The global glue-laminated timber (glulam) market is poised for steady expansion as sustainability, innovation, and prefabrication reshape the future of construction. With its proven strength, ...

Exposed glulams can also be designed for one-hour or two-hour fire exposure. See ANSI 117-2020, Section 5.7, Fire-Resistive Construction and APA Technical Note: Calculating Fire Resistance of Glulam ...

Twenty-five years ago, engineered wood was less than 1 percent of the combined total of structural lumber and engineered wood. Engineered wood was mostly glulam, I-joists and LVL.

Laminated beams, like the ones in this kitchen, can support large spaces without the need for intermediate columns or posts. APA Engineered Wood Association ...

Where glulam beams will be exposed to weather, request a preservative-treated product or consider wood that has a natural resistance to decay, such as Alaska yellow cedar or Port Orford cedar.Handle ...

A laminated-strand lumber beam is an engineered, composite, factory-made beam. LSLs are used routinely as headers above windows and doors within wood frame walls.

Canada’s national building code now approves laminated wood-beam buildings of up to 12 storeys. Smaller mass timber projects include two new firefighting stations in Welland, Ont.

Sunshine pours through the large windows of the just-opened Catalyst Building in Spokane, Wash., bathing the wood beams and laminated wood floor and ceiling panels. The five-story, 150,000-square ...

This week, contractors with Structure Tone and SmartLam North America put the last laminated wood beams in place at Southstone Yards. Crow Holdings senior managing director Cody Armbrister said ...