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Longing for nature: Becoming more connected to nature through nostalgia

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Repairing the human–nature relationship is one of the century's defining tasks. In this paper, we were interested in whether nature‐based nostalgia was a significant and unique predictor of higher nature connectedness as a key operationalisation of the human–nature relationship.
Michael L. Lengieza, Rosemary Aviste
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Multi-Scale Characterisation of the Fire Hazards of Timber Cladding

Fire
Timber-clad facades, traditionally prevalent in North America and Scandinavia, are gaining popularity in central Europe and the UK for applications beyond low-rise buildings. Timber differs from typical cladding materials, such as masonry, due to its non-
Danny Hopkin, Michael Spearpoint, Yorgos Kanellopoulos, Carmen Gorska, Chris Mayfield   +4 more
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Automation opportunities for fabrication of mass timber building components [PDF]

As demand for mass timber building structures rapidly increases, project production systems must increase their delivery efficiency in order to keep pace. This study, focused on the fabrication of glulam columns and beams, therefore proposes that production systems integrate automation into a number of fabrication steps, such as machining, sealing or ...
Coelho, Rafael V., Kemmsies, Martin O., Dagostin, Andre, Marshall, Eric, Tommelein, Iris D.   +4 more
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Weaving everyday environmental heritage into modern conservation policy: Insights from Indigenous communities in northern Thailand

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Signatories of global conservation treaties have pledged to support Indigenous peoples' rights and roles in maintaining biodiversity and ecosystems. Movements embracing biocultural concepts (e.g. Indigenous ecological knowledge, cultural ecosystem services) and governance approaches (e.g. sacred natural sites, biosphere reserves) have provided
Marco J. Haenssgen, Navaporn Sunanlikanon, Prasit Leepreecha, Mukdawan Sakboon, Ta‐Wei Chu, Urai Yangcheepsutjarit, Inthanon Sutjathammawong, Maria Ann Sanu, Darrel Chin Fung Tiang, Alex Mark Lechner, Sarobidy Rakotonarivo, Elizabeth Auclair, Ivo Vlaev   +12 more
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Using Mass Timber in Multi-Storey and Non-Residential Construction Projects: Motivations and Barriers for Professionals in Quebec

BioResources
Despite their environmental benefits and technical viability, mass timber structures adoption remains limited. As an alternative to steel and concrete in non-residential and multi-storey construction, they represent only 10.2% of buildings four or fewer ...
Baptiste Giorgio, Aline Barlet, Pierre Blanchet, Matheus R. Cabral, Cédric Perez, Adrien Gaudelas   +5 more
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Carbon intensity of mass timber materials: impacts of sourcing and transportation

Frontiers in Built Environment
Mass timber construction is widely considered a promising alternative construction method to reduce buildings’ total life-cycle carbon emissions because wood is a carbon sink. Cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels, manufactured by gluing lumber layers with
Swaroop Atnoorkar, Omkar A. Ghatpande, Selam L. Haile, Heather E. Goetsch, Chioke B. Harris   +4 more
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Fiber‐Reinforced Bio‐Epoxy Composites: Degradation Mechanisms in Saline Environment

Polymer Composites, EarlyView.
Constituent level degradation of bio‐epoxy composites after saline aging. ABSTRACT This study examines the degradation behavior of bio‐epoxy composites reinforced with glass, basalt, carbon, and flax fiber yarns in a simulated saline environment. Fiber yarns and composite samples were exposed to 3.5% NaCl solution at 60°C for up to 3000 h.
Abdullah Iftikhar, Allan Manalo, Wahid Ferdous, Mazhar Peerzada, Hannah Seligmann, Kate Nguyen, Brahim Benmokrane   +6 more
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Environmental benefits of using an all-wood floor system in midrise office construction: an LCA based comparative case study in the Southeastern United States

Environmental Research Communications
This study presents a cradle-to-grave whole-building life cycle assessment (WBLCA) of two functionally equivalent mid-rise commercial office buildings in Atlanta, Georgia: one constructed using mass timber with an all-wood composite floor system (CLT and
Muzan Williams Ijeoma, Sovanroth Ou, Amin Nabati, Hao Chen, Michael Stoner, Patricia Layton, Dustin Albright, Brandon Ross, Weichiang Pang, Michael Carbajales-Dale   +9 more
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Close‐to‐nature management regulates ecosystem carbon storage through its effects on vegetation community structure in Pinus massoniana plantations

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Forest plantations play an increasingly important role in climate change mitigation through carbon sequestration, yet management strategies that enhance long‐term ecosystem carbon storage remain insufficiently understood. We investigated the effects of more than a decade of close‐to‐nature management on community structure and ecosystem carbon storage ...
Yuwen Luo, Yunliang Ni, Zongzheng Chai
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of Carbon Footprints: Mass Timer Buildings vs Steels – A Literature Review [PDF]

, 2020
Sustainability and innovation are key components in the fight against climate change. Mass timber buildings have been gaining popularity due to the renewable nature of timber.
Cooney, Emily
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