About

Mass Timber Construction and Innovation

Name: Timberlab
Price range: $

We are experienced builders on a bold mission: to innovate, produce, and deliver mass timber solutions like no other - transforming the built environment and changing the planet’s future.

We’re driven to test new ideas and reach new heights through transparency, collaboration, and creativity. Breaking boundaries and pushing forward with inspired motivation. We see projects through the eyes of the builder. When they say “it won’t work” or “this hasn’t been done before,” we show them how—eliminating speculation and mitigating risk.

MISSION

To accelerate the mainstream adoption of mass timber in the U.S. commercial construction market to benefit the planet and its people.

VISION

A world where buildings have a low carbon footprint and high community impact.

Hidden Creek Community Center in Hillsboro, Oregon - one of the first mass timber community centers in the country

The largest mass timber structure at the time of construction, First Tech is a testament to the will and drive of local mass timber leadership in Oregon.

EARLY ADOPTERS OF MASS TIMBER CONSTRUCTION

Timberlab was born out of and is a subsidiary of Swinerton, a company known for excellence and innovation for over 135 years. As the first mass timber buildings were being built in the Pacific Northwest, Swinerton’s Portland office recognized the opportunity to reduce their impact on the natural environment, deliver projects with improved quality and safety outcomes, support rural economies, and create beautiful spaces by bringing the outside in. Some of the earliest projects in the region, including First Tech Federal Community Credit Union, Wingspan Event Center, and Beaverton Public Safety Building emerged as a part of this team that would later become Timberlab.

NEW FRONTIERS IN TIMBER DESIGN + INNOVATION

Timberlab was launched as a separate business entity with a mission to advance the mainstream adoption of mass timber. As a team of architects, engineers, and builders, we see every project from multiple vantage points providing solutions that result in the highest value for the owner and occupant and offer services to support your team throughout the project life cycle. We’re driven to test new ideas and reach new heights through transparency, collaboration, and creativity – breaking boundaries and pushing forward with inspired motivation.

FABRICATION FACILITY EXPANDS SUPPLY CHAIN

In 2020, our team opened its first location in Portland, Oregon, where it produces timber annually to build an estimated 800,000 sq. ft. of fabricated glulam components for projects throughout the United States. This facility helped support the Pacific Northwest as a regional powerhouse for mass timber construction by providing value-add fabrication services for glulam production. The intention was to expand the supply chain and, thereby, reduce the cost of mass timber structures, ultimately promoting the deployment of timber across many applications.

In 2023, Timberlab launched its second fabrication facility in Greenville, SC to assist the growing market along the East Coast. Timberlab uses its facilities to create custom mass timber mock-ups and conduct industry innovation to advance our mission and vision for mainstream adoption of mass timber construction. Between both facilities, Timberlab is able to serve the entire domestic U.S. market with premium engineering wood products through sophisticated CNC machine programming.

A beautiful display of mass timber at the new PDX Airport designed by ZGF Architects.

MASS TIMBER AIRPORT USHERS NEW ERA OF SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION

Phase I on the Portland International Airport Terminal Redevelopment opens in May 2024 and is a testament to the beauty and versatility of mass timber construction. Spanning 9 acres and comprised of 3.3 million board feet of locally-sourced Pacific Northwest lumber, the project will usher a new era of mass timber design and construction. The PDX Airport Terminal is our largest project to-date, with Timberlab's Portland, Oregon facility fabricating over 35,000 individual pieces for the structure.

Mass Timber Airport

Leadership

Chris Evans

President

Chris leads the Timberlab team with contagious enthusiasm for exploring the possibilities of mass timber construction, and a careful attention to detail and risk mitigation. As a leader, he is committed to excellence in project delivery, and to building highly effective teams capable of tackling complex challenges.

Graham Montgomery

VP, Director of Preconstruction

Graham is a licensed Structural Engineer with a passion for innovative construction solutions. He proposes efficient structural designs rooted in a holistic understanding of project goals, while simultaneously working behind the scenes to propel the industry forward through research and testing at the frontier of mass timber construction.

Zach Brehm

VP, Operations Manager

Zach brings a tenacious work ethic, construction engineering expertise, and a knack for solving logistical challenges to all projects. As a licensed Professional Engineer, Zach is meticulous in his constructability reviews, which he applies to estimating work, developing procurement strategy, and coordinating with other trades to yield maximum value.

Tanya Luthi

Director of Engineering

Tanya has two decades of experience in the structural engineering industry, where her career has taken her from coast to coast to spread her discovered love for mass timber design. In addition to her work as an engineer, she has authored design guides and serves on the New York City code committee as an advocate for the wider adoption of mass timber. She also speaks regularly about mass timber to both students and industry professionals. Tanya’s commitment to building strong relationships and nurturing a diverse generation of future industry leaders continues to inspire her in all she does.

Jared Revay

Director of Manufacturing

Over the past 25 years, Jared has delivered projects serving in key roles as owner, contractor, foreman, tradesman, consultant, project engineer, design manager, project manager, and manufacturing director. He has demonstrated his leadership through pre-construction, design, and all stages of construction on a wide variety of projects ranging from residential, to infill multifamily, high-rise mixed-use, commercial, retail, industrial, semiconductor, and government facilities. His latest responsibilities include the general management of Timberlab’s mass timber fabrication facilities in Portland OR & Greenville SC, and the planning of future Timberlab production facilities. Overall covering sequencing/strategy for inbound work, the functionality of the facility, work in process, future expansion design, planning and buildouts, maintenance, quality, safety, logistics, and material tracking while building & leading teams across the country.

Chad Tonge

Director of Digital Construction

Chad Tonge

Director of Digital Construction

Brendan Kelly

Field Operations Manager

Brendan Kelly

Field Operations Manager

Sam Dicke

Business Development Manager

For seven years, Sam Dicke has brought his energy, passion, and expertise to the mass timber industry. As the Business Development Manger for Timberlab, Sam leads client facing efforts and coordination of new business. With experience rooted in the public and private sector, he brings thought leadership in sustainability and construction to the forefront of each conversation to drive the mainstream adoption of mass timber. In his role, Sam educates and advocates for mass timber construction with architects, engineers, developers, and contractors and other forward-facing clients."