• Timber- a building material with ecological advantages
• Circulation and timber processing
• The production of glued laminated timber
• The Structure of glued laminated timber
• The surface quality and the usage ranks
• Glues used to the production of glued laminated timber
• Production

Timber as a building material

From the very beginning of our times, especially during industrial revolution, timber played an important role in human’s “crossing” with natural environment. Thanks to using timber- the oldest of all building materials- this particular way of building was the beginning on which all of the subsequent types of construction were directed to.

The knowledge of wooden constructions and the language of architecture connected with them spread all over the world through centuries. It was developing through all of the cultures, civilisations and geographical boundaries. That is why so many techniques of construction came into being. The knowledge and skills connected with timber which found its usage first in simple flat building and then In more complex programmes of rooms were developing very slowly. The testimonies of this rich knowledge are visible for this day.

Building and constructing with using timber is a process of changing the natural resource into a nice and useful product . Thanks to technological innovations and fashionable materials the process of creating ambitious constructions and elements is possible. The result of this is a new phenomenon in creating and designing. A lot of factors support the production of timber buildings. The most import ant arguments for are:

• the resource which contains a neutral carbon oxide is at disposal in a large amount, even In our country;
• timber is not only a natural product but also the material which regulates humidity;
• it is a warm and healthy material which can be used over and over again;
• the processing of this resource pollutes the natural environment less than concrete, bricks or steel;
• any harmful materials are used for timber buildings which means that production is made only by ecological installation of the building (using the dry method.)