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Mass Timber Envelopes in Passivhaus Buildings: Designing for Moisture Safety in Hot and Humid Australian Climates

open access: yesBuildings, 2021
The uptake of buildings employing cross-laminated timber (CLT) assemblies and designed to Passivhaus standard has accelerated internationally over the past two decades due to several factors including responses to the climate crisis by decarbonising the ...
Marcus Strang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Monitoring Moisture Performance of Cross-Laminated Timber Building Elements during Construction

open access: yesBuildings, 2019
There are currently no standards regulating water management for mass timber elements during construction, little knowledge of impacts of moisture exposure (wetting and drying performance, dimensional stability, checking), and few precedents serving as ...
Evan Schmidt, Mariapaola Riggio
doaj   +1 more source

Airborne and impact sound performance of modern lightweight timber buildings in the Australian construction industry

open access: yesCase Studies in Construction Materials, 2021
Timber usage in the Australian construction industry has significantly increased due to its strength, aesthetic properties and extended allowances recently introduced in building codes.
Amitha Jayalath   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating Factors Affecting Construction Labor Productivity in Mass Timber Building Projects

open access: yes
Mass timber is a sustainable building material that is gaining popularity in the US construction industry as an alternative to the conventional materials such as concrete and steel.
Alotaibi, Nawaf Obaid L.
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Dynamic Characterization and Vibration Analysis of a Four-Story Mass Timber Building

open access: yesFrontiers in Built Environment, 2019
Mass timber construction has been gaining momentum in multi-story residential and commercial construction sectors in North America. As taller mass timber buildings are being planned and constructed, in-situ dynamic tests of this type of construction can ...
Ignace Mugabo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recycling timber in new mass timber construction products

open access: yes, 2022
The Innovative Design for the Future Use and Reuse of Wooden building components (InFutUReWood) project aims to examine if recovered timber is suited for contemporary timber architecture. To address this aim, series of structural testing programmes were carried out on products manufactured using recovered softwood and hardwood timber from a number of ...
Uí Chúláin, Caitríona   +16 more
openaire   +1 more source

Identification and Trend Analysis of Multistorey Timber Buildings in the SUDOE Region

open access: yesBuildings, 2023
The construction sector has one of the most polluting economic activities. In this context, several policies are being launched by the European Union to promote the transition to a sustainable economy, and timber construction is a safe way to contribute ...
Luis-Alfonso Basterra   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Current Market Landscape and Industry Voices in Key Timber Construction Markets

open access: yesBuildings
The global timber construction market is experiencing steady growth, driven by increasing demand for sustainable building solutions, advancements in engineered timber technologies, and supportive policy frameworks.
Libo Yan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Scientometric Analysis for Cross-Laminated Timber in the Context of Construction 4.0

open access: yesAutomation, 2022
Cross-laminated timber (CLT) has been one of the principal materials in mass timber construction, and now it is possible to find mid-rise and high-rise projects around the globe.
Emanuel Martinez Villanueva   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The conceptual design changes triggered by timber boards [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
After the introduction of timber boards as diaphragms in light-frame construction opened the way to modern timber construction, three major design changes would follow: the elements become multifunctional, they can work structurally in two directions ...
Costa Santos, Sandra; id_orcid   +1 more
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