XLAM is Australia’s leading manufacturer and supplier of Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) panels for use in both mass timber construction and hybrid conventional construction projects.
CLT can be used alongside concrete and steel as part of a hybrid construction methodology or in pure mass timber construction.
With state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, and a team of in-house experts to provide technical support to our clients and project partners, XLam has the capability and the capacity to supply projects of any scale, across government, commercial, and residential sectors.
“Our clients and project partners have embraced the benefits of CLT, and we’ve been privileged to see XLam make a significant contribution to sustainable, efficient, and safe construction across a wide range of projects,” XLam GM Shane Robertson said.
“Our advice and technical guides ensure that clients and project partners can optimise the performance of CLT for their project, dealing with considerations such as economical panel sizes, orientation, tolerance for assembly, appearance, durability, buildability, and construction sequencing.”
The XLam team have earned a market reputation for providing advice and technical support, and partnering with XLam provides construction companies, architects and engineers access to XLam’s expertise and technical knowledge.
“We make a commitment to support our clients and project partners through all stages of the project lifecycle, from conception through to construction, to bring the benefits of XLam CLT to their project,” Robertson noted.
“Our clients and project partners share our commitment to improving sustainability, efficiency, and safety in building and construction. With the support of our clients and project partners, we are proud of our proven track record, the value we add, the diversity and quality of the projects we have built together, and the success that we have shared,” he added.
Benefits of CLT: Sustainable, Efficient, Safe.
XLam CLT is a smart and sustainable choice that creates ‘greener’ buildings, improves construction efficiency, enhances site safety, and delivers a return on investment.
CLT is Sustainable
XLam makes an important contribution to improving environmental performance of the construction industry through the manufacture and supply of sustainable building products that create ‘greener’ buildings.
Timber is a natural and renewable resource and using timber as a primary building product ensures carbon sequestration. Carbon sequestration means that when a tree is harvested, the carbon it has sequestered during its natural lifecycle is retained within its cellular structure. A timber building, in effect, locks up the carbon stored in that timber.
Importantly, XLam’s commitment to the environment and sustainability means that their chain of custody is PEFC certified. This also means that XLam clients can be confident that XLam only uses timber sourced responsibly from sustainably managed renewable plantations.
CLT is Efficient
Rapid construction improves ROI. With XLam CLT and XLam expertise, project ROI is improved through enhanced construction efficiency as well as better financial performance that are linked with achieving faster construction.
Enhancing construction efficiency and sustainability, XLam supports a proven hybrid construction approach, combining CLT with concrete and steel, and enabling architects and engineers to maximise the benefits from each material.
XLam enables DFMA, Design for Manufacture and Assembly, which improves construction speed, reduces materials waste, lowers headcount onsite, and achieves rapid construction while improving site safety.
The costing paradigm for mass timber and hybrid buildings is different to that of traditional construction. For traditional construction, most of the costs can be related directly to the raw material costs. CLT, on the other hand, is costed differently.
XLam assists clients to unlock the benefits of using CLT in their projects.
And, because CLT has a superior strength-to-weight ratio when compared to concrete or steel, it provides significant advantages in weight reduction, allowing savings to be made on other structural elements such as slabs and frames, and enabling greater quantities of material on softer ground.
CLT improves Site Safety
XLam place an emphasis on health and safety across all our activities and are proud that our building products contribute to safer construction sites.
The prefabricated nature of mass timber has proven positive impacts on site safety for XLam customers: Reducing the number of processes to be performed at site, decreasing headcount onsite, and providing a safe approach to achieve rapid construction while lowering risk.
XLam supports clients in the onsite application of CLT and mass timber construction to ensure integration with their existing OH&S systems and processes.
For more information on XLam, or to contact XLam to talk about CLT for your next project, please visit www.xlam.com.au.
