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October 13, 2026

Making the case for mass timber in tall buildings

  • A Skanska-led team just won a federal grant to target insurance knowledge gaps for mid- and highrise mass timber construction.
    • By SHAWNA GAMACHE
    Associate Editor

    Photo by Eamonn Walker [enlarge]
    Skanska crews recently topped out on Oregon’s Redmond Municipal Airport expansion that has a mass timber roof structure.

    With a $294,100 U.S. Forest Service Wood Innovation Grant in hand, a Skanska-led team is embarking on a two-and-a-half-year case study and project guide to advance mass timber construction in taller buildings.


     
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