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Heartwood and the eight-story affordable housing development’s first-of-its-kind cross-laminated timber plans has been given the green light by the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections.

The project will be the first in the city — and possibly the country — to be developed with plans allowing full exposure of mass timber in the structure.

“The project will make use of an innovative, eco-friendly building material: cross-laminated timber (CLT), which lowers the overall carbon footprint of the structure,” the description of the project from Community Roots Housing reads.

The Capitol Hill-based affordable developer says when it opens by early 2023, Heartwood will be one of Washington’s tallest cross-laminated timber buildings. Continue reading →