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Shajay Bhooshan, Senior Associate at Zaha Hadid Computation and Design Group in London, shares his thoughts about wood as a construction material. Among other things, he mentions its lightweight and green properties. Thanks to its flexibility and diversity, it is also an ideal material for digital design.
See moreVideo: Talking Wood with Shajay Bhooshan
When it opened in March 2019, the Mjösa Tower became the world’s tallest wooden building. Fast to build with, light and green Kerto® LVL (laminated veneer lumber) from Metsä Wood plays an important part in strengthening the floors.
Mjösa Tower is a dream come true for Norwegian private investor Arthur Buchardt. He wanted to build the world’s tallest wooden building in Brumunddal in Norway on the shores of the country’s largest lake, Mjösa. The tower provides homes, office space and a hotel for people wanting something different. And what an 18-floor building it is; it not only stretches up to 85.4 metres in height but is built in a truly unique manner.
See morePress release: The world’s tallest wooden building Mjösa Tower completed in Norway
Reference: The world’s tallest wooden building, the Mjösa Tower
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Metsä Wood has published a new image series called “Industrial Durability”. The images visualise the value of birch plywood in the urban end-use context. The photos were taken by award-winning Finnish photographer Kimmo Syväri.
The growth of urbanization and e-commerce are driving demand for birch plywood. Construction is increasing mainly in cities, and the industry needs durable and light plywood for concrete formwork. E-commerce is increasing the number of delivery vans transporting goods in urban areas.
Watch the Industrial durability video, and explore our birch plywood products.
Architects value wood products for their lightweight, strength and endless possibilities. Engineered wood products like Kerto® LVL have an excellent strength to weight ratio making it possible for architects to create astonishing wide-open interior spaces. Learn more about the possibilities of wood architecture.
To serve our customers better and better we are offering free online video courses about our products. Courses cover a wide range of topics with a technical approach, and not just by underlining the characteristics of the products but introducing the advantages products offer.
Open Source Wood is an open platform for sharing knowledge and innovation in modular wood construction. Open Source Wood gathers ideas and designs from all corners of the world and makes them available for all, free of charge. You can share your ideas, see what others have done and connect with other professionals.
