{"id":10050,"date":"2022-02-24T14:46:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T20:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/?p=10050"},"modified":"2024-09-17T09:54:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T14:54:09","slug":"mass-timber-hottest-sustainable-building-material","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imegcorp.com\/insights\/blog\/mass-timber-hottest-sustainable-building-material\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass Timber: Each type offers unique benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"

First in a series based on the IMEG executive guide, <\/span><\/i>\u201cMass Timber 101: A Guide to the Hottest Sustainable Building Material.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

By Heather Heidenreich<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wood has evolved as a construction material over 10,000 years \u2013 from the first <\/span>Neolithic long house<\/span><\/a> to modern timber framing \u2013 and has recently taken off in a new form: mass timber.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As research and testing of materials advance, the built industry is seeing a growing trend toward more buildings being constructed from mass timber. Indeed, an increasing number of owners and building officials are acknowledging the benefits mass timber provides not only for projects but also for communities. The attention given to the material even extends outside AEC industry publications, including Vox magazine, which has touted it as the <\/span>\u201chottest new thing in sustainable building.\u201d<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mass timber, multiple solid wood panels nailed or glued together (<\/span>Think Wood<\/span><\/a>), is a lighter material than concrete or steel, but it still meets the Type IV Heavy Timber Construction requirements of the International Building Code (IBC), and it can be used as load-bearing structures and interior finishes, offering endless opportunities for a warm and inviting aesthetic.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There are four typical types of mass timber elements:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n