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amount of waste. What we’ re doing is bringing many of these steps into our factory, using the best technology available to deliver highly energy-efficient and environmentally sensitive products to the marketplace. We’ re still working with steel and concrete, but we’ re now incorporating mass timber into the mix to enable lighter and greener buildings.”
Russ then goes on to explain in more depth the benefits that Vaagen Timbers’ 3D modeling brings:“ Because the construction is designed and materials are delivered in sequence, even for people who have never worked in this way, it is significantly easier, more efficient, and even quieter. For example, for our Timber House project in New York, which was a typical urban brownstone building, a number of neighbors remarked on how quiet and undisruptive it was. This was because each day we would have a delivery scheduled to meet the truck crane, which
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In addition to a number of projects for tech companies, Vaagen Timbers has recently completed a significant project for Microsoft’ s new headquarters. Russ has observed an increased demand within the tech sector:“ What we see with the rise of AI and the rapid development of data centers is a substantial move toward mass timber structures. We think it’ s a brilliant way to proceed because there are numerous benefits. Distribution centers are another area that presents significant opportunities. Companies like Amazon are growing and expanding; they are looking for ways to make their construction faster, more efficient, and more environmentally sensitive.”
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