CLT construction

Timber Construction

Building with CLT timber is rapidly gaining popularity. Timber construction offers major advantages in terms of sustainability and health. Wood is lightweight, making it inexpensive to process and transport, it is bio-based, stores CO2, can be processed dry and independently of the weather, is demountable and circular, and provides a pleasant living environment due to its natural regulation of temperature and humidity.

What is CLT

CLT stands for Cross Laminated Timber, meaning layers of wood glued together in a crosswise pattern, which gives very high strength and stiffness in all directions, comparable to reinforced concrete. This makes CLT building elements strong enough to form the structure of a building, and CLT is even suitable for high-rise construction.

Different Production Processes

Because CLT building elements are often prefabricated, they can be made suitable for the installation of a plug-and-play system. The plug-and-play system can be installed either offsite (prefabricated) or onsite (project-based) in the CLT building. Depending on the conditions during production, storage, transport, and assembly, a waterproof or non-waterproof plug-and-play system is chosen. In offsite installation, the CLT building elements are delivered as ready-made parts, including the plug-and-play system, and are physically and electrically connected on-site. In onsite assembly, the system is installed directly into the CLT structure at the construction site.

Industrial, Flexible, and Demountable

For both onsite and offsite installations in a CLT structure, a plug-and-play system can be installed up to 90% faster, more easily, and with fewer errors. Isolectra supports the installer with a solid design and the right materials that best fit the construction process. And because the plug-and-play system in a CLT structure is removable, the circular properties of Wieland GST18^® and RST20^® can also be leveraged.

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