Although recent attention has focused on the possibility of wood high-rises, wood’s cost-effectiveness, versatility and light carbon footprint are already making it a material of choice for an expanding range of building types—from innovative public, educational and corporate structures that utilize mass timber products as their main architectural expression, to five-story (and higher) multi-family projects built with dimension lumber using long-established techniques.
The use of wood as a structural material continues to grow far beyond traditional applications, such as single-family homes and buildings up to four stories. An essential element common to all of these buildings is effective connections.