Laserfiche WebLink
9 APRIL 2019 | PAGE 15 <br />CITY OF EUGENE | STEAM PLANT REDEVELOPMENT DESIGN PROPOSAL <br />CROSS LAMINATED TIMBER <br />The Steam Plant is an iconic and historic building <br />that has served Eugene well, producing steam <br />and power for our city for 100 years. But without <br />its industrial infrastructure, the building is <br />essentially a 4-story volume that contains one <br />floor and a mezzanine. How can we build usable <br />space within the existing structure in a way that <br />honors and compliments its industrial past, while <br />taking advantage of 21st century technology and <br />remaining authentic to our current place and time? <br />We plan to build the Steam Plant’s new floors out <br />of cross laminated timber (CLT), an engineered <br />wood construction system that is bringing mass <br />timber structures back into the mainstream. CLT <br />is a low embodied energy timber product made <br />from regional renewable resources that is being <br />pioneered by Oregon researchers and industries. <br />In the Steam Plant, exposed CLT floor plates will <br />provide visual warmth, structural integrity, and a <br />meaningful connection to our timber heritage and <br />future. <br />Exposed CLT structural panel <br />image: Structurecraft <br />Ap <br />r <br />i <br />l <br /> <br />24 <br />, <br /> <br />20 <br />1 <br />9 <br />, <br /> <br />Wo <br />r <br />k <br /> <br />Se <br />s <br />s <br />i <br />o <br />n <br /> <br />- <br />It <br />e <br />m <br /> <br />1