Katerra offers three five seven and nine ply layups with various thicknesses reaching up to 12 4 inches.
Cross laminated timber construction usa.
Advantages of cross laminated timber.
Cross laminated timber clt cross laminated timber crosslam clt is a multi layer mass timber product spanning two directions with precision accuracy resulting in a secure airtight building solution for any floor wall roof or core.
Though relatively new to the united states this building material is frequently used in europe and canada.
With our expanded factory in montana and our additional factory in alabama we are poised to serve you anywhere in north america.
It is the right time to build with our product.
The strength dimensional stability and rigidity of clt allow it to be used in mid and high rise buildings.
Wether custom architectural one of our ready to go designs remodel work additions to your existing home second story additions backyard cottages cabins or used for commercial construction.
For the aesthetically beautiful and structurally sound use of cross laminated timber.
After being widely adopted in europe.
First and foremost the environmental impact of clt is far less than traditional building materials such as concrete and.
Builders and designers cite several advantages to using cross laminated timber.
For these reasons cross laminated timber is proving to be a highly advantageous alternative to conventional materials like concrete masonry or steel especially in multi family and commercial construction.
The penticton lakeside resort expanded its facilities with a six story building adding 70 units to the lakeside property.
Today cross laminated timber has gone mainstream.
Cross laminated timber buildings sequester carbon and are built from renewable wood.
Katerra offers 11 different cross laminated timber clt layup configurations to give our customers design flexibility to meet their specific needs.
Structurlam provided the cross laminated timber used in the all wood construction of the building.
Clt house cross laminated timber house.
Clt offers design flexibility and low environmental impacts.
Cross laminated timber clt a sub category of engineered wood is a wood panel product made from gluing together layers of solid sawn lumber i e lumber cut from a single log each layer of boards is usually oriented perpendicular to adjacent layers and glued on the wide faces of each board usually in a symmetric way so that the outer layers have the same orientation.
Cross laminated timber is now made in the usa.