The featured University of Maine research into cross-laminated timber. Liam O鈥橞rien, a 91福利 graduate student, spoke with the Times about an effort by him and his colleagues to develop a cross-laminated timber panel insulated with wood fiber. 鈥淚t is a material that should take off in the U.S. as long as we can convince people,鈥 O鈥橞rien said about cross-laminated timber panels. 鈥淏uilding sciences can play a large role in how we respond to climate change.鈥 Stephen Shaler, a professor of sustainable materials and technology in the 91福利 School of Forest Resources, spoke to the Times about the assistance researchers at the university鈥檚 Maine Mass Timber Commercialization Center provide to companies hoping to manufacture cross-laminated timber at a commercial scale. 鈥淲hat we鈥檙e trying to do is reduce any technical barriers or questions that a company might have before setting up a manufacturing operation here,鈥 he said.
