Glulam is made with layers of 1-1/2” and 1-3/8” lumber face-bonded together by adhesives. The wood grain runs parallel to length. Glulam can be used for beams, headers and columns and is available in ...

The global glue-laminated timber (glulam) market is poised for steady expansion as sustainability, innovation, and prefabrication reshape the future of construction. With its proven strength, ...

Laminated beams, like the ones in this kitchen, can support large spaces without the need for intermediate columns or posts. APA Engineered Wood Association ...

Myth #2 — “Cross laminated timber is a wood product and, therefore, easily catches on fire.” Like using a few 12-inch-diameter logs to start a camp fire, mass timber does not catch fire easily. In ...

Sunshine pours through the large windows of the just-opened Catalyst Building in Spokane, Wash., bathing the wood beams and laminated wood floor and ceiling panels. The five-story, 150,000-square ...

Business. Last timbers set in place for Frisco’s wood-framed office project Crow Holdings’ office building on State Highway 121 is constructed with laminated timber beams.

This adhesive system, which includes the Ecobind™ 6500 resin and Wonderbond™ Hardener M650Y, is ideal for applications like cross-laminated timbers for tall wood buildings and glue-laminated ...

The lumber is sourced from managed forests in the Pacific Northwest and Austria, Heagy said. The heavy timber construction method, which now features sophisticated laminated wood beams from ...

By contrast, wood stores carbon, offsetting the emission of greenhouse gases. “The environmental aspects alone are attractive,” Green said. “Cross-laminated timber panels are faster to assemble.