23 May 2022

Cast Steel Connections in Steel Timber Hybrid Construction

Case studies: Vancouver International Airport: custom and standardized cast connectors for timber columns; University of Victoria: custom castings mate timber columns with steel cantilevered beams...

23 May 2022

Comparing Carbon Footprints of Steel & Timber Systems Equitably

A project between MKA and Nucor sought to determine: How do steel and timber systems compare when their quantities and carbon footprints are both measured?...

23 May 2022

Design Considerations - Beam-Column Connections & Steel Buckling-Restrained Braced Frames

A mass timber-hybrid seismic braced frame system is being developed, using a diagonal steel buckling-restrained brace (BRB) with timber beams and column frame members. Six...

23 May 2022

EDGE Suedkruez, Berlin: Steel Vierendeel Truss Supports Concrete & Timber Construction

In order to realize a cantilevered structure from the second story upwards, a steel Vierendeel truss was incorporated alongside other steel-timber elements to ensure against...

23 May 2022

Establishing Composite Steel-Frame Performance Standards Using CLT Floor Panels

Current practice is to use concrete decks as floor systems when designing steel-frame buildings. This presentation proposes an alternative system, supported by a USDA Wood...

23 May 2022

Heartwood Workforce Housing : Glulam / CLT and Steel BRB Frames

Heartwood is a 126-unit workforce housing project, one of the first Type IV-C 8-story mass timber/steel hybrid and is currently under construction in Seattle, WA....

23 May 2022

Hyper-Hybrid Skin: Multifunctional Hybrid Steel-Timber Unitized Façade System

A new steel-timber hybrid unitized façade system has load-bearing capacity that corrects for slab deflection after construction is completed and live loads are applied. It...