There are many advantages to using CLT as a construction material. These include:

• Óptimal strength-to-weight ratio.

A structure with the same strength but a lower weight, allowing for optimized foundations. Lower foundation costs.

Its lightness makes it easier to handle on-site compared to other systems.

Very useful for extensions to existing buildings, as it adds less weight than other systems.

• Higher degree of industrialization and precision

Thanks to CNC or numerical control machines, once manufactured, CLT panels are machined to the specific shape and exact dimensions of the project, allowing for greater precision and a lower risk of on-site failures.

It requires greater definition in the design phase, as the panels will leave the factory with a high level of construction precision, ready for direct installation on-site.

• Dry construction and faster assembly.

Waiting times on-site are reduced (there is no need to wait for setting or curing times for the structure to be loaded).

Quick and easy assembly and joining.

Reduced construction time = lower costs.

Cleaner construction, lower expenditure of resources such as water, and less waste generation.

• Reduced carbon footprint if produced locally.

Circular, renewable, and recyclable.

Wood is a material that achieves a negative carbon footprint at the end of its life cycle.

A construction system that is more respectful of the environment and the immediate surroundings.

Minimal waste reduction.

As a construction element, it continues to store CO2 throughout its entire lifespan.

• Good energy performance.

Construction with CLT greatly facilitates the elimination of thermal bridges in the thermal envelope.

Relatively low thermal conductivity, functioning as both a structure and an enclosure.

Without being an insulating material, wood provides a much higher level of insulation than other materials, which allows for reduced thicknesses of enclosures, achieving greater usable surface area, with equal thermal requirements.

• Architectural aesthetics and warmth.

Great aesthetic possibilities.

Possibility of leaving it “exposed” by relying on the aesthetics and warmth of the wood itself, or it can be covered with other materials to achieve other types of visual effects.