Timber tower
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World’s tallest timber tower completed in Norway
The Mjøstårnet building in the Norwegian town of Brumunddal, which is historically engaged in wood processing, has been officially declared the tallest timber building in the world. Ranking second and third are Canadian Brock Commons and Australian 25 King with their heights of 53 and 45 metres respectively. They do not come anywhere close to the 18-storey Mjøstårnet reaching a record-breaking height of 85.4 m. The building’s residential floor area is 11,300 sq. metres. The building was evaluated by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), a reputable international organisation. The CTBUH notes that the project was made possible by advances in mass timber production and the increased availability of structural elements such as glue-laminated and cross-laminated timber (CTL). Moelven Limitre, the project’s structural engineer, supplied and installed... Continue reading
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April 3, 2019
World’s tallest timber tower completed in Norway
The Mjøstårnet building in the Norwegian town of Brumunddal, which is historically engaged in wood processing, has been officially declared the tallest timber building in the world. Ranking second and third are Canadian Brock Commons and Australian 25 King with their heights of 53 and 45 metres respectively. They do not come anywhere close to the 18-storey Mjøstårnet reaching a record-breaking height of 85.4 m. The building’s residential floor area is 11,300 sq. metres. The building was evaluated by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), a reputable international organisation. The CTBUH notes that the project was made possible by advances in mass timber production and the increased availability of structural elements such as glue-laminated and cross-laminated timber (CTL). Moelven Limitre, the project’s structural engineer, supplied and installed... Continue reading
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April 3, 2019
World’s tallest timber tower completed in Norway
The Mjøstårnet building in the Norwegian town of Brumunddal, which is historically engaged in wood processing, has been officially declared the tallest timber building in the world. Ranking second and third are Canadian Brock Commons and Australian 25 King with their heights of 53 and 45 metres respectively. They do not come anywhere close to the 18-storey Mjøstårnet reaching a record-breaking height of 85.4 m. The building’s residential floor area is 11,300 sq. metres. The building was evaluated by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), a reputable international organisation. The CTBUH notes that the project was made possible by advances in mass timber production and the increased availability of structural elements such as glue-laminated and cross-laminated timber (CTL). Moelven Limitre, the project’s structural engineer, supplied and installed... Continue reading