Research: Fire Performance Fire Testing for Efficient Timber Buildings – NHERI 2020-2023 The data collected from these experiments were used to demonstrate the fire performance of cross-laminated timber (CLT) buildings and to change the International Building Code (IBC) prescriptive fire protection design provisions for mass timber buildings. Learn More Fire Protection and Safety 2020-2022 The […]
Research: Manufacturing and Supply Chain The Global Mass Timber Panel (MTP) Industry in a Post-Pandemic New Normal 2020-2022 This research is a continuation of a long-term effort of systematically monitoring developments in the global CLT industry launched by the PI in 2011 and since 2017 partially funded by an ARS/TDI grant. Project Lead: Lech Muszynski, OSU
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Our Team Iain Macdonald, Director iain.macdonald@oregonstate.edu Office: 541-737-5096 Iain joined our team in 2016 and has worked in or with the forest products industry for over twenty years. Born and raised in Scotland, Iain obtained a marketing degree from Stirling University before spending time in Japan working in international education. He subsequently moved to Vancouver,
Advancing Timber in the Built Environment A collaboration between Oregon State University and University of Oregon, TallWood Design Institute (TDI) unites faculty across the disciplines of architecture, structural engineering, and wood science to advance mass timber and other wood product building solutions. Events + Education View upcoming events, courses, and webinars at TallWood Learn More
About A partnership between the Colleges of Forestry and Engineering at Oregon State University (OSU) and the College of Design at the University of Oregon (UO), TallWood Design Institute (TDI) is one of the nation’s first interdisciplinary research collaboratives focused exclusively on the advancement of mass timber and other wood products building solutions. Through diverse faculty expertise, cutting-edge
