The tallest mass timber student housing in the U.S.

Mass timber

Built from wood. You feel it the moment you walk in.

1. 01

   What it is

   Mass timber is a modern way to build: large engineered wood panels form the structure instead of relying only on concrete and steel.

   • Cross-laminated timber panels. Layers of boards glued with the grain crossing, for floors and walls.
   • Glulam beams and columns. Laminated wood that carries the load, left exposed.
   • American-grown wood. Southern yellow pine, milled in Alabama by SmartLam, then assembled at 9th and High.
   1. 1It starts with boards of southern yellow pine.
   2. 2Every other layer turns 90 degrees, so the grain crosses.
   3. 3The layers are pressed into one solid panel.
   4. 4Panels like this, with glulam columns, make all 13 stories of mass timber.
2. 02

   How it feels

   A standard apartment ceiling is 8 feet. Every INTRO home has 10-foot ceilings of exposed wood, in the living areas and the bedrooms. In a 12 by 14 foot bedroom, that's about 25% more air. Drag the slider to see the difference.

   8 ft10 ft

   10 ftceiling height

   1,680cubic feet of air in a 12×14 bedroom
   

   A standard 8-foot ceiling

   Rendering: 10 ft
3. 03

   What you notice day to day

   • Quieter floors. Mass timber cuts down on the vibration and noise that travel between floors.
   • Oversized windows. Every bedroom has a window, and they open, with screens.
   • Wood you can see. It isn't hidden behind drywall. You see it overhead on every floor, and biophilic design reduces stress and enhances productivity.

   

4. 04

   Why nowhere else has it

   • The first mass timber building in Columbus, and the only mass timber student community in this market.
   • The tallest mass timber student housing in the U.S.: 13 stories of mass timber.
   • Wood stores carbon, while making concrete and steel releases it.

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