Episodes

  • Charles Russell Speechlys Discusses the Marks & Spencer Decision

    Charles Russell Speechlys Discusses the Marks & Spencer Decision
    Sep 19 2024
    Recorded on 25 July 2024, Hope Barton (Co-Chair of the CTBUH Future Leaders Committee and Associate in the Charles Russell Speechlys Real Estate & Disputes team), interviews Sophie Willis (Associate in the Charles Russell Speechlys Planning team). They discuss some of the specifics behind the High Court’s decision relating the redevelopment of the Marks and Spencer Oxford Street store and the resulting conversation that has emerged relating to retrofit and heritage.

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    17 mins
  • Mark Wishnie: Mass Timber: A Climate-Positive Investment

    Mark Wishnie: Mass Timber: A Climate-Positive Investment
    Feb 2 2023
    In this episode, Mark Wishnie, Executive Director, BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group, spoke to CTBUH Editor-in-Chief Daniel Safarik about sustainable forestry, and how the development of a mass timber industry can be a climate-positive investment.

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    12 mins
  • Mohamad Mohamad: Mass Timber Fundamentals (2)

    Mohamad Mohamad: Mass Timber Fundamentals (2)
    Feb 2 2023
    CTBUH Editor-in-Chief Daniel Safarik interviewed Mohamad Mohamad, Senior Research Advisor, Natural Resources Canada, about the seismic, strength and weight advantages of mass timber, as well as its value as a prefabricated construction material.

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    12 mins
  • Phil McCormac: Mass Timber’s Value to Developers

    Phil McCormac: Mass Timber’s Value to Developers
    Feb 2 2023
    CTBUH Editor-in-Chief Daniel Safarik interviewed Phil McCormac, Senior Director, Development and Capital Projects, Ivanhoe Cambridge, about new mixed-use projects his company is developing for Denver’s up-and-coming RINO district.

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    12 mins
  • Carsten Hein: Mass Timber Fundamentals (1)

    Carsten Hein: Mass Timber Fundamentals (1)
    Feb 2 2023
    CTBUH Editor-in-Chief Daniel Safarik interviewed Carsten Hein, Associate Director, Structural Engineering, Arup, about the relative strengths and weaknesses of timber as a structural element, in terms of both performance and economics, relative to other materials.

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    12 mins
  • Hannes Blaas: Design and Engineering Benefits of Mass Timber

    Hannes Blaas: Design and Engineering Benefits of Mass Timber
    Feb 2 2023
    Hannes Blaas is the CEO of Rothoblaas USA, a manufacturer of connectors for timber construction. He spoke to CTBUH Editor-in-Chief Daniel Safarik on the design and engineering benefits of mass timber.

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    12 mins
  • David Barber: Fire Safety and Mass Timber: Myths, Reality and Unknowns

    David Barber: Fire Safety and Mass Timber: Myths, Reality and Unknowns
    Feb 2 2023
    The adoption of mass timber for tall and large buildings on a greater scale is hindered by the prevailing fire safety codes in many jurisdictions, which are predicated on the fire properties of light or “stick-frame” dimensional-lumber construction. This episode addresses the real fire properties of mass timber, and considers the obstacles that must realistically be overcome to achieve widespread adoption. CTBUH Editor-in-Chief Daniel Safarik interviews David Barber, Principal, Fire Engineering, Arup, on the subject.

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    12 mins
  • Rune Abrahamsen: The World’s Tallest All-Timber Building, and the Future of the Timber Supply Chain

    Rune Abrahamsen: The World’s Tallest All-Timber Building, and the Future of the Timber Supply Chain
    Feb 2 2023
    CTBUH Editor-in-Chief Daniel Safarik discusses the design and engineering potential, and the constructability advantages of mass timber with Rune Abrahamsen, CEO of Moelven, a timber manufacturing company and construction firm in Norway, which has constructed Mjostarnet, the world’s tallest all-timber building.

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    12 mins