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Shaping Sustainable Places – Development and Construction of a Low-Carbon Built EnvironmentTalking Timber: Highlights from International Mass Timber Conference #33Mass timber is driving a significant shift in how we build. It’s renewable, low in carbon, efficient to build with, and it looks and even smells great. It’s becoming a truly disruptive force in the construction industry. So why aren’t more building projects using mass timber? How Cn we overcome the biggest obstacles to accelerating the use of mass timber globally? In this episode, we get the inside running from last week’s International Mass Timber Conference in Portland, Oregon, the largest gathering of mass timber experts in the world, focusing on the en...2025-04-0322 min
Architecture 5 10 20The Growing Case for Mass TimberWelcome back to Architecture 5 10 20! I’m your host, Guy Geier, Managing Partner of FXCollaborative Architects in New York. My guests for this podcast are pioneers and visionaries shaping the future of the built environment across various disciplines. Join me in exploring their remarkable journeys, discovering how they reach their current heights, and envisioning what lies ahead in the next 5, 10, and 20 years. Join me for this episode as I sit down with Jeff Spiritos, Principal and Organization Manager of Spiritos Properties. We explore the world of mass timber construction, which promises a game-changing shift in the building industry. Growing up in...2024-12-1335 min
Mass Timber Group Show: Sustainable Building ExpertsBringing Mass Timber Construction to New Markets w/Erica SpiritosCan #masstimber #construction revolutionize local industry and create sustainable communities?Erica Spiritos is on a mission to build regional mass timber ecosystems across the United States, emphasizing the importance of local supply chains, supportive policies, and #buildingcodes.She discusses strategies for jumpstarting these ecosystems, such as secondary fabrication and post-processing to alleviate supply chain bottlenecks – and emphasizes the importance of integrating manufacturing and fabrication to support rural economies, ensuring that economic benefits stay within the community. She is currently working on a project in Seattle to promote Mass Timber in construction and remove ba...2024-06-2041 min