In a recent episode of The Larry Meiller Show, the discussion on home improvement and sustainable building materials includes insight from Associate Professor Alex Timmer. The conversation covers the rise of engineered, load-bearing wood called “mass timber” as an alternative to steel and concrete. Timmer details its emergence and specific applications in projects, such as Milwaukee’s “The Edison,” the latest mass timber project that will be the tallest mass timber building in the United States.
This is the second time Timmer has lended his expertise of mass timber, previously appearing on WPR to discuss the country’s current tallest mass timber building, “The Ascent,” also in Milwaukee.
Listen to the segment on Wisconsin Public Radio.