Builder Podcast Network

Builder Podcast Network

BPN‘s mission is to bring you the voices, the access, the insight to make your decisions smarter, your choices more informed, and your lives more fun and successful as building professionals.

Episodes

  1. MFE Podcast: Developing with Tall Mass Timber

    01/23/2020

    MFE Podcast: Developing with Tall Mass Timber

    Our podcast series has explored code changes and safety studies that enable developers to lower labor costs and create sustainable buildings. In this podcast, we speak with Ben Kaiser, one of the pioneers of tall mass timber building development in the United States.

    25 min
  2. MFE Podcast: Seismic and Fire Safety of Mass Timber Buildings

    11/20/2019

    MFE Podcast: Seismic and Fire Safety of Mass Timber Buildings

    The multifamily industry is beginning to embrace the benefits of mass timber, such as labor cost benefits and lower overall weight of the building. As new buildings are proposed and designed, developers need to know about various factors that contribute to the fire and seismic safety of these tall mass timber buildings. In this podcasts from our "Developers in an Age of Disruption series," editor David Myron speaks with Erica Fischer, assistant professor at Oregon State University’s School of Civil and Construction Engineering, to address these safety factors.

    19 min
  3. MFE Podcast: The Impact of Tall Mass Timber Code Changes

    10/25/2019

    MFE Podcast: The Impact of Tall Mass Timber Code Changes

    There's been a lot of buzz about building tall mass timber structures since the International Code Council (ICC) passed 14 tall mass timber code change proposals in December 2018. In this podcast, our editor, David Myron, speaks with Kenneth Bland, vice president of codes and regulations for the American Wood Council, about these changes and how they’ll affect multifamily design and development.

    19 min
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About

BPN‘s mission is to bring you the voices, the access, the insight to make your decisions smarter, your choices more informed, and your lives more fun and successful as building professionals.

Information

  • Creator
    Builder Podcast Network
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2020
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    Builder Podcast Network