Laminated Wood Products

There are several good reasons to choose a laminated wood product. Most of them have to do with the properties of the wood. Wood is a natural material and as such it has several good qualities. It stores CO2 in the raw material and is therefore considered a sustainable choice compared with other materials such as concrete and steel, which is often used as building materials. Laminated wood has the advantage of being a very strong material relative to its weight, especially compared with steel and concrete, which is very heavy.

There a several reasons why wood is a great material to use in construction. Wood is naturally bad at conducting heat, which means that it has a naturally good insulation quality – especially compared with steel.

Fire safety is generally very good with laminated wood and laminated wood is one of the best and safest building materials. When laminated wood is exposed to fire what happens is, that instead of burning down, it chars. If a glulam beam is exposed to fire the beam will not lead the fire further. It is only if the laminated wood product is surrounded by fire, that it will burn. Buildings made with laminated wood products or mass timber elements live up to code regarding fire-resistance.