First Tech Credit Union, a five-story 156,000 square foot office headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon, was our team’s first mass timber project – delivered by Swinerton Builders – and for a while, it was the largest mass timber building in America. The building’s design prioritizes natural light while also providing ample open space to benefit employees’ health and well-being. Mass timber was ultimately selected for financial, structural, and environmental advantages.
Swinerton Builders self-performed the mass timber work, as this was the most effective way to deliver the best price and value to our client. Rather than distributing the risk of procurement and erection to another entity, we dove into the details of the mass timber frame. We worked hand-in-hand with the design team and engineer of record to develop cost-efficient and schedule-efficient solutions. All the timber for First Tech Credit Union was regionally procured within 500 miles of the site location, in support of the project’s LEED Gold certification.