10 March 2026
From environmental performance to healthier buildings, circularity, and energy efficiency, owners and developers seeking change in the industrial sector are showing interest in wood solutions. Here is a resource introduces the use of wood structural systems, focusing on the advantages of light-frame, mass timber, and hybrid approaches. It outlines relevant code considerations, and through example projects, illustrates how wood can deliver efficient, environmentally friendly, and visually distinctive designs.
WoodWorks Issue – 10 Mar 2026
Welcome
Greetings for your regular ‘Timber Tuesday’ update: This week our first two features are local good news stories. Both projects have been well publicised and are great ambassadors for mass timber to the wider architectural and infrastructure communities. The role of timber in facilitating a great look and sustainable outcome for their owners is stunning and worth celebrating. Two other important categories feature in the next two stories; adaptive reuse and industrial buildings. Enjoy. If your team has a stunning case study you would like to share with our WoodWorks Conference audience in October – call me and email the details please. Happy ‘masstimbering’!
10 March 2026
Elegant span of Hanger 4
If you missed the passionate presentation by our WoodWorks Conference speakers last October on the Air New Zealand Hangar 4 design and build, we’ve got an in-depth architect’s view from...
10 March 2026
Aspiring Living – Ngā Mokopuna
This fantastic building was the subject of our WoodWorks 2023 site visit, an excellent showcase of local mass timber and cladding done exceptionally well!...
10 March 2026
837 Beatty Street
Mass timber played a pivotal role in the adaptive reuse of the 837 Beatty Street building in Vancouver by enabling the transformation of the existing structure into a modern, sustainable...
10 March 2026
Wood in industrial buildings
From environmental performance to healthier buildings, circularity, and energy efficiency, owners and developers seeking change in the industrial sector are showing interest in wood solutions. Here is a resource introduces...