Carbon12
Carbon12 | |
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General information | |
Address | 3498 N Williams Ave |
Town or city | Portland, Oregon |
Country | United States |
Height | 85 feet |
Technical details | |
Material | Cross laminated timber |
Floor count | 8 |
Design and construction | |
Developer | Ben Kaiser |
Other designers | Path Architecture |
Main contractor | Design Awards |
Known for | Tallest wood building in the United States |
Carbon12 is a wooden building in north Portland, Oregon, in the United States. The 8-story structure built with Oregon-made cross laminated timber became the tallest wood building in the United States, upon its completion.[1]
History
For more than a century, building codes in the United States discouraged wood framings in 5-floor buildings or higher.[2]
The Carbon12 building ran in the USDA's Tall Wood Buildings contest (2014) but did not win the prize.[2] Oregon Governor Kate Brown was present when the building reached its peak height.[1]
Its title of tallest wood building in the United States is already being jeopardized by a new 148-feet, 11-floor wood-framing building in Portland, Framework, under construction.[1]
Description
The building measures 85 feet high for 8 floors, 2 units per floor. The building employs mass timber, laminated timber and Carbon-12 (CLT, carbon-laminated timber) in its structural system. Steel is used in the core and for connecting braces, and concrete for the basement, ground floor and garage (automated garage),[2] with two ground floor retail spaces. Wooden high-rise buildings have been encouraged on a federal level, and is acclaimed as a booster for Oregon's dwindling timber industry.[1]
Location
Carbon12 is in north Portland, Oregon, in the United States, on the corner of North Williams Avenue and Northeast Fremont Street.
See also
- Framework (building)
- ATLAS-I the largest wooden structure, made from glued laminated timber
References
- 1 2 3 4 Oregon pushes for wooden skyscrapers to revive timber industry, Oregonlive.com, 30 April 2017
- 1 2 3 Garrett Andrews, Wood: the sky’s the limit, Djcoregon.com, 8 March 2017