Cross laminated timber, commonly known as CLT or crosslam, is a precision engineered building material that, despite a raft of practical and ecological benefits, is yet to be widely adopted by the UK self-build market. Growth has, however, been strong in the commercial sector, and it is likely that you have seen a building that features CLT: many modern schools, supermarkets, galleries and residential blocks use CLT for the superstructure.
Developers here recognise CLT’s weight-to-strength ratio, low carbon footprint, speed and ease of construction — all features that should appeal to the self-builder, yet take up in the residential market has been comparably slow. However, there have been a number of award-winning self-builds in the UK featuring CLT — including Adam Knibb Architects’ Hurdle House, which won Best Contemporary Renovation/…
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Homebuilding & Renovating (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2018