,000 square feet.
Development is coming soon toEast 7th Street and Pernales
Street in East Austin.
Scott and Cooner, thecontemporary and modern European
furniture store, will occupythe ground floor of the tenancy
and it will expand its showroomspace into the current DC and A

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offices, while fort structureswill have 4,000 feet in the
newly developed area.
So if you'd like to see moreabout this magnificent new
development happening in EastAustin, please head to our
LinkedIn feed.
And the British Columbiagovernment is providing four
million dollars for 12 new masstimber demonstration research

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projects, which includes aglobal leadership arena to try
and develop and utilize masstimber products and technologies
to be able to reduce greenhousecarbon emissions while changing
the face of constructionthroughout its province.
So if you'd like to read moreabout this initiative, please
head to our LinkedIn feed.
It's great to see Irelandgetting in on the mass timber

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and biodiversity act when itcomes to the built environment,
and the Department of Housing,local Government and Heritage,
together with the Department ofEnterprise, trade and Employment
, have developed shortintroductory guides on the
modern methods of construction.
I'm very pleased to say thatthis includes penalized
construction, volumetric systemsand systems that are otherwise

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conducive to things other thanmore traditional materials, and
includes timber.
So congratulations to everyonein the Irish government that is
trying to change and drive adifferent agenda for
construction for the future.
And finally, junior agricultureminister Senator Pippa Hackett
has announced a call forexpression of interests to
participate in a new timber inconstruction working group

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Assessing regulatory andstandardization challenges.
The group will be tasked withexamining conditions to increase
the use of timber andconstruction, assessing
regulatory issues,standardization challenges to
the greater use and adoption ofmass timber whilst maximizing
the use of homegrown timber.
So it's great to see Hackettgetting involved in something

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that is now driving the masstimber industry and potentially
continuing that conversation inthe UK.
So that's it, folks.
That's all we've got time forthis week in mass timber
construction land.
I hope you have a great week.
If you are enjoying yourself inthe summer regions in the
Northern Hemisphere or if you'rein the cold like me in the
Southern Hemisphere, please domake sure that you look after

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yourself.
There is some extreme heat andcold conditions happening right
now and we look forward tobringing you the news next week.
Good morning, good afternoon orgood evening, wherever you are
in the world.
Today, my name is Paul Kramer,signing off from the Mass Timber
Construction podcast.