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These days, many research minded project teams aim to build tall buildings with structural wood. Buildings for mass timber construction do not cover these types of buildings. Testing is necessary to prove they perform as well as or better than concrete and steel buildings.

There are several mass timber products in the mass timber family, including cross laminated timbers, glue laminated timbers, structural composite lumbers, nail laminated timbers, and dowel laminated timbers.

Define Mass Timber

In mass timber, wood products are glued, nailed, or dowelled together in layers using state of the art technology. As a result, large beams, posts, and structural panels are generated.

The term "mass timber" refers to these products due to their exceptional strength and versatility.

Workflow of Mass Timber Construction

Light frame wood construction uses solid-wood beams or columns often manufactured off site for load bearing walls, floors, and roofs. Mass timber construction, on the other hand, is built with big, solid wood panels. Unlike concrete and steel, mass timber is significantly lighter in weight but has high strength ratings.

A mass timber product consists of thick, compressed layers of wood that are capable of supporting structural loads and can be constructed into panelized structures. Laminations, fasteners, and adhesives are typically used to form them. Compared to carbon intensive materials and building systems, mass timber can complement light-frame and hybrid construction options.