UMaine cited in Construction Dive article on cross-laminated timber
The University of Maine was mentioned in the Construction Dive article, “Branching out: Why cross-laminated timber is making advances in the US.” With origins 20 years ago in Switzerland, Germany and Austria, a mass timber construction system known as cross-laminated timber (CLT) has grown into a growing $2 billion industry. The U.S. is finally catching on with successful CLT projects imported from Europe throughout the U.S. and Caribbean, as well as new manufacturing in Montana and Oregon, according to the article. “University-driven research from Washington State University and Oregon State University in the West to University of Maine, Virginia Tech, Clemson and University of Arkansas in the East is fueling substantial interest in campus-based construction projects, as well as manufacturing,” the report states.