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Common Misconceptions of Wooden Building Construction
Wooden building construction comes with many misconceptions. Due to the nature of wood as a building material, many people seem to “distrust” it. Below we will explain these myths and why they are untrue. Fire Hazards When talking about wooden building construction,...
Durability and Large Wood Building Construction
Wood has many advantages over other materials for building large construction projects. It is the only renewable building material for large construction projects, and requires less energy to produce. According to one study, the lifecycle of steel and concrete results...
Cross Laminated Timber Design Standards
Cross laminated timber was originally invented in the 1970’s with manufacturing really ramping up in Europle in the 1980’s, at which point the design increasingly gained recognition as a high-performance material for structural systems. In current times, there are...
What is Heavy Timber Framing?
Also known as post and beam construction or mill construction, heavy timber framing is a building method that uses large, rustic, heavy sawn timbers or structural glue-laminated timber joined together with traditional mortise and tenon joinery or modern metal joinery....
Is CLT Construction Environmentally Friendly?
Cross laminated timber (CLT) building materials are engineered wooden columns and floor slabs that are used in replace of other, non-renewable materials such as metals. CLT materials are large engineered wooden panels manufactured by cross-laminating lumber with...
What are the Benefits of Pre-Fab Timber Construction?
The home construction industry is seeing a transformation lately with the increase in popularity of pre-fabricated construction for homes. Pre-fab timber construction sees a wide variety of benefits from environmental, to quality, to speed of construction, and even...
