The Future is Building High Rises From Sticks
Date Posted: October 15, 2015
Posted In: Ideas,
From OregonLive: When Beneficial State Bank officials started to think about replacing the Pearl District Albina Community Bank building with a new development, a buzz had already started in the construction industry. State and federal officials were promoting a wood building material that was becoming increasingly popular in Europe and Canada.
Cross-laminated timber seemed to fit with the goals of developer Anyeley Hallova and the bank for the proposed retail, office space and affordable housing tower at 430 NW 10th Ave. At that point, money was being put toward making those kind of projects a reality.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture wanted to give away $3 million for tall buildings made of wood. So far, there are none in the country, but federal agencies and Oregon had already started investing resources toward building an industry for manufacture and utilization of the compressed wood panels.