"We're more into hybrid buildings,"
"We think we can shape wood in a way that no one else has done it before,"
"When a contractor gets it, they see a CLT [cross-laminated timber] slab," Mitnik said. "All the connections, the construction system, all the processes on site are exactly as if you were using CLT, so no need to learn new things."
Embodied carbon from building materials and construction accounts for a significant share of global emissions. Strong by Form, a Chilean startup, developed an engineered wood floor panel that spans longer distances than existing engineered wood and replaces concrete and steel in structural floors. The panels are lighter and contain internal cavities filled with pressed wood shavings formed into a wavy, load-optimized board. Outwardly the panels resemble cross-laminated timber and use the same connections and on-site processes as CLT, allowing contractors to install them without learning new methods. The company pairs software with a specialized manufacturing technique to optimize the panels' geometry.
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