Glulam uses the World's most prolific renewable construction material. In Canada and New Zealand (where Pinus Radiata grows fastest), trees are growing faster than they are being consumed to build houses and the available plantation pine is increasing dramatically.

For their load carrying capability, Glulam beams are very efficient to produce. The energy required to produce a glue-laminated beam from the log is only a fraction of the energy required to produce steel from ore or concrete from limestone.

Using Glulam in fact contributes to a positive storage of carbon compared to the large amount of carbon emission resulting from the production of steel. All round, the production of Glulam has the least effect on the environment by far.