Seven Mass Timber Projects Selected for Climate Innovation Program

New York City's Economic Development Corporation and Mayor Bill de Blasio's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice have announced the winners of the city's first-ever Mass Timber Studio, a program designed to promote the use of wood as building material.

Seven teams were chosen from around the city to work on seven projects, including a new Brooklyn Public Library, a seven-story mixed-use industrial building, and a residential building that uses mass timber instead of concrete, the New York Times reports.

The winning teams will receive a $29,000 grant and will receive technical assistance from the Softwood Lumber Board, the North Carolina Department of Buildings, and the American Institute of Architects.

The goal of the Mass Timber Studio is to reduce the city's reliance on fossil fuels by promoting the use of wood as building material, according to a press release.

"New York City is a global leader in green building, and this project will help us to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels by promoting the use of wood as a building material," says de Blasio.

The winning teams will present their projects at a public event on April 29.

(See photos of one of the projects here.)

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