Mass Timber Design: A Look into Wood to Wood Connections

Traditional Joinery Meets Technological Innovation on Heartwood: This video explores the creation of 2-hour rated glulam beam-to-column connections on Heartwood, an 8-story Type IV-C building in Seattle, WA. Hear from project team members about the design, fabrication, and construction process they undertook to blend traditional joinery techniques with cutting-edge mass timber fabrication advancements. Featuring Adam Jongeward, PE SE; DCI Engineers; Taylor Cabot and Lauren Magasko, Timberlab.
Other Heartwood Team Members:
- Susan Jones, atelierjones
- Carl Baldassarra, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates
- William Silva, Swinerton Builders
- A-P Hurd, Skipstone Development
- Jason McLin, Community Roots Housing
- CLT provided by: Kalesnikoff and Freres
Heartwood on WIN: www.woodworksinnovationnetwor...
Featured Resources:
- Tall Mass Timber Overview & Resources: www.woodworks.org/learn/mass-...
- Differential Material Movement in Tall Mass Timber Structures: www.woodworks.org/resources/d...
- Mass Timber CAD/Revit Details: www.woodworks.org/cad-revit/m...
- Inventory of Fire-Resistance Tested Mass Timber Assemblies & Penetrations: www.woodworks.org/resources/i...
- Mass Timber Installation Training Curriculum: www.woodworks.org/resources/m...
- Heartwood on WIN: www.woodworksinnovationnetwor...
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