Full Turnkey MT Package

University of Scranton WFD Building

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Gross Area

9,000 Sq. Ft.

Role Scope

Full Turnkey MT Package

Location

Scranton, PA

Solution Type

Mass Timber

Project Type

Education

Delivered

2025

A 3-story mass timber core embedded within a steel structure at a university campus, demonstrating Quality Buildings' expertise in hybrid structural systems and Type IV-A construction.

Hybrid mass timber and steel systems allow projects to leverage the aesthetic and sustainability benefits of exposed wood within structural configurations that would otherwise require all-steel solutions—expanding mass timber's applicability in institutional educational settings.

Design-assist ingenuity reshapes a timber landmark

The University of Scranton Workforce Development Building (Weiss Hall) is a 9,000-square-foot, three-story academic facility in Scranton, PA that uses a hybrid steel and mass timber structural system, with timber defining the central entrance and amenity space. Quality Buildings served in a Design Assist role as the turnkey mass timber supplier and installer, providing procurement, fabrication drawings, and installation of CLT decks and glulam framing. During preconstruction, QB collaborated with the design team to optimize connections and adapt the timber scope to meet post-design budget and grant sourcing requirements, including a shift from exposed steel bucket hangers to more cost-effective and visually refined timber bearing connections.