Greetings from the WoodWorks team. Auckland Airport has closed its “tennis courts” parking area for construction of a 240-metre domestic jet pier with 12 gates. Using Rotorua-made timber to cut carbon, the new integrated terminal is due to open in 2029.

Sometimes mass timber must compete for projects with other materials. Never for ones like this – only timber has the capacity to impress at scale, both visually and as a ‘natural’ choice for defining a living space!

The Hive in Vancouver—this recently completed 10-storey mass timber office building features a timber perimeter braced frame, honeycomb lattice balconies, and an advanced seismic system with Tectonus dampers, which allows the building to self-center during a seismic event, enhancing its resilience and long-term functionality.⁠

Our Future: Built by Nature is a new documentary from Built by Nature showing how the construction sector can reduce its major emissions footprint through responsible timber construction and other biobased, scalable solutions.

One for the architects — The beauty of timber doesn’t happen without a lot of blood, sweat and applied brain power!