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Yes. Mass timber meets and often exceeds the fire and seismic performance requirements for K-12 facilities. Engineered wood products like CLT char predictably and maintain structural integrity longer than many alternatives.
Total project cost is typically competitive with conventional construction, with savings from shorter schedules, smaller foundations, and reduced site impact often offsetting material premiums.
Properly detailed mass timber buildings require standard institutional maintenance and have demonstrated multi-century lifespans in comparable buildings worldwide.
Absolutely. Mass timber's prefabrication makes it well-suited to additions where construction speed and disruption to ongoing school operations are critical.
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