UMaine Composites Center cited in Press Herald article on cross-laminated timber

The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center was mentioned in a Portland Press Herald article about cross-laminated timber (CLT), a building material that is engineered to be stronger than traditional timber and more resistant to the elements. CLT also has about half the carbon footprint of concrete, according to the article. According to one of the organizers of next month’s Maine’s Wood Innovators Conference, there’s real potential for Maine and its 17 million acres of forest to be a site for a CLT manufacturing center, an idea that is being explored at the UMaine Composites Center.