Mass Timber Construction Podcast

Can mass timber really revolutionize the construction industry, even with its initial reputation for being cost-heavy and error-prone? Join us as we uncover the incredible journey of Jorgen Tycho, a creative visionary and pioneer from Oslo, Norway. Discover how he turned these challenges into opportunities by founding OsloTre, an architectural firm that started with their very own CLT factory in 2010. Learn about their comprehensive approach of integrating architectural and engineering expertise, alongside an assembly company, to overcome these hurdles and innovate solutions in fire safety, acoustics, and water management. Witness how Jorgen and his team have made mass timber structures not only viable but economically competitive.
Imagine a world where buildings are designed to be demountable and reusable, significantly reducing climate impact and material waste. In a groundbreaking leap into circular timber building design, Jorgen shares insights into a remarkable project that fulfills this vision. By utilising glulam columns, beams, and CLT floor elements, the project optimises transportation and construction efficiency, cutting emissions and transport costs by an astounding 80%. This promise of sustainable architecture brings simplicity and adaptability to the forefront, challenging traditional building methods and providing a forward-thinking solution to environmental concerns in construction.
Explore the cutting-edge of timber building systems with a focus on innovative materials like dried beech dowels and XFIX dowel tail connectors. These advancements allow for a demountable and reusable building system, minimizing waste and maximizing economic benefits. Hear about a real-world case study involving a four-story, 3,500 square meter building that defies high interest rates with its efficient timeline and prefabricated design. We also touch on the potential of biological architecture, as seen in the Save the Children headquarters in Norway, and the profound impact of biophilic design. Finally, we reflect on the importance of industry collaboration, inviting listeners to join the conversation on circularity and biophilia, continuing beyond the podcast with a personal meeting in Melbourne.
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In this weeks episode, Rothoblaas host a webinar dedicated to Asian timber lovers: Designers and builders in tropical climate zones need specific solutions when it comes to timber constructions. This is why we offer a webinar dedicated to all timber lovers living in these Asia. A tower that reaches a height of 75 m (246 ft) may not sound all that impressive – the Empire State Building is over five times taller, after all – but when you consider that the Sara Cultural Centre in Sweden is made almost entirely from wood and is actually one of the world's tallest timber towers, it puts that height into perspective. The project also packs a lot of sustainable features and is expected to become carbon negative in 50 years. Germany’s tallest wooden skyscraper broke ground in Hamburg. The building is called ‘Roots’ and the impressive concrete and wooden structure, sitting at 65 metres and 19 floors. The Mayor of Hamburg, Peter Tschentscher, attended the ceremony in HafenCity and symbolically laid the foundation stone together with Fabian von Köppen, the head of Garbe Immobilien-Projekte GmbH, and Jörg Soehring, the board of directors of the Deutsche Wildtier Foundation. Structurlam CEO Hardy Wentzel has announced that the Penticton, B.C.-based firm is close to commissioning its first U.S. plant, in Conway, Ark. The new 287,000-square-foot facility will produce glulam and CLT, just as Structurlam’s existing three plants in Penticton do, but the U.S. site will have double the production capacity of the Canadian plants.
And the winner is: Willmott Dixon – Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building, University of Warwick. The University of Warwick’s new Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building (IBRB) is a six-storey, 7,000 square-metre facility for up to 300 biomedical researchers. It comprises five floors of labs, plus social and collaborative spaces and a 400-seat lecture theatre. Södra is now launching its complete offering for the assembly of cross-laminated timber (CLT) framing in Denmark. Södra is establishing a new position in CLT across the country and expanding the existing business. This is the first step of Södra’s establishment of the business in Europe and Södra’s complete offering of CLT panels for frame assembly with complementary products and services will now be available in the Danish market. The Transforming Timber initiative – led by Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) with support from Edinburgh Napier University, ECOSystems Technologies, the University of Edinburgh, and SNRG – has been awarded £1.45m of funding from Innovate UK’s Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI).
Production by Deeelicious Beats
Music "Game Play" by Quality Quest
Podcast is a Mass Timber Construction Journal Production
www.masstimberconstruction.com
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Rothoblaas
Rothoblaas is an Italian multinational with its roots in the Alpine region; a leading developer and provider of high technology solutions for all those involved in the construction with wood sector. Always engaged in finding solutions for the improvement of the sector, today Rothoblaas is one of the leading companies worldwide in the development of products and se

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In this weeks mass timber construction update. The launch of the new $110m Auckland City Mission HQ being finished, tallest NZ wood building. Bates Smart’s 25 King Street Building, located in the Brisbane Showgrounds, has been named the Best Tall Building Under 100 Metres by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). The honour, awarded at an international level, recognises the best tall buildings around the world. Glued laminated timber beams spanning 42 metres in length have been hauled from Port Melbourne to South Australia’s Wulanda Recreation and Convention Centre construction site, the longest single ‘glulam’ beams ever shipped to Australia, the City of Mount Gambier announces. The University of Newcastle’s newly completed Q Building, has overcome the hurdles of the pandemic to open its doors right on schedule, despite the challenges of incorporating innovative and sustainable materials. Hansen Yuncken used timber extensively throughout the building to reduce embodied carbon and minimise construction waste. CLTP Tasmania has officially launched the world’s first hardwood Cross Laminated Timber (CLT), along with their new brand – Cusp Building Solutions. Cusp CLT is made from Tasmanian Plantation Oak (Eucalyptus Nitens) sourced from certified sustainable plantations grown in Tasmania. Using a resource that is currently exported as wood chips, they have created a world-leading mass timber product for the Australian building industry.
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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 it her mission to build up women in the construction industry. Top 100 Women supports women entering the industry, and gives them the support they need to build long and meaningful careers. Now people from the industry are flocking to Top 100 Women, to get the expertise and advice that can help them retain the women in their workforce. “We know the retention rates are quite low for women in construction,”
Tamika says. “Hence why we’re getting approached by a number of educational providers and large scale companies who want the support for their women.” Builders Academy Australia is proud to be partnered with Top 100 Women and be able to draw on the experience and expertise of someone like Tamika. When we spoke to Tamika recently, she shared how she got involved in building and construction, and how she’s helping to transform the future of our industry.
We talk about what women bring to the construction sector, how empathy can shape the way our industry can support a more inclusive approach. Tamika tells the story of humanity and support for those in need (Kelly's Story) and we discuss the role of women in the construction workforce moving forward.
Links to Tamika's sites are below:
https://www.top100women.com.au/
https://mybellacasa.com.au/
Production by Deeelicious Beats
Music "Game Play" by Quality Quest
Podcast is a Mass Timber Construction Journal Production
www.masstimberconstruction.com
Sponsors of the Podcast:
Rothoblaas
Rothoblaas is an Italian multinational with its roots in the Alpine region; a leading developer and provider of high technology solutions for all those involved in the construction with wood sector. Always engaged in finding solutions for the improvement of the sector, today Rothoblaas is one of the leading companies worldwide in the development of products and services dedicated to the wood carpentry industry, and continues to export know-how from the heart of the Italian Alps to the world.
International Association for Mass Timber Construction (IAMTC)
The International Association for Mass Timber Construction aims to promote and deliver value to its members and associated stakeholders through an all-encompassing approach to advocacy, thought-leadership, development for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing sectors, provide education, training/teaching and research in establishing a global mass timber construction sector across the five contents of the world.

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In this special guest episode, I speak with Ian Tyson about the NeXTimber plant being constructed in South Australia, NeXTimber® by Timberlink manufactures Australian made Engineered Wood Products (EWP) and provides mass timber building solutions with Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) panels and Glue Laminated Timber (GLT) members. Made from sustainably certified local Australian plantation pine that sequesters carbon from the atmosphere, NeXTimber CLT panels and GLT members provide the biophilic and environmental benefits of traditional timber but with the strength to support taller and more complex structures. Production of the NeXTimber range is scheduled begin in 2023. Our locally based technical support team is ready now to help you optimise the use of NeXTimber products in your future projects to achieve maximum cost, time, and environmental efficiencies. Ian is focused on achieving sustained above benchmark returns for the shareholder. A senior strategist with a demonstrated record in business turnarounds. With extensive senior management experience, working both sides of the supply chain, retail, importing and manufacturing. Ian is leading a team of skilled staff toward the next installation of mass timber manufacturing in Australia and New Zealand.
Production by Deeelicious Beats
Music "Game Play" by Quality Quest
Podcast is a Mass Timber Construction Journal Production
www.masstimberconstruction.com
Sponsors of the Podcast:
Rothoblaas
Rothoblaas is an Italian multinational with its roots in the Alpine region; a leading developer and provider of high technology solutions for all those involved in the construction with wood sector. Always engaged in finding solutions for the improvement of the sector, today Rothoblaas is one of the leading companies worldwide in the development of products and services dedicated to the wood carpentry industry, and continues to export know-how from the heart of the Italian Alps to the world.
International Association for Mass Timber Construction (IAMTC)
The International Association for Mass Timber Construction aims to promote and deliver value to its members and associated stakeholders through an all-encompassing approach to advocacy, thought-leadership, development for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing sectors, provide education, training/teaching and research in establishing a global mass timber construction sector across the five contents of the world.

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