Washington State to increase construction with’ mass timber’

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Washington State passed legislation that directs the State Building Code Council to include rules about the use of mass timber in building construction. The purpose of the law is to make it easier to build commercial and residential buildings in wood over six storeys high.

Two new CLT mass timber manufacturing plants were recently announced for Washington State, according to Woodworking Network.

Mass timber construction uses large prefabricated wood members for wall, floor and roof construction. Mass timber products include glue-laminated timber (glulam), cross-laminated timber (CLT) and nail-laminated lumber (NLT).

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