Mass Timber Tour: Upper Macungie Township Community Lifestyle Center Registration, Fri, Nov 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM

Regional In-Person Tour (Allentown, PA)

In Pennsylvania’s fast-growing Upper Macungie Township, considered one of North America’s longest timber spans is being constructed. This neighborhood hub contains an indoor soccer subject, two flex gyms, and an amenity constructing. Totaling 188,000 sq. ft, the advanced options an revolutionary but cost-effective method to lengthy span structural design.

The point of interest is the 130,000-square-foot soccer subject. Hybrid glulam-steel portal frames spanning 280 ft – one of many longest timber truss clear-spans in North America – have been engineered to fulfill the architect’s imaginative and prescient of an environment friendly however visually interesting construction. The basketball courtroom constructions have been designed with hybrid glulam-steel trusses clear-spanning as much as 140 ft, supported by a glulam body.

Attendees will get an up-close glimpse into the design and development challenges overcome by the architect, engineer, and contractor to attain a timber span of this scale.

 

Please be a part of us for lunch following the tour.

 

PPE: This is an lively jobsite. Accessibility will probably be restricted. PPE required. Please deliver your individual PPE, a restricted quantity will probably be accessible onsite.

 

Speaker: Shannon Williams, PE | WoodWorks

 

Location:

Upper Macungie Township Community Lifestyle Center

340 Grange Road

Allentown, PA

 

Parking accessible on web site

 

For questions or extra data, please contact:

LeeAnn Charpentier, CMP | leeann.charpentier@woodworks.org | (301) 633-0330

 

Image: Upper Macungie Township Community Lifestyle Center / StructureCraft