Mass Timber Tour: Upper Macungie Township Community Lifestyle Center

This unique educational event will showcase one of North America’s longest timber spans, currently being built in Pennsylvania’s fast-growing Upper Macungie Township. Totaling 188,000 square feet, the Upper Macungie Township Community Lifestyle Center is a community hub comprising an indoor soccer field, two flex gyms, and an amenity building.

The focal point is the 130,000-square-foot soccer field, where hybrid glulam-steel portal frames spanning 280 feet—one of the longest timber truss clear-spans in North America—were engineered to meet the architect’s vision of an efficient yet visually appealing structure. The basketball court structures were designed with hybrid glulam-steel trusses clear-spanning up to 140 feet, supported by a glulam frame.

Attendees will get an up-close look at the design and construction challenges the architect, engineer, and contractor overcame to achieve a timber span of this scale.

Please join us for lunch before the tour. The tour will begin at 1 pm. This event will be held entirely outdoors, so we recommend dressing comfortably for the weather!

PPE: This is an active jobsite. Accessibility will be limited. PPE required. Please bring your own PPE, a limited amount will be available onsite.

Speaker: Shannon Williams, PE | WoodWorks

Location:

Upper Macungie Township Community Lifestyle Center

340 Grange Road

Allentown, PA

Parking available on site

For questions or additional information, please contact:

LeeAnn Charpentier, CMP | leeann.charpentier@woodworks.org | (301) 633-0330

Image: FLOR Projects / StructureCraft