Through architectural photography, technical diagrams, and expert prose, this book explores the environmental benefits as well as stylish and innovative uses of mass timber in non-residential buildings.

Prized for its ability to sequester carbon, mass timber, including cross-laminated timbers, glulam beams, and laminated veneer lumber, is entering a critical second phase of its development as a beneficial and stylish building material for nonresidential buildings. Join award-winning author Boyce Thompson on a global tour of 16 of the most innovative and stylish projects made with mass timber.

Content includes:

•    Projects such as the intricate Swatch headquarters in Switzerland, the world's tallest mass timber building in Milwaukee, WI, and a fairytale experience at the Hans Christian Andersen Museum in Denmark

•    Sidebars on carbon sequestration, moisture control, and acoustic properties of mass timber

•    Information on how software and computer-controlled robotic saws work with wood’s malleability to revolutionize millwork

•    Details on how mass timber maximizes forest yields by utilizing small-diameter trees that might otherwise be wasted

•    The benefits of how quickly and more accurately mass timber buildings go together with less waste and less neighborhood noise