Five solid wood projects were recently praised for their aesthetic appeal and ability to demonstrate how the material can bring sustainable benefits to a range of projects.
The Softwood Lumber Board and the US Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service announced the five winners of their Massive wood tender 2023 last month.
The proposed projects, which range from multi-family housing to mixed-use buildings, received a total of $2.2 million in awards. Award winners have committed to sharing lessons learned during project phases with the wider design and construction community, such as cost analyzes and life cycle assessments.
The winning proposals were:
CODA Detroit
Courtesy of OOMBRA Architects
A mixed-use residential project built by OOMBRA Architects, Brush Park Properties / IN Development Partners, JDH Engineering, Britt Peters and Associates and AM Higley.
Up@310 Lofts
Courtesy of Candace Kao
Lignin Group, Tim Olson, Banwell Architects, 310 Marlboro St. and Entuitive build a vertical addition project.
Via/NWA IC Program
Courtesy of Modus Studio
An affordable multifamily housing project being built by A226, Blue Crane, Modus Studio, Tatum-Smith-Welcher, Aspect Structural Engineers and Arco Construction.
The Village SF Wellness Center
Courtesy of PYATOK architecture + urban design
A mixed-use project built by PYATOK architecture + urban design, The Friendship House Association of American Indians, DCI Engineers and Cahill Contractors.
Woolsey Gardens
Courtesy of Solomon Cordwell Buenz
A mid-rise multifamily project being built by Solomon Cordwell Buenz, Northern California Land Trust, Tipping Structural Engineers, Swinerton Builders and Timberlab.
Multiple benefits
“This year’s winning projects will not only provide much-needed housing and gathering spaces for their communities, but also demonstrate viable pathways for other teams to build for well-being, commercial adoption, resilience and a carbon footprint minimal,” said Ryan Flynn. , SLB’s marketing director, in the statement.
Despite the prevalence of recent U.S. wildfires, massive wood construction could create a sustainable supply chain for wood products, John Crockett, USDA’s associate deputy chief of state and private forestry, said in the statement.
“One way to improve the health and resilience of forests is to sustainably harvest trees to make wood products like solid lumber,” Crockett said.
