18 November 2019 Posted In: Uncategorized

New Homes – The West Australian

While the Western Australian building industry has long had a love affair with double-brick construction, new methods and materials have slowly infiltrated the market.

One alternative – cross-laminated timber (CLT) – was floated at a recent industry breakfast titled Modern Methods of Construction and hosted by UDIA WA.

To read the full article, click here.

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