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"Acoustics is an Achilles' heel for strengthening the competitiveness of wooden buildings up to 6 storeys high. - The "3LYD" project will create a sound database for floor partitions in wooden buildings, and we expect great benefit from the project," says project manager Julie Gedde-Dahl of Norwegian Wood Cluster.

In the fall of 2025, NTNU at Gjøvik will launch a new 2-year master's program in building informatics and wood structures. - "The Norwegian Wood Cluster has cheered on the plans and is pleased that the new program is now starting up," says cluster leader Berit Sanness.

It is more important than ever to preserve existing buildings. Sweco has now embarked on a high-rise extension at Øvre Vollsgata 11 in Oslo. "It's not a big project, but it's unique and important for solving major challenges," says Magne Aanstad Bjertnæs, a specialist in timber structures at Sweco.

The start-up company Oppatt AS has been accepted as a member of the Norwegian Wood Cluster. That's why we've developed a flexible building system that uses residual and reusable materials. We now hope that our membership of the cluster will be useful," says Lars Thorsrud, CEO of Oppatt AS.

Jan Tore Meren will continue as chairman after the annual meeting of Norwegian Wood Cluster. Communications Director Magne Vikøren, Moelven Industrier ASA, will be the new deputy chairman, while Factory Director Glenn Andre Jensen, Bergene Holm AS, and CEO Kristian Hanssen, Forestia, will be new board members. Kristian Hanssen, Forestia, become new board members in the cluster.