10 February 2026
Heartwood in Seattle, Washington is redefining what’s possible for urban workforce housing.
As the first Type IV-C building completed as-of-right in North America, this eight-storey mass timber project delivers 114 homes – significantly more units than traditional light-frame construction allows – while maintaining a compact urban footprint.
WoodWorks Issue – 10 Feb 2026
Welcome
Greetings from your WoodWorks team. What are some of the challenges to wider mass timber adoption for new commercial and industrial buildings? We’ve all had experience with roadblocks we didn’t expect on the highway to growing the market. Some that spring to mind:
- helping clients to understand how mass timber buildings react to fire for the Maryborough fire station;
- speed of construction for Illawara Grammar School;
- achieving greater standardisation for greater QS cost control.
If you’ve got stories about overcoming these and other factors, or solutions your team is aware of, we look forward to hearing from you.
10 February 2026
What the studies tell us about fire safety in timber construction
Understanding how mass timber buildings react to fire is essential for everyone involved in shaping a sustainable built environment. Whether you work in design, engineering, construction, manufacturing, policy or insurance,...
10 February 2026
Illawarra Grammar School project
A reminder of what smart construction can achieve: The mass timber structure at our Illawarra Grammar School project was installed in just one month – delivering a 2,000 m² sustainable...
10 February 2026
Heartwood building in Seattle
Heartwood in Seattle, Washington is redefining what’s possible for urban workforce housing. As the first Type IV-C building completed as-of-right in North America, this eight-storey mass timber project delivers 114...
10 February 2026
John Hopkins University
One of the most complex mass timber structures ever built on the East Coast. The Bloomberg Center at The Johns Hopkins University has truly pushed the boundaries of mass timber...