Mass Timber Construction Podcast
Episodes
Mass Timber Market Updates - Jan 2022 - Week Two
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the Mass Timber Construction Journal has reached over 15,000 followers and we are so very thankful for the ever-growing number of fol...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guests - Arnie Didier - 2022 International Mass Timber Conference
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It comes around quickly every year, and this year it is in April as an in-person event . The main man behind the microphone on the main stage at the...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Jan 2022 - Week One
09 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Stephanus van der Westhuyzen, a structural engineer at Zutari, has carried out a research study on the economic viability...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Dec 2021 - Week Fiftytwo
31 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Wow, we made it! 52 weeks in a row all about mass timber construction news and current events! It's a lot of news and made even more special when...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Dec 2021 - Week Fiftyone
25 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, happy holidays to all our listeners. The 25-story Ascent, 700 E. Kilbourn Ave., staged its topping off ceremony recently. That marks ...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guest - Riccardo Pedroni and Mikkel Eskildsen - Marmormolen
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Henning Larsen and Ramboll have unveiled a new large timber building for Copenhagen. The project, dubbed Marmormolen, will be one of the largest conte...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Dec 2021 - Week Fifty
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, a big residential development consisting of two towers is expected to sprout next spring in downtown San Jose next to the mixed-use t...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Dec 2021 - Week Fourtynine
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we are pleased to announce that membership to the International Association for Mass Timber Construction is now open. Joi...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guest - David Barber - Fire Engineering Mass Timber
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this special guest episode, Paul speaks to David Barber from Arup. Prior to the pandemic David was based in Washington, DC where he specialised in ...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Dec 2021 - Week Fourtyeight
04 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Henning Larsen and Ramboll have unveiled their design for ‘marmormolen’, a large timber structure combining office, retail, and p...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Nov 2021 - Week Fourtyseven
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Ryerson University wants to build the first 100 per cent, digitally-enabled building in the world, only to tear it down i...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Nov 2021 - Week Fourtysix
21 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get your submissions in for the 2022 International Mass Timber Conference, but you must submit by end of day, Sunday, November 28. Demand is high, so ...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guest - Javier Glatt - Digital Mass Timber
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our very special guest is Javier Glatt,. co-founder and CEO of CadMakers. Founded in 2014, CadMakers is an industry-leading construction and manufactu...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Nov 2021 - Week Fourtyfive
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks episode, The Ascent Building is feature on PBS in the United States. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Megan Thompson recently vi...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Nov 2021 - Week Fourtyfour
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Sydney Fish Market project will take about 1,600 m3 of spruce glulam, over 150 tons of steel and all the know-how of Rubner to manufacture the lar...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Oct 2021 - Week Fourtythree
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, speaking ahead of the Wood for Good conference, which runs alongside COP26 next week, Andrew Waugh – co-founder of Waug...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Oct 2021 - Week Fourtytwo
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we welcome the launch of the International Association for Mass Timber Construction LinkedIn Page! Upon the launch of the...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guest - Lucas Epp - Integrated Supply Chain
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
StructureCraft are a dedicated, skilled, and leading-edge group of in-house structural engineers, modellers, detailers, estimators, project managers, ...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Oct 2021 - Week Fourtyone
17 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the entire team at the Mass Timber Construction Journal, we would like to say thank you to all the people who have supported us in ...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Oct 2021 - Week Fourty
10 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks episode, Sidewalk Labs is #hiring an Executive Assistant to join the Sidewalk Labs Legal team! This role will help provide support to ou...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Oct 2021 - Week Thirtynine
03 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, it is with great pleasure that we present to you another article from the academic journal division of the Mass Timber Construction J...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guests - Hannes Blaas, Patricio Gómez-Salas Ramírez & Milos Slavik - Glocal Fastening Solutions Mass Timber Construction
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this very special guest episode, Hannes Blaas, Patricio Gómez-Salas Ramírez & Milos Slavik representing proud sponsors of the podcast Rothobl...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Sept 2021 - Week Thirtyeight
26 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks update, it is our great pleasure to announce that Rodrigo Mourão has been promoted to Deputy Editor of the Mass Timber Construction Jou...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guest - Craig Honeyman - Australian Timber Industry Qualifications
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this extraordinary episode of the Mass Timber Construction Podcast, I speak with Craig Honeyman, the Managing Director of the Accurate Group. Craig...
Mass Timber Market Updates - September 2021 - Week Thirtyseven
19 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks episode, Rothoblaas host a webinar dedicated to Asian timber lovers: Designers and builders in tropical climate zones need specific solu...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guest - Sam Leslie - New Zealand GLT and Timber Fabrication
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Since 1958, TimberLab Solutions have been producing a full range of Glulam options, as well as fabricated LVL structural solutions, in compliance with...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Sept 2021 - Week Thirtysix
12 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks episode, the first Rothoblaas srl ROTHOTALK took place in 2020: the topics addressed were related to structural design of timber buildin...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Sept 2021 - Week Thirtyfive
05 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks episode, we update the City of Geelong Civic Precinct. The building levels are shaping up well, with Top Knot Carpentry & Joinery co...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Aug 2021 - Week Thirtyfour
29 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are looking for foundation members, consider submitting an EOI here https://www.iamtc.org/membership/expression-of-interest/ The h...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guest - Team ESTEEM - Mass Timber Houses
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Ellie and Jairis from team ESTEEM. Ellie Witton who is the head of structural engineering sub-team with Team ESTEEM, Her...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Aug 2021 - Week Thirtythree
22 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks episode, Steeltech Industries release a rare photo the construction of Asia largest timber building, where Steeltech Industries is con...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Aug 2021 - Week Thirtytwo
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks episode, we launch the International Association for Mass Timber Construction recently launched onto the global stage. The association a...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guest - Tamika Smith - Women in Construction
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this very special guest episode about women in construction, I talk to Tamika Smith who is the founder and director of Top 100 Women, who’s made ...
Mass Timber Market Updates - August 2021 - Week Thirtyone
08 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the Mass Timber Construction Podcast weekly updater, this week! Mercer International Inc. announced they have acquired the Katerra CLT factory in S...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Aug 2022 - Week Thirty
01 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks episode, we discuss the projects of the week around mass timber construction land. Enjoy. Production by Deeelicious BeatsMusic "Ga...
Mass Timber Market Updates - July 2021 - Week Twentynine
25 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks updater, the Forest Green Rovers in western England plans to build the world’s first modern football stadium, almost entirely using wo...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guest - Kevin Hill - Singapore Mass Engineered Timber and the DNA of Timber Chain of Custody
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this very special guest episode, I speak with Kevin Hill the founder of Venturer. Kevin has completed over 100 construction projects in markets all...
Mass Timber Market Updates - July 2021 - Week Twentyeight
18 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In news this week episode, Södra’s second production facility for cross-laminated timber is scheduled for completion by mid-2022. The facility will...
Mass Timber Market Updates - July 2021 - Week Twentyseven
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks episode, SmartLam North America is growing. Stephen Tolnai and Derek Ratchford are changing the future of SmartLam. The Catalonia region...
Mass Timber Market Updates - July 2021 - Week Twentysix
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Fourth of July to all our United States listeners. In the podcast this week. Sweden's largest wooden parking garage. Will there be room for...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guest - Chris Skeels-Piggins - Hardwood Mass Timber Solutions
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this special guest episode I talk with CLTP Tasmania CEO Chris Skeels-Piggins about the launch of Cusp Building Solutions. Using CLTP's produc...
Mass Timber Market Updates - June 2021 - Week Twentyfive
27 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks mass timber construction update. The launch of the new $110m Auckland City Mission HQ being finished, tallest NZ wood building. Bates Sm...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Jun 2021 - Week Twentyfour
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's update, the covers have now come down to reveal the true beauty of the design and construct by Gardner Vaughan Group using the ele...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guest - Simon Topliss - Mass Timber Transforming our University Sector
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A globally-experienced, registered architect, Simon Topliss is a Principal at Warren and Mahoney Architects after 10 years at Jackson Clements Bur...
Mass Timber Market Updates - May 2021 - Week Twentythree
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the weekly update, Construction startup Katerra has told employees it plans to shut down, people familiar with the matter said, marking the collaps...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guest - Clément Quineau - France's Sustainable Building
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this very special guest episode, I speak with Clément Quineau who is the Technical Affairs Manager at Union des Industriels et Constructeurs Bois ...
Mass Timber Market Updates - May 2021 - Week Twentytwo
30 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the weekly updater, the world's best timber construction video. Let us know what you think. For more by Tomorrow’s Build. The U of A Communi...
Mass Timber Market Updates - May 2021 - Week Twentyone
23 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks mass timber construction updater, I talk about welded wood, where researchers from TMI Ltd and the University of Cambridge's Constr...
Mass Timber Market Updates - May 2021 - Week Twenty
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Seattle-based Green Canopy says it's developing the city's first mass timber modular townhouse project. France’s first fo...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guest - Rensteph Thompson - Free-form GLT
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I speak with Rensteph Thompson from Hess Timber. As a project specialist in the field of timber engineering, based in Kleinheubach Ger...
Mass Timber Market Update - May 2021 - Week Nineteen
09 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Happy Mother's Day! I hope you had a fantastic day. Homag Group further expands its activities in the solid wood sector with the...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Apr 2021 - Week Eighteen
02 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In mass timber construction news from around the world this week, Niko Fuss posted on the CLT Swimming Pool! An amazing invention, not sure if it was ...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guest - Salla (Palos) Eckhardt - Microsoft
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Salla (Palos) Eckhardt is the Director of Transformation Services with Microsoft, serving as the chair of the US National BIM Program Steering Committ...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Apr 2021 - Week Seventeen
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's mass timber construction news updater, a 50m-tall building made entirely of wood is capturing international attention for its inno...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guest - Jennifer Cover - WoodWorks
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I speak with Jennifer Cover of WoodWorks. WoodWorks provides education and free technical support related to the design, engineering a...
Mass Timber Market Updates - April 2021 - Week Sixteen
18 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Element5, Ontario’s first and only Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) manufacturer, announces that their new factory in St. Thomas, Canad...
Mass Timber Market Updates - April 2021 - Week Fifteen
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In news this week, 28 Walker Development is currently working on 40TEN, Baltimore’s first heavy timber office . Feds contribute $800,000 to new KF A...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guest - Kai Strehlke - Curved Mass Timber
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kai Strehlke joined Lehmann Timber Code AG in 2015 where he began working on the interface between digital data and CNC manufacturing of large scale t...
Mass Timber Market Updates - April 2021 - Week Fourteen
04 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hoppy Easter to everybody, in this weekly update I wish you all a wonderful Easter break. In news around the world, Rotterdam-based architecture offic...
Mass Timber Market Updates -March 2021 - Week Thirteen
28 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks wrap-up, Prescot's stunning new Shakespeare theatre will have capacity for between 320 and 472 seats and is based on the iconic 17 ...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guest - Sarah Smith - KATERRA
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
KATERRA has an ambitious goal to transform the way we build. KATERRA's mass timber facility is a significant part of the transformation, yet over...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Mar 2021 - Week Twelve
21 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy International Day of Forests, yes March 21st is the UN proclaimed International Day of Forests. The International Mass Timber Conference is just...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guest - Amy Heilig - Dlubal Software
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk with Amy Heilig from Dlubal. For more than 30 years, the German-Czech company Dlubal Software has developed engineering program...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Mar 2021 - Week Eleven
14 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks update, Russia opens its first CLT plant to produce 50,000m3 p.a., whilst Stora Enso Wood Products has launched its new digital hub: the...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guests - Marcus Saunders and Jake Concannon - Global Mass Timber Insurance
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Insurance is such an important part of any construction project; from building phase through to completion insurance provides a level of comfort in th...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Mar 2021 - Week Ten
07 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks Mass Timber Construction news, we look at the recently released report on five compartment fire testing scenarios you can find out more ...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guest - Sam Rowe - Hundegger Australiasia
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
They are one of the largest timber processing equipment providers in the world, and Sam Rowe talks with me about the future of Hundegger equipment a...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Feb 2021 - Week Nine
28 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rotho Blaas' Build the [Im]Possible competition is in full swing with over 40 entries from many countries across the world. Good luck to the pr...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guest - Antony Wood - Tall Timber Buildings and Beyond
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Antony Wood has been Executive Director of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat since 2006, responsible for the day-to-day running of the C...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Feb 2021 - Week Eight
21 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vestas are using timber to build wind turbines, claiming that compared to more traditional forms of construction using concrete and steel, timber is a...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guest - Chris Evans and Sam Dicke - Swinerton
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Evans and Sam Dicke from Swinerton talk about the genesis of 'sustainability' within the 130 year-old employee owned organisation. We ...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Feb 2021 - Week Seven
14 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Valentines day means a lot of fun and Rothoblass provides an innovative offering to its die hard fans, find out what it is. We are on the hunt for B...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guests - David Hopkins & Nick Milestone - United Kingdom Timber Industry Part Two
13 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Part two of a two part series. In the second part, we talk about technology, insurance, the future of mass timber in the UK and offer invitations to...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Feb 2021 - Week Six
07 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you for making the podcast rate in the top 10%, we welcome Rotho Blaas as the first sponsor for the podcast, thank you very much Rotho Blaas. Ne...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guests - David Hopkins & Nick Milestone - United Kingdom Timber Industry Part One
06 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Two of the most powerful timber organisations in the United Kingdom have joined forces. The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) and the Timber Research And ...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guest - Paul Crovella - New York Mass Timber
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A research project led by Dr. Paul Crovella, Assistant Professor in Sustainable Construction and Construction Management, and Dr. William Smith, Profe...
Mass Timber Market Updates - Jan 2021 - Week Five
30 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the global mass timber market news this week, AXA have announced tailored insurance solutions for North America, including support for mass timber ...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast - Special Guest Episode with Rens Hayes H + O Structural Engineering
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Is it possible to transition from traditional forms of construction to mass timber? In this episode with Rens Hayes from H + O Structural Engineering ...
Mass Timber Market Update - Jan 2021 - Week Four
23 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
News from New Zealand, Justin Brown from the University of Canterbury recently released of a further research paper relating to CLT post-tension core ...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Special Guest - Arnie 'wood is good' Didier
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Arnie is the man behind the microphone on the main stage at the International Mass Timber Construction Conference. In this episode we get the inside s...
Mass Timber Market Update - Jan 2021 - Week Three
16 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
News from Facebook's mass timber project called Willow Village including a new campus was announced. Red Construction announced as the builders...
Mass Timber Market Update - Jan 2021 - Week Two
09 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing Rodrigo to the global mass timber construction community, he talks a little about blast testing and working in the defence sector with mas...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast - Special Guest Episode with Mark #BS Wille
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With an absolute passion for timber and sustainable building, Mark #BS Wille is the BareNaked #EngineeredWood Carpenter & Storyteller. Educating ...
Mass Timber Market Update - Jan 2021 - Week One
02 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The first podcast episode for 2021. End of 2020 wrap-up discussing some major events that shaped 2020. Tune in each week for an update on the globa...
Mass Timber Construction Podcast Promotion
01 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Promotional audio discussing the launch of the podcast, what is likely to be included and promoting both a 'casting call' and 'request ...