Why Hybrid Is the Future of Mass Timber (Expert Panel)

Attend the Mass Timber Group Summit: https://www.masstimber.group/summit Join our newsletter and get access to the largest directory of companies in the industry: https://www.masstimber.group/newslett... Mass timber needs steel, and steel needs mass timber. This episode is a panel on hybrid mass timber construction: where CLT, glulam, and cold-formed steel contribute to industry growth, and why hybrid systems are how mass timber scales in North America. It covers what actually drives cost in a mass timber building, how to control fiber volume and connection design, why standardizing connections and erection the way the steel industry already has with AISC is the next step, and how composite crews of ironworkers and carpenters erect mass timber faster and safer than a single trade. If you're exploring mass timber for your own projects, one of the first questions is often "who makes the right product for my project?" To help with that, we created a Mass Timber Producer Map featuring 39 North American producers and fabricators. You can explore manufacturers near your project, see the products they produce, visit their websites, and connect directly with them. 👉 Get access to the Mass Timber Producer Map by joining our newsletter! https://www.masstimber.group/newslett... 🔴 Subscribe for more Mass Timber expert interviews:    / @masstimbergroup   Share this episode with an AEC friend:    • Why Hybrid Is the Future of Mass Timber (E...   0:00 – Mass timber needs steel 2:46 – Which mass timber markets took off 5:51 – Why mass timber caught on 8:20 – What keeps manufacturers alive 10:28 – Steel industry embraces mass timber 13:46 – Getting the team in early 17:50 – Where mass timber cost hides 20:32 – CFS and CLT vs concrete 24:25 – The 90% is hybrid 30:23 – Standardizing timber like steel 34:37 – The Ironworker's view 36:22 – Inside a composite crew 43:15 – Walmart campus, Bentonville 48:00 – What has to change to scale 54:03 – Get comfortable being uncomfortable