CLT: One minute briefing

By Joey Gardiner2019-01-31T06:00:00

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What is CLT? Why use it? How is CLT different to standard timber frames?

What is CLT?

Cross-laminated timber is a form of engineered wood made from gluing layers of solid-sawn lumber together, with each layer of board oriented perpendicular to its adjacent layers – similar to plywood but with much thicker layers. The particular arrangement gives much higher structural rigidity

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