Skanska Breaks Ground on Mass Timber Building in Cincinnati

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Skanska and Cincinnati Public Radio broke ground on the Cincinnati Public Radio Headquarters in Ohio. Once complete, the new HQ will be the first two-story mass timber building in the Midwest and the first of its kind in Cincinnati. The $32-million, 35,000-square-foot building will feature two on-air studios, two interview studios, one performance studio, 11,000 square feet of office space and a public gathering area. The building is set to open Winter of 2024. The new CPR HQ will serve as a beacon of innovation, housing technologies and sustainable construction methods, with a focus on the utilization of cross laminated timber. The entire … Read more

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First Mass Timber Middle-Income Housing Development in U.S., Tallest Mass Timber Building in Washington Hits Topping Out Milestone

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Swinerton has topped out the nation’s first middle-income housing development constructed of mass timber; and the tallest mass timber building in Seattle, Washington. Heartwood is a workforce housing development standing at eight stories and 67,000 gross square feet. With a target completion in spring 2023, Heartwood will provide 126 affordable rental units, filling a critical need for middle-income workers such as teachers, nonprofit employees, healthcare professionals and others who are increasingly priced out of high-cost cities. The company joined the project team in a design-build capacity for the overall construction, including the mass timber structure which was detailed, fabricated and … Read more

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