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MassTimberBuildingSystems:CaseStudies

PresentedonNovember19th,2015byBernhardGafnerP.Eng.,MIStructE,C.Eng.,Dipl.Ing.FH/STV

Disclaimer: This presentation was developed by a third party and is not funded by WoodWorks or the Softwood Lumber Board.

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Credit(s)earnedoncompleQonofthiscoursewillbereportedtoAIACESforAIAmembers.CerQficatesofCompleQonforbothAIAmembersandnon-AIAmembersareavailableuponrequest.

ThiscourseisregisteredwithAIACESforconQnuingprofessionaleducaQon.Assuch,itdoesnotincludecontentthatmaybedeemedorconstruedtobeanapprovalorendorsementbytheAIAofanymaterialofconstrucQonoranymethodormannerofhandling,using,distribuQng,ordealinginanymaterialorproduct.__________________________________

QuesQonsrelatedtospecificmaterials,methods,andserviceswillbeaddressedattheconclusionofthispresentaQon.

CourseDescripQon

MassQmberconstrucQonuseslargeprefabricatedwoodmemberssuchascrosslaminatedQmberandglue-laminatedQmber.Theseproducts,combinedwithaheightenedawarenessofwood’scarbonbenefits,havefocuseda[enQononthepossibilityof“tallwood”andlargeareawoodbuildings.MassQmberbuildingsystemsandtechniqueshavebeensuccessfullyproveninprojectsworldwide.ThispresentaQonprovidesananalysisofthreerecentlybuiltmassQmberprojectsinCanada:a30,000-square-footcommercialbuilding;a10,500-square-foothospitaladdiQon;anda110,000-square-footofficebuilding—whichunderwentacostcomparisonwithsteelandconcretealternaQves.ThesoluQonsusedineachbuildingillustratetheadaptabilityofmassQmbertoavarietyofdesignconsideraQonsandconstraints.

1)  ExplorethevarietyofavailablemassQmberproductsinNorthAmericaanddiscusshoweachiseffecQvelyuQlized.

2)  ReviewthreecasestudiestoillustrateuniquemassQmberdesignconsideraQonsandsoluQons.

3)  DiscussmassQmberdetailingtechniquesandbestpracQcestoprovideopQmalbuildingperformance.

4)  Throughananalysisofthreerecentlycompletedprojects,considerthepossibiliQesandaestheQcappealofusingmassQmberframing.

LearningObjecQves

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Vancouver – New York – Frankfurt – Edmonton – Seattle

A SHORT RECAP…

LIGHT WOOD FRAME POST + BEAM MASS TIMBER

Light Wood Frame

MASS TIMBER FLOORS (AND SHEAR WALLS)

MASS TIMBER WALLS AND FLOORS

LIGHT WOOD FRAME POST + BEAM MASS TIMBER

LOTS OF VARIATIONS AND HYBRIDS

ARE POSSIBLE

CLT

GLT

NLT

Nail Laminated Timber

GLT

Glue Laminated Timber

CLT

Cross Laminated Timber

MOSAIC CENTRE UHNBC LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT CO-OP (MEC) HEAD OFFICE

MOSAIC CENTRE UHNBC LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT CO-OP (MEC) HEAD OFFICE

30,000 SF COMMERCIAL BUILDING EDMONTON, AB

§  Inspired by Seattle’s Bullitt Center

§  Glulam post and beam with GLT floors

§  Integrated Project Delivery

§  Completed under budget and 2 months early

Mosaic Centre Edmonton, AB

180’

70’

16’

26’

themosaiccentre.ca

MOSAIC CENTRE UHNBC LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT CO-OP (MEC) HEAD OFFICE

10,500 SF HOSPITAL ADDITION PRINCE GEORGE, BC

§  Glulam post and beam with CLT walls and roof panels

§  Framing system takes advantage of CLT 2-way span capability

§  Small-scale project for owner to try heavy timber construction

UHNBC Learning & Development Centre Prince George, BC

EXISTING

EXIS

TIN

G

145’

80’

HIGH

LOW

EXISTING

EXIS

TIN

G

CLT WALLS CMU WALLS

GLULAM COLUMNS STEEL COLUMNS

10’ 17’

2.400

1.200

X

Z

Y

Isometric

MOSAIC CENTRE UHNBC LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT CO-OP (MEC) HEAD OFFICE

110,000 SF COMMERCIAL BUILDING VANCOUVER, BC

GLT |

§  Largest wood building in Vancouver since turn-of-the-century warehouse construction

§  Glulam post and beam with NLT floors

§  Structure helped respond to architectural considerations (planning, daylighting, ventilation, aesthetics)

§  High seismic zone: integration of a wood gravity system with a steel lateral system

Mountain Equipment Co-op Head Office Vancouver, BC

280’

60’

Services, Enclosed Offices Along Central Spines

Open Offices Along Perimeter (Maximize Natural Light)

Wind Towers (Air Intake)

Central Atrium (Exhaust)

20’ (typ)

NLT

CLT

Tender |

•  2x8 solid wood NLT panels •  2x10 panels at snow drift

zones and green roof

•  1� plywood plus 1-3/4� concrete topping (non-structural)

•  One-hour fire rating (alternate solution based on char rate calculation)

Construction Schedule…

2.5%

§  Context is everything

§  Do your homework

§  A little flexibility goes a long way…

Successful mass timber projects

QUESTIONS?ThisconcludesTheAmericanInsQtuteofArchitectsConQnuingEducaQonSystemsCourse

BernhardGafnerFast+EppStructuralEngineers

bgafner@fastepp.com

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