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The construction process allowed teams to work consistently from one end of the building to the other as the building took shape. Photo courtesy APA \u2013 The Engineered Wood Association<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mass timber is the most suitable material for First Tech Federal Credit Union\u2019s new campus in Hillsboro, Oregon, according to a new case study published by The APA \u2013 The Engineered Wood Association.<\/p>\n

The design for the five-story 14,493-m2<\/sup> (156,000-sf) building was the product of a collaboration between First Tech, Hacker Architects<\/a><\/em>, Kramer Gehlen & Associates<\/a> <\/em>engineering, and general contractor Swinerton Builders<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

During the design process, the team evaluated all available materials options.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe allowed steel to compete with mass timber throughout the evaluation,\u201d said William Silva, Swinerton preconstruction manager. \u201cFrom time to erect, fireproofing, foundation systems, and other criteria, wood came out on top every time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Overall, the use of cross-laminated timber and glued-laminated beams instead of steel provided a 4 percent cost savings and four fewer months of construction.<\/p>\n

Silva estimates that the First Tech building sequestered 4,192 t (4,621 tons) of carbon and avoided 1,622 t (1,788 tons) of greenhouse gases that would have been emitted through steel manufacturing and construction.<\/p>\n

The building demonstrated how methods like preplanning and offsite hole-drilling resulted in faster and safer onsite construction with less disruption to the surrounding neighborhood. All the components were delivered to site as ready-to-assemble prefabricated parts.<\/p>\n

The APA case study: First Tech Federal Credit Union: The Building That Wanted to Be Mass Timber<\/em>, form U-115, is available for free download at APA Resource Library<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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