Turning Point in Timber Construction (eBook)

A New Economy

Ulrich Dangel (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2016
176 Seiten
Birkhäuser (Verlag)
978-3-0356-0863-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Faced with climate change and the need to provide housing for a growing population, society needs to rethink the way buildings are made. Wood is a renewable building material that is unlimited in supply if sustainably managed. Recent advancements allow the construction of multi-story structures, turning our cities into carbon sinks.

An integrated approach can have positive impact on the environment, local economies, and the building culture.

Ulrich Dangel, architect and professor at the University of Texas at Austin

Autoren

lt;STRONG>Ulrich Dangel, architect and professor at the University of Texas at Austin

Ulrich Dangel, Architekt und Professor an der Universitat von Texas in Austin.

Inhalt

CONTENTS 7
Foreword 8
Forestry and Sustainability 11
The World’s Forests 12
Deforestation 16
Climate Change 20
The Carbon Cycle and Forests 24
Sustainable Forest Management 30
Certification Systems 36
Products and Manufacturing 41
Forest Products 42
Carbon Sequestration and Substitution Potential 50
Industry and Wood Utilization 54 1
Reuse and Recycling 58
Life-Cycle Assessment 62
Globalization Trends 68
Craft and Construction 75
The Carpentry Trade 76
Timber Construction Systems 84
Wood-Based Composite Products 98
Hybrid Construction and Composite Components 108
Prefabrication and Mass Customization 114
Wood Technology and Digital Manufacturing 120
Values and Perception 127
Craft Tradition and Future 128
Authenticity and Contradiction 132
Weathering and Preservation 136
Health and Well-Being 146
Potential and Outlook 153
Wood in the City 154
Building in Existing Fabric 160
Multi-Story Timber Construction 166
Rapid Housing 174
Regional Value Added 178
Future Developments 182
Biography / Acknowledgments 188
Selected Bibliography 189
Illustration Credits 190

Rezensionen

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This is a lovely new book which describes how multi-storey timber buildings fit into the global supply chain of wood from renewable forests to engineered wood products.

The very broad coverage gives an excellent overview of many related topics, although it does not allow space for specialised technical information or construction details.

The target audience is likely to be entry level university students, design professionals, or building owners who are seeking an overview of the opportunities for structural timber. The book makes a convincing case for timber construction as a cost-effective and sustainable contribution to global problems of carbon emissions and environmental pollution.

The chapter on forestry and sustainability is an excellent description of renewable forestry’s contribution to global reductions of CO2 emissions. Following chapters describe new developments in the manufacturing of many different structural timber products, with computer controlled machinery supported by traditional craftsmen, creating opportunities for large scale timber construction.

The potential and future outlook for large timber buildings is explored with reference to many important issues such as regional development, energy conservation, digital manufacturing, pre-fabricated construction, durability of timber buildings, and the positive contribution of such buildings to personal health and wellbeing.

The small (A5) format is very readable, beautifully illustrated with colour photographs and simple graphics of world forestry and the atmospheric carbon cycle. There are photographs of historical timber buildings, modern wood fabrication factories, and many multi-storey timber buildings designed by world-leading architects, under construction or recently completed.

Prof. Andy Buchanan
PTL Structural Consultants

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.12.2016
• Zusatzinfo: 5 b/w and 250 col. ill.
• Verlagsort: Basel/Berlin/Boston
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Bauwesen
• Schlagworte: Baumaterial Holz • Holzbau • Holzwirtschaft
• ISBN-10: 3-0356-0863-6 / 3035608636
• ISBN-13: 978-3-0356-0863-2 / 9783035608632