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♻️ World First: Mass Timber Building Heated and Cooled by Lake! 🏗️ Introducing Limberlost Place, the first timber building to use a deep-water cooling system. This groundbreaking net-zero mass timber structure will open in Downtown Toronto, setting new standards in architecture. 🔍 Key Insights: 1️⃣ Innovative Cooling System: Limberlost Place utilises a unique deep-water cooling system at the bottom of Lake Ontario. “There are three intake pipes that go deep into the bottom of Lake Ontario, about five and a half kilometres out to the lake,” said Carson Gemmill, Vice President of Solutions and Innovation at Enwave Energy Corporation This closed-loop energy system converts excess waste heat into hot water for winter heating. 2️⃣ Educational Hub: Scheduled to open in early 2025, Limberlost Place will host architectural, computer science, and sustainability students from George Brown College. “We want to be at the forefront of technology,” said Michelle McCollum, Vice President for Facilities and Sustainability at George Brown College Campus. The building will serve as a living laboratory for students. 3️⃣ Award-Winning Design: The 10-storey building, designed by Acton Ostry Architects Inc. and Moriyama Teshima Architects, and engineered by Fast + Epp it has already secured the World Architecture Festival WAFX Award for tackling climate change and resilience. It features three-storey glulam beams and columns, some of the largest in North America. 🪵 Limberlost Place’s structure comprises made-in-Canada mass-timber components and a structural steel core. It’s a net-zero carbon emissions building that maximises natural light and fresh air. It features passive ventilation powered by solar chimneys, rooftop photovoltaics, and a deep-water cooling system. 🌐 Limberlost Place is years ahead of Toronto’s 2030 goals for sustainable design. It contributes to significant revisions of national and provincial building codes for mass-timber buildings over six storeys. The project sets a new bar for sustainable urban development and offers a model for future eco-friendly buildings. 🔗 Learn more about the future of sustainable buildings and Limberlost Place: https://lnkd.in/dMfTXuyE 🗣️ #questionforgroup: How can innovative cooling and heating systems like Limberlost Place’s deep-water cooling system be integrated into more urban developments? What other sustainable building practices can be adapted to meet future environmental goals? Share your thoughts and insights. 💬 Join the conversation on sustainable architecture, innovative cooling systems, and the future of mass timber buildings. Craig Rawlings WoodWorks WoodSolutions #masstimber #architecture #limberlostplace #woodcentral #netzero #cooling #heating #woodcentralau1 #masstimberbuilding #crosslaminatedtimber #glulam #toronto #canada #embodiedcarbon #netzero2030 #climatechange #innovation #engineering #offsitecentral #woodworks

♻️ World First: Mass Timber Building Heated and Cooled by Lake! 🏗️ Introducing Limberlost Place, the first timber building to use a deep-water cooling system. This groundbreaking net-zero mass timber structure will open in Downtown Toronto, setting new standards in architecture. 🔍 Key Insights: 1️⃣ Innovative Cooling System: Limberlost Place utilises a unique deep-water cooling system at the bottom of Lake Ontario. “There are three intake pipes that go deep into the bottom of Lake Ontario, about five and a half kilometres out to the lake,” said Carson Gemmill, Vice President of Solutions and Innovation at Enwave Energy Corporation This closed-loop energy system converts excess waste heat into hot water for winter heating. 2️⃣ Educational Hub: Scheduled to open in early 2025, Limberlost Place will host architectural, computer science, and sustainability students from George Brown College. “We want to be at the forefront of technology,” said Michelle McCollum, Vice President for Facilities and Sustainability at George Brown College Campus. The building will serve as a living laboratory for students. 3️⃣ Award-Winning Design: The 10-storey building, designed by Acton Ostry Architects Inc. and Moriyama Teshima Architects, and engineered by Fast + Epp it has already secured the World Architecture Festival WAFX Award for tackling climate change and resilience. It features three-storey glulam beams and columns, some of the largest in North America. 🪵 Limberlost Place’s structure comprises made-in-Canada mass-timber components and a structural steel core. It’s a net-zero carbon emissions building that maximises natural light and fresh air. It features passive ventilation powered by solar chimneys, rooftop photovoltaics, and a deep-water cooling system. 🌐 Limberlost Place is years ahead of Toronto’s 2030 goals for sustainable design. It contributes to significant revisions of national and provincial building codes for mass-timber buildings over six storeys. The project sets a new bar for sustainable urban development and offers a model for future eco-friendly buildings. 🔗 Learn more about the future of sustainable buildings and Limberlost Place: https://lnkd.in/dMfTXuyE 🗣️ #questionforgroup: How can innovative cooling and heating systems like Limberlost Place’s deep-water cooling system be integrated into more urban developments? What other sustainable building practices can be adapted to meet future environmental goals? Share your thoughts and insights. 💬 Join the conversation on sustainable architecture, innovative cooling systems, and the future of mass timber buildings. #masstimber #architecture #limberlostplace #woodcentral #netzero #cooling #heating #woodcentralau1 #masstimberbuilding #crosslaminatedtimber #glulam #toronto #canada #embodiedcarbon #netzero2030 #climatechange #innovation #engineering #offsitecentral #woodworks

🏘️ Cambridge University Backs Mass Timber for Passive Housing Solution! 🎓 Students at King's College University of Cambridge are about to move into a groundbreaking new accommodation designed by the award-winning architecture practice Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBStudios) 🪵Utilising a cross-laminated timber (CLT) system clad in traditional brickwork, these crescent-shaped student housing blocks offer Passivhaus-certified living spaces that are biophilic and energy-efficient. 🔍 Why This Matters: 1️⃣ Sustainability: The CLT structure reduces foundation loads, allowing for a thin reinforced concrete raft foundation floating on rigid insulation. This innovative design minimises concrete usage and simplifies detailing, drastically reducing carbon emissions. 2️⃣ Energy Efficiency: These accommodations are designed to be net-zero, prioritising recycled materials, local sourcing, and carbon-capturing CLT to achieve a carbon-negative footprint. 3️⃣ Innovation: FCBS has developed a carbon calculation tool, FCBS Carbon, which architects can use to consider all CO2 produced by a building throughout its lifecycle, promoting more sustainable construction practices. 🌆 Known as Stephen Taylor Court, the development includes 84 apartments and is a model for future student accommodations. Located within a conservation area on campus, it reflects the arts and crafts houses that inspired its design, blending traditional aesthetics with contemporary, sustainable architecture. 🔗 Learn more about this pioneering project and its impact on sustainable housing: https://lnkd.in/guuv_-yb 🗣️ #questionforgroup: How can universities and educational institutions globally adopt similar sustainable practices in their housing projects? Share your thoughts! #masstimber #passivhaus #masstimberconstruction #sustainablehousing #architecture #construction #energyefficiency #netzero #studentaccommodation #cambridge #sustainableconstruction #innovation #carbonfootprint #artsandcrafts #buildingdesign #housinginnovation #crosslaminatedtimber #offsite #woodcentral #woodcentralau1 #woodsolutions

♻️ World First: Mass Timber Building Heated and Cooled by Lake! 🏗️ Introducing Limberlost Place, the first timber building to use a deep-water cooling system. This groundbreaking net-zero mass timber structure will open in Downtown Toronto, setting new standards in architecture. 🔍 Key Insights: 1️⃣ Innovative Cooling System: Limberlost Place utilises a unique deep-water cooling system at the bottom of Lake Ontario. “There are three intake pipes that go deep into the bottom of Lake Ontario, about five and a half kilometres out to the lake,” said Carson Gemmill, Vice President of Solutions and Innovation at Enwave Energy Corporation This closed-loop energy system converts excess waste heat into hot water for winter heating. 2️⃣ Educational Hub: Scheduled to open in early 2025, Limberlost Place will host architectural, computer science, and sustainability students from George Brown College. “We want to be at the forefront of technology,” said Michelle McCollum, Vice President for Facilities and Sustainability at George Brown College Campus. The building will serve as a living laboratory for students. 3️⃣ Award-Winning Design: The 10-storey building, designed by Acton Ostry Architects Inc. and Moriyama Teshima Architects, and engineered by Fast + Epp it has already secured the World Architecture Festival WAFX Award for tackling climate change and resilience. It features three-storey glulam beams and columns, some of the largest in North America. 🪵 Limberlost Place’s structure comprises made-in-Canada mass-timber components and a structural steel core. It’s a net-zero carbon emissions building that maximises natural light and fresh air. It features passive ventilation powered by solar chimneys, rooftop photovoltaics, and a deep-water cooling system. 🌐 Limberlost Place is years ahead of Toronto’s 2030 goals for sustainable design. It contributes to significant revisions of national and provincial building codes for mass-timber buildings over six storeys. The project sets a new bar for sustainable urban development and offers a model for future eco-friendly buildings. 🔗 Learn more about the future of sustainable buildings and Limberlost Place: https://lnkd.in/dMfTXuyE 🗣️ #questionforgroup: How can innovative cooling and heating systems like Limberlost Place’s deep-water cooling system be integrated into more urban developments? What other sustainable building practices can be adapted to meet future environmental goals? Share your thoughts and insights. 💬 Join the conversation on sustainable architecture, innovative cooling systems, and the future of mass timber buildings. #masstimber #architecture #limberlostplace #woodcentral #netzero #cooling #heating #woodcentralau1 #masstimberbuilding #crosslaminatedtimber #glulam #toronto #canada #embodiedcarbon #netzero2030 #climatechange #innovation #engineering #offsitecentral #woodworks

Across North America, sustainable construction practices are gaining traction, and nowhere is this more evident than in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with the debut of Ascent—a 25-story marvel that holds the title of the world’s tallest mass timber building. Developed by New Land Enterprises in partnership with Korb + Associates Architects, Ascent is more than just an impressive structure; it’s a powerful statement about the future of eco-friendly building practices. Built primarily from cross-laminated timber (CLT), this high-rise showcases the environmental and aesthetic potential of timber construction. Ascent, completed in 2022, is already making waves in the construction industry and the environmental community. Standing at 284 feet, the building houses 259 luxury apartments with stunning views of Milwaukee’s lakefront and urban landscape. But beyond its striking appearance, Ascent is a model for sustainable architecture. Tim(ber) Gokhman, Managing Director of New Land Enterprises, explained, “Timber has an incredibly low carbon footprint, and it stores carbon as well. This building has more wood than an entire forest, but because we sourced responsibly, it’s a sustainable and renewable approach to construction.” By using timber as a primary building material, Ascent reduces its carbon emissions significantly compared to traditional building materials like concrete and steel. This shift is not just a trend; it’s part of a broader movement within the construction industry to embrace materials and methods that reduce environmental impact. #Sustainability #SustainableConstruction #EcoFriendly #EcoPractices #Greenfuture #GreenEnvironment #Construction #ConstructionIndustry

Building with rammed earth could be scalable. But despite their recyclability, energy efficiency, low-carbon nature and centuries-long history of successful applications, earthen buildings are still underrepresented in the green building movement and is poorly regarded by architects, property developers and local authorities. https://lnkd.in/g9wC8qRf #building #rammed #earth #transforming #sustainable #construction #recyclability #energyefficiency #lowcarbon #nature #centurieslong #history #successful #applications #earthen #buildings #underrepresention #greenbuilding #movement #neglected #architects #property #developers #local #authorities

Boston-based Shawmut Design and Construction has officially topped out a new sustainable mixed-use facility in the Allston neighborhood that will serve the Harvard University community by providing student housing and inviting public spaces. The structure itself will minimize carbon use through the integration of laminate #masstimber, recycled brick and cedar cladding. Read More Here: https://lnkd.in/g8DWKudW Arnie Didier

Mass timber construction: A sustainable alternative to concrete and steel in modern architecture Mass timber construction is emerging as a sustainable alternative to traditional building materials like concrete and steel. This method uses engineered wood elements to create building structures and offers several key advantages, such as reduced carbon emissions, faster construction times, and a visually appealing aesthetic. Advancements in engineering and fire safety regulations have made it possible to use mass timber for taller buildings. The International Building Code now allows mass timber construction for structures up to 18 stories high. The increased use of mass timber is attributed to its lighter weight compared to concrete and steel, which also reduces transportation costs and energy use during construction. Despite its advantages, mass timber construction faces several challenges. Moisture control is a significant concern, as wood can warp or degrade when exposed to excessive moisture. Acoustic control, especially in multi-story buildings, is another issue that needs addressing to ensure sound insulation between floors and rooms. Additionally, the environmental impact of increased wood demand raises questions about deforestation and the sustainability of wood harvesting practices. The assumption that mass timber buildings will help with carbon sequestration is still being debated, especially regarding the impact on old-growth forests and their role in carbon storage. Another benefit of mass timber construction is its role in integrated design. This approach involves detailed planning and prefabrication of components, which leads to faster construction and greater precision. Architects have more control over the design and execution, improving efficiency and reducing waste on construction sites. While mass timber has the potential to significantly reduce the environmental footprint of the building industry, more research is needed to fully understand its long-term climate benefits. Addressing challenges such as moisture control, acoustics, and ensuring sustainable wood sourcing will be key to its wider adoption in modern architecture. Good Read: Article related to the topic https://lnkd.in/gnQS2D8D

Specialized companies pioneering sustainable construction materials are paving the way for a potential new era, dispelling false myths about their work. It's noteworthy that some of the oldest structures globally are crafted from materials like clay and earth, enduring the test of time, while conventional concrete buildings, reinforced with steel, exhibit signs of corrosion with an expected lifespan of merely 30 to 100 years. Could this signal the dawn of a new era in sustainable architecture? #Webuild

Specialized companies pioneering sustainable construction materials are paving the way for a potential new era, dispelling false myths about their work. It's noteworthy that some of the oldest structures globally are crafted from materials like clay and earth, enduring the test of time, while conventional concrete buildings, reinforced with steel, exhibit signs of corrosion with an expected lifespan of merely 30 to 100 years. Could this signal the dawn of a new era in sustainable architecture? #Webuild