How can timber be used effectively in commercial construction? The Commercial Timber Guidebook offers comprehensive insights into material selection, design strategies, and sustainable practices for incorporating timber into modern projects.
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Regenerative by Design: Creating Net-Positive Buildings and Cities
How can the built environment become a force for ecological regeneration? In Regenerative by Design, David Cheshire explores practical strategies for designing buildings and cities that contribute positively to their surroundings. The book offers actionable insights for professionals looking to create net-positive impacts.
Regenerative Structural Design | Oliver Broadbent & James Norman
How can structural design move beyond sustainability to regeneration? In Regenerative Structural Design, Oliver Broadbent and James Norman explore approaches that integrate ecological systems and material efficiency into the design process. This book challenges conventional practices, proposing strategies for structures that contribute positively to their environment.
Flourish. Design Paradigms for our planetary emergency. Sarah Ichioka & Michael Pawlyn
How can design adapt to meet the challenges of a changing planet? In Flourish: Design Paradigms for Our Planetary Emergency, Sarah Ichioka and Michael Pawlyn propose a shift toward regenerative and nature-inspired practices. This book offers a framework for rethinking architecture and urban planning in alignment with ecological principles.
Embraced Wood: Circular construction method for composite long-span beams from unprocessed reclaimed timber, fibers and clay
Utilizing Computational Design for Timber Reclamation in Construction
Types of wood | pro: Holz
Views, characteristics and descriptions
IS ER GENOEG HOUT?
Probos | PEFC | FSC
Timber Typologies – Understanding Options for Timber Construction
Timber Typologies clears up the confusion around timber building systems and their applications.
Building with wood n. 2 | LignoAlp
A new brochure with images of current references and more
Springer Handbook of Wood Science and Technology
Comprehensively combines fundamentals of wood science and applied technology An up-to-date summary of wood research and current industrial practise Written … More
Brettsperrholz Merkblatt | IngenieurHolzbau.de
Tragende Bauteile aus Brettsperrholz (BSP oder X-Lam) sind statisch berechnete und sorgfältig hergestellte, hochwertige Konstruktionselemente aus einem vergüteten Werkstoff. Sie … More
PRAKTIJKBOEK BOSBEHEER
Bij het beheer van bossen is vakkennis onontbeerlijk. Ingrepen van een bosbeheerder kunnen decennia lang doorwerken in het bos. Vakkennis … More
Geklebt Statt Gedreht
Authors: Dr sc. techn. René Steiger, Dipl. Bauing. ETH/SIA, Empa Abteilung Ingenieur-Strukturen, rene.steiger@empa.chThomas Strahm, Dipl. Holzbau-Ing. HTL, neue Holzbau AG, … More
Codesign of Biobased Cellulose-Filled Filaments and Mesostructures for 4D Printing Humidity Responsive Smart Structures
Authors: Yasaman Tahouni Tiffany Cheng Silvia Lajewski Johannes Benz Christian Bonten Dylan Wood Achim Menges Hygromorphic smart structures are advantageous … More
Cross-laminated timber rib panels in fire
DOCTOR OF SCIENCES of ETH ZURICH Author:Kleinhenz, Miriam Publication date:2022Permanent link:https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000577457Rights / license:In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted Cross-laminated timber … More
Water in Wood: A Review of Current Understanding and Knowledge Gaps
Author. Emil Engelund Thybring Maria Fredriksson Samuel L. Zelinka Samuel V. Glass Published: 2 December 2022 Wood-water interactions are central … More
Snelle opwarming houtbouwconstructiegoed tegen te gaan
Tekst: Marcel van Rijnbach Beeld: Marcel van Rijnbach, NarrativA architecten Een kale hout(skelet)bouwwoning warmt sneller op dan een huis van … More
A plea for the efficient use of wood in construction (2023)
Author. Nature Reviews Materials (2023) The transition to climate-friendly cities has led to a renaissance of wood as a renewable building material. … More
Bending Properties and Vibration Characteristics of Dowel-Laminated Timber Panels Made with Short Salvaged Timber Elements
Author. Lorenzo Giordano, Mohammad Derikvand Gerhard Fink Department of Civil Engineering, Aalto University, 02150 Espoo, Finland Salvaged timber elements often … More
neue Holzbau AG_Top of wood
Hochleistung im Holzbau Die neue Holzbau AG ist eine Spezialistin imIngenieurholzbau. Wir sind Partner und Bindeglied zwischen dem konstruktiven Holzbau, … More
Wood Dimensional Changes
Luis Carli When designing structures made of wood, the designer/architect needs to take into account how pieces of wood change … More
3DWoodWind: robotic winding processes for material‑efcient lightweight veneer components
Authors: Andreas GöbertArjen DeetmanAndrea RossiOle WeyhePhilipp Eversmann Published online: 25 March 2022 Winding processes are known from fber composite technology … More
Wood. Rethinking Material
Edited by: Architekturfakultät der Technischen Universität Graz Compiled by: Tom Kaden Volume 17 in the series GAM – Graz Architecture Magazine As an … More
Zuchnitt
Zuschnitt – Zeitschrift über Holz als Werkstoff und Werke in Holz wird seit 2001 von proHolz Austria mit vier Nummern … More
Touch Wood | Material, Architecture, Future
Authors. Carla Ferrer | Thomas Hildebrand | Celina Martinez-Cañavate Design: Integral Lars Müller Wood is the building material of the … More
Carbon-based Design | LEVS Architecten
The climate goals are clear: CO₂ reduction. We can demonstrably put that into practice with carbon-based design. Designers and builders … More
MILP‑based discrete sizing and topology optimization of truss structures: new formulation and benchmarking
Authors: Jan Brütting | Gennaro Senatore | Corentin Fivet Published Online: 17 September 2022 Discrete sizing and topology optimization of … More
Carbon-Based Design Report
(Dutch) Report by CITYFÖRSTER architecture + urbanism for Netherlands Transitieteam Circulaire Bouweconomie (RVO) Report Description: As the construction sector, we … More
Atlas Mehrgeschossiger Holzbau | Multi-Story Timber Construction
(German and English) Resource outlining the use of timber as a multi-story construction. Written by Hermann Kaufmann, Stefan Krötsch and … More
Conceptual Joining
Wood Structures from Detail to Utopia / Holzstrukturen im Experiment Description from the de publisher: This book explores experimental approaches … More
Scientists produce electricity from wood | Yuanyuan Li
NEWS Author: Yuanyuan Li, associate professor in the biocomposites department at KTH Published Nov 29, 2022 At a time when … More
SUPERB to promote forest restoration and adaptation across Europe | Article
Article found on EFI, European Forest Insitute to launch a four-year project with 36 science and practice partners in Europe … More
Design of Integrally-Attached Timber Plate Structures | Yves Weinand
Publication of Design Integrally-Attached Timber Plate Structures by Professor Yves Weinand from the Laboratory of Timber Constructions, IBOIS, École Polytechnique … More
NBS Catalogue | Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Resilience
Part of the World Banks Open Knowledge Repository, Felixx Landscape Architecture & Planners developed the Nature-Based catalog which was released … More
dRMM | Treelogy Text and Treeptych Drawing
In a three-part essay, dRMM studio discusses the roles of tree and timber construction in our ecosystem and environment. Developed … More
Discussing Timber Myths: a dialogue between our ambitions and the facts | AMS Institute
Timber building consumer perception in the Netherlands A very recent, large consumer survey in the Netherlands came to similar results … More
Crafting Wood | Structure and Expression
(English) Edited by Carmen Rist-Stadelmann, Machiel Spaan and Urs Meister Book Description: New findings on timber joints and inspiration for … More
10 myths about net-zero targets and carbon offsetting, busted | Article
Initiated by the Researchers Desk and written by 41 authors, all of which have a background in research or education … More
Timber Plate Structure and Joint Geometry Fabrication Tool
Research Paper from the Laboratory for Timber Constructions at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and Institute of Mechanics, Materials and … More
Mono-material Wood Wall
Novel building envelope using subtractive manufacturing of timber profiles to improve thermal performance and airtightness of solid wood construction The … More
Design Methods for Variable Density, Multi-Directional Composite Timber Slab Systems for Multi-Story Construction
Proceeding research paper for the 39th eCAADe in Novi Sad, Serbia (Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in … More
Kigumi | The Art of Japanese Joinery
The Art of Japanese Joinery highlights the details and intricacies of wood to wood joinery found commonly in traditional Japanese … More
Holzbau mit System | Timber Construction Systems
(German) A resource outlining different building materials and systems, such as timber frame, layered structure and solid construction, and how … More
European LVL Handbook | Metsä
The European LVL handbook is the first comprehensive summary of the properties and end uses of LVL (laminated veneer lumber) … More
The Construction Material Pyramid
Define by the researchers: In Denmark, everyone knows the food pyramid. It tells us about the relationship between our food … More
Architektur konstruieren | Andrea Deplazes
(German) The new edition of the handbook Systematically structured and prepared with the student in mind, the book conveys in … More
Barkow Leibinger
Spielraum “In the end Barkow Leibinger are bricoleurs as much as they are engineers. . . . There is always … More
Rethinking Wood | Markus Hudert & Svenn Pfeiffer
Timber Construction 2.0 Advances in the materials and the digitalization of architecture bring about new methods in design and construction. … More
Tomorrow’s Timber | Pablo Van der Lugt
In Tomorrow’s Timber, [by Pablo van der Lugt], new timber innovations are explored, including the materials, products, elements and complete … More
Prefabricated Systems
Building with prefabricated systems For a number of years, modular construction – the use of prefabricated elements in architecture – … More