SmartLam, the first commercial manufacturers of cross-laminated timber (CLT) in the U.S., has officially opened its new production facility in Columbia Falls, Montana - an expansion of its existing operations and headquarters there.  Located on the site of a former Weyerhaeuser lumber mill, the 145,000-square-foot plant will allow SmartLam to quadruple its CLT production to nearly three million cubic feet per year. The expansion will add 75 employees and help the company develop new types of engineered wood.  “As more architects and builders learn about the performance and efficiency of CLT, demand ...