This project was made possible by a grant from the USDA Forest Service. It represents a continuation of the CVU focus on researching and furthering the dialogue regarding the use of mass timber in the tall building typology. In the years leading up to this project, CVU undertook research activities aimed at better defining and classifying mass timber for the high-rise market, while an in-house team conducted numerous data studies on the topic, such as 2017’s “Tall Timber: A Global Audit.” In addition, it established a Tall Timber committee and continues to document burgeoning tall timber projects all over the world through its Global News platform. In 2019, the Council dedicated a “Building of Distinction” signboard for Mjøstårnet, located in Brumunddal, Norway, declaring it the “tallest all-timber building in the world,” in conjunction with updating the official CVU Height Criteria to include timber as a structural material in tall buildings.
As part of the Timber Rising project, CVU produced a series of outputs in conjunction with the USDA Forest Service, all of which provide key information on mass timber innovations to stakeholders in the tall building industry. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, and CVU are equal opportunity employers and providers.
