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Jackson Hole Airport

The Jackson Hole Airport expansion and renovation presented a unique engineering challenge: nearly double the facility's footprint to 116,000 square feet while honoring an 18-foot height restriction within Grand Teton National Park. The design team turned to engineered wood—primarily glulam beams, trusses, and purlins paired with solid-sawn Douglas-fir columns and tongue-and-groove ash wood ceilings—to achieve the long spans, structural integrity, and refined aesthetics the project demanded. 

This publication is designed for: architects, engineers, builders, designers 

Glulam's exceptional strength-to-size ratio, dimensional consistency, and premium appearance finish made it the clear choice over steel or concrete, delivering both the structural performance and the warm, regional character the architects envisioned. Discover how carefully specified engineered wood products met demanding seismic requirements, enabled expansive mountain views, and earned the project recognition from the AIA, Fodor's, and the Wood Design Awards. 

Published by APA — The Engineered Wood Association.

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