Woodworks Innovation Network

Industry

Engineer
Services offered

Structural Engineering, Sustainability, Facades, Renewal, Resilience, Decarbonization, Acoustical Engineering, Protective Design
Has Experience with these buildings:

Assembly (Worship, Restaurant, Theater, etc.), Business (Office), Civic (Recreational), Educational, Factory/Industrial (warehouse, storage, parking, etc.), Government, Hotel/Motel, Institutional, Mercantile (Retail), Mixed-Use, Multi-Family (Apartments, Condos, etc.), Student Housing, Transportation (Airports, Train or Subway Stations), Custom Innovative Residential
Has Experience with these materials:

Mass Timber, Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT), Nail-Laminated Timber (NLT), Dowel-Laminated Timber (DLT), Glue-Laminated Timber (GLT or glulam), Timber-Frame / Post and Beam, Heavy Timber Decking, Hybrid (wood with steel or concrete), Structural Composite Lumber (e.g. LVL and LSL), Wood-Concrete Composite Systems, Light-Frame, I-joists, Lumber, Open-web trusses, Wood structural panels, Coatings, Fasteners / Hardware
Has Experience with construction types:

I-A, I-B, II-A, II-B, III-A, III-B, IV-A, IV-B, IV-C, IV-HT, V-A, V-B

Thornton Tomasetti optimizes the design and performance of structures, materials and systems for projects of every size and level of complexity. An employee-owned organization of engineers, scientists, architects and other professionals collaborating from offices worldwide, we support clients by drawing on the diverse expertise of our integrated practices. We are committed to being a sustainable and enduring organization and the global driver of innovation in our industry.

At Thornton Tomasetti, we bring our clients a broader perspective that enables them look deeper into the
considerations of timber construction. To help our clients evaluate if it’s the right structural system for their project, we provide a lens that views mass timber construction through labor cost implications, sustainability facets, fire rating needs, responsible sourcing, as well as how to work collaboratively with partners who may be new to timber construction.

Thornton Tomasetti is the Structural Engineer of Record for the Ascent project in Milwaukee, which is the tallest timber building in the world.