WASHINGTON, March 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mjösa Tower
was officially opened on 15 March
2019, taking over the title of the world's tallest wooden
building. The 18-floor building, located in Brumunddal Norway,
reaches up to a height of 85.4 metres. The building includes a
hotel, private homes and office space. Metsä Wood's fast, light and
green Kerto® LVL (laminated veneer lumber) products were used in
the intermediate floor elements of the building.
The Mjösa Tower symbolises environmentally friendly thinking in
construction, and it is proof that tall buildings can be built
using wood. The design assignment of creating such a tall wooden
building was a positive challenge for Øystein Elgsaas,
architect and partner at Voll Arkitekter. "We want to inspire
others to build the same way," says Elgsaas.
The structure is similar to conventional buildings, but the
dimensions of the elements are much larger than usual. Both the
structure and facade of the Mjösa Tower are made of wood. The
load-bearing structure consists of glulam columns, beams and
diagonal members, which suits high-rise buildings well. The first
ten floors are made of prefabricated wooden elements. The decks on
the upper floors are made of concrete, to restrain the building and
keep it from swaying.
Kerto LVL used in floor elements
The target was to build using sustainable, local wood products
and local suppliers. In addition to Norwegian glulam and CLT, the
building makes use of Kerto LVL products delivered from
Finland.
Kerto LVL has been used as part of the floor elements manufactured
by Moelven Limtre. "As a glulam manufacturer we strive to use our
own materials to the largest possible extent. However, Kerto LVL is
a superior material for the top plate and end beams," says
Rune Abrahamsen, CEO at
Moelven Limtre. "Kerto LVL is a lightweight and very straight
material thus it guarantees production without any delays. The
quality of the product is very good," Abrahamsen continues.
Metsä Wood and Moelven have cooperated for years. Abrahamsen
appreciates both the quality and FSC certification of the raw
material.
"Kerto LVL helped us to make Mjösa Tower as sustainable as
possible," says Abrahamsen and looks forward to new high-rise
projects. As cities continue to expand globally, the demand for
more sustainable construction grows, and use of wood has an
important role in it.
Read the full story of Mjösa Tower and watch the video about the
construction project.
Images: https://databank.metsagroup.com/l/gN5K-TcLWv7q
For more information, please contact:
Viivi Kylämä,
Marketing Manager,
Metsä Wood,
mobile: +358 40 820 9850,
viivi.kylama@metsagroup.com
Kirk Nichols,
VP Sales, Americas, Metsä Wood USA,
mobile: (404) 861-1098
kirk.nichols@metsagroup.com
For press information in UK, please contact:
Matt Trace, Director,
Defero Communications,
tel. 07828663988
matt@deferouk.co.uk
Metsä Wood
www.metsawood.com
Metsä Wood provides competitive and environmentally friendly
wood products for construction, industrial customers and
distributor partners. We manufacture products from northern wood, a
sustainable raw material of premium quality. In 2018, Metsä Wood's
sales were EUR 0.4 billion, and it
employs approximately 1,500 people. Metsä Wood is part of Metsä
Group.
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