Logistics and Transportation

Logistics and Transportation

In prefabricated construction, logistics and delivery represent a cost in terms of dollars as well as carbon.  Sourcing material far from your building site means these costs increase, however, its im...
Talking Timber with Chat Gp

Talking Timber with Chat Gp

Red Falls Timber Co: Is Mass Timber a superior approach to building? Chat GP: Mass Timber is a type of building construction method that uses large solid wood panels or engineered wood products to ...
Steel: Timber's Best Friend

Steel: Timber's Best Friend

With ALL of Glulam's positive traits - aesthetics, carbon capture, strength-to-weight ratio - there are still some things it doesn't do very well.  Because Glue laminated timber -such as GL24 spruce- ...
Exploring "Outsulation"

Exploring "Outsulation"

In developing a mass timber building kit, we cannot get very far before we must assess the thermal performance of a building.   Mass timber has some benefits in this area: 1) Airtight- Because the ele...
Small Footprints

Small Footprints

If you are designing a cabin as a short term rental, investing in expanding a hotel, or building your dream tiny house, its very important to take extra steps to make sure you are not going TOO SMALL....
Spruce Tips

Spruce Tips

The Mighty Norway Spruce - Picea abies- is synonymous with mass timber.   In North America we see it as a fast growing ornamental tree for the yard, but it is the backbone of the European timber indus...