Wood is an important raw material for the production of buildings, not only because it is used as a solid, but also because it can be used in various industrial processes to obtain new materials from it. The raw material, which is sliced and ground using various methods, is transformed into innovative materials different from solid wood, generally called industrial wood, with the help of adhesive chemicals. These new industrial wood materials have very different properties than solid wood and mostly do not have the disadvantages of solid wood. Industrial wood material can be obtained by combining raw timber, chipboard, solid board, waste sawdust and various fibers by using various slitting/grinding techniques and adhesive/binding materials in the factory environment. The materials obtained by cutting and combining raw timber in different sizes play a major role in the technological development of industrial wooden building elements used in architecture and interior architecture.
Lecturer İbrahim Erol's views on the use of industrial wood in architecture and interior architecture are as follows:
"Industrial wood, with the advantages it provides compared to solid wood, has dimensional flexibility, sufficient strength, easily replaceable and modular section thickness, visually and aesthetically pleasing qualities, production continuity in the desired amount, form and extent, which can meet all the expectations of the designers at a sufficient level. Industrial wood used in architectural and interior design is classified in five main groups under the headings of glued laminated wood (Glulam), structural composite wood (SCL), laminated veneer wood (LVL), cross laminated wood (CLT) and wood concrete composite panel (TCC). Although these innovative materials are controversial in terms of human health in terms of the volatile organic compounds (Volatile Organic Compounds, VOC) they contain, they are preferred because of the advantages they offer to designers. It offers irreplaceable advantages in e-dimensions, especially in multi-storey and wide-span structures, where the visual qualities of wood are desired to be perceived. It is thought that the innovative developments that may occur in the production of binder/adhesive chemical elements will allow for the increase of different bonding techniques and industrial wood types, and the further development of the qualities of the wooden structural elements produced accordingly."
