Hybrid sandwich wall element – sustainable and efficient construction
Hybrid construction offers construction companies more sustainable way of building without changing the current way of construction. Metsä Wood and its partners have designed a hybrid sandwich wall element which will renew offsite construction. The innovation combines concrete with Kerto[®] LVL (laminated veneer lumber). The first construction project to use the elements is Metsä Fibre’s Rauma sawmill. The need for more sustainable solutions is acute, because construction causes 30% of all CO\2\ emissions. Combining concrete and Kerto LVL, the hybrid sandwich wall elements offer an easy