Glued laminated timber - muf-glue (glued laminated timber production - MUF-glue)

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.8. The product ' glued laminated timber, MUF-glue' is an engineered wood product. Glued laminated timber, also called glulam, is a type of structural engineered wood product comprising a number of layers of dimensional lumber bonded together with durable, moisture-resistant structural adhesives. In the case of ' glued laminated timber, MUF-glue', the adhesive used is Melamine Urea Formaldehyde adhesive' (MUF-glue). Glulam optimizes the structural values of wood, which is a renewable resource. Because of their composition, large glulam members can be manufactured from a variety of smaller trees harvested from second-growth forests and plantations. Glulam provides the strength and versatility of large wood members without relying on the old growth-dependent solid-sawn timbers. As with other engineered wood products, it reduces the overall amount of wood used when compared to solid sawn timbers by diminishing the negative impact of knots and other small defects in each component board. By laminating a number of smaller pieces of sawn timber a single large, strong, structural member is manufactured from smaller pieces. These structural members are used as vertical columns or horizontal beams, as well as curved, arched shapes. Glulam is readily produced in curved shapes and is available in a range of species and appearance characteristics to meet varied end-use requirements. Connections are usually made with bolts or plain steel dowels and steel plates. The high strength and stiffness of laminated timbers enable glulam beams and arches to span large distances without intermediate columns, allowing more design flexibility than with traditional timber construction. The size is limited only by transportation and handling constraints. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.