This data will be used for research into the performance of mass timber structures for the life of the building and will inform the future of good practice in building with mass timber. As part of the building as a teacher concept, the wood structure is monitored by over 200 sensors that have been installed throughout the structure to gather data on vertical and horizontal structural movement as well as moisture. This allows the walls to move and self-center during an event, and for components to be selectively replaced on an as-needed basis after the event occurs. A CLT rocking wall system, the first of its kind in North America, was developed with shear walls composed of separate sections connected vertically by a post-tension system. The wood structure design is innovative in its response to the high seismic requirements of the site. This space provides opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to collaborate, study, and teach in a relaxed setting among the treetops.

Peavy includes several informal learning spaces, including the third-floor area located outside of The Wollenberg Foundation Dean’s Suite. The edge between the building and the adjacent arboretum is blurred to remind students and faculty of their unique and critical role as environmental stewards. The atrium is directly connected to the Peavy Arboretum, a curated collection of local plant species that acts as a living classroom for forestry students, community, and industry. Shaped by towering two-storey Douglas fir columns, this expansive space captures the feeling of being in the forest. Timber stairwells filled with natural light flank both ends of the academic corridor to connect the landscape and enhance intuitive wayfinding.Īt the heart of Peavy is the Roseburg Forest Products Atrium. Classroom and lab spaces range from small to large and interior to exterior, facilitating a range of teaching styles in an inspiring environment for students to study all aspects of the forest landscape. A simple academic bar features 20 classrooms, computer rooms, and laboratories. The building is designed as two intersecting bars, connected to the existing Richardson Hall. ft.) is connected to the complex natural layers, systems, and networks of a forest, from soil to sky.

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