Ascent is a 25 storey building and when complete, is set to be the tallest timber building in the world. The mass timber floors are constructed above five levels of concrete. The system adopts a glum post and beam with CLT floor plates. Today we're lucky to be speaking with John Peronto, Senior Principal at Thornton Tomasetti about: The lateral stability system as we get taller The compliance pathway for the project Allowing for tolerances for fast installation And a lot more If you want to learn more about designing or building with timber, I recommend you go to the WoodSolutions Website and download the Technical Design Guides: https://www.woodsolutions.com.au/publications I recommend watching the WoodSolutions weekly webinars. Previous recordings can be found on the WoodSolutions website: https://woodsolutions.com.au/ 

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