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Case Studies

Explore detailed case studies showcasing innovative mass timber projects across the US. Each entry includes the project name, source, link, and description. These case studies highlight successful applications of mass timber, offering insights and inspiration for your own projects.

Barracuda Condominiums

Madison, WI

Source: WoodWorks Innovation Network

Innovative GLT multifamily project based in Madison, Wisconsin. Glue-laminated timber with hybrid framing system consisting of steel beams and columns. 

Blue Horizon Elementary School

Buckeye, AZ

Source: WoodWorks Innovation Network

A K-8 school project with Light-Frame, I-Joists, Open Web Trusses.

Westmont College Institute for Global Learning & Leadership

Santa Barbara, CA 

Source: Westmont.edu 

A complex mass timber structure designed with glue-laminated timber (GLT) to encourage leadership and five progrmmatic initiatives. Light frame wood framed structure used wood members and wood studs for walls. Long spans with glulam beams.

TimberView

Portland, OR 

Source: Access Architecture 

Eight story affordable housing providing 105 units sitting on cross-laminated timber floors and glulam beams and columns, and steel braced frames. Use of type IV-C construction of the Building Code with primary structure system as glulam beams. 

Timber House – Multi Family

Brooklyn, NY 

Source: Archello

Six story condominium building in the heart of New York which is one of the first project of its kind. The use of glued-laminated timber (GLT), a type of mass timber produced primarily from softwood trees in second-growth forest. First condominium building in the New York City constructed using glue-laminated timber. 

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Denver, CO 

Source: Timberlab

An 84 unit high rise multifamily unit in Denver, Colorado. It is a CLT Type IV-B building. A twelve floor residential apartment building with structural system using mass timber that utilizes small-diameter trees from sustainably managed forests. 

First Unitarian Society Meeting House Addition

Madison, WI

Source: The American Institute of Architects 

A 20,000-square-foot addition to a national landmark designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Instead of mimicking the old design, the new design includes exposed glulam beams and columns. The structural system also created an acoustic environment. 

Girl Scout Camp Lakota

Fraizer Park, CA

Source: Illig Construction Company

The dining hall and six restroom buildings were built with light-frame wood construction, and glulam beams were used to create the dining hall’s expansive open space. Flat-packed kit that included cross laminated timber made from Structural Composite Panels. Prefabrication to reduce onsite construction waste.

Project One

Oakland, CA

Source: Macy Architecture

Nine unit multi-family residential prototype apartment using innovative panelized construction and mass plywood panels. One of the first projects in the U.S. to utilize Cross-Laminated Timber made from Structural Composite Lumber. 

Oregon Episcopal School, Athletic Center

Portland, OR 

Source: Hacker Architects

Renovation of existing gym building and addition of new athletic center creatively designed by sustainable mass timber structure.

Mylander Pavilion

Sandusky, OH 

Source: WoodWorks Innovation Network

Public gathering and recreational space designed as a part of Sandusky's Lake Earie shoreline. The building is designed with half light frame and mass timber, glue-laminated timber (GLT or glulam), Structural Composite Lumber (e.g. LVL and LSL).

Heartwood

Seattle, WA 

Source: Swinerton

The Heartwood project is middle income housing in the city of Seattle with cross- laminated timber (CLT) which received a $250,000 grant from the U.S. Forest Service. This eight story project will be first type of IBC building code in Seattle, WA. 

Damen Lofts

Chicago, IL

Source: Structure Construction 

Innovative GLT multifamily project with 21 residential units. Glue-laminated timber with timber framing and decking. 

The HUB Student Housing Project

Los Angeles, CA 

Source: Antunovich Associates 

​Innovative light-frame structure providing housing for growing student population at South California campus. Glue-Laminated Timber (GLT or glulam), Hybrid (wood with steel or concrete), Structural Composite Lumber (e.g. LVL and LSL), Light-Frame, I-joists, Lumber, Wood structural panels.

Chiles House

Portland, OR 

Source: Truebeck Construction

Chiles House is a part of Catholic Charities Family Center.Highly affordable apartments based on CLT decks and stick framed walls. Aesthetic mass timber looking cross-laminated timber decks with stick-framed walls.

Brooklyn Mass Timber–Custom Single-Family Home

Brooklyn, NY 

Source: Schiller Projects

An adaptive reuse project mainly based on mass timber construction and sustainable ideology. One of a kind custom innovative residential building constructed by using cross- laminated timber.  

Norwell Public Library

Norwell, MA 

Source: WoodWorks 

A single story library with generous reading rooms and beautiful surroundings constructed with combination of cross-laminated timber (CLT) and light wood framing. Cross-laminated timber Structure who's functionality of wood was used as design to create warmth. 

STEM Building, Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Source: Granger Construction

Old university powerplant turned into a STEM facility for teaching and learning. First mass timber building in the university and in the state of Michigan. This building was constructed with innovative cross-laminated timber materials. 

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