Two elementary schools each built more than 90 years ago are being replaced by new LEED Gold buildings largely constructed using mass timber.

The American Wood Council (AWC) is commending the passage of the rec National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

A new building design using CLT is designed to provide housing while reducing carbon emissions. In a move intended to bring down CO2 emissions while streamlining the construction of cost-effective urban housing, Generate, an AEC technology company, assembled a coalition of industry leaders to develop the Tallhouse, an adaptable catalog of integrated design systems for carbon-conscious, high-density urban housing, focused on the structural use of mass timber.

The expanded beam and column applications can reportedly handle the gravity load required by taller structures.