AHEC's "Endless Stair" Project Experiments with Hardwood CLT

In June the American Hardwood Export Council met with the architects and engineers working on the "Endless Stair," a public installation being made from cross-laminated American tulipwood for the London Design Festival. The project is the first structure being built from hardwood cross-laminated timber (CLT).

The panels are being built and tested in Italy to confirm that the structure can support more than 100 people at any one time, allowing unlimited public access. The project was designed by dRMM and Arup, two London-based teams, and the stairs will be fabricated in Switzerland.

 (Rendering courtesy of AHEC)