Cross Laminated Timber-built hotel suits Army-aligned developer

Sources: Lendlease Americas, New York City; CP staff

Privatization of Army Lodging (PAL) program developer Lendlease Americas staged a ribbon cutting for the Candlewood Suites on Redstone Arsenal, billing the 92-room property near Huntsville, Ala., as the country’s first hotel constructed completely of Cross Laminated Timber (CLT).

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Lignin-wise researchers describe new process for concrete-grade plasticizers

Sources: VTT Technical Research Centre Ltd., Finland; CP staff

A research and technology specialist serving Europe’s forest-laden Nordic countries cites a technique to convert lignin, a wood fiber binder and pulp mill byproduct, to a plasticizing agent competitive with synthetic and lignosulphonate-based concrete admixtures.

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