Thursday, May 22, 2025
The largest mass timber utilization in North Dakota to date is at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. For the 93,000-square-foot building, MMT is providing about 1,800 square meters of CLT and glulam, together with specially made glulam connections to support the museum’s curved roof.
Phase one work, according to Mercer Mass Timber (MMT), started a year ago and is focused on the museum building and its striking roof structure, which features intricate geometry and sweeping arcs. In order to preserve the seamless timber appearance, the roof, which was intended to mimic the Badlands’ undulating terrain, needed carefully planned seams and connections that were held up by steel coated in wood.
Phase one of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, the state’s largest mass timber project to date, and a potential cultural destination situated in the middle of the North Dakota Badlands.
When phase two of construction starts on June 1, Mercer Mass Timber will contribute canopies made to support solar panels, improving the site’s sustainability and increasing the usage of mass timber in external architectural features.
On June 1, 2025, the final mass timber delivery date is set, officially initiating phase two of construction. Every living president is expected to be present when the library opens on July 4, 2026.
The overall carbon benefit of the mass lumber is 3031 metric tons of carbon dioxide, which is the same amount of energy needed to run 320 homes for a year. The project aims to achieve net-zero energy, water, waste, and emissions and is pursuing both LEED Platinum and Living Building Challenge certification.
Theodore Roosevelt’s lasting heritage of conservation may be honored with a stunning, nature-forward design by incorporating mass timber. Additionally, Mass Timber provides avant-garde building benefits like 25–40% reduced carbon emissions, quicker installation, and improved safety due to its great fire and seismic resistance. “This project is a testament to what visionary design combined with advanced mass timber engineering can create,” remarked Ricardo Brites, Director of Engineering & VDC at Mercer Mass Timber. He continued, “From custom-made glulam connections to a curved roof profile that’s as complex as it is beautiful, this project sets a new bar for civic architecture.”
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