Open Source Wood
An open ideas platform to foster modular wood construction.
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Simple and easy to use, Finnwood structural calculation software performs calculations for individual beams and columns made of Kerto® LVL and other Metsä Wood products. A user-friendly interface makes designing structural members fast, efficient and effective.
Take advantage of Metsä Wood's free online Timber Academy courses which covers all main product families including Kerto and Plywood, an overview of Metsa Wood and a course (made up of 16 modules) specifically for timber merchants in the UK. Learn the basics in short 10 minute training sessions! Completing the courses is easy: just register for the Timber Academy service, sign in and study.
Aarhus in Denmark is the European Capital of Culture in 2017, and for this occasion, a huge transparent dome of glue-laminated timber will serve as the Aarhus municipal pavilion for building culture. The dome-shaped wooden building, Dome of Visions, is made from Metsä Wood's sustainable Kerto® LVL beams. It will throughout 2017 give inspiration for new ways of building and living.
As the climate is cold, trees grow slowly and this is why the wood fibres become dense, making the wood particularly strong but light, and visually consistent.
The wood we use at Metsä Wood comes from sustainably managed Nordic forests.
Benefits of sustainable Nordic wood
Nordic wood is sustainable
Metsä Wood's Kerto® LVL is a laminated veneer lumber product used in all types of construction projects, from new buildings to renovation and repair. Kerto is incredibly strong and dimensionally stable. Kerto delivers its high strength from the homogeneous bonded structure.
In an increasingly responsible world, wood gains in importance every day. Metsä Wood wants to play a crucial part in the development and growth of this global market.
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