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Two Chilean kindergartens, "Muñequitos" (located in Cauquenes) and “Pin Pin Serafín”, (in Ovalle,) are some of the first to be built with Cross-Laminated Timber. This initiative was carried out by CORFO (Production Development Corporation) in conjunction with JUNJI (the Chilean National Board of Kindergartens) to create facilities with cross-laminated technology in order to promote this new type of construction. One of the great benefits of this type of real estate is the thermal comfort and its earthquake-safe construction.
Patricia Norambuena, one of the architects in charge of the project, points out that "the children who attend these kindergartens will benefit the most since this construction system using CLT panels guarantees high airtightness and therefore a lower heating or cooling cost in summer. This translates into dry, pleasant environments where there are no temperature differences between the different rooms, regardless of the geographical orientation of the buildings."
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