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Mass timber carbon solutions - reducing life-cycle carbon emissions with mass timber construction [PDF]
, 2023 Mass timber construction is gaining momentum every year, driven by the urgency of reducing carbon emissions in the construction world. Some of its advantages are structural performance, ease of construction, and a variety of options to suit different applications. One of the biggest risks in timber buildings LCAs is confusion over biogenic carbon. LCAs
Anselmo, Agostino, Vallejo, Juan A.
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Life cycle assessment of mass timber construction: A review
Building and Environment, 2022Zhuocheng Duan, Qiong Huang
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Sustainability Through Adaptation: Reimagining Existing Spaces with Mass Timber Construction [PDF]
, 2020 In a period when it is becoming more and more apparent how we, as humans, have been negatively impacting our planet, it is important for us, as designers, to take a step back and evaluate how new methods of sustainable design can be incorporated into the existing built environment to leave a positive impression on our climate.
Robbs, Amber
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Circular economy in mass timber construction: State-of-the-art, gaps and pressing research needs
Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 The building and construction sector is a major contributor to human environmental impact on the planet. It follows that the sector's contribution is also crucial for transition towards a low carbon society and circular economy (CE). Mass timber products,
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A Comparison of Mass Timber Perceptions Among Construction Professionals Over Time
EPiC Series in Built EnvironmentMass timber, including products such as cross-laminated timber (CLT) and glue-laminated timber (glulam), is gaining attention as a sustainable alternative to traditional steel and concrete, offering benefits such as reduced carbon emissions and enhanced aesthetic appeal. However, despite its advantages, mass timber adoption faces significant challenges,
Josh Higginson, Maryam Kouhirostami
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Advancements in Timber Construction: A Review of Prefabricated Mass Timber Floor Assemblies
IABSE Congress Reports, 2022<p>This paper provides a state-of-the-art review of prefabricated mass timber floors, with a focus on composite floor assemblies for common residential and long-span office applications. The discussion relates to different design aspects, including connection systems and methods of assembly.
David Owolabi, Cristiano Loss
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Mass(ive) Timber: Examining the Thermally Massive Behavior of Mass Timber Construction
Technology|Architecture + Design, 2020While the embodied carbon benefits of mass timber are well studied, numerous claims regarding mass timber as thermal mass lack substantive evidence.
Aurora Jensen +2 more
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Mass timber: evaluating construction performance
Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 2017This research investigates the added value or negative impact of mass timber construction (MTC) when compared with traditional site built construction.
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A HYBRID APPROACH TO GREEN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION USING MASS TIMBER
2023India harbours the world's largest population and the most extensive construction sector globally, where the utilization of engineered wood products in building construction remains minimal. The advantages of incorporating timber into tall and commercial constructions are indisputable, contributing to the reduction of the carbon footprint, shortened ...
Ram Kumar V R, Amitava Sil
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Cottonwood Cabins: An Investigating into Screw Laminated Mass Timber Construction
Expanding The View, 2021It has been argued that the most significant, yet troubling, legacy of modernism has been the specialization of the various elements of building once directed and harmonized by the master builder.1 Relegating buildings to an individual specialist has inevitably created more complicated building assemblies requiring each material to handle only a ...
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