Seattle Department of Construction & Inspections
Nathan Torgelson, Director
Cross-Laminated Timber - Background
Evaluating whether the Seattle Building Code should allow more height for buildings designed with cross-laminated timber.
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What & Why
Evaluating whether the Seattle Building Code should allow more height for buildings designed with cross-laminated timber.
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Background
Evaluating whether the Seattle Building Code should allow more height for buildings designed with cross-laminated timber.
Background
- Wood: Concrete for the 21st Century, Memo to Council
- Why not Timber High Rises?, Appendix to Council Presentation
- "Wood That Reaches New Heights," New York Times
- "Guide for Designing Energy Efficient Building-Enclosures," FP Innovations
- Fire Safety Challenges of Tall Wood Buildings
- USDA Announces Support for Innovative, Sustainable Wood Building Materials to Protect Environment and Create Jobs, Press Release
- CLT Feasibility Study: A Study of Alternative Construction Methods in the Pacific Northwest (May 2014)
Past Meetings and Materials:
May 16, 2014
Presentation by Andrew Hamsworth, Principal, GHL Consultants, Ltd.
May 30, 2013
Construction Codes Advisory Board’s Innovation Advisory Committee
August 23, 2012
Construction Codes Advisory Board’s Innovation Advisory Committee
April 11, 2012
Seattle City Council Planning, Land Use, and Sustainability Committee
Timbercity: Innovative Multi-story Wood Architecture