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Sources for Mass Timber Is Not Magic Wood

Published Aug 5, 2026

Sources Used

  1. Case Study: T3 Minneapolis

    Hines / primary / developer case study

    T3 as Hines' mass timber office prototype, its inspiration from nearby vintage brick and timber buildings, and the project's workplace and renewable-material framing.

    Accessed 2026-08-05

  2. T3 Minneapolis

    Hines / primary / property profile

    T3 location, seven-story mass timber office building, 221,552 square feet, Michael Green Architecture and DLR Group design, retail, amenities, bike parking, rooftop patio, and awards.

    Accessed 2026-08-05

  3. T3

    MGA | Michael Green Architecture / primary / architect case study

    Design intent, relationship to North Loop historic fabric, exposed mass timber columns and floors, use of glulam and nail-laminated timber, and the distinction between engineered wood and old-growth heavy timber predecessors.

    Accessed 2026-08-05

  4. T3 Minneapolis

    WoodWorks Wood Products Council / industry case study

    Seven-story, 220,000-square-foot scale, exposed glulam and NLT, carbon-reduction framing, construction-speed claims, lighter structural weight compared with steel and post-tensioned concrete, and project-team credits.

    Accessed 2026-08-05

  5. T3 Minneapolis

    StructureCraft / primary / timber engineer-builder

    T3 size, LEED Gold status, 2016 completion, 180,000-square-foot timber superstructure installation in 9.5 weeks, NLT selection, and bottom concrete level with wood office levels above.

    Accessed 2026-08-05

  6. Case Studies in Cost-Effective Low Embodied Carbon Buildings

    RMI / 2026 / research / case study collection

    Embodied-carbon comparison framing, importance of early cost and carbon evaluation, and the finding that one adaptive reuse case reduced cradle-to-gate embodied carbon by 77 percent and cost by 46 percent compared with demolition and new construction.

    Accessed 2026-08-05

Image Sources

  1. LVL, CLT, and steel structure in the lobby of the Katajanokan Laituri building in Helsinki, photographed June 30, 2023.

    Aarni Salomaa / 2023-06-30 / CC BY 4.0

    Permission contact: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Salomaarni

    Original file: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/20230630_Structure_of_Katajanokan_Laituri_-_Helsinki%2C_Suomi%2C_Finland.jpg/1280px-20230630_Structure_of_Katajanokan_Laituri_-_Helsinki%2C_Suomi%2C_Finland.jpg