75. Is Mass Timber the Future of Development with Jill Ramirez
Oct 30, 2024
Episode Highlights:
What is mass timber?
Why Europe started using mass timber before everyone else.
How it's sourced and the environmental impact.
Mass timber's fire retention and scale.
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.
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