GaTech Students Build a Case for Mass Timber

Through Georgia Tech’s Fellows and Ambassadors program, a group of students prepared a white paper promoting the benefits of mass timber construction. Using Jamestown as a case study, “Building with Mass Timber in Georgia” highlights the potential for locally sourced, low-carbon materials to transform urban development. Interviewing members of the Drawdown Georgia Business Compact who toured 619 Ponce, the students learned how buildings like this can help the statewide consortium of businesses achieve its commitment of net-zero carbon emissions in Georgia by 2050. The team of students, led by Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business research faculty, Allison Bridges, Ph. D., included Adrian Sandoval Carpio, Jie Kong, and Jay Malay.