Podcasts Archives | Mercer Mass Timber Mass timber for high-performance, low-carbon buildings Sun, 31 Mar 2024 20:43:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://mercermasstimber.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Podcasts Archives | Mercer Mass Timber 32 32 Mass Timber at Mass Scale https://mercermasstimber.com/podcasts/mass-timber-at-mass-scale/ Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:55:28 +0000 https://xzy.aa4.myftpupload.com/?p=13481 Canada is facing a housing crisis.

To meet rising demand and support the 1-in-5 Canadians unable to find affordable housing, we need to construct nearly 6 million units by 2030.

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]]> This is a lofty but attainable goal if industry, governments, and the public can come together to support the innovative building solutions that will not only help us build more homes quickly, but align with our climate goals. And those solutions? They can be found in our forests.

In season two of the Canadian Forestry Can Save the World podcast, Nick Milestone, director of project execution, discusses how hybrid construction using mass timber and other materials like concrete and steel are revolutionizing the industry.

“Mass timber is getting into all applications and building types – office, residential, and warehousing,” explains Nick. “A lot of stakeholders and architects are now looking at how they can get mass timber into the equation.”

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]]> Nick Milestone on the Evolution of Mass Timber https://mercermasstimber.com/podcasts/nick-milestone-on-the-evolution-of-mass-timber/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 17:25:34 +0000 https://xzy.aa4.myftpupload.com/?p=13142 Bradley Hartmann and Nick Milestone discuss Nick's transition from steel to mass timber construction and an openness to exploring new avenues in construction.

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]]> In episode 381 of The Construction Leadership Podcast, Bradley is joined by Nick Milestone, MMT’s director of project execution. They discuss Nick’s transition from steel to mass timber construction, which was driven by the desire to build on his grandfather’s legacy, and an openness to exploring new avenues in construction.

Nick also identifies key disruptions in the construction industry, including the shift towards prefabricated components, the emergence of BIM (Building Information Modeling), and the growing adoption of offsite construction methods.

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