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Cross laminated timber construction for resisting lateral loads on six level buildings.
, 2010 The paper’s intention is to contribute to the general discussion on timber multi-level commercial buildings. Interest in this topic is expected due to the environmental advantages of timber construction when compared to concrete and steel.
Chapman, JB
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Disassembly and Reuse in Tall Timber Buildings: Advancing Circular Construction Practices [PDF]
peer reviewedThe construction industry is a major contributor to global CO₂ emissions, necessitating innovative solutions to reduce its environmental footprint.
Attia, Shady +7 more
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Deformation Monitoring for Chinese Traditional Timber Buildings Using Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2018 Li NL, Jiang SF, Wu MH, Shen S, Zhang Y.
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Fire safety in timber buildings
, 2010 This is the very first technical guideline on the European level for the fire safe use of timber structures and wood products in buildings. It aims at providing the highest scientific knowledge and covers the extended use of European design codes and standards, practical guidance, examples for fire safe design and principles of performance based design.
Östman, Birgit +7 more
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Sustainable Development of Recent High-Rise Timber Buildings
High-rise timber building construction is becoming increasingly common across the world as construction and woodworking technology advances. The world is moving toward more sustainable development, and products like cross-laminated timber offer ...
Bahrami, Alireza +3 more
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PLoS ONENonresidential and mid- to high-rise multifamily residential structures in the United States currently use little wood per unit floor area installed, because earlier building codes lacked provisions for structural wood use in those types of buildings ...
Prakash Nepal +5 more
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Fire Risk Perception of Timber Buildings : Implications for the Responsibility of Designers
Timber’s sustainability benefits make it an attractive construction material, but public concerns about fire safety remain a challenge. Many associate timber buildings with higher fire risks, particularly in taller structures, despite trusting ...
Menzemer, Leo Willem +2 more
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Fire Safety Engineering – Opportunities and challenges for timber buildings
, 2016 The combustibility of timber is one of the main reasons that many building regulations strictly limit the use of timber as a building material. Fire safety is an important contribution to feeling safe, and an important criterion for the choice of ...
Östman, Birgit, Brandon, Daniel
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Timber buildings with enhanced energy and seismic performance for the Mediterranean region
, 2016 Timber buildings are characterized by a thermal inertia lower than other technological solutions in construction. For this reason, some configurations may lead to higher cooling demand and poorer energy performance in hot climates, such as the ...
Gasparella A +7 more
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