Google salvages WWII airship hangar timber for mass timber office construction

Summary

Google has salvaged 119,000 board feet of old-growth Douglas fir from Hangar 3, a WWII airship hangar at Moffett Federal Airfield that was deconstructed board by board. Rather than sending the historic timber to landfill, the structurally sound wood will be remanufactured into mass timber for a new office prototype in The Dalles, Oregon. The hangar, built in 1943 in just 208 days due to wartime steel scarcity, was constructed using 51 Douglas fir arches. The project highlights sustainable construction practices and the reuse of historic materials.

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