Laminated Wood Frame Construction

Perma columns are five six foot precast concrete columns that keep wood out of the ground ensuring your building s foundation will never rot.
Laminated wood frame construction. Type iv construction also known as heavy timber may include the use of solid or laminated wood members such as glulam wood decking and structural sheathing in conjunction with no concealed spaces. Comprehensive guide to engineered wood construction systems for both residential and commercial industrial buildings. Cross laminated timber clt was initially developed in europe as an alternative to stone masonry and concrete construction. Includes information on plywood and oriented strand board wood structural panels glulam i joists structural composite lumber typical specifications and design recommendations for floor wall and roof systems diaphragms shear walls fire rated systems and methods of.
Timber technologies glue laminated beams are superior in all strength characteristics to solid sawn lumber and pound for pound stronger than steel. No waiting on concrete trucks. North american clt is typically laid up as three five seven. Cross laminated timber clt a sub category of engineered wood is a wood panel product made from gluing together layers of solid sawn lumber i e lumber cut from a single log each layer of boards is usually oriented perpendicular to adjacent layers and glued on the wide faces of each board usually in a symmetric way so that the outer layers have the same orientation.
Glue laminated timber glulam is a structural engineered wood product commonly used for beams and columns in residential and commercial applications. Frt wood can be used to frame exterior bearing walls or a curtain wall system hanging from the frame. Timber technologies l l c started operations in 2003 and has been manufacturing glue laminated glulam wood columns and beams for post frame builders since that time. It is essentially mass timber plates made from smaller framing lumber laminated crosswise on their wide faces.
They are the first product to combine the economy of post frame construction with the durability of a concrete foundation. It is a highly visible form of mass timber in contemporary projects with long spans framing signature designs left exposed to take advantage of wood s natural aesthetic. The strength dimensional stability and rigidity of clt allow it to be used in mid and high rise buildings. Our titan timber beams resist checking and twisting and are job site ready with one piece construction and more cost efficient than lvl and psl.
After being widely adopted in europe. Located in colfax in west central wisconsin. Glue laminated glulam beams.