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Vibration of Timber and Hybrid Floors: A Review of Methods of Measurement, Analysis, and Design
Buildings, 2023 Floor vibration, although not a safety concern, is a prevalent performance complaint in multi-story structures. With the increasing use of mass timber construction, various types of long-span timber floors (LSTFs), including plain cross-laminated timber (
Hassan Karampour +4 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper analyses how large Swedish firms and financial institutions integrate climate change and biodiversity into their business strategies and governance structures. Using unique 2022 and 2023 survey data and logistic probability models, we examine how internal and external factors shape early responses to the EU Taxonomy and the CSRD ...
Fredrik N. G. Andersson +1 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The transition to circular construction suffers from uncertainties related to costs, market realities, supply, regulations and expertise using secondary materials in building projects. Uncertainties are large, and resolving them needs policy interventions.
Erkki‐Jussi Nylén, Tommi Halonen
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Comparison of Embodied Carbon Footprint of a Mass Timber Building Structure with a Steel Equivalent
BuildingsThe main purpose of this study is to quantify and compare the embodied carbon (EC) from the materials used or designed to build the Adohi Hall, a residence building located on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville, AR. It has been constructed
Mahboobeh Hemmati +4 more
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REVIEW AND COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT TIMBER BUILDING PRODUCTS' EMBODIED EMISSIONS USING FREE DATABASES
, 2023 This paper aims to present a brief review of sources of information for studying the variability of embodied carbon emissions in structural wood products commonly used in construction. The review considered 13 primary sources, focused on EPDs and generic
Victorero Castaño, Felipe Andrés +3 more
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When Nature Counts: Corporate Biodiversity Attention and Access to Bank Finance
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether corporate attention to biodiversity influences firms' access to bank loans, an overlooked question in the emerging biodiversity–finance literature. Using a novel, text‐based measure constructed from 446 biodiversity‐related keywords and applied to Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2000 to 2023, we show that ...
Ruxiao Li +3 more
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Buildings, 2023 Self-tapping screws (STS) are used in wood-to-wood and wood-to-steel connections in timber structures. Premature failure of STS during the construction phase has been reported by structural engineers and contractors in relation to a few North American ...
Mehsam Tanzim Khan +3 more
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Mass Timber as a Tool to Sustainable Construction: a Review
Revista de Gestão Social e AmbientalObjective: This study aims to assess the sustainability of mass timber products as structural elements, to determine whether their use contributes to sustainable building practices. Theoretical Framework: This paper was developed based on a systematic literature review of mass timber construction publications worldwide, considering works that present
Filipe Luigi Dantas Lima Santos +5 more
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Fire demonstration: cross-laminated timber stair/elevator shaft
, 2015 The consortium of Nordic Wood Structures, EBC and Yvan Blouin Architect are designing a 13-storey residential building using a mass timber structure.
Muradori, Sa\u161a, Su, Joseph Z.
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The valorization of construction and demolition timber is essential to advancing circular economy objectives but remains constrained by fragmented organizational, network, and institutional practices. For firms in the construction sector, this represents a critical strategic adaptation challenge.
Reeko Watanabe +6 more
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