Yes. Prolam glulam is a sustainable and renewable building material. As a structural timber product, it actively absorbs and stores carbon over its lifetime, making it a lower-carbon alternative to steel and concrete.
Prolam's core range of engineered timber products are backed by independently verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), covering the full product lifecycle from raw material sourcing through to manufacturing and packaging. This gives architects, engineers, and designers a transparent picture of each product's environmental footprint to support Green Star and Homestar projects.
Yes. Prolam has attained Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for our glulam products to help you make informed decisions about the sustainability of materials chosen.
MicroPro® MCA (Micronised Copper Azole) treatment is used across all Prolam H3.2, H4 and H5 products, providing proven, long lasting protection against fungal decay and boring insects, with a lighter colour that is easier to stain and paint.
It is also safer for people and the environment, with SCS Environmentally Preferable Product certification, and GREENGUARD certification for use in education facilities.
Engineered timber generally has a lower embodied carbon footprint than steel or concrete and stores carbon throughout its service life.
Not only is timber the only renewable building material that stores carbon throughout its lifetime, but engineered timber also requires less energy to manufacture than steel or concrete.
In addition, once installed, glulam has better thermal performance than concrete or steel meaning homes and buildings need less energy to heat or cool.