Facilities

Our Headquarters

The A.A. "Red" Emmerson Advanced Wood Products Laboratory

Part of the Oregon Forest Science Complex (OFSC) at OSU’s College of Forestry, the Emmerson Advanced Wood Products lab is a world-class structural testing and advanced manufacturing facility dedicated to furthering research, innovation, and collaboration in the mass timber space.

Completed in 2019, The A.A. “Red” Emmerson Advanced Wood Products Laboratory is a world-class timber engineering facility dedicated to applied research in advanced timber fabrication and structural performance of large timber buildings. The facility serves as the headquarters for TallWood Design Institute, a unique research partnership focusing on advanced timber construction, and was designed to facilitate advancements in timber construction through applied research, product development, testing, and professional education. The laboratory houses two distinct technical functions: large-scale structural testing and advanced timber manufacturing.

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Partnering Facilities

TDI has access to an unrivaled breadth of resources and expertise within its three affiliated colleges, including access to a wide array of research and technical facilities specific to material sciences, manufacturing, building performance, and structural engineering.

Gene D. Knudson Engineering Laboratory

Green Building Materials Lab

O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory

Energy Studies in Buildings Laboratory

Located in the Department of Wood Science and Engineering at Oregon State University, the Gene D. Knudson Engineering Laboratory houses Much of the experimental research in wood structures. With a 3,000 square foot high-bay facility, It is equipped for most of our testing.

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The Green Building Materials Laboratory includes research activities from the Schools of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Civil and Construction Engineering, and the Department of Wood Science and Engineering. Equipment housed in this Laboratory will allow Oregon State researchers to characterize, develop, and test high-performance sustainable materials for a wide variety of applications including buildings and transportation infrastructure.

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Within the College of Engineering at Oregon State University, the Wave Research Laboratory provides research and testing and houses the second-largest structural testing facility on the West Coast. The lab allows researchers to simulate earthquakes with forces up to one million pounds and frames up to two stories high.

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Located at the University of Oregon, the Energy Studies in Buildings Laboratory studies the design for a sustainable, healthy future.

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