Tall Timber Center
The Mass Timber Database of CTBUH
Calendar
The Tall Timber Center Events Calendar tracks previous and upcoming events conducted by CTBUH and its affiliates in relation to tall mass timber.
Past Events
Webinar: Timber Rising: Exploring the Role of Wood in Europe’s Tall Buildings
The 4th in a series of lead-up webinars in advance of the CTBUH 2025 Europe Conference, this session brings together top experts investigating the growing use of timber in high-rise construction, considering both the challenges posed by building codes and the opportunities of prefabrication for design efficiency.
CTBUH Canada Presents: Tall Wood—Sustainable Urban Development
CTBUH Canada | Toronto is thrilled to host this exciting presentation and panel discussion on Tall Wood! Join leading industry experts as they discuss how tall timber can shape the future of sustainable urban development.
TALL TIMBER: Heights & Hybrids
Join CTBUH Director of Research and Thought Leadership Daniel Safarik in conversation with structural engineers and Mass Timber specialists Benton Johnson, SOM, Alejandro Fernandez, Thornton Tomasetti, and Eric Karsh, EQUILIBRIUM for a review of a decade of research on timber towers and a discussion of promising new directions and territories.
CTBUH UK Presents: Timber Structures - How building in hybrid can reach new heights
Join the CTBUH UK Chapter for an engaging panel discussion on the benefits and challenges of using timber in combination with other materials to push the boundaries of modern construction.
TALL TIMBER: Waugh on Wood
The Skyscraper Museum continues its "Mass Timber Semester" lecture series, which brings together key voices in the Mass Timber movement to reflect on its short history, current condition, and promising future, with an in-person program featuring Andrew Waugh, founding director of Waugh Thistleton Architects.
CTBUH UK FLC Presents: The Timber Series – Paradise
Please join the CTBUH UK FLC for a tour of Paradise, where we will be discovering more about the structural and sustainability potential of timber in the construction industry.
CTBUH UK FLC Presents: The Timber Series - Mossbourne Community Academy
Please join the CTBUH UK FLC on a tour of Mossbourne Community Academy, in which we will be discussing the structural and sustainable potentials of timber in the industry.
Timber & steel: How conducting an LCA can inform decision making in complex buildings
Join One Click LCA and CTBUH for this livestream Q&A session to learn how you can integrate a steel-timber hybrid into your project, and the best method for performing an LCA for your use case.
TALL TIMBER: Bicoastal Beginnings and Where are We Now?
On Wednesday, April 24 at 6pm EDT, The Skyscraper Museum launches its "Mass Timber Semester" lecture series which brings together key voices in the Mass Timber movement to reflect on its short history, current condition, and promising future. RSVP to attend the in-person program to be held at the office of Arup, at 77 Water St. in lower Manhattan. This program will also be live streamed to the Museum's Youtube channel.
CTBUH Chicago Future Leaders Presents: Thornton Tomasetti
Join the CTBUH Chicago Future Leaders Committee for a tour of the new Thornton Tomasetti office space located in 600 W Fulton, followed by a Mass Timber presentation by Alejandro Fernandez.
TALL TIMBER: The Future of Cities in Wood
TALL TIMBER, a new exhibition curated by The Skyscraper Museum, focuses on Mass Timber high-rises, and is based, in part, on the exhibition REFRAMED. REFRAMED was co-curated by the Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) and the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat and presented by the Softwood Lumber Board at the CAC from April 25, 2023 through January 7, 2024.
CTBUH Seattle Future Leaders Presents: 35 Stone—Mass Timber Commercial Office Tour
Join the CTBUH Seattle Future Leaders for their first event of 2024, a tour of 35 Stone followed by happy hour networking. Telling a timber story of sustainability, 35 Stone celebrates Seattle’s origins with its mass timber framework and an industrial inspired form.
Tall Timber, A Revolution in the Building Industry
Join CTBUH at the Nineteenth Century Charitable Association for their enrichment series featuring CTBUH Director of Research and Thought Leadership, Daniel Safarik. Free and open to the public. Zoom attendance is also available at link in the description.
CTBUH UK Chapter Presents: How Tall is Tall in Timber in the UK? Challenges, Current Trends, and Future Prospects
Join cross industry experts as they delve into the potential for pushing the boundaries of sustainable timber buildings, draw insights from successful examples in other European markets and uncover the critical factors that impact the height limitations of timber buildings in the UK.
Talking Timber: Designing Future Cities in Wood
Join us in picturing a future of cities cast in wood. Our panel of international architects and researchers will unveil transformative development plans, skyscrapers, and cutting-edge innovations harnessing mass timber for sustainable growth. This event is part of the Talking Timber lecture series, organized in conjunction with the Chicago Architecture Center’s mass timber exhibition, Reframed: The Future of Cities in Wood.
CTBUH UK Chapter Presents: Talk & Tour of The Black & White Building
Join the UK Chapter on Tuesday 15th August for a talk and tour of The Black & White Building, a statement of sustainable design principals and Central London’s tallest mass timber office building.
Talking Timber: Will Chicago Embrace Wooden High Rises?
Is Chicago, home of the Great Fire and stringent building codes, ready to embrace tall timber construction? Find out when our panelists get together to discuss local and regional precedents, structural research, and evolving codes and attitudes. This event is part of the Talking Timber lecture series, organized in conjunction with the Chicago Architecture Center’s mass timber exhibition, Reframed: The Future of Cities in Wood.
CTBUH Australia Presents: Tall Timber—36 Wellington Street Site Tour
As the use of timber in buildings becomes more prevalent, the Melbourne Committee of CTBUH Australia is pleased to offer a site tour of 36 Wellington Street, Collingwood.
REFRAMED: The Future of Cities in Wood
On view through October 2023, "REFRAMED: The Future of Cities in Wood" tells the story of building with mass timber and features architectural models of mass timber projects from around the world, from public spaces to office buildings and adaptive reuse to new construction. REFRAMED is co-curated by the Chicago Architecture Center and the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat and presented by the Softwood Lumber Board.
Talking Timber: Can Wood Save Us?
Join us in person or online for the opening of the Chicago Architecture Center’s newest exhibition, "REFRAMED: The Future of Cities in Wood," presented by the Softwood Lumber Board and created in partnership with the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Attendees will receive a video of the panel discussion after the event.
CTBUH France Chapter Presents: The Olympic Village + The Parc de Paris La Défense
Kindly hosted by Solidéo in the morning, and by Paris la Défense in the afternoon, the CTBUH French Chapter is pleased to invite you to two presentations and site visits to discuss these themes of major developments of tomorrow, their virtues, their technologies, their legal and financial arrangements, and the obstacles encountered.
CTBUH France Chapter Presents Timber Industry Insurance: Where Are We?
Hosted by the Mutuelle des Architectes MAF, the CTBUH French Chapter is pleased to invite you to an in-person and virtual discussion on comparative insurance practices relating to timberdesign and construction.
CTBUH Austria Presents: Architecture, Sustainability and Timber from the Nordic Perspective
CTBUH Austria would like to invite you to two exciting presentation followed by a guided tour of the recently handed over DC3 tower.
CTBUH 2022 Steel-Timber Hybrid Buildings Conference
This two-day conference will convene the leading international experts in steel and timber design & construction, to explore how the benefits of each can be utilized to advance tall steel-timber hybrid buildings.
Tall Timber and the Future City
Antony Wood, CEO of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, delivers the keynote presentation, 1 April 2021, at the International Mass Timber Conference (IMTC), taking place online.
CTBUH Florida Chapter Presents: Timber on the Rise, from Paris to Miami
The CTBUH Florida Chapter held a webinar that reviewed a case study on the Bruneseau Seine tower in Paris and the current state of research in wood construction in Miami.
CTBUH Completes Timber Rising Engagement Program
As part of the Timber Rising project, which investigates the role tall timber will play in our quest for a future, lower-carbon built environment, CTBUH has produced a series of outputs in conjunction with the USDA Forest Service, all of which provide key information on mass timber innovations to stakeholders in the tall building industry.
CTBUH Canada FLC: Fire Dynamics in Timber Structures
The CTBUH Canada Future Leaders Committee is excited to announce its next event - a presentation on Fire Dynamics in Large Open Timber Structures given by Professor John Gales from York
CTBUH Scandinavia Future Leaders Committee Presents: Tall Timber: The Sustainable High Rise
The CTBUH Scandinavia Future Leaders Committee presents an engaging presentation on the newest, state-of-the-art tall timber buildings, and the innovations that have made them possible.
CTBUH Canada Future Leaders Committee: Tall Timber Buildings
The CTBUH Canada Future Leaders Committee is excited to announce its next event - a presentation on Tall Timber Buildings hosted by Moses Structural Engineers and RDH Building Science.
Timber Rising Program Room: Call for Abstracts
CTBUH is issuing a Call for Abstracts to all members with an involvement in the development, design, engineering, operation or occupancy of mass timber structures.
Mjøstårnet Becomes World’s Tallest All-Timber Building
CTBUH has verified the completion of Mjøstårnet, a mixed-use building in Brumunddal, Norway that, at the time of completion, holds the unique title of the “World’s Tallest All-Timber Building.” This news coincides with the amendment of the CTBUH Height Criteria to include timber as a recognized structural material.
Tall Timber Working Group Convenes at 2018 Middle East Conference
The Tall Timber Working Group, assembled to create a CTBUH Technical Guide on Timber in High-Rise Buildings, established responsibilities for its members at the CTBUH 2018 Conference.
CTBUH 2017 Conference Delegates Attend Tall Timber Workshop
Delegates gathered in the offices of Arup in Sydney to participate in the Tall Timber Workshop, which included 14 presenters speaking on topics relevant to the tall timber industry.
International Mass Timber Conference
Attend the three day educational conference and expo where opportunities and obstacles concerning mass timber building construction around the world will be explored.
2016 CTBUH Leaders Meeting Report
The Annual Leaders Meeting was held this year in conjunction with the 2016 Conference in China, bringing together the Council’s leaders from around the world.
Second CTBUH "Tall Timber Buildings" Working Group Meeting
The Tall Timber Buildings Working Group held their second meeting with a discussion on defining parameters for categorizing Tall Timber Buildings and focusing on creating a manual.
CTBUH Chicago Talks Tall Timber
CTBUH Chicago and YPC held a lecture entitled “Tall Timber Buildings: Trends and Research” given by Benton Johnson, drawing 90-plus attendees.
First CTBUH "Tall Timber Buildings" Working Group Meeting
The first meeting of the CTBUH "Tall Timber Buildings" Working Group was held in the CTBUH Research Office at University Iuav of Venice.