Mass Timber Design: A Look into Wood to Wood Connections

Traditional Joinery Meets Technological Innovation on Heartwood: This video explores the creation of 2-hour rated glulam beam-to-column connections on Heartwood, an 8-story Type IV-C building in Seattle, WA. Hear from project team members about the design, fabrication, and construction process they undertook to blend traditional joinery techniques with cutting-edge mass timber fabrication advancements. Featuring Adam Jongeward, PE SE; DCI Engineers; Taylor Cabot and Lauren Magasko, Timberlab.

Other Heartwood Team Members:
– Susan Jones, atelierjones
– Carl Baldassarra, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates
– William Silva, Swinerton Builders
– A-P Hurd, Skipstone Development
– Jason McLin, Community Roots Housing
– CLT provided by: Kalesnikoff and Freres

Heartwood on WIN: https://www.woodworksinnovationnetwor...

Featured Resources:
– Tall Mass Timber Overview & Resources: https://www.woodworks.org/learn/mass-...
– Differential Material Movement in Tall Mass Timber Structures: https://www.woodworks.org/resources/d...
– Mass Timber CAD/Revit Details: https://www.woodworks.org/cad-revit/m...
– Inventory of Fire-Resistance Tested Mass Timber Assemblies & Penetrations: https://www.woodworks.org/resources/i...
– Mass Timber Installation Training Curriculum: https://www.woodworks.org/resources/m...
– Heartwood on WIN: https://www.woodworksinnovationnetwor...

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