▁very ▁stable ▁and ▁some ▁offer ▁greater ▁struct ural ▁strength ▁than ▁typical ▁wood ▁building ▁materials . ▁ ▁G lu ed ▁l amin ated ▁tim ber ▁( gl ul am ) ▁has ▁greater ▁strength ▁and ▁st iff ness ▁than ▁compar able ▁dimensional ▁l umber ▁and , ▁p ound ▁for ▁p ound , ▁is ▁stronger ▁than ▁steel . ▁ ▁Some ▁engine ered ▁wood ▁products ▁offer ▁more ▁design ▁options ▁without ▁sacrific ing ▁struct ural ▁requirements . ▁ ▁Engine ered ▁wood ▁pan els ▁are ▁easy ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁using ▁ordinary ▁tools ▁and ▁basic ▁skills . ▁They ▁can ▁be ▁cut , ▁d ril led , ▁rout ed , ▁joint ed , ▁gl ued , ▁and ▁fast ened . ▁P lywood ▁can ▁be ▁bent ▁to ▁form ▁cur ved ▁surfaces ▁without ▁loss ▁of ▁strength . ▁And ▁large ▁panel ▁size ▁spe eds ▁construction ▁by ▁reducing ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁pieces ▁to ▁be ▁handled ▁and ▁installed . ▁ ▁Engine ered ▁wood ▁products ▁make ▁more ▁efficient ▁use ▁of ▁wood . ▁They ▁can ▁be ▁made ▁from ▁small ▁pieces ▁of ▁wood , ▁wood ▁that ▁has ▁defect s ▁or ▁under util ized ▁species . ▁ ▁Wood en ▁tr uss es ▁are ▁compet itive ▁in ▁many ▁roof ▁and ▁floor ▁applications , ▁and ▁their ▁high ▁strength - to - weight ▁r ati os ▁permit ▁long ▁sp ans ▁offering ▁flex ibility ▁in ▁floor ▁layout s . ▁ ▁Engine ered ▁wood ▁is ▁felt ▁to ▁offer ▁struct ural ▁advantages ▁for ▁home ▁construction . ▁ ▁S ust ain able ▁design ▁advoc ates ▁recommend ▁using ▁engine ered ▁wood , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁produced ▁from ▁relatively