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Occurrence of CCA-treated timber in caterers’ fuelwood stocks in the Cape Town region

South African Journal of Science, 2013
Wood used as fuel under conditions of urban poverty is a source of air pollution. Fuelwood is harvested from peri-urban green areas or sourced as waste from industry or commerce, and used in the informal economy, both by households and by productive ...
Rissa Niyobuhungiro, Sivapregasen Naidoo, Aqiel Dalvie, Harro von Blottnitz   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Connecting Thoughts and Actions: A Managerial Process Model on Circular Business Model Innovation

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Addressing environmental grand challenges such as resource scarcity requires circular business model innovation (CBMI) that enables firms to efficiently close and slow resource cycles through novel activity systems. Drawing on a grounded theory approach based on 59 in‐depth interviews with top managers from Swiss SMEs, we developed a process ...
Fabian Takacs, Karolin Frankenberger
wiley   +1 more source

Study on the strength of glued laminated timber beams with round holes: proposal of the design formula for the splitting strength

Journal of Wood Science, 2022
When a glued laminated timber (GLT) beam with a round hole is subjected to a shear force and bending moment, the hole will crack and fail due to a large tensile stress perpendicular to the grain and shear stresses.
Shigefumi Okamoto, Nobuhiko Akiyama, Yasuhiro Araki, Kenji Aoki, Masahiro Inayama   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Policy to Practice: A Global Review of Circular Economy Strategy Documents in Construction Using NLP

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores how circular economy (CE) principles are incorporated in construction‐related policy roadmaps worldwide, addressing the growing need for effective resource strategies in a highly material‐intensive sector. National strategic CE documents from 57 countries were analyzed using natural language processing techniques, and then ...
Aidana Tleuken, Hamad Hassan Awan, Aidos Kyrkynbay, Sanzhar Sanat, Huseyin Atakan Varol, Ferhat Karaca   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Semi-empirical estimation of log taper using stem profile equations

Journal of Forest Science, 2021
In January 2019 the forest industry in Ukraine adopted European standards for measuring and grading of round wood based on mid-point diameters, which caused major discrepancies from traditionally used estimates of timber volume using top diameters.
Andrii Bilous, Viktor Myroniuk, Viktor Svynchuk, Oleksandr Soshenskyi, Oleksandr Lesnik, Yaroslav Kovbasa   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond Reporting: The Integration of Climate Change and Biodiversity Into Business Strategies and Governance Structures of Swedish Firms and Financial Institutions

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, Susanne Arvidsson   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Initiating Market Formation Through Local Policy Innovation: Plot Handover as a Driver for Circular Construction

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
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of behaviour of laterally loaded round and squared timber bolted joints

Fracture and Structural Integrity, 2016
In the current European standards for design of timber structures, the issue of timber-to-timber joint type is addressed only to squared timber, which makes the pinpointing of the round timber bolted joints load carrying capacity near-unfeasible due to ...
Antonín Lokaj, Kristýna Klajmonová
doaj  

Force Alignment of the Ends of Two-Tiered Package Rafting Units during their Formation in Water

Лесной журнал
Promising technologies for transporting round timber from remote areas involve, after passing through shallow water areas, forming small-sized packages into two-tiered package units without violating their integrity. The devices designed for this purpose
Sergey V. Posypanov, Sergey P. Karpachev
doaj   +1 more source

From Material Tensions to Organizational Paradoxes: How Manufacturers Cope With the Limits of Circular Product Design

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Circular product design (CPD) is central to advancing the circular economy by enabling the narrowing, slowing, and closing of resource flows. Yet, its implementation remains persistently challenging for firms. Prior research has largely framed these challenges as discrete barriers, overlooking the structural contradictions embedded in CPD ...
Vanessa Robertson, Nelly Rahimy, Suleika Bort   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source