Modular x Mass Timber: How Manufacturers & Developers Can Get Going with CLT w/ Sterling Structural

Modular x Mass Timber: How Manufacturers & Developers Can Get Going with CLT w/ Sterling Structural

July 1, 2026 · 29 min · Season 7 · Episode 5

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Sidney Filippis discusses the integration of mass timber into modular construction workflows and the importance of decision-making in the process.

Send us Fan Mail A modular schedule can collapse over one thing: late decisions. That’s why cross-laminated timber (CLT) and modular construction fit together so well and why they can also magnify each other’s coordination mistakes if you treat them like conventional builds. Sidney Filippis, Director of Design at Sterling Structural, details what it really takes to bring mass timber into a factory-driven workflow without surprises. Sidney explains how modular teams should think about C...

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Organizations: Sterling Structural

Products: cross-laminated timber (CLT)

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