规划和建造了20多个 大量木材 项目, 百家乐软件 is a leader in a Northeast building industry that has witnessed a significant increase in the use of 大量木材 building 产品s. 马修但是托内罗, Director of Operations and an expert in the firm’s use of 大量木材, provides insight on emerging trends with the sustainable structural system’s increased adoption.
Since the introduction of Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) to the U.S. 十多年前, 百家乐软件 has been on the forefront of erecting structures utilizing this sustainable structural solution. 在过去的三年里, we have seen a 300% increase in the number of 项目 utilizing and considering 大量木材, 不限于CLT.
By integrating CLT with Glue Laminated Timber (GLT) to create entirely wood superstructures, design teams have been able to reduce the quantity of concrete in buildings thereby reducing carbon emitting materials in the built environment. The increased adoption of 大量木材 by clients is a major driver in green building, and we’re amidst exciting trends in the adoption of 大量木材 in the Northeast.
施工经理选择的趋势
We have witnessed 建设 Managers (CMs) with self-performing carpentry capabilities lead the industry’s 大量木材 adoption. The advantage that CMs with self-perform capabilities have over those without is a better understanding of constructability, 协调和安装策略. With hands-on experience handling timber elements with their own craftspeople, self-performing CMs like 百家乐软件 are equipped with more timber package procurement options and can more accurately price early-stage designs based on experience from field operations personnel who routinely manage rigging, 起重机选择和物料搬运.
国内采购趋势
The majority of CLT’s global supply is based in Austria and Germany, where the material originated. 然而, we are seeing recent 项目 specified with Buy America goals and client requests to source timber materials locally. 另外, logistics planning for the delivery of non-domestically sourced materials has been a challenge in the last two years, 导致CMs寻找国内生产的材料.
虽然CLT生产对美国来说仍然是新的.S. 市场, 百家乐软件 has been requesting locally sourced lumber and partnering with laminators to explore ways to incorporate lumber from regional forests. 虽然胶水层压机已经在美国.S. 几十年来,, we are just now starting to see increased interest in New England forests as a prime location for 大量木材 manufacturing. Some 大量木材 suppliers have recently consolidated in the U.S. 市场.
另外, select modular and light wood frame panel manufacturers have moved into computer numeric controlled (CNC) wall panel fabrication and incorporated CLT floor and wall plates into their design solutions. We have also seen novel methods of all-wood construction through alternatives to CLT and GLT, like the introduction of Nail Laminated Timber (NLT) and Dowel Laminated Timber (DLT), 优质胶合板(MPP), Parallel Strand Lumber and larger block glued timber elements.
As the European 市场 continues to innovate timber manufacturing methods (e.g. introducing massive Parallel Strand Lumber elements as alternatives to glulam columns and beams, using timber cords and plywood webs on light box girders for lighter timber roof structures, 等.,) 百家乐软件 is advocating to bring those 产品s to the U.S. 市场 by serving in leadership roles on the Engineered Wood Products Committee for the Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Cooperation in Forestry between Finland and the State of Maine and the Maine 大量木材 Advisory Council.
大众化木制品的创新
When a new building material like 大量木材 is introduced to the 市场, 它为创新创造了成熟的环境. In partnership with the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, 百家乐软件 is working on an alternative to CLT floor plates with the intent of finding more efficient ways to laminate timber while also maximizing the timber resource.
We have also seen new 产品 development with the intent of reducing the quantity of wood fiber volume in long span roof plates, 比如奥地利的 Kielsteg 产品. 虽然美国目前还无法使用.S. 市场, we see it as a significant advantage for long-span, unrated roof plates.
另外, we have been introduced to a new cross laminated 产品 called Lignor, 哪一种创造性的层压板效率高, stranded composite lumber into a laminated billet that utilizes a significantly more efficient use of the timber resource.
The emphasis on sustainability and reducing carbon footprints in construction is no longer just a desire—it’s a necessity. 继续创新，为美国提供更多选择.S.-based sources will lower the risk of supply-side sourcing of 大量木材 产品s and drive clients and contractors toward more efficient solutions. The future of 大量木材 will be driven by innovations in engineering more efficient uses of the lumber resource, further elevating 大量木材’s sustainability advantage over traditional structural systems.