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‘Most advanced’ engineered wood building in the U.S. opens at UMass
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An 87,000-square-foot engineered wood building has opened on the campus of the University of Massachusetts. UMass says its new Design Building is the largest modern wood building in the U.S. - and the most advanced cross-laminated timber (CLT) building in the country.
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"The retreat, on a 52-acre site overlooking the Wachusett Reservoir, is nearing completion, with a formal opening ceremony planned once work is finished, according to the college."
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T&M Equipment Corp. in Springfield is another local company benefiting from the ripple effect. The union-affiliated contractor was hired to do excavation work for the garage and hotel and has been on site for about a month.
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MGM says the garage will take about 20 months to complete and will be the first building you see go up on the 14-acre site.
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By this time next year, the Franklin County Courthouse should be open for business downtown.
That’s right on schedule, according to state officials, although some had feared that its completion might be delayed until early in 2017.
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In praising the building, UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy said, "It's bold, beautiful and brilliant," and is a reflection of the campus.
He said it will be "the most advanced wood structure in the United States," and yield zero carbon emissions.