5 hidden benefits of mass timber design
Mass timber is a materials and design approach that holds immense potential to transform the future of the commercial building industry, as well as our environment.
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Mass timber is a materials and design approach that holds immense potential to transform the future of the commercial building industry, as well as our environment.
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As mass timber construction evolves from the first decade of projects, we're finding an increasing variety of mass timber solutions. Here are three primary examples.
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