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In some cases, cross-laminated timber and robotic wood frame can both do the same job. Which should you choose? Panel at Wood Solutions Fair/ Lloyd Alter/CC BY 2.0I asked a question about about ...
CLT has a substantial load-bearing capacity when used in wall panels and floor slabs and it shrinks less than sawn wood used in light-frame construction. It was developed in Germany and Austria and ...
Promega Corporation, a biotechnology firm headquartered in Madison, WI, completed construction on the 260,000 ft2 (24,155m2) state-of-the-art Feynman Center manufacturing facility in 2013.
For the past several years, there’s been increasing talk of a renaissance in timber construction.Although we are predisposed to thinking of wood as a component limited to the classic balloon ...
Most of the buildings that burn in wildfires are single-family homes, and most of these are built with traditional two-by-four wood framing. Because CLT can be around 20% more expensive than an ...
High-rises built with wood are showing up as sustainable building options. Cross laminated timber can be used in high-rise structures, as a replacement for materials with a high carbon footprint.
For Oregon, cross-laminated timber represents a chance to use a robust urban economy to revive the moribund wood products industry.
And CLT is on the minds of international designers. This fact was confirmed a couple of years ago by the three principals in the Toronto-based office of Williamson Chong Architects (WCA), winners ...
Many guestrooms include wood-burning fireplaces, exposed wood beams, and large windows overlooking the natural landscape. Cross-laminated timber (CLT) and heavy timber were used to frame the ...
The front lobby area of 1 De Haro, San Francisco’s first CLT building. (© David Wakely) (© David Wakely) (© David Wakely) (© David Wakely) (© David Wakely) ...
Honka, a pioneer in modern wood construction, launches a new generation of CLT logs: Honka Fusion+ . Honka launches a new non-settling CLT log, Honka Fusion+, that facilitates even more ambitious and ...