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Innovations in mass timber lateral systems [PDF]
Master of ScienceDepartment of Architectural EngineeringBill ZhangAs mass timber becomes increasingly popular in the United States and around the world, there comes more demand for mass timber in larger buildings.
Bailey, Dawson
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Mid- to high-rise mass timber buildings gained popularity in the last decade. Yet, engineered wood products (EWPs) used to erect these buildings have structural limitations.
Remennikov, A +3 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Social considerations are often overlooked in efforts to achieve sustainable development, despite being critical for building equitable and resilient global value chains. This study addresses this gap by applying a social life cycle assessment to three key Portuguese forest wood supply chains—uncoated woodfree paper, natural cork stoppers, and
Andreia Santos +3 more
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Fire Safety of Timber Buildings – The Case of Photovoltaic Systems
BioResourcesPhotovoltaic (PV) systems play an important role in reducing society’s dependence on carbon-based energy sources, and their coupling with timber buildings is an interesting and expected solution for meeting sustainability requirements in the modern built
Nik Rus +3 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Additive Manufacturing (AM) has been identified as a potential catalyst for a paradigm shift within the construction industry, due to its capacity to enhance sustainability, reduce waste, and augment design flexibility. This study presents a systematic literature review (SLR) that explores the application of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in ...
Antonio Mastropasqua +3 more
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Comparative Advantage of Malaysian Wood Products in the European Market [PDF]
Malaysia is currently one of the world's top tropical timber producers. The Malaysian wood industry has grown tremendously since past decades. Besides producing wood products for the domestic markets, most of the wood products have been exported to other
Jean-Marc Roda +2 more
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Does Productivity Growth Promote Environmental Sustainability? The Role of Financial Development
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates whether total factor productivity (TFP) promotes environmental sustainability and examines the moderating and mediating roles of financial development in shaping this relationship. Using balanced panel data for 92 countries from 2000 to 2023, the analysis employs dynamic two‐step Generalised Method of Moments (GMM ...
Olivier Joseph Abban
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Mass Timber: The Future of Sustainable Architectural Design
The current state of Mass Timber structures is in an interesting state at the moment; Mass Timber adoption has become a recent trend that has been taking place very recently.
Nychay, Julian
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Non‐timber forest products (NTFPs) are central to income diversification and livelihood resilience in Sub‐Saharan Africa. However, the welfare implications of baobab commercialisation remain underexplored. This study addresses this gap by analysing the contribution of the baobab value chain to household income, poverty reduction, and income ...
Frederick Frimpong +3 more
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(Mass) Timber: Structurally Optimized Timber Buildings
, 2016 Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2016-03This thesis explores the challenges and potential of mass timber as a paradigm shifting technology for the building industry through the application of parametric modeling technology to the design of ...
Strobel, Kristen
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