Tall towers have defined cities as “jungles” of concrete and glass. …Proponents say that could have two benefits: the wood stores carbon for the lifetime of the building, which prevents it from entering the atmosphere, it would reduce emissions linked to steel and cement production. The latter is the second-largest industrial emitter in the world, after the fossil fuel industry, generating seven per cent of global emissions. A five-storey residential building built with wood can store up to 180 kilograms of carbon per square metre — three times more than a high-density forest with the same footprint, according to a new study from U.S. and German researchers. Right now, just 0.5 per cent of new buildings are constructed with timber. But if we pushed that up to 10 per cent, those buildings could store 10 million tonnes of carbon per year.
Canadian Wood, in association with Pyramid Timber Associates, Mysuru, inaugurated the country’s first ever wood frame construction (WFC) house in city. The house is constructed at Pyramid Timber Associates premises on Mysuru-Hunsur Road near Yelwal. Wood framing is a system of framing techniques based on optimising building materials to produce wood framed buildings with less materials and labour costs than conventionally framed structures. The house is adaptable from hot and humid to extremely cold climates and is able to meet or exceed code established levels of fire safety and sound control. 
Increased attention being paid to mass timber construction is resulting in questions as to whether it is the silver bullet to the construction industry’s GHG and carbon emissions problem. Wood structures will get bigger and taller over the next several years as codes around the world accept their structural characteristics. …“There is a limit to what mass timber can achieve. We have to stay realists,” says Dominique Briand, Structure Fusion president, a mass timber component supplier in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Que. “There are certain heights where pure mass timber doesn’t make sense anymore.” Briand… believes that hybrid solutions bringing mass timber together with steel and concrete are more realistic proposals. Many consider mass timber as the industry’s panacea. It’s light, strong, visually attractive, fire resistant and embeds carbon emissions effectively. 
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A seismic shake table test of a timber frame building is scheduled to take place next year and will include several different glazing configurations. Dr. Keri Ryan, at the University of Nevada, Reno and the nonstructural testing lead gave Fenestration & Glazing Industry Alliance members an overview of the test. …The testing team will perform a shake table test of a ten-story mass timber building at the University of California San Diego’s large high-performance outdoor shake table. …The test’s primary objectives are to validate that the performance of the structure meets the design specifications and to quantify the performance of select nonstructural components in the context of functional recovery and resiliency. …The building envelope was identified as a priority nonstructural component because of its importance to a building’s safety and function.
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia. — A massive 4-alarm fire broke out near Alexandria Saturday morning, engulfing the building in huge flames. …”The fire had spread to some adjacent buildings, some of which included some under construction townhomes,” Chief Butler said. …According to Chief Butler, two firefighters and one civilian were transported to a nearby hospital for minor injuries. …Butler said it’s a challenge to battle fires with wood construction, especially as large as this one. …Butler said there was no sprinkler system activated Saturday, and said that is common with buildings under construction. “Fire protection systems should be a mandate,” Butler said. “Sprinklers and permitting with regards to building construction”. According to the National Fire Protection Association, of the 20 largest structure fires in 2017, eight of those properties were under construction.
