The Virtues of Wood

Over the last several years, one of the most innovative trends in the construction industry has been the growing use of mass timber as a building material, replacing some of the more traditional structural systems made from concrete and steel. Mass timber is a general term used to describe a number of large, engineered wood products that typically involve the lamination and compression of multiple layers to create solid panels of wood. Mass timber construction uses those panels to frame a building's walls, floors, roofs, columns, and beams.

Today, Timberlab is a full-service, turnkey subcontractor for mass timber structures. "We do in-house structural engineering, detailing services, fabrication, and installation, mostly on large commercial construction projects," says President Chris Evans. The company has quickly gained recognition as a specialist in the field and also boasts a Greenville, South Carolina, location in addition to its impressive headquarters in Portland, Oregon.