The Portland (Oregon) airport recently finished remodeling their main atrium area and they used some pretty incredible engineered wood beams. I know a guy who worked on the mill that built those beams. The mill assembles plywood veneer (thin sheets about an eighth of an inch or so, usually in 4x8 foot sheets) into like 16 inch thick, 12 foot wide, however long you want pieces, and then they can basically cut out anything that isn’t a beam from this massive brick of engineered wood.
The picture doesn’t show these massive plywood beams, but if you ever fly through pdx, go check out the main atrium just past security. It’s absolutely breathtaking, and it’s mostly wood.
The Portland (Oregon) airport recently finished remodeling their main atrium area and they used some pretty incredible engineered wood beams. I know a guy who worked on the mill that built those beams. The mill assembles plywood veneer (thin sheets about an eighth of an inch or so, usually in 4x8 foot sheets) into like 16 inch thick, 12 foot wide, however long you want pieces, and then they can basically cut out anything that isn’t a beam from this massive brick of engineered wood.
Here’s a pic
The picture doesn’t show these massive plywood beams, but if you ever fly through pdx, go check out the main atrium just past security. It’s absolutely breathtaking, and it’s mostly wood.