Massive West Coast Window-Panel-Cabinet Plant Sold to Philly Firm
Tracy, CA—Volumetric Building Companies will acquire Katerra’s 577,000-sq-ft. cabinetry, panel, and building component factory in Tracy, CA. It is the second major asset sale within weeks for Katerra, which entered Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection on June 6, 2021. Katerra also agreed to sell its Spokane, WA cross laminated timber (CLT) plant on August 3 to […]
Katerra’s CLT Plant Sold as Mercer Enters Mass Wood Market
Spokane, WA—Factory-made home builder Katerra has sold its state-of-the-art CLT plant in Spokane to Canadian wood products firm Mercer International Inc. (Nasdaq: MERC). Katerra, which produces homes and related components in highly automated factories, received permission from its bankruptcy court in Texas to sell the plant. Katerra entered voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy as debtor-in-possession in […]
World’s Tallest Timber Tower Rises in Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI—As construction continues on Ascent, a 25-story mass timber tower in downtown Milwaukee, the building’s silhouette is beginning to rise above its surroundings. Two years of engineering development, permitting, and architectural design led to the groundbreaking late last year for construction of its concrete base. Originally planned as a 23-story tower, the building height […]
Manufactured Building Firm Katerra Enters Chapter 11
Houston, TX—Katerra, the fast-growing manufacturer of factory-built homes and other structures, voluntarily filed for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Many of Katerra’s projects use wood construction componentry, including mass timber. In the past few years Katerra rapidly expanded a […]
Homag Buys Stake in Maker of Radio Frequency Gluing Presses Used for CLT
Kallesoe Machinery high-frequency presses produce Glulam, CLT, and other products used in mass wood construction.
U.S. Wood Frame Construction Honored at Global Event
Chicago, IL – “American Framing,” an exhibition exploring the aesthetic power of wood-framed construction in American architecture, will be featured in the United States pavilion at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. Directed by Hashim Sarkis and presenting new ideas and projects by architects from around the world, the exhibition will […]
Jumbo SCM CNC Fabricates Giant CLT Panels in Russian Plant
Sokol-Segezha Group, the first large-scale industrial production plant of Cross LamiantedTimber (CLT) panels in Russia, using SCM is a technology.
Awards Cite Innovation in Mass Wood Buildings
Washington, DC—WoodWorks and the Wood Products Council announced the winners of its 2021 Wood Design Awards, which celebrate excellence in wood building design and spotlight its continued rise in popularity across the U.S. Awards are an opportunity to recognize building designers for their skill and ingenuity, and to showcase projects that demonstrate the attributes of […]