MASS TIMBER
THE TRUEBECK PLEDGE
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ABOUT US
CORE VALUES
Truebeck is a general contractor defined by safety,
Courageously, make ideas reality.
quality, partnership, and values. Founded by Sean
Project success. Every time. No excuses.
Truesdale and David Becker in 2007, Truebeck
If it’s not the best, it simply won’t do.
quickly established a reputation for excellence
We win as a team, and high-five a lot.
through a commitment to best-in-class service,
Don’t do what’s easy, do what’s right. And hustle.
innovation, and high performance.
Business and life are all about people.
EMPLOYEE COUNT
ANNUAL REVENUE
600+ $800M
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Truebeck has always exhibited integrity, reliability, and fairness. The quality of their work, attention to detail and commitment to excellence is visible daily.
OFFICE LOCATIONS
SEATTLE PORTLAND
YEARS IN OPERATION
19
MARKET SECTORS
Civic/Community
SACRAMENTO
Commercial Education Healthcare
SAN FRANCISCO
Housing
SAN MATEO
Life Science
Aaron Holm, Trammell Crow Company
Interiors Mass Timber Mission Critical Mixed-use
SERVICES
ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY METHODS /// CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY + INNOVATION /// CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT /// DESIGN-BUILD /// INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY /// MEP EXPERTISE /// PRECONSTRUCTION /// QUALITY CONTROL /// SAFETY MANAGEMENT /// SELF-PERFORM /// SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION NOTABLE FIRM AWARDS
[left to right] Best Places to Work San Francisco Business Times (2013, 2014, 2017-2026) /// Top 100 Contractors ENR ///
California Voluntary Protection Program (Cal/VPP) Designation Cal/OSHA /// Top 100 Contractors ENR ///
Excellence in Innovation Procore Groundbreaker Awards 2022 // IIDA Award winner for multiple projects
CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER (CLT) As a leader in the delivery of CLT buildings throughout the West Coast, Truebeck has developed a proven approach for predictability and reliably delivering mass timber projects. Our experience self-performing CLT has taught us how to effectively plan for and deliver on key considerations: » During early project planning,
establishing building sequencing that meets the deflection criteria and sequencing required by the structural engineer. » Identify opportunities for
offsite assembly. » Safeguard the wood structure at the
onset of the project. » Dedicate the time necessary to ensure
all MEP systems are coordinated for function and aesthetics during design and construction.
TRUEBECK CONSTRUCTION
University of California, Santa Cruz Kresge College Campus Renewal SANTA CRUZ , C A
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
SIZE
Kresge College is a dynamic, academic student community where its students study liberal arts through creative community spaces, interdisciplinary and experimental teachings, and conscientious approaches to living and learning. The Truebeck/ EHDD design-build team addressed the University’s urgent need for more student housing and focused on critical campus repairs and renovation, imminent seismic upgrade requirements, and site accessibility.
156,000sf
The redevelopment includes eight new dormitories, utilizing modular construction, with 585 beds, new Town Hall building, the renovation and refresh of five academic buildings, and demolition of 10 structures. The eight new residential halls consist of mass timber and steel structures, with Kresge L being the tallest at six stories. The advantages of mass timber prefabrication are leveraged to provide schedule and cost savings and improved carbon impacts. The project also includes extensive sitework.
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CONSTRUCTION COST
$258.4 million PROJECT ARCHITECT
EHDD Architecture KEY FEATURES
Design-build; Mass timber; Self-perform entire structures–concrete foundations and mass timber wall panels, floors, and roofs; Occupied campus MASS TIMBER & STRUCTURE DETAILS
» Erecting prefabricated mass timber structural wall
panels and modular restrooms. » Utilized prefabricated walls for lateral and gravity
support. » Installation of the mass timber floors and roof.
QUALIFICATIONS + EXPERIENCE
County of San Mateo 500 County Center (COB3) R EDWOOD CIT Y, C A
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
SIZE
The new San Mateo County Government Center headquarters will stand as a testament to environmental stewardship and provide benefits for generations. The iconic structure will be the first Net Zero Energy, LEED Platinum, mass timber civic building in the nation. Configured in an H-shape, the five-story structure consists of a mass timber, glulam, and CLT deck structure. The building incorporates two generous public plazas, flexible office space, a gym, café, multi-purpose rooms, and board chambers for the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors.
208,000sf (Building); 368,000sf (Parking Structure)
The interior features exposed wood, while the facade complements with copper anodized aluminum panels alongside sizable glass segments, inviting natural light throughout the building. COB3 will utilize the power produced by solar arrays on the seven-story parking structure. The parking structure includes 1,200 stalls, 124 EV chargers, and will meet the needs of COB3 and other facilities in the County Government Center.
CONSTRUCTION COST
$235 million PROJECT ARCHITECT
Skidmore Owings & Merrill (Building) Watry Design (Parking Structure) KEY FEATURES
LEED Platinum; Net Zero Energy; Cross-laminated timber (CLT); Design-build MEP MASS TIMBER & STRUCTURE DETAILS
» Mass timber reduced 8 tons of embedded carbon,
relative to a steel or concrete structure. » Timber used in the building will regrow in 18 months. » Douglas fir beam and decks, with white fir cores in
CLT panels. » Utilized a steel brace frame core for lateral stability. » 70% of the CLT deck is left as exposed finish.
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QUALIFICATIONS + EXPERIENCE
C&J Property Development TimberView Mixed-Use Development POR TL AND, OR
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
SIZE
Located on the corner of NE Glisan Street and NE 99th Avenue, TimberView is an innovative eightstory, 105 unit, mixed-use, multi-family development devoted to affordable housing apartments for those who need it most. The mass timber structural elements of the project include glulam columns/ beams and cross-laminated timber (CLT) floor/ceiling panels and are supplemented by steel brace frames. The building includes an eighth-floor community room and outdoor deck for residents, as well ground floor commercial space dedicated to restaurant incubator space and a food hall. The project will be the tallest mass timber affordable housing development in Portland, and tallest in the area it’s being built. It building features radiant flooring, will have highperformance windows, have all-electric systems and be solar ready. The project is on track to meet LEED Platinum standards.
54,280sf CONSTRUCTION COST
Confidential per Client PROJECT ARCHITECT
Access Architecture KEY FEATURES
Cross-laminated timber (CLT); LEED Platinum; All electric; Design-build MEP; Self-perform moisture mitigation MASS TIMBER & STRUCTURE DETAILS
» First project in Portland to undergo the Type IV-C
building classification permitting process. » Utilized buckling restrained braced frames (BRBF)
for lateral stability. » Spruce, with a Douglas Fir exposed layer, used for
CLT panels/glulam beams & columns.
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QUALIFICATIONS + EXPERIENCE
County of San Mateo Pescadero Fire Station No. 59 PESC ADERO, C A
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
SIZE
The new facility relocates and expands fire services for one of the County’s largest and most vulnerable fire districts, with the fire station located on a 1.75acre site above the floodplain and situated to assure continuity of service during flood events, forest fires and other natural disasters. The new single-story, mass timber station improves operational resilience with state-of-the-art efficiency upgrades that directly benefit Pescadero and south San Mateo County.
12,500sf
The new fire station includes four Apparatus Bays, service wing, and a full barracks/residential wing complete with dormitories, living spaces, and offices. It also includes a solar-powered microgrid and backup power system designed to maintain operations during extended outages (lasting up two weeks). Mass timber components include glulam beams for the building structure and cross-laminated timber (CLT) for the roofs. Sustainable landscaping consists of zero irrigation water and drought-tolerant and fire-safe plantings for defensible space. The project scope also includes the demolition of the existing Fire Station 59 barracks at 1200 Pescadero Creek Road. TRUEBECK CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION COST
$23 million PROJECT ARCHITECT
Perkins&Will KEY FEATURES
Public works; Sustainability; Cross-laminated timber (CLT) and glulam beams MASS TIMBER & STRUCTURE DETAILS
» Mass timber components include glulam beams for
the building structure and CLT for the roofs.
QUALIFICATIONS + EXPERIENCE
Urban Development + Partners Ellen Browning Building — Co-housing Development POR TL AND, OR
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
SIZE
Located in the Southeast Division of Portland, the EBS Building is a four-story mixed-use project that provides apartments to meet the needs of those previously aging in place. The first floor includes a community space with areas for retail and restaurants, and underneath is room for below grade parking. Above, there are apartments with high-end interiors and an extensive private patio with green space. Additional amenities include a wine cellar and pool.
46,656sf
The building itself uses cross-laminated timber in the structure as well as post-tension concrete for added support. The facade of the building integrates terracotta and green spaces to create a unique natural feel to the exterior of the building. Operating within tight lot lines in the congested downtown environment, Truebeck delivered this urban development using a design-build MEP approach.
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CONSTRUCTION COST
$21 million PROJECT ARCHITECT
Hacker Architects KEY FEATURES
Design-build MEP; Cross-laminated timber (CLT) MASS TIMBER & STRUCTURE DETAILS
» Mass timber components include the CLT roof deck.
Support of the roof was accomplished with metal framing and steel beams clad with wood. » The roof covers high-end community spaces. The
design intent for these spaces was to have the wood ceiling surface exposed, with no visible MEPF infrastructure. Fire sprinkler service is routed inside furring walls/soffits. Electrical lighting/device feeds are routed above the CLT and under the roof.
QUALIFICATIONS + EXPERIENCE
Willamette Stone Arete Creative Office Development POR TL AND, OR
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
SIZE
Replacing an existing 118-year-old single-family residence, this new mixed-use building project is among the new modern buildings to grace the heart of Portland’s North Williams corridor. With a modern and sustainable design, the Beech Street project stands out as a symbol of Portland’s progressive and growing economy.
20,381sf
The building consists of a design-build MEPF system, metal panel and storefront facade, roof deck, and open creative office space floors. As a mass timber and concrete structure, the development of the Arete project is a part of the growing trend that is using timber for larger projects. As one of the nation’s leading cities in environmental consciousness, the mass timber structure of the Arete project helps establish Portland as a city that embraces sustainable building.
MASS TIMBER & STRUCTURE DETAILS
CONSTRUCTION COST
$5.9 million PROJECT ARCHITECT
Fieldwork Design and Architecture
» ‘Hybrid’ design: vertical columns/braces are tube
steel and horizontal structure is glue-lam beams. This minimizes visual competition near the floor-toceiling windows to maximize natural light, a central focus of the design intent. Wooden floor structure is four-ply car decking. All floors have ceilings that open to a wood structure above. » Truebeck helped with mass timber material analysis
and presented options for client selection based on schedule efficiency and cost. » Structure selections and mass timber prefabrication
allowed the superstructure to be erected in weeks, rather than months with traditional steel methods. TRUEBECK CONSTRUCTION
QUALIFICATIONS + EXPERIENCE
Catholic Charities of Oregon Chiles House POR TL AND, OR
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
SIZE
Located on the campus of Catholic Charities’ Clark Family Center in SE Portland, Chiles House will fill a critical need with highly affordable housing for those who need it most. Guided by trauma-informed design principles to balance opportunities for socialization – indoors and out – while ensuring privacy and security, the 17,500sf building provides 27 housing units and two ground floor retail spaces.
17,500sf
Utilizing a design-build MEP delivery, Chiles House offers a lighter environmental footprint afforded by the cost-effective cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure. Consisting of five stories––four full floors and a tuck-under basement that takes advantage of the natural north-to-south slope of the site––the unit types include 18 studios, seven (7) one-bedrooms, and two (2) two-bedrooms. In addition, the building has communal amenity spaces such as laundry, storage, sanitization room, community room, and an elevator. There is also a grand gathering space in the interior shared courtyard.
Design-build MEP; Cross-laminated timber (CLT)
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CONSTRUCTION COST
$3.85 million PROJECT ARCHITECT
All Hands Architecture KEY FEATURES
MASS TIMBER & STRUCTURE DETAILS
» Mass timber components include the floors,
ceilings, and roof. There are glulam beams and wood framing. » Most of the roof is clad in solar panels to
minimize the building’s carbon footprint and provide clean energy. » Many design elements were intentionally
community-focused such as an open and inwardfacing courtyard, open hallways, and gated access to support multi-generational occupants.
QUALIFICATIONS + EXPERIENCE
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