The Federal Economic Development Administration gave Oregon State University a grant of about $450,000 to bring mass timber production, such as cross-laminated timber, back into the market.
CLT panels are made with hundreds of pieces of timber, like two-by-fours, laid perpendicular and glued. Click here to see a photo gallery showing how the panels are made.
The National Center for Advanced Wood Products Manufacturing and Design is a collaboration between Oregon State and the University of Oregon. The center will be a lab for developing testing for the technology, which is new to the U.S. and has yet to be proven for use in high-rise buildings.
(READ MORE: Portland Business Journal)
Read OB’s in depth profile on massive timber construction here.
