Council adds cross‑laminated timber to covered‑products table

Sep 1, 2026

SBCC members voted to add cross‑laminated timber (CLT) to the covered‑products table as part of embodied‑carbon amendments, citing CLT’s major influence on a building’s structural carbon profile.

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The council approved a motion to add cross‑laminated timber (CLT) to the covered‑products table in the embodied‑carbon amendment package. Proponents argued CLT can represent a substantial portion of a project’s embodied‑carbon footprint and therefore should be explicitly included.

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