The Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) and USDA Forest Service have revealed the five winning proposals for the 2023 Mass Timber Competition: Building to Net-Zero Carbon. The announcement, made at the Chicago Architecture Center, was held in conjunction with the center’s ongoing mass timber exhibition, REFRAMED: The Future of Cities in Wood. The winners will receive just over $2.2 million in total funds for their architectural designs—all in various stages of completion—that highlight mass timber’s application towards the reduction of carbon footprints within the built environment. The proposals were developed in collaboration with WoodWorks | Wood Products Council, a nonprofit that provides free technical support for the design, engineering, and construction of mass-timber commercial and multifacility buildings.
Ryan Flom, chief marketing officer with SLB, noted in a statement that the winning cohort “will not only provide much needed housing and gathering spaces for their communities, but they will also demonstrate viable paths for other teams to build for well-being, commercial adoption, resilience, and a minimal carbon footprint.”
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