Panel offers insights on designing with mass timber
If you’re interested in the possibilities of emerging mass timber construction, register now for the upcoming “Designing in Mass Timber – Current Work and Lessons Learned” webinar, set for noon-1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20.
Panelists include Anna Anderson, project manager/designer for the architecture and design firm Lord Aeck Sargent; Ben Ridderbos, director of Lord Aeck Sargent; and Matt Kantner, associate engineer at Equilibrium Consulting. Brian Craig of the Michigan Forest Biomaterials Institute will moderate the panel.
Mass timber construction allows for the building of large and tall structures using engineered wood, and often goes up faster than traditional steel and concrete construction. It is also growing in popularity due to the use of renewable materials.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources plans to break ground this spring for a mass timber building to house its Newberry field office and customer service center in the eastern Upper Peninsula.
