What is Mass Timber?

Mass timber is a catch-all term that describes a suite of engineered wood products including cross-laminated timber (CLT), nail-laminated timber (NLT), dowel-laminated timber (DLT) and glulam beams. Mass plywood (MPP) is made using a similar process except it uses large sheets of veneer and can use logs as small as five inches in diameter. Mass timber panels and beams are prefabricated at manufacturing plants with specialized equipment to exact specifications.

Tall Wood is Hot – Here’s Why

In the last few years, mass timber construction has emerged as one of the hottest construction trends in the U.S. and it’s only growing in popularity. It is low-carbon, cost effective, quick to construct, renewable and biophilic. These attributes help explain why the globe’s leading companies–Microsoft, Adidas, Google, and Walmart–are all choosing to build with mass timber.

Making Cities Part of the Solution

Buildings are a climate problem. They emit close to 40% of global carbon emissions which are the main drivers of global climate change. This problem won’t go away on its own. Global population is expected to hit 8.5 billion by 2030 and the global building stock is expected to double in size by mid-century. If buildings are a problem, can forests be the answer?

Strong Start – Room to Grow

Mass timber construction reduces carbon emissions from the built environment as more mass timber gets used in new tall buildings and retrofits of existing buildings. If the trend loses steam and does not gain broader adoption, its climate gains will go unrealized. Mass timber is off to a strong start and growth is expected to continue based on solid value and significant manufacturing capacity. It’s a climate solution with staying power.