The tallest wooden building in the US will be constructed in Portland, Oregon. CLT technology allows buildings to be constructed faster with less waste and with lower carbon emissions than steel or concrete structure.
Originally published on Green Building Elements. Two proposals to build tall buildings using cross-laminated timber (CLT) building products have each received a $1.5 million award in the Tall Wood Building competition sponsored by the Softwood Lumber Board and the Bi-national Softwood Lumber Council. The awards were announced by US Secretary of Agriculture Tom … [continued]
