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Written by Camilla Ghisleni | Translated by Diogo Simões

Wood is the concrete of the future. As timber construction becomes increasingly popular, you have probably heard this phrase. However, we are not talking about traditional construction techniques using timber, but rather about this well-known material combined with cutting-edge technology.

Mass timber is industrially processed to optimize its performance for construction. Usually, the wood passes through a selection process that excludes knots, cracks, and splits. It aligns the fibers and converts them into boards, sheets, or even micro-particles to facilitate the joining of the pieces.

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