Essential Mass Timber Design & Construction Resources
Nov 13, 2025
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Browse this quick list of WoodWorks’ latest and most-downloaded mass timber resources to get up to speed on essential—from fundamental to advanced—wood design and construction topics.
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Mass Timber Fundamentals
- What is mass timber?
- Mass Timber Cost and Design Optimization Checklists
- Tall Wood Buildings in 2021 IBC – Up to 18 Stories of Mass Timber
- Mass Timber: The Optimal Solution for Multi-Family High-Rise Construction
- Fire Design of Mass Timber Members: Code Applications, Construction Types and Fire Ratings
- Concealed Spaces in Mass Timber and Heavy Timber Structures
Mass Timber Fire & Acoustic Database
Find fire and acoustically-rated assemblies, connections, and penetrations using this evolving database of systems compliant with North American standards. View the database
Mass Timber for General Contractors
Mass Timber Technical Papers
- Construction Quality Assurance on Mass Timber Projects: Inspection and Observation—Considerations for project teams developing inspection and observation plans
- Shaft Wall Solutions for Light-Frame and Mass Timber Buildings
- Differential Material Movement in Tall Mass Timber Structures
- Fire Design of Mass Timber Members: Code Applications, Construction Types and Fire Ratings
- Repair of Fire-Damaged Mass Timber
- CLT Exterior Wall Assemblies Meet NFPA 285 Fire Standard
- Considerations for Worksheet for Structural WBLCA
- Meeting Sustainability Objectives with Wood Buildings
- Introduction to the Mass Timber LCA Series
Mass Timber Project Case Studies
Multi-Family
- Julia West House (12 stories, Type IV-B)
- 1510 Webster (19 stories, Type IV-A over a Type I-A podium)
- Star Lofts (Three stories, V-B)
Office & Mixed-Use
- Northlake Commons (Five stories, Type III-A)
- State Nebraska Bank & Trust Campus Branch (Two stories, Type V-A)
- 619 Ponce (Four stories, Type III-B)
- The Soto (Six stories, Type IV)
- The Beam on Farmer (Five stories, Type IV-HT)
- Northlake Commons (Five stories, Type III-A)
Warehouse/Manufacturing
- Janicki Industries Building 10 (Two stories, Type V-B)
Civic/Recreational
- Edelman Fossil Park & Museum of Rowan University (Two stories, Type V-A)
- San Antonio Spurs, Victory Capital Performance Center (Three stories, Type III-A)
- Santiam Canyon Junior/Senior High School Gym (one story, Type V-B)
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