75. Is Mass Timber the Future of Development with Jill Ramirez
Here's a glimpse of what you'll learn:
What is mass timber
Why the United States started using it sooner
How it's sourced and the environmental impact
Mass timber's fire retention
What projects make the most sense to use mass timber
“We know a building needs to last a long time, the question is how can we make that a more environmentally friendly endeavor?”
-Jill Ramirez (Director of Projects, TSI)
Show Notes:
0:30 - Introduction to ep. 74
1:50 - Adirondack project highlight
3:10 - Jill shares her experience at Finland conference
5:00 - Pricing of mass timber
6:30 - Why is Europe further ahead in mass timber
10:08 - What is mass timber
12:50 - How the government can push mass timber forward
14:00 - Can mass timber help forests rather than harm them
17:20 - The prefabricated benefits of mass timber.
20:30 - Starting with a hybrid construction approach.
22:00 - The scale of mass timber
24:10 - Mass timber fire retention
31:13 - How mass timber buildings compare to other construction types
35:30 - Carbon handprint vs carbon footprint
39:15 - Still on the cutting edge of innovation
42:44 - Concluding thoughts for ep. 74