cross laminated timber (clt) future potential in ontario compared with bc and quebec
abstract
cross laminated timber is a relatively new timber product in canada
with a bright future the product is an advancement that is allowing the industry
to create products for larger structures and more specifically taller structures as
building codes allow for taller wood structures in the three provinces being
studied. this paper mainly focuses on whether clt will progress in ontario
compared with how it has in british columbia and quebec. the analyze will look
at the market, technological process, species used in clt, and case studies of
clt in bc and quebec to predict if ontario has the opportunity to develop its
own clt production facilities. with global increases in engineered wood
products there is opportunities for ontario’s wood industry to become a producer
of clt products. the benefit of innovations such as clt are many, such as using
a renewable resource to replace non-renewable resources in construction,
sequestering large amounts of carbon in wood products and wood products are
considered a carbon neutral product.
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