Reference buildings

This page contains a list of selected reference buildings from the world of timber engineering in general and the area of fire safe use of wood in particular.

Mjøstårnet

Location:

Brumunddal, Norway

Completion Date:

March 2019

Height:

85.4 m, 18 stories

Involved companies:

Voll Arkitekter, Moelven, SWECO AB, GK Gruppen, Hent, RVT, Woodify, Rothoblaas, Teknos Group, Nordic Steel Group, MetsäWood, Stora Enso Wood Products

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Materials:

All-timber structure made of engineered wood (GLT for beams and columns, CLT for core walls, timber floors topped with LVL), concrete

Buildings usage:

Mixed use: Apartments, office, hotel, restaurant, public bath and common rooms with an underground car park

Fire Safety Concept of Timber:

Brock Commons Tallwood House

Location:

Vancouver, Canada

Completion Date:

2017

Height:

53 m, 18 stories

Involved companies:

HK Architekten, Acton Ostry Architects, Urban One Builders, UBC Properties Trust, Fast + Epp, Stantec, GHL Consultants, RDH Building Science, RWDI, Hapa Collaborative, Seagate Mass Timber

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Materials:

Mass timber (laminated support beams, CLT ceiling slabs, high-pressure wood and paper laminate panels, CLT sunshade) plasterboard, steel, concrete, reinforced concrete

Buildings usage:

Student Residence, dormitory for 400 students

Fire Safety Concept of Timber: