The new, fourth version of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental DesignTM Building Design and Construction (BD+C) New Construction and Major Renovations rating system (LEED® v4) contains numerous substantive changes, including a reorganization of the credit categories, a shifting of category point totals, new credits in every category, revisions of existing credits, and a totally revamped materials section. …
The Timber Tower Research Project by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP (SOM) was publically released in June of 2013, and is available for download at SOM’s website. The goal of the research project was to develop a structural system for tall buildings that uses mass timber as the main structural material and minimizes the embodied carbon footprint of the building. …
Case Study of an Eight-Story Timber Office Building
The challenges facing today’s global construction industry are tremendous. As the global population becomes increasingly urbanized, the construction industry is expanding to accommodate urban residential needs. The World Health Organization estimates that, by 2030, six out of every ten people will live in a city, and by 2050, this proportion will increase to seven out of ten people. …