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Bank Applies to USDA TO Build 11-Story Wood High-Rise in Portland

Beneficial State Bank, considering constructing an 11-story all-wood high rise in Portland, OR, applies to the USDA to support a structure that would house corporate offices and affordable housing.

By Alex Keown, January 27, 2015 | 1:55 pm CST

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Symposium, Competition Support Tall Wooden Buildings

A symposium touting the construction and environmental sustainability of tall wooden buildings through the use of products such as Cross Laminated Timber, will be held in Chicago in November.

By Alex Keown, October 20, 2014 | 11:37 am CDT

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TED Video: High Rise Wood Buildings

Architect Michael Green at a TED conference advocates wood highrise buildings. wood. It's not only possible to build safe wooden structures up to 30 stories tall, it's necessary.

By admin, February 24, 2014 | 9:36 pm CST

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Timber Tower Report Previews 42-Story Wood Skyscraper

A Timber Tower design for a 42-story wood tower, the tallest yet envisioned, has been published in a report by Skidmore Owings Merrill, world renowned architects. Its carbon footprint is smaller than a steel tower.