Renewable Resource

As of late, there has been a growing interest in using mass timber as a means to diversify the use of wood—a renewable resource—as a building material within mid-rise and high-rise structures. At the forefront of the mass timber movement is the relatively recent innovation of cross-laminated timber (CLT).

Candlewood Suites used WrapShield SA WRB/Air Barrier (orange) because of its primerless adhesion directly to the CLT substrate.

Multiple Products, One Structure

Multiple mass timber products can be used in the same structure.

The First Tech Credit Union used:

1. Mass timber post and beam structure
2. CLT roof
3. CLT floors
4. Framed exterior walls

Mass Timber Difference

By forming solid wood sections, mass timber differs from the conventional, lightweight wood-framed construction that has long dominated the low-rise residential construction market in North America.

Engineered Wood Products

Modern mass timber buildings are constructed of engineered wood products, often manufactured from multiple layers of sawn lumber, attached to form a solid panel, beam, or column.