New construction material from Montana’s SmartLam makes an impact in the Flathead

It’s the first of its kind after being built using a new building material manufactured right here in Montana.

The elevator shaft is made of a product the company’s president says he is the pioneer of bringing to the United States.

"It’s the first engineered new wood product in about 35 years in the US," said SmartLam http://smartlam.com/ President and General Manager Casey Malmquist.

It’s called cross-laminated timber and his company based out of Columbia Falls is the first and only producer of it in the U.S.

By Nicole Miller

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