Forte, the tallest timber apartment building in the world is set to open in Docklands, Melbourne next week. Source: Herald Sun
Lend Lease is set to launch its $11 million, 10-storey tower at Victoria Harbour.
The complex has 23 apartments and a ground floor retail space, it is a showpiece for cross-laminated timber (CLT), which is manufactured using layers of timber to create solid panels.
The company’s operational excellence head Daryl Patterson said Lend Lease took on the project because it was keen to explore more energy-efficient production processes.
Because CLT is designed and built in a factory, he said, the building process was also faster and safer.
“The state of the art production processes of CLT ensure a very high precision outcome compared to steel or pouring concrete on-site,” Patterson said.
