CLT facility has roots at WSU

Cross-laminated timber used in the PACCAR Environmental Technology Building on the WSU campus
Cross-laminated timber used in the PACCAR Environmental Technology Building on the WSU campus
Karl Englund Portrait
Karl Englund, WSU Mass Timber Expert

September 27, 2019 – WSU researchers have been a key partner and recently joined in the opening celebration of what will eventually be the largest cross-laminated timber (CLT) facility in the U.S.

Katerra, a California-based company, opened a 270,000-square-foot facility in Spokane last week that will eventually produce more than 11 million square feet of floors and roofs and employ up to 150 workers. Researchers in WSU’s Composite Materials Engineering Center (CMEC) helped Katerra develop advanced technologies used to make CLT and has supported the burgeoning industry.

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