SuperCLT
Project Team Cheera Montriwat
Aysan Jafari
Raphael Li
Crystal Khaja
Timber Medium Waste-Source
Cross Laminated
Timber [CLT]
Tree Species Radiata Pine
Embodied Carbon - 37.84 kgCO2e
Installation Piece
This project aims to create an attractive and functional roof structure in UTS Building 6's DAB Courtyard. It utilizes advanced timber technology, mainly Cross Laminated Timber (CLT), and sophisticated software for precise design. The goal is to highlight the elegance, strength, and sustainability of these materials by enhancing their elements and connections, while respecting the existing context's aesthetic and structural integrity.
Cross laminated timber (CLT) is an engineered wood product that has gained popularity as a sustainable and versatile construction material in recent years. It is a type of mass timber, which means it is made by bonding together layers of wood to create large, solid panels.
CLT typically consists of an odd number of layers (3,5,7 or more), approximately 1-2 inches (20-40mm) thick, with each layer oriented perpendicular to the adjacent ones. The crosswise arrangement of the layers enhances its strength and stability.
The timber species that are typically used for CLT are coniferous, evergreen softwoods predominantly Spruce, with varying quantities of Douglas Fir, Western Larch and Pine. XLam Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) panels are generally made with Radiata Pine. From every 1m3 of log, approximately 0.43 m3 of CLT can be produced.
CLT has excellent structural properties. It is strong enough to be used in place of traditional building materials like concrete and steel for many applications, including floors, walls, and roofs , which can be used in all range of commercial and residential projects. It is particularly popular for mid rise and tall wooden buildings.
XLam processes approximately 580,000 tonnes of timber logs annually, operating at approximately 85% efficiency, producing 60,000m3 of CLT per year.
The CLT material we are using for this project is sourced from off cuts from window and door openings - typically discarded in the manufacture process.
Each piece of reclaimed material that the 1:1 physical prototype utilises is not uniform in size, each piece is unique with varying lengths and widths.