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WOOD IS<br />
VERSATILE<br />
Explore opportunities for wood construction<br />
—visit www.rethinkwood.com<br />
MEETS CODE DURABILITY VERSATILE RENEWABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH<br />
This six-story podium structure<br />
(four floors of wood over two<br />
stories of concrete) is built with<br />
a Type IV heavy timber frame<br />
“The Bullitt Foundation wanted<br />
a sustainable building that<br />
would last 250 years. That’s<br />
just one of the reasons we<br />
chose wood.”<br />
– Brian Court, Project <strong>Architect</strong><br />
Exposed wood throughout<br />
the building offers an<br />
aesthetic benefit as well as<br />
the structural system<br />
North American forests grow<br />
the wood used in this building<br />
in 2 minutes<br />
Wood contributes<br />
$100 billion to US gross<br />
domestic product<br />
BULLITT CENTER ARCHITECT: THE MILLER HULL PARTNERSHIP<br />
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON ENGINEER: DCI ENGINEERS<br />
Circle no. 75 or http://architect.hotims.com<br />
DEVELOPER: POINT32<br />
PHOTO CREDIT: JOHN STAMETS
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