Steel and concrete would be the classic choices for building a large new laboratory planned at Michigan State University. But experts in the university’s forestry department are asking, “Why not wood?” They’re not the only ones with that question as builders nationwide push to build high rises, college laboratories and other large buildings with a…
The Timber Industry has a number of Trade Associations, Institutes, Affiliations and Partners below is a list of some of the common Associations and Partners in the UK. American Hardwood Export Council American Softwoods Association Architectural & Specialist Door Manufacturers Association ATIBT – Association Technique Internationale des Bois Tropicaux Automatic Door Suppliers Association BFM Ltd…
Commercial Timbers for use in Construction, Joinery, and Furniture We have more than 1500 commercial timber species available to use in the Construction, Joinery and Furniture sectors this is ever increasing with the addition of modified timbers. We narrowed down to appx 100 species in the Gallery – find your wood here, to help…
Natives and frequent fliers of Charlotte, North Carolina—home of Forest2Market’s global headquarters—will recognize “CLT” as the airport code for Charlotte-Douglas International Airport and a moniker that the city has adopted for itself. However, CLT also stands for cross-laminated timber, a type of mass timber engineered wood product first developed in the 1990s that is gaining prominence in…
Move over concrete, cross-laminated timber (CLT) is shaping up to be the construction material of the future. Montreal wants to take the lead in the sustainable trend with Abora, a LEED Platinum-seeking mixed-use project that will also become the world’s largest residential project with a CLT solid wood structure when complete. Launched by developers LSR GesDev and Sotramont and designed by…