The Swedish construction industry is characterised by a too low persistent housing production at a too high cost level. Forces are raised to increase the production and lowering the costs without repeating the experiences of the 1960s. Thus, the construction market in Sweden faces a challenge in building more apartments at a lower price in buildings that are flexible in design and fit into surroundings. The wood manufacturing industry has found that there is a possibility to meet the demands of the market. In the report More Wood in Construction - Foundations for a National Strategy (Ds 2004:1), there has been stated that there is a potential in wood construction of multi storey buildings. The research in wood construction has mainly been d...