Mass Timber Market Updates - July 2025 - Week TwentySix

Five years strong! The Mass Timber Construction Podcast
celebrates this milestone by exploring the most exciting
developments transforming the built environment through
sustainable wood technologies.

The adaptive reuse revolution continues with London's New Wave
House by Thomas McBriden Architects. This thoughtful vertical
expansion features a glulam timber pavilion atop an existing
industrial building, preserving architectural character while
creating nearly 800 square meters of flexible workspace for local
businesses. The project exemplifies the craftsmanship-centered
approach possible with mass timber, with components manufactured
in the contractor's own joinery workshop.

Mass timber's versatility shines in specialized applications,
notably at Washington School for the Deaf. This groundbreaking
facility incorporates DeafSpace principles with CLT elements
designed specifically for visual communication needs.
Eight-foot-wide corridors allow for sign language conversations
while walking, and horseshoe-configured classrooms provide double
the standard space per learner, demonstrating how engineered wood
can support inclusive, community-focused design.

Corporate America continues its timber transformation with
Walmart's new Bentonville headquarters emerging as the nation's
largest mass timber corporate campus. At 83,380 square meters
across four hybrid buildings, it joins Google and other major
corporations embracing sustainable construction at scale.
Meanwhile, manufacturing capacity grows with Klasnikov's new
100,000 square foot prefabrication facility in British
Columbia—itself built from the company's own mass timber
products.

The academic world advances timber innovation too, with MSU's
Sandra Lupien securing a prestigious Fulbright Award to conduct
mass timber policy research in Finland during 2025-2026. Her work
represents the growing global collaboration driving the future of
sustainable construction.

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