Talking Wood with passionate professionals Metsä Wood launches video series to raise the level of knowledge about contemporary wood construction processes
Talking Wood with passionate professionals
Metsä Wood launches video series to raise the level of knowledge about contemporary wood construction processes
Espoo, Finland - 7th April, 2016 - Wood is the ideal way to both battle climate change and house a growing urban population. There is still, however, a wide spread lack of awareness of the possibilities of engineered wood, specifically Kerto® LVL (Laminated Veneer Lumber). Metsä Wood has joined forces with leading professionals who share our passion for wood construction in a video series called Talking Wood.
Each of the videos features a wood expert talking about a subject close to the speaker’s heart. Talking Wood is a continuing series – and likeminded professionals are more than welcome to share their insights, knowledge and stories. The first set of videos is now ready.
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Executing demanding structures
Architect Henk Moen, owner of Moen & Van Oosten Architecten, talks about executing demanding structures – while employing the natural charm of wood. His stated design approach is “I build spatially well-designed buildings – climate machines that remain close to nature while utilizing the full range of today’s technical possibilities.”
Sledgehammer-proof high security doors
The managing director of the Rocal Group, Stephen Nadin, talks about how engineered wood is the natural choice for high security doors. If you’re curious about what happens when a door made out of Kerto LVL is hit with a sledgehammer, don’t miss this one.
Engineered wood improves natural strength
Structural designer and lecturer at Delft University, Vincent Raadschelders, speaks about how the natural strength of timber is used in engineered wood that offers surprising material possibilities and an innate strength enabling large spans and prefabricated modules.
Flexibility and strength of Kerto LVL meets diverse challenges
Head of the technical department at Finnholz, Andreas Rutschmann, talks about the flexibility of Kerto LVL – how it can be easily cut and yet still retain its high strength.
Last year Metsä Wood joined forces with likeminded partners in Plan B – a project to show how famous buildings like the Colosseum in Rome could be constructed out of wood. Talking Wood approaches the same issues from a different, more personal angle.
See the Talking Wood videos at www.metsawood.com/publications
Videos and images: http://databank.metsagroup.com/l/LhZCkfQQsBRt
For more information, please contact:
Henni Rousu, Marketing Manager, Metsä Wood, mobile: +358 (0) 40 5548388, [email protected].
Metsä Wood provides competitive and environmentally friendly wood products for construction, industrial customers and distributor partners. We manufacture products from nordic wood, a sustainable raw material of premium quality. Our sales in 2015 were EUR 0.9 billion, and we employ about 2,000 people. Metsä Wood is part of Metsä Group.