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Interested in Mass Timber Buildings, Construction, and Related Topics?

Alex Schreyer — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000

As you may know, I am the lead author on the book “Fundamentals of Residential Construction” (now in its fifth edition) as well as the co-author of the recently published book “Mass Timber: Materials, Design, and Construction“. Both books are published by John Wiley & Sons and are available in print or as e-books wherever [...] Read more..

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Our Mass Timber Book is Now Available!

Alex Schreyer — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:59:10 +0000

After two years of intensive work, my co-author, Peggi Clouston, and I are thrilled to announce that our new book “Mass Timber – Materials, Design, and Construction“ is officially out! We just received our author copies, and seeing the final product in person is incredibly rewarding. This book serves as both a reference and a [...] Read more..

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New Book Pre-Order Announcement: ‘Mass Timber – Materials, Design, Construction’

Alex Schreyer — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000

I have some exciting news: Together with Peggi Clouston, I co-authored a reference book on all aspects of mass timber buildings – from the materials through conceptualization and design to construction. If you are interested in developing, designing and constructing mass timber buildings, then you may want to keep an eye on this book. While [...] Read more..

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Fundamentals of Residential Construction, 5th Edition is Here!

Alex Schreyer — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 11:00:20 +0000

I am very happy to announce that after a full year of editing, writing, photographing, reviewing, proof-reading, and then proof-reading again, the new edition of Fundamentals of Residential Construction by Allen/Schreyer/Thallon is now available! As before, it comes in an eBook version as well as a hardcover. For this edition, I was able to implement [...] Read more..

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Discussing MassTimber and the Olver Design Building on MassConstruction’s Podcast

Alex Schreyer — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 14:20:48 +0000

Joseph Kelly of MassConstruction.org visited our BCT program at UMass a few weeks ago for a tour of the Olver Design Building, our award-winning home at UMass. He also brought along his microphone and taped a two-part podcast with Peggi Clouston and me about the Design Building and the current wave of new MassTimber buildings. You [...] Read more..

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