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Mercer Mass Timber and CLT Toolbox Launch First-of-Its-Kind Digital Integration to Advance Mass Timber Adoption in North America

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, JUL 17 – The platform integrates code-compliant design tools to simplify workflows and accelerate low-carbon mass timber construction, addressing barriers to mainstream adoption, Mercer said.

  • Launching a first-of-its-kind digital integration in Spokane Valley, Mercer Mass Timber partnered with CLT Toolbox, advancing mass timber construction.
  • Removing long-standing barriers to mass timber adoption, Adam Jones noted `the world is ready for low-carbon construction—but technical bottlenecks are holding us back,` as the integration embeds code-compliant design tools to remove barriers.
  • Simplifying design, manufacturing, and installation workflows, `Our collaboration with CLT Toolbox is about facilitating digital design in the realities of mass timber fabrication,` said Ricardo Brites, PhD, adding it advances industry scalability.
  • For architects and developers, the integration ensures early cost predictability, constructability, and compliance, improving timelines and reducing rework; for the industry, it signifies a leap in digitization and scalability of mass timber construction.
  • Backed by Mercer International Inc., the partnership taps annual capacity of 2.1 million tonnes of pulp, 960 million board feet of lumber, and 210,000 cubic meters of CLT to shape greener, more vibrant communities.
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The Daily World broke the news in on Thursday, July 17, 2025.
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