Glulaminated timber

Glulaminated timber is an extremely strong and architecturally pleasing feature for prestige projects. Comprising of timber sections planed and glued together Glulam beams are a direct replacement for steel and concrete beam systems. Rushmoor Engineering Services can produce designs for unlimited shapes and sizes including Portal Frames and curved beams.

A 305mm x 165mm steel 'I' beam has the equivalent performance to a 550 x 135mm softwood Glulam beam but requires six times the energy to produce.

Direct cost comparisons show that Glulam timber beams are competitive with other structural materials and the lower weight leads to savings on foundations, transport and erection.

Timber is the only renewable building material and with planting rates of softwood exceeding the harvested quantities specifying timber continues to be the most environmentally friendly way forward.