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Swiss Researchers Are Redefining Timber Frame Wall Strength

Posted by Anthony Davis

|September 05, 2025

Swiss Researchers Are Redefining Timber Frame Wall Strength

The sharp crack of splitting wood echoes through Empa’s vast construction hall. A horizontal load of over 100 kilonewtons has just snapped a beam in a two-storey timber w...

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Indicative weekly spot prices for 60/70 grade. Actual delivered costs vary by packaging, logistics and duties.

Region	USD/tonne	Trend
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Europe · Delivered	600	▲
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