Tall Timber Center
The Mass Timber Database of CTBUH
Papers
The Tall Timber Center Research Paper Library contains the accumulated literature on tall timber generated by CTBUH that has been published in the CTBUH Journal, Technical Guides, Conference Proceedings, etc. Use the bar at right to search by author, subject, or keyword.
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30 October 2017
Rethinking CTBUH Height Criteria In the Context of Tall Timber
Robert M. Foster, University of Queensland; Michael H. Ramage, University of Cambridge; Thomas Reynolds, The University of Edinburgh
Recent developments in the design and construction of progressively taller buildings using engineered timber as a structural material raise important questions about the language that...
30 October 2017
Shaping Australia’s Tall Tower Design And High Livability Standards
Guy Lake, Katie Rathbone, Philip Vivian & Kristen Whittle, Bates Smart
With nearly 90% of its population expected to live in its state-capital cities by 2053, Australia is on track to become one of the world’s...
20 April 2017
River Beech Tower: A Tall Timber Experiment
Jeff Sanner & Todd Snapp, Perkins+Will; Alejandro Fernandez, Thornton Tomasetti; et al.
The Chicago River Beech Tower is a collaborative research effort with the goal of identifying challenges and opportunities associated with designing increasingly tall mass timber...
20 April 2017
CTBUH Research
In the past few years, the tall building industry has become increasingly interested in the use of timber as a major structural element in skyscrapers....
04 February 2016
New Heights for Renewables: The US Tall Wood Building Competition
Thomas Robinson, LEVER Architecture; Anyeley Hallova, project^; Jeff Spiritos, Spiritos Properties; Michelle Roelofs, Arup
In a continuing effort to support the Obama Administration’s climate strategy, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), in partnership with the Softwood Lumber Board...
26 October 2015
Emerging Issues for Fire Safety in Tall Buildings: A view from the NFPA HRBSAC and FPRF
Kathleen Almand & Robert Solomon, National Fire Protection Association
As the global urban landscape witnesses a resurgence of the skyscraper, NFPA and its affiliated Research Foundation, are exploring emerging safety challenges and solutions. The...
28 January 2015
Debating Tall: Tall Timber in 10 Years?
Carsten Hein, Arup; Carl Baldassarra, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates
Interest is growing in using wood as a building material for skyscrapers. Several 10-story-plus buildings have been constructed, and numerous academic, industry, and government research...
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16 September 2014
Developing Hybrid Timber Construction For Sustainable Tall Buildings
Carsten Hein, Arup
In the near future, timber will form a much bigger part of the built environment. This paper chronicles projects that redefine the possibilities of timber...