Building Awards 2019: Innovation of the Year

2019-11-18T06:00:00

Read about the winner and runners up for this year’s Innovation of the Year award

Winner: Composite CLT and glulam design process and software - Engenuiti

The design was put to use at the Pavilion in Manchester’s Hardman Square. Engenuiti designed bespoke composite crosslaminated timber (CLT) and glulam rib panels to form the floor deck on site, reducing floor depths by up to 50% compared with a standard CLT panel, matching the external glulam beams. This method minimised material waste, reduced construction time and allowed the use of less material through needing thinner panels. Engenuiti then developed specialist design software to allow for the broader future use of this system, on other projects.

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