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Vancouver, Mercer Mass Timber, based in Columbia completed the first phase of construction In the Presidential Library of Theodore Roosevelt in medora, North Dakota, according to a statement on May 20. The project’s construction costs a total of $ 400 million, per Library funding breakdown.
The first phase of the construction of the structure of 93,000 square feet began last year and is focused on the museum building and its roof, according to the statement. Kansas City, based in Missouri, Je Dunn is the general contractor of the project, as Mercer Mass Timber project page.
The ceiling is designed to echo the rolling topography of the North Dakota Badlands and requires connections and joints with precision supported by wood wrapped in perfect wooden appearance.
Mercer Mass Timber, a subsidiary of the Mercer International Wooden Pulp producer, supplies 1,800 cubic meters of crossed laminated wood and Glam for the structure, which includes customized glulam connections to support curved ceiling, according to the launch.
The final massive wood delivery date will be June 1, which coincides with the start date of the second phase of the construction. During this phase, the mercer wood will provide canopies designed to support photovoltaic panels.
Mercer dough debuted a construction service division Last year, in the midst of increasing demand for massive wood in the building.
“This project is a testament to what visionary design combined with advanced massive wood engineering,” said Ricardo Brits, director of engineering and VDC of Mercer Mass Timber, in the statement.
Although the state of origin of Roosevelt was New York, he took refuge in northern Dakota After his wife and mother died the same day in 1884. He said that without having spent time there, he would never have become president. The library will open on July 4, 2026.
