Wood, the future of construction

The future of construction with wood is today, it’s now! There’s no getting around it, timber construction is growing and very rapidly. Nowadays, there is a great variety of wood products and derivatives that offer a whole new range of potentialities to construction. The limitations imposed by the natural features of the material of timber construction are now overcome by the use of wood derivatives of superior quality, with significantly optimised physical and mechanical proprieties and durability.

On the other hand, there is currently a major awareness concerning environmental issues. No other construction material is as natural, totally renewable and that imprison carbon dioxide. There is no known construction material that is more sustainable than wood.

Strong investment is currently underway in various regions of Portugal in the production of glue laminated timber (glulam), cross laminated timber (CLT) and in the industrialisation of timber construction systems. Civil society is awakening to construction with wood. However, the necessary technical know-how is still thin on the ground and, hence, the importance of promoting and disclosing accurate technical information as is intended through this website.