World's largest Cross-Laminated Timber apartment complex being built in Montreal

Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) is one of our favorite materials; it's made from a renewable resource, it sequesters Carbon Dioxide, it's lighter than concrete and it's lovely to look at. What's not to love? In most of the CLT projects so far its use has been downplayed, thanks to the effectiveness of the concrete and steel people who try and convince people that it is not as good as concrete. That's why this new project in Montreal is so interesting: It accentuates the positive, the virtues of wood construction. Even its name, Arbora, alludes to wood. (treehugger) See article