The University of Oregon is one year away from the completion of the new Oregon Acoustic Research Lab, which tests for sound and impact transmission in mass-timber.
The timber tested in the new lab, located in Terminal 2 in the Port of Portland, will be used to build affordable, multi-family housing.
A marine terminal, Terminal 2 is used to ship wood and steel out of Portland. In 2017, the city of Portland chose to repurpose the land for “new sustainable timber products and technologies and a major increase in Oregon’s housing supply.”…