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Performance Meets Sustainability

Structures

ArchLam - LouTeq Data Systems

Simply Put: 

ArchLam® (Radial Laminated Bamboo) is the highest performance natural structural composite on the Planet. 

  • Higher Structural Performance | Engineered Components

  • Higher Thermal Stability 

  • Thermally resistive SEB Component Technology

         = Energy Cost Reduction for Operation

 

Directly Impacting: 

-Overall Building Performance

-Structural Efficiency

-Cost Efficiency due to higher Performance

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Why SEB?

Structural Engineered Bamboo (SEB) is ideal for architectural grade applications because it delivers high structural performance with superior dimensional stability and thermal performance, while providing dramatically lower embodied carbon and fast, prefabricated install systems compared with steel or mass timber.

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Performance and Stability:

SEB offers a modulus of elasticity over 4 million PSI and very high tensile strength, exceeding typical mass timber products and enabling strong, slender beams and columns for high-load environments like post and beam tower structures and complex dome structures.  Its laminated bamboo structure is more than 28% more dimensionally stable than mass timber in volatile moisture and temperature conditions, which is critical for tightly controlled structures where quality fit and finish is required. 

International Standards

Certifications

PRODUCTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH: 

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  • APA Member - Report Release - 2027

  • Structural Product Per ASTM 5456 - 2012-2026

  • Eurocode 5 - EN1995

  • Complies to ICC-ES - AC47

  • SEB Structural Engineered Bamboo Task Group - D07.02.03

  • Compliant to IBC(International Building Code) 2012-2026

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STRUCTURAL SOLUTIONS​

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  • Structural Engineered Bamboo Beams (SEB), (RLB, LVB, DLB)

  • Glue-Laminated Beams - (GluLam) Beams & Columns

  • Open Web Joists - Hybrid - SEB + Welded Steel

  • Floor and Roof Trusses - SEB + Steel Connectors

  • Laminated Veneer Bamboo - (LVB) Components

  • Cross-Laminated - Structural Engineered Bamboo

  • Mass-Ply Bamboo Panels (CLB, DLB)

  • Hybrid Aluminum & Engineered Bamboo Glass Roof Systems

  • Engineered Bamboo Solar Structures and Canopies

  • Engineered Bamboo EV Charging Stations 

  • Engineered Bamboo Curtain Wall and Glazing Systems

  • Structural Glass - Spider Connected Glass Systems

  • Industrial and Dimensional Components

  • Site Support & Coordination

  • USA - Europe - Asia Fabrication

  • Engineering & Architectural Support - Design Assist

Hybrid Solutions - SEB & Timber

Hybrid Solutions

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Technology Overview:

 

Renewable structural material technology 

SEB (Structural Engineered  Bamboo)products: ArchLam® can be laminated as a hybrid with Douglas Fir and Southern Yellow Pine as a ultra-efficient solution with excellent structural properties. 

 

Combined with expertly designed steel hardware to create structural solutions specifically for the client and project requirements.

 

LoüTeq provides kitted structures and building solutions made from the most rapidly renewable resource available. SEB (Structural Engineered Bamboo) is integrated seamlessly into commercial Buildings/Towers, Roof Structures, Solar Canopies, Structural Glazing, and Electric Vehicle Charging Structures.

Hybrid Structural Systems 

Open Web Joists

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STANDARD SIZES: 

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· Typical Beam/Joist Sizing

· Curved and Straight Beams/Joists & Columns

· Cambered & Tapered Beams/Joists

· Sizing - Limited only by Flat Bed Freight Transit

· 20’-0” to 80’-0” Length -Typical Glulam Sizing

· Roof Joists - With Composite Steel Decking

· Floor Joists - With Composite Steel Decking

· Available as Custom Truss Designs

· Welded Steel Web and Connectors/Bearing Plate

 

Dimensional Components: 

· 2x4, 2x6, 2x8, 2x10, 2x12 Nominal

· 3x3, 3x5, 3x6, 3x8, 3x10, 3x12 Actual

TYPICAL SIZING - CUSTOM  AVAIALABLE

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· Typical Joists Sizing

· Curved and Straight Joists

· Cambered & Tapered Joists

· Sizing - Limited only by Flat Bed Freight Transit

· 20’-0” to 80’-0” Length -Typical Glulam Sizing

· Roof Joists - With Composite Steel Decking

· Floor Joists - With Composite Steel Decking

· Available as Custom Truss Designs

· Welded Steel Web and Connectors/Bearing Plate

 

Dimensional Components: (Top and Bottom Chord)

· 2x4, 2x6, 2x8, 2x10, 2x12 Nominal

· 3x3, 3x5, 3x6, 3x8, 3x10, 3x12 Actual

Building upon over 80 years of USA Innovation

Technology | History 

LoüTeq is the world leader in the technology and manufacturing of SEB (Structural Engineered Bamboo) with its research, product development, and initial testing dating back to 2003. In 2009 Luke Schuette, LoüTeq's founder added SEB (Structural Engineered Bamboo) into ASTM's 5456 and established the testing procedure resulting in its addition into the 2012 IBC (International Building Code) & ICC-ES's AC47. LoüTeq has also, as of (2017), implemented proprietary technology that focuses on optimizing the highest performance fiber of the culm utilizing the highest performance species of bamboo in the world:

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Guadua sourced from Latin America is one of the largest bamboo species, and is also one of the fastest growing.  It is over 3 times stronger than the Asian bamboo species Moso, or any Mass Timber or Engineered Wood product, making LoüTeq's Architectural Grade SEB (Structural Engineered Bamboo) products the strongest renewable natural resource available for the building industry.  The specifically selected bamboo culms are then processed in LoüTeq's owned and operated facilities located in Latin America (Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, Costa Rica): Age Selection, Harvest, Drying, Exterior Grade Treatments. Western Hemisphere Sourcing for Ultimate Sustainability.. Learn more+

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LouTeq - Manufacturing - SEB (Structural Engineered Bamboo)
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