The St. Luke’s Health building, situated in Launceston, Tasmania, stands as the first carbon-positive structure in the state.

This building for the healthcare sector is a hybrid construction – comprising two levels of concrete, five levels of mass timber and a steel-framed roof.

As a part of the project design team, Timber Design Studio (TDS) provided the timber design services, including timber structural engineering, procurement guidance, cost planning, LOD400 modeling of the timber structure, and collaborative construction planning with the Early Contractor Involvement contractor.

TDS undertook the independent LOD400 model to allow the builder the competitive opportunity to tender to the market without the fabricators having to take on any Design and Construct responsibilities. This led to the Glulam being supplied from Germany, and two separate Cross Laminated Timber fabricators supplying the project.

Due to the high degree of design and coordination, the project was able to achieve a 50% reduction in construction time in the structure and will see this project completed in just under 12 months in duration, in 2023.

This project was delivered by our partner, Timber Design Studio (TDS). In 2023, TDS merged with BG&E after more than two years of partnership – to leverage TDS’ long history and expertise in mass timber construction in the advanced European market.