Economic Feasibility of Mass Timber Manufacturing in Minnesota

Download or read book Economic Feasibility of Mass Timber Manufacturing in Minnesota written by University of Minnesota, Duluth. Bureau of Business and Economic Research and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Area Partnership for Economic Expansion (APEX) requested the study to Investigate the market and economic feasibility of introducing mass timber manufacturing (e.g. cross-laminated timber (CLT) production). CLT is a wood panel system that has been gaining popularity after being widely adopted in Europe. CLT can be described as large-scale, prefabricated, engineered wood panels. It is made up of several layers of dimension lumber stacked in alternating directions, bonded with structural adhesives, and pressed to form a solid, rectangular panel. Its strength, dimensional stability, and rigidity make it an advantageous construction material.