27Jul
NEFF Study: CLT is viable in New England
NEFF has released a report on the viability of engineered wood or “mass timber” products, particularly CLT, in New England
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20Mar
NPR interviews leader in mass timber building design
Last fall, Here and Now’s Jeremy Hobson spoke with Michael Green, the Vancouver-based architect who has received international attention for both his support of wood construction and the wood buildings his firm has designed. Michael Green has been a longstanding proponent of building with wood. His TED Talk “Why we should build wooden skyscrapers” has […]
By Tinsley • Posted March 20, 2017
27Feb
Second Mass Timber Conference
Portland, Oregon is preparing for the second annual International Mass Timber Conference and it’s shaping up to be even bigger than last year. Produced again by Forest Business Network, the conference is attracting professionals from around the world to discuss innovative building products such as cross-laminated timber (CLT), nail-laminated timber (nail lam), glue laminated timber […]
By Tinsley • Posted February 27, 2017
06Feb
UMass Amherst Design Building opens its doors to students
University of Massachusetts Amherst has officially opened the doors to the new Design Building! The four-story, 87,200 square foot Design Building is home to three academic programs; Building and Construction Technology, Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, and Department of Architecture. Thanks to a grant through the 2014 Environmental Bond Bill, the Design Building serves as […]
By Tinsley • Posted February 6, 2017
06Jan
The skyline of the future is made of wood
NPR’s Marketplace host Lizzie O’Leary sat down with Justin Davidson on Wednesday to discuss skyscrapers built from wood in “The skyline of the future is made of wood.” Davidson, the architecture critic for the New York Magazine, wrote about these wooden skyscrapers in his December 28th article, “Imagining a Wooden Skyline.” Below is an excerpt […]
By Tinsley • Posted January 6, 2017
20Dec
2016 Year in Review
Thanks to many generous supporters, 2016 has been an exciting and productive year for forest conservation and sustainable forestry in New England. To celebrate and look ahead to another successful year working for New England’s forests, we wanted to share a comprehensive update of our current work. NEFF has been working on a suite […]
By Tinsley • Posted December 20, 2016
01Dec
Largest mass timber building in U.S. opens today in Minneapolis
T3, a seven-story wood office building, opened today in Minneapolis. The building, located in the North Loop district, has become the tallest modern wood building in the U.S. T3 stands for Timber, Technology, Transit and was designed by Michael Green Architecture. The 220,000 square foot building features cross-laminated timber (CLT) as well as nail-laminated timber […]
By Tinsley • Posted December 1, 2016
30Nov
Shifting Markets: Challenge or Opportunity?
New England’s low-grade wood markets are rapidly declining (see articles from the Kennebec Journal, Vermont Digger) and mill closures are making headlines. NEFF asked Eric Kingsley of Innovative Natural Resource Solutions LLC to report on this issue to find out what shifting markets could mean for landowners and forest management. In the following article, Kingsley sheds light on […]
By Tinsley • Posted November 30, 2016
16Nov
World’s first all wood stadium to be built in England
A 5,000 seat soccer stadium has been commissioned to be built in England entirely from wood. Fans of the Forest Green Rovers soccer club will be able to watch the game in the world’s greenest soccer stadium. It will be constructed completely from timber and powered by sustainable energy sources. The new stadium will be located […]
By Tinsley • Posted November 16, 2016
28Sep
The Economist and Forbes: Let’s build with wood
Both Forbes and The Economist recently touted the opportunities in building with wood, advocating the new way to build is with mass timber products. The Economist article “Top of the trees” opens with a description of a pagoda in Japan, a building that has withstood natural elements such as storms and earthquakes for over 1,400 […]