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On its completion, the Framework project will be the first high-rise wood building in the United States.<\/span>
Images courtesy LEVER Architecture<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Earlier this month, Framework Project LLC<\/a> announced the State of Oregon<\/a> and City of Portland<\/a> had awarded it approval to build the United States\u2019 first wood high-rise building. Framework will stand 12 stories on completion, and will incorporate mass timber materials including cross-laminated timber (CLT) and glue-laminated timber (glulam). Its construction will begin in the fall and be completed by the following winter. (To read more about the project, see the article<\/a> in the February 2017 issue of The Construction Specifier<\/em>.)<\/p>\n

\u201cReceiving a permit is a critical juncture for Framework and demonstrates the feasibility of using wood to build high-rise buildings in the U.S.,\u201d said Anyeley Hallova, a developer with project^<\/a>. \u201cWith our path now clear to start building, Framework will start to unlock the demand for mass timber products at all scales, justifying new investment into rural manufacturing and job creation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Job creation is predicted to be one of the effects of Framework\u2019s completion, given the fact its construction may lay the groundwork for more mass timber projects in the future. An upcoming Oregon Built Environment & Sustainable Technologies<\/a> (BEST) study also estimates labor income from mass timber manufacturing could range from $338 million to $1 billion per year in Oregon, along with creating 5800 to 17,300 direct, indirect, and induced jobs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Framework project is literally a laboratory for the revival of building with mass timber\u2014an investment for which Oregonians will be grateful for many generations to come,\u201d said Valerie Johnson, president of the project\u2019s CLT manufacturer. \u201cThe rural-urban divide in Oregon has existed too long. We hope our young people [in Douglas County] will now grow up believing there\u2019s a future for them doing this type of work. It\u2019s inspiring for all of us to know that all together we are providing a more environmentally friendly, lower-carbon-emitting, renewable, and sustainable product for mass timber construction in urban areas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Testing completed last year<\/a> indicates other benefits of building with mass timber as well, such as the material\u2019s ability to exceed fire and life safety code requirements. Portland State University<\/a> and Oregon State University<\/a> also completed seismic tests on Framework\u2019s primary beam-to-beam connection and CLT shear wall panels, to confirm the building\u2019s ability to exceed life safety requirements. In the event of a major earthquake, the structure should suffer only minimal damage.<\/p>\n

\u201cProjects like the Framework building present a new opportunity for Oregon that we are perfectly suited to take on. Oregon\u2019s forests are a tried-and-true resource that may again be the key to economic stability for rural Oregon, expanding opportunity for communities hit hard by the decline of the natural resource economy,\u201d said Kate Brown, governor of Oregon. \u201cThe Framework building shows that we can use sustainably harvested timber in a sustainable way to act as a catalyst for economic development through the creation of timber and manufacturing jobs in rural economies.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The building will include office, retail, and housing space, as well as an exhibit focusing on tall wood building.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The building will be the country\u2019s first high-rise wood building, as well as its tallest mass timber building. Further, it will be the tallest post-tensioned rocking wall project in the world. It will contain office, retail, and affordable housing space, as well as dedicating some space to a tall wood exhibit.<\/p>\n

\u201cPortland is built on creative innovation and the trailblazing spirit as exemplified by the groundbreaking work of the Framework Project,\u201d said Ted Wheeler, the city\u2019s mayor. \u201cThanks to the tremendous work of the Framework team, Portland\u2019s Pearl District will proudly stand as the site of the first skyscraper made from wood in the United States\u2014a true technological and entrepreneurial achievement.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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