Freres Wood’s Latest Projects Demonstrate Wood Can Replace Steel and Concrete in Warehouse Construction
LYONS, Ore., Oct. 16, 2024 – This October 2024, Freres Engineered Wood celebrated the
completion of two significant buildings, Stayton High School’s new Ty Hart Memorial Fitness
Center and Freres Wood’s mass timber warehouse. Each project showcases wood’s capacity to
compete with traditional steel and concrete construction methods for industrial warehouse
projects, representing yet another sustainable improvement in the larger construction industry.
Cascada, Portland’s New Luxury Hotel and Spa, Will Feature Mass Ply
LYONS, Ore., Sept. 16, 2024 – Freres Wood’s Mass Ply products are making their way into
Portland’s luxury hotel scene this Fall. Cascada, Portland’s latest luxury hotel and spa, is
opening soon and will feature Freres Engineered Wood’s innovative Mass Ply products. Thanks
to a series of energy-efficient design choices, the state-of-the-art hybrid mass timber
development will achieve LEED Platinum certification, the highest sustainability ranking
available from the world’s most recognized green building rating system.
PDX Terminal Featuring Mass Ply Will Open August 14
LYONS, Ore., Aug. 13, 2024 – The grand opening of PDX’s new state-of-the-art terminal will
occur on August 14, revealing a 9-acre mass timber roof, built with 400,000 square feet of
Freres Engineered Wood’s innovative Mass Ply Panels (MPP). Freres Wood is a leading
engineered wood products manufacturer, excited to showcase the unmatched quality and
design of their sustainable Mass Ply products in the new PDX terminal.
California is the First to Adopt Building Codes Limiting Embodied Carbon; Freres Engineered Wood’s Mass Ply Can Help Builders Adapt
LYONS, Ore., July 16, 2024 – As of July 1, 2024, California became the first state in the nation
to adopt mandatory building code measures to reduce embodied carbon emissions from the
construction industry. Freres Engineered Wood, a leading engineered wood manufacturer in
Oregon, has designed a series of mass timber products called Mass Ply that allows California
builders to drastically cut embodied carbon emissions without sacrificing the structural integrity
of their buildings.
NHERI Project Concludes Final Tests of Mass Timber Building
LYONS, Ore., Mar. 18, 2024 – Final testing of the Natural Hazards Engineering Research
Infrastructure (NHERI) Converging Design Project officially concluded on March 1, 2024. The
project evaluated the functional recovery of a six-story mass timber structure, which included
Mass Ply Panels by Freres Engineered Wood, by subjecting the specimen to a series of
simulated earthquakes on the world’s largest outdoor shake table. Researchers are now
consolidating the results of the project to provide valuable data that will inform future building
codes.
Freres Engineered Wood Expands Product Offerings
LYONS, Ore., June 13, 2024 – Freres Engineered Wood has expanded their product offerings
in response to customer demand. New products include 9’ and 10’ long plywood panels, 1.5” thick laminated veneer lumber (LVL) products, 2.1E and 1.9E material stiffness grades for LVL
products and additional appearance grade options for Mass Ply products.
Freres Engineered Wood Named OSU’s Dean’s Leadership Award Winner
LYONS, Ore., May 15, 2024 – Oregon State University selected Freres Engineered Wood as the winner of this year’s Dean’s Award for Family Business Leadership. The Excellence in Family Business Awards program, organized by OSU’s College of Business and Center for Family Enterprise, honors the work of Oregon’s family-owned businesses and their impact on local communities.
Freres Engineered Wood Launches Vanpool Program for Employees
LYONS, Ore., Feb. 15, 2024 – This month, Freres Engineered Wood is rolling out a Vanpool
Program for employees, in partnership with Commute Enterprise and supported by a grant
subsidy from Cherriots Transportation. Among many benefits, this new initiative will assist
employees with commuting costs and reduce the company’s carbon footprint.
“Today’s employees care about sustainability and understand the impact vehicle emissions have
on climate change,” says Teri Butler, HR manager at Freres Engineered Wood. “Environmental
sustainability is one of Freres Engineered Wood’s core values, and this new program is one way
we’re showcasing that priority.”
Freres’s Mass Ply Panels shape the near-complete PDX Airport roof
LYONS, Ore., Jan. 20, 2023 — Four hundred thousand square feet of Freres Engineered Wood’s Mass Ply Panels was used on the 9 acre mass timber roof in the Port of Portland’s PDX Terminal project. The Port of Portland recently announced that they have reached the halfway mark in a five year long airport expansion project. The use of Freres Engineered Wood’s MPP has made it possible for the designers to mold and shape the PDX Airport roof into its lattice design.
Approximately 1,347 of the Mass Ply Panels finished first phase installation. The PDX Terminal Project’s 18-million pound mass timber curved roof supports 49 skylights installed across the roof. An impressive 2,425 MPP parapet panels surround the perimeter of the roof that gives it its unique curved design.