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Andrew Katz @katzdevelops

Principal/Founder at Katz Development | design + sustainability-driven real estate developer | Development Consulting | Mass Timber | @rinoart GID Board katz-dev.com Denver, CO Joined September 2009
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Andrew Katz @katzdevelops

a year ago

It's sciency, but here is our Whole Building Life Cycle Analysis quantifying Return to Form's carbon emission impact, and a comparative cost analysis of our building as mass timber, concrete and steel. woodworks.org/resources/retu…

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Andrew Katz @katzdevelops

a year ago

Has anyone in here capitalized a high-rise urban-infill, ground-up multifamily deal in the last 18 months? I have questions. I haven't checked in here lately and forget who's doing what... cc: @seandsweeney

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Andrew Katz @katzdevelops

a year ago

New mass timber roof over PDX airport is incredible. @timberlabinc @ZGFArchitects

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Peter F. LiFari @PLifari

2 years ago

How changing rules on staircases may help California build more homes - Los Angeles Times ⁦@holz_bau⁩ ⁦@Yimbyindenver⁩ ⁦@CSInstituteCO⁩ ⁦@seanjurs⁩ ⁦@katzdevelops⁩ latimes.com/opinion/story/…

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Andrew Katz @katzdevelops

2 years ago

Early in design we determined our mass timber building would be 12 stories. That would classify us as a Type IV-B. The first hurdle we encountered was timber exposure limits. In the 2021 IBC, Type IV-B construction is only allowed to expose 20% of the CLT in the building. That…

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Andrew Katz @katzdevelops

4 years ago

Early in design we determined our mass timber building would be 12 stories. That would classify us as a Type IV-B. The first hurdle we encountered was timber exposure limits. In the 2021 IBC, Type IV-B construction is only allowed to expose 20% of the CLT in the building. That…

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Andrew Katz @katzdevelops

2 years ago

The design and construction process for mass timber is very different from concrete or steel. There are lots of nuances and potential traps that will result in an inefficient bldg and lead to infeasibly high costs. There are acoustic challenges, CLT exposure limits, a longer…

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Andrew Katz @katzdevelops

2 years ago

We had a great MF site in a really exciting urban area called RiNo. We knew there would be tons of competition, so we focused on differentiation Like @seandsweeney, we are obsessed with thoughtful design. We wanted to pair that with mass timber to create a truly unique product.…

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Andrew Katz @katzdevelops

2 years ago

Mass timber is not a new concept. Some of the oldest buildings in the history of the world were built with a wood structure. Some of them are still standing, like the Horyuji Buddhist Temple in Japan which was built in 607. They say there are no new ideas...

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M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray

2 years ago

@Cobylefko You should go visit. There's an absolute supernova of infill multifamily development underway. I'm extremely bullish on Denver. (Correcting a very funny typo...)

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Andrew Katz @katzdevelops

2 years ago

So we saw all these positives, and the code pathways open to build with mass timber in Denver. And we toured a mass timber office building in town called Platte 15 and fell in love We happened to have a multifamily project in Concept and decided it should be timber

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Andrew Katz @katzdevelops

2 years ago

The following States and Cities have adopted or pulled forward the mass timber Tall Wood provisions from the 2021 IBC: -Denver -Washington -Utah -Oregon -Virginia -Idaho -Georgia -California -NYC (Sort of. They only approved the use of mass timber up to 85 feet)

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Andrew Katz @katzdevelops

2 years ago

Mass timber is gaining attention as the world becomes more aware of the carbon impact of real estate Concrete and steel are incredibly energy intensive and release a lot of carbon when produced Trees sequester (store) carbon as they grow and trap it forever (unless the wood…

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Andrew Katz @katzdevelops

2 years ago

There is a spotlight on mass timber right now. But for anyone who isn't sure exactly what it is: Mass timber is a blanket term for engineered wood products that form structural elements of a building. Many products fall under this umbrella, including Cross Laminated Timber…

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Andrew Katz @katzdevelops

2 years ago

We decided to pursue a mass timber project for a few reasons: -We learned real estate is responsible for ~40% of global carbon emissions. Mass timber can reduce that number if done right -It's a really beautiful, appealing material that can create wonderful space

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Andrew Katz @katzdevelops

2 years ago

Thanks to some inspiration from my friend @seandsweeney, I am going to start sharing more about our experience with mass timber and sustainability in the real estate development world. I am not an expert by any means, but we are working our way through our first mass timber…

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