by Sarah Spoelstra | Jan 23, 2025 | News, Thermal Mass Performance
This month, we sat down and chatted with Brett Youngstrom from Yellowstone Log Homes via Zoom to learn more about his family’s story—how they started building log homes, why they got involved with the IMTA, and where he thinks the future of log homes is headed. Below,...
by Sarah Spoelstra | Jan 21, 2025 | News
Ever wonder how the IMTA began? One day after the 2018 ICC Code Development Hearings, Rob Pickett, Doug Parsons, Bob Kenel, and Dean Crocker met to recap the events. Out of that meeting came the IMTA’s humble beginnings and mission to prove that mass timber and...
by Sarah Spoelstra | Nov 19, 2024 | News, Testing Updates, Thermal Mass Performance
As many of you know, log and timber homes present unique challenges, especially regarding energy efficiency. Energy codes being drafted now are tailored for conventional home-building techniques and don’t consider the thermal mass properties of wood—leaving log and...
by Wendy Jacobson | Sep 16, 2024 | News, Extreme Weather, Sustainability
You’ve heard it said before: the Earth is getting hotter. According to both NOAA and NASA, 2023 was the warmest year in the last 144 years of record, and 2024 is on track to be warmer (or if not, the second warmest on record). The rise in temperatures not only means...
by Sarah Spoelstra | Jun 28, 2024 | Conferences, News, Thermal Mass Performance
Wood and timber industry leaders and researchers gathered in Knoxville, Tennessee, from June 4 to 6 for the Forest Products Society Conference. Below are the highlights from changing building codes and standards and the role of research and collaboration to preparing...
by Sarah Spoelstra | May 27, 2024 | News, Conferences
The 2024 International Log Builder’s Association Conference took place April 26 – April 28 in Montebello, Quebec, Canada, and marked its 50th anniversary. The ILBA conference attracted log and timber building science professionals from across the globe to celebrate...
