Tours : International Mass Timber Conference

Tour #1: Portland Buildings & Manufacturing

In-Person Tour

Tuesday | March 25, 2025

Explore the Portland area’s latest and greatest mass timber buildings in this exciting pre-conference outing. Learn from and connect with project architects, designers, engineers, developers, and builders.

Blue Star Donuts (Portland’s gourmet favorite) and hot coffee/tea served before departure, courtesy of Henkel. Lunch provided.

Check-in | 6:30 AM – 7:45 AM | Outside Exhibit Hall B & C, Oregon Convention Center
Load | 7:30 AM
Depart | 8:00 AM
Return | ~3:00 PM

Stop #1 | Portland International Airport

Location: Portland, Oregon
Scale: Nine acre (3.64 hectares) mass timber roof
Completion: Phase One in 2024 and Phase Two in 2025

Portland International Airport (PDX)’s new main terminal is now open with new ticketing and lobby areas that have doubled in size, crowned by a 9-acre mass timber roof with wood sourced from 13 local forests within 300 miles of the airport. The design of the new terminal showcases the character of the Pacific Northwest through locally-sourced timber, live trees, and local shopping and restaurants.

The 400,000 square foot mass timber roof pays homage to Oregon’s natural beauty while making a generational investment in the Pacific Northwest’s wood innovation sector. The roof is comprised of approximately 2.6 million board feet of Douglas fir. The regionally- and sustainably-sourced timber can all be traced back to the forests they were harvested from, which include small family-owned forests, four Pacific Northwest tribal forests, and other local landowners. This unique effort required creating a supply chain for the wood that previously did not exist in Oregon.

The tour will include insights from members of the design and construction team with a lunch onsite.

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Stop #2 | Mass Timber Housing & Innovation Campus at Terminal 2

Location: Portland, Oregon

The Port of Portland is redeveloping a former marine terminal into the Mass Timber Housing & Innovation Campus (MTHIC) at Terminal 2, a transformative project in Portland, Oregon. Covering 40 acres along NW Front Avenue on the Willamette River, MTHIC aims to advance the mass timber and housing industries in the Pacific Northwest.

MTHIC will feature a cutting-edge mass timber modular factory, one of the first of its kind in the nation, producing affordable housing and various mass timber structures. The campus will also include up to seven new mass timber industrial buildings, totaling around 550,000 square feet, with a significant portion expected to be manufactured on-site.

Although still in its early stages, MTHIC promises a glimpse into the future of mass timber innovation. Phase 1 construction is anticipated to start in 2026, with completion anticipated in 2027. The 2025 Mass Timber Conference tour will offer insights from project partners, showcase potential prototypes, including the Tallwood Design Institute’s ADU Module, and provide a virtual reality experience of the campus’s future development. Featuring MTHIC on the tour will highlight its potential to drive advancements in mass timber construction and industry growth.

The Port of Portland is a member of the Oregon Mass Timber Coalition (OMTC), which includes Business Oregon, the Oregon Department of Forestry, the Department of Land Conservation and Development, and the TallWood Design Institute — a collaboration between the University of Oregon and Oregon State University. In 2021 and 2022, OMTC won two grants through the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge, including awards to aid in campus planning, construction, and workforce training cluster development.

Stop #3 | Portland Bolt

Location: Portland, Oregon

Explore one of the few bolt manufacturers in the United States and see their manufacturing up-close, including discussions on how they’re working closely with the mass timber industry.

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Tour #2: Washington & North Portland

In-Person Tour

Tuesday | March 25, 2025

Explore southwest Washington’s latest and greatest mass timber buildings, and a library in northwest Portland, in this exciting pre-conference outing. Learn from and connect with project architects, designers, engineers, developers, and builders.

Blue Star Donuts (Portland’s gourmet favorite) and hot coffee/tea served before departure, courtesy of Henkel. Lunch provided.

Check-in | 5:30 AM – 6:45 AM | Outside Exhibit Hall B & C, Oregon Convention Center
Load | 6:30 AM
Depart | 7:00 AM
Return | ~3:00 PM

Stop #1 | Mountain Timber Market

Location: Kalama, Washington
Completion: 2022

The Port of Kalama developed this project as small business incubator and to spur economic development for the community. The building’s first floor features 11 permanent store spaces, 24 vendor stalls, a distillery, and a courtyard. The second floor includes spaces for two restaurants and two conference rooms overlooking the Columbia River. The project includes a food cart pod and sits next to an existing amphitheater. The restaurants and retail spaces are a draw for local residents and tourists brought to Kalama by the river cruise ships that frequent the port.

For the building’s aesthetic, inspiration was drawn from the historic Mountain Timber Lumber Company, which was lost to a fire in 1914. Smokestacks pay homage to the bygone building and are clearly visible from over a mile away along Interstate-5. As a further nod to the local timber industry, Mountain Timber Market utilizes cross laminated timber (CLT) for its structure. The metal panel used throughout is locally produced in the Port of Kalama. The project also included the installation of a 140-foot totem pole carved by Chief Lelooska and refurbished for the port by the Lelooska Foundation and Cultural Center. Because the totem pole is no longer structurally sound enough to stand upright, it is supported horizontally on a custom designed platform nestled within the building.

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Stop #2 | HP WAV

Location: Vancouver, Washington
Scale: 225,000 SF
Completion: Late 2025 or early 2026

This project includes the site development and construction of a 3-story, 225,000 square foot mass timber research and development facility for HP in Vancouver, Washington. The project team’s innovative application of mass timber for this project will provide key workplace and lab spaces as a replacement for an existing HP facility and is pursuing the LEED Gold and ILFI Zero Carbon certification programs as part of HP’s commitment to sustainability. The team has leveraged key relationships from past projects to locally source the lamination stock for the mass timber from a variety of regional and tribal landowners to support supplier diversity and sustainable forestry initiatives in the region.

Tour attendees will have the chance to walk the project at the midpoint of construction, shortly after the completion of the mass timber structure and will hear from a variety project team members speaking on the various aspects of design, fabrication, and construction of this unique facility and the novel application of CLT to create the project’s sawtooth roof design and clerestory spaces.

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Stop #3 | Albina Library

Location: Portland, Oregon
Completion: Summer 2025

Northeast Portland’s Albina Library is undergoing a major renovation and expansion as part of a bond funded program to modernize and build new libraries in Multnomah County. Located in a historically black neighborhood that has seen significant displacement, the design for the renewed library facility was developed in collaboration with the public and community partners during 75+ engagement sessions.

The project restores the original Carnegie-era library building and sensitively incorporates a new 30,000 square foot addition. The addition features vibrant new programs such as a community room and garden courtyard, a teen center, and maker spaces; as well as housing the library’s main reading room and stacks. Made from glulam columns and beams manufactured regionally by Vaagen Timbers, the library’s exposed wood structure provides a feeling of warmth and connection to the northwest landscape. The intimate scale of the existing building makes it an ideal location for the children’s area and related programming.

The Albina Library is anticipated to open summer 2025.

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Tour #3: Willamette Valley

In-Person Tour

Tuesday | March 25, 2025

Travel south of Portland to view the Willamette Valley’s mass timber revolution in action.

Blue Star Donuts (Portland’s gourmet favorite) and hot coffee/tea served before departure, courtesy of Henkel. Lunch provided.

Check-in | 5:00 AM – 6:15 AM | Outside Exhibit Halls B & C, Oregon Convention Center
Load | 6:00 AM
Depart | 6:30 AM
Return | ~3:00 PM

Stop #1 | Chemeketa Community College Agriculture Complex

Location: Salem, Oregon
Scale: 15,000 SF
Completion: 2023

FFA Architecture and Interiors, Inc. partnered with Lango Hansen Landscape Architects to work closely with Chemeketa Community College and its partners from educational extension programs, local businesses and community outreach groups to design a new, highly sustainable Agricultural Complex. The vision for the Complex was guided by the idea of establishing an agricultural hub for this broad community that is a center for teaching and learning in this growing Oregon region.

Anchored at the north edge of the eight-acre site is the new 15,000 square foot academic building. A light-filled, double-height space acts as the collective center of the building with views out through a large glass wall and an overhead door that opens onto demonstration gardens to the south. The building houses flexible learning and research areas along with working spaces for students, faculty, staff, and partners. The primary structural system features Mass Plywood Panels (MPP) and mass timber from the region. A covered arcade is designed to protect the building along the south façade with a photovoltaic roof structure that serves double-duty as shelter and to harness energy from the sun to support the building which has achieved Net Zero Energy.

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Stop #2 | The Məxiɫp Home

Location: Eugene, Oregon
Scale: 800 SF
Completion: 2024

This Mass Timber house is the debut of the Məxiɫp Home as part of the City of Eugene’s pre-approved ADU program. This marks a significant milestone as it is the first cross laminated timber (CLT) home to be pre-approved as an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) in Eugene, Oregon. The Məxiɫp Home, which draws its name from the Syilx language meaning “Cedar,” is a testament to CedarStone’s commitment to sustainable building and cultural heritage as an indigenous-owned company. The home is constructed with CLT walls and GLT roof and floor.

This innovative project is a collaboration between CedarStone and Advanced Energy Systems, a renowned Oregon-based Solar PV company. The Məxiɫp Home has been awarded Earth Advantage Platinum and Net Zero Energy Certifications, setting a new standard in energy-efficient housing.

Supported by the Northwest Native Chamber and the National Association of Minority Contractors, CedarStone designed and built the home with a truly craftsman interior. Creative detailing celebrates the mass timber structure. Cherry spline details and trim, concealed electrical, a design that harnesses natural light, ventilation, and a layout to support healthy family life over many generations are some of the design moves that make the home so beautiful.

Project Team

Design/Build | CedarStone Design & Build
Designer | Adrienne Fainman
Engineer | Aspect Structural Engineers
Mass Timber Manufacturer | Vaagen Timbers

Stop #3 | Mass Ply Storage Warehouse

Location: Lyons, Oregon
Scale: 60,000 SF
Completion: 2024

Attendees get a personal tour of this 60,000 square foot storage warehouse, built from Mass Plywood Panels (MPP) and designed to mimic concrete tilt-up construction. The entire warehouse went up in three weeks. Distribution, tech facilities, and warehouse companies can all benefit from the innovative engineering of a warehouse constructed with 40’x40′ column grid, 4″ tilt up Mass Plywood Panel walls, and 2″ roof sections.

Adjacent to this building is a “breezeway” for loading trucks that has a 96′ MPP clear span in one direction and 48′ clear span in the other to allow adequate room for loading trucks.

Project Team

Engineer/Architect | Crow Engineering
General Contractor | CD Redding
Mass Timber Erector | Prime Contracting
Mass Timber Manufacturer | Freres Engineered Wood

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Tour #4: Manufacturing & Hospitality

In-Person Tour

Tuesday | March 25, 2025

In this unique tour, we’ll explore the world of mass timber manufacturing, and then travel into the beautiful Oregon countryside for a different manufacturing altogether — wine-making — along with a walk-through of a mass timber tasting room. At the end of the day we’ll view one of Portland’s newest gems, a mass timber hotel and spa. This is a great option for those with an eye for design.

Blue Star Donuts (Portland’s gourmet favorite) and hot coffee/tea served before departure, courtesy of Henkel. Lunch provided.

Check-in | 6:30 AM – 7:45 AM | Outside Exhibit Hall B & C, Oregon Convention Center
Load | 7:40 AM
Depart | 8:00 AM
Return | ~3:00 PM

Stop #1 | Cascadia Structural Timber Solutions

Location: Portland, Oregon

Cascadia is a 30,000 square foot engineered glulam truss manufacturer with a K2i, Robot Drive, and custom Kuka Robot Arm. The company offers a full-service approach to glulam fabrication and assembly, from initial design consultation to final installation.

Cascadia is also co-located with its steel manufacturer, and also with Cut My Timber, which is currently sharing part of its space. Cascadia has multiple areas for hand fabrication and truss assembly. There are four 10 ton overhead cranes for material handling as well as a trucking lane allowing for easy loading when jobs are shipped to the job site.

Project Team

President/Sales | Jared Herr
Director of Production | Kyle Gilham
Operations Manager | Ben Ferriter
Office Manager | Daniel Juarez

Stop #2 | Elk Cove Vineyards

Location: Gaston, Oregon
Founded: 1974

Founded in 1974 by Pat and Joe Campbell, Elk Cove Vineyards has remained a cherished family-owned winery, recently celebrating 50 years of dedication to the art of winemaking. Today, the legacy continues with the next generation, led by Adam Campbell as Head Winemaker and Anna Campbell as Creative Director.

Starting with a modest pole barn winery and an octagonal tasting room in the 1980s, Elk Cove has steadily expanded its production capabilities and ranks among the top ten wine producers in Oregon. To accommodate the increasing demand and enhance the guest experience, Elk Cove recently undertook a major redesign. The new addition includes a much-needed private tasting space that can accommodate both small and large groups. Behind this new tasting room, airy staff offices offer a significant quality-of-life improvement for the growing team that keeps Elk Cove thriving.

The new addition features a distinctive “timber jewel box,” incorporating a mass timber structural system throughout the design. This innovative approach makes it Oregon’s first wine tasting room to use Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) roof panels. The design emphasizes sustainability and includes upgraded seismic resilience, adhering to category IV standards typically reserved for critical facilities like hospitals and emergency services. It also boasts high-performance exterior finishes, including standing seam metal roofing, shou sugi ban wood siding, board-form concrete, and Cor-Ten and stainless steel railings, along with a custom timber-curtain wall system.

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Stop #3 | Cascada Hotel and Spa

Location: Portland, Oregon
Scale: 105,000 SF
Completion: Early 2025

Cascada, a hotel focused on wellness and sustainability, is in its final stages of construction. The project is centered around a three-level, 25,000 square foot wellness center that includes Portland’s first subterranean hot springs, as well as a solarium pool and fitness center. In addition to the spa facility, the 120 key hotel offers three restaurants, a coffee bar, and retail. The project implements an innovative hybrid plate and panel structural system that combines a concrete post-tensioned slab with light gauge metal frame load bearing walls and Mass Plywood Panel (MPP) floor decks. On the exterior, the Mass Plywood Panels cantilever to create the building’s dramatic exposed wood balconies.

To achieve LEED Platinum certification, the design emphasizes sustainable materials throughout; and includes a high-performance building envelope with triple-pane glazing, solar panels, rainwater harvesting and reuse, and an ultra-efficient mechanical system.

Cascada is expected to open early 2025.

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Tour #5: Forest to Frame

In-Person Tour

Tuesday | March 25, 2025

This tour covers all the bases — a trek in the forest to discuss sustainable forestry, a walk-through of a new fabrication plant, and an up-close look at a remarkable new mass timber building. The drive into the Oregon countryside won’t be half bad either.

Blue Star Donuts (Portland’s gourmet favorite) and hot coffee/tea served before departure, courtesy of Henkel. Lunch provided.

Check-in | 5:30 AM – 6:45 AM | Outside Exhibit Hall B & C, Oregon Convention Center
Load | 6:40 AM
Depart | 7:00 AM
Return | ~3:00 PM

Stop #1 | Forestry Tour

The forestry tour will highlight collaborative efforts to expand the mass timber supply chain while enhancing forest resilience to wildfires. Experts from private, university, government, tribal, and industrial timberland sectors will participate. The tour will take place at a Port Blakely site, where attendees can observe various age classes of trees, aquatic habitat enhancement projects, and other forest management practices. There will also be an enjoyable walk through the forest, weather permitting.

Speakers include:

Gareth Waugh | Vice President of US Forestry, Port Blakely
Tyson Losli | Oregon Area Manager, Port Blakely
Julie Woodward | Director of Forestry, Oregon Forest Resources Institute
Chad Washington | Director of Forest Protection, Oregon Forest Industries Council
Steve Rigdon | Tribal Partnership and Resource Stewardship Manager, Sustainable Northwest
Kyle Sullivan-Astor | Federal Forest Restoration Lead, Oregon Dept. of Forestry

Stop #2 | Sauter Timber

Location: Estacada, Oregon
Scale: 35,000 SF

Attendees will be able to tour Sauter’s new 35,000 square foot mass timber building with the newest Hundegger PBA Drive — capable of fabricating CLT panels for different manufacturers up to 12 feet wide and up to 60 feet long.

This manufacturing facility will be built with a glulam frame and the walls and ceiling will be all CLT. The office is 4,000 square feet in glulam and CLT.

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Stop #3 | East County Library

Location: Gresham, Oregon
Scale: 95,000 SF

The East County Library in Gresham, Oregon, is the largest project from the Multnomah County library bond measure to expand and modernize Multnomah County Library facilities. The new 95,000 square foot, two-story building will serve 40% of the county’s diverse residents. It will include an auditorium for cultural celebrations; spaces for services from early learning and play spaces to family-friendly spaces, career services, and more; designated areas for reading, the discovery of innovative technologies, collaboration, and celebration; and an entry plaza for communal outdoor spaces.

The building’s landmark design blends into the natural landscape and patterns of the Pacific Northwest, creating a thoughtful beacon that will serve community members for generations to come. The library is grounded in a concrete base of alternating smooth and board-formed textures, with exterior glue-laminated columns rising towards a roof plane that spans over the edges of the façade, outlined by a grid of timber. The interior features mass timber columns and an exposed mass timber coffered ceiling comprising of a glulam double beam system supporting CLT roof panels. The structure is comprised of 1,200 pieces of glulam and 300 CLT panels. At the time of the tour the building will be under construction. Structure erection will be complete with all mass timber elements exposed.

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Tours

The highly anticipated mass timber building and facility tours promise outstanding buildings, mass timber manufacturing, and plenty of networking with global professionals on this consistently sold out event

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In Person Tours

Tour #1: Portland Buildings & Manufacturing

Stop #1 | Portland International Airport

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Stop #2 | Mass Timber Housing & Innovation Campus at Terminal 2

Stop #3 | Portland Bolt

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Tour #2: Washington & North Portland

Stop #1 | Mountain Timber Market

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Stop #2 | HP WAV

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Stop #3 | Albina Library

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Tour #3: Willamette Valley

Stop #1 | Chemeketa Community College Agriculture Complex

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Stop #2 | The Məxiɫp Home

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Stop #3 | Mass Ply Storage Warehouse

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Tour #4: Manufacturing & Hospitality

Stop #1 | Cascadia Structural Timber Solutions

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Stop #2 | Elk Cove Vineyards

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Stop #3 | Cascada Hotel and Spa

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Tour #5: Forest to Frame

Stop #1 | Forestry Tour

Stop #2 | Sauter Timber

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Stop #3 | East County Library

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