If you follow the latest research in forestry, it’s hard not to come across studies relating to adaptive silviculture. In a nutshell, … More
Category: Research & Innovation
A trait-based approach to both forestry and timber building can synchronize forest harvest and resilience
Along with forest managers, builders are key change agents of forest ecosystems’ structure and composition through the specification and use … More
IS ER GENOEG HOUT?
Probos | PEFC | FSC
Lightweight and low-vibration: IfH researches innovative ceiling system
The Institute of Timber Construction at Biberach University is researching and optimizing wooden ceilings’ vibration behavior. Professor Patricia Hamm presented … More
Tree of Culture
European Spruce (Picea Abies) has evergreen leaves and likes to grow in deep, wet soils.Once harvested it can be turned … More
How much wood can we expect from European forests in the near future?
Bas J W Lerink, Mart-Jan Schelhaas, Roland Schreiber, Peter Aurenhammer, Uwe Kies, Morgan Vuillermoz, Philippe Ruch, Cyrille Pupin, Andrew Kitching, Gary Kerr, Louise Sing, Amanda Calvert, Áine Ní Dhubháin, Maarten Nieuwenhuis, Jordi Vayreda, Patrick Reumerman, Göran … More
Hasslacher Baubuche | Nordica Timber
Micromechanics of non-embedded spruce wood: Novel polishing and indentation protocol
Since the start of nanoindentation in wood, cell walls have been supported by epoxy resin during the microtoming of surfaces. … More
LinaHaus
FUNCTIONALITY The development of special air chambers minimizes the swelling and shrinking behavior of the wooden components in all three … More
Holzius
Holzpur | Kung HolzBau
Lignotherm | Kung Holz Bau
Laminated Bamboo | Moso
Moso laminated bamboo refers to a type of bamboo that has been processed and compressed to create a durable and … More
Inholz | Brettstapel
Brettstapel is a solid timber construction system fabricated from softwood timber posts connected with hardwood timber dowels. This relatively simple method of construction does not use glues or nails and can be used to make beautiful, low carbon, healthy buildings that are quick and easy to build.
Kruislaaghout gemaakt van oude pallets
Tijd om de houteconomie om te timmeren: BlueCity maakt zich deze winter hard voor hout met twee Hackathons
PRAKTIJKBOEK BOSBEHEER
Bij het beheer van bossen is vakkennis onontbeerlijk. Ingrepen van een bosbeheerder kunnen decennia lang doorwerken in het bos. Vakkennis … More
Characterization of mechanical properties of five hot-pressed lignins extracted from different feedstocks by microscopy-aided nanoindentation (2023)
Lignin is tested using light-microscopy-aided grid nanoindentation.
Funderplan
The topic of sustainable building with biogenic building materials is increasingly coming to the fore. Sustainability and the complex interaction … More
Laubholz auf dem Durchbruch
Die neue Holzbau betreibt ein eigenes Prüflabor. Bei einer S-Win-Veranstaltung in Lungern wurden Forschungsergebnisse und Objekte mit Laubholz vorgestellt. Andrea … More
STIP Certification
Only responsibly sourced wood No other quality mark demands what STIP guarantees: a STIP company only buys responsibly produced wood … More
Ingenieur Holzbau
Downloads and information about products. The Studiengemeinschaft Holzleimbau eV has been publishing specialist publications on timber engineering with glued solid … More
I SEE HYPER CHAIR 2020 | Miro Vision
The project I SEE HYPER CHAIR was developed by Orhan-Ahmet Sökel, exchange student from Bremen, within the BFH AHB virtual … More
CAT net zero target evaluations
https://climateactiontracker.org/global/cat-net-zero-target-evaluations/
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
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
Conceptual Joining
Wood Structures from Detail to Utopia / Holzstrukturen im Experiment Description from the de publisher: This book explores experimental approaches … More
Sustainable Timber Bridge Design with Design-to-Build Workflow Involving Human-Robot Collaboration (HRC)
Architect: Jun Wen LooLocation: Delft, NetherlandsYear: 2021 – 2022Concept: Robot Collaboration, Digital Manufacturing, Timber Structures, Bridge DesignPhotos by Jun Wen Loo Buiksloterham, … More
The scientific wood collection (Xylothek) | Thünen Institute in Hamburg
Founded in 1931 and begun in 1945 by Prof. E. Schmidt at the Reich Institute for Foreign and Colonial Forestry … 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
What a tree can do?
Poster by CEI-Bois, CEPI, CEPF, and EUSTAFOR Excerpt from CEPF (Confederation of European Forest Owners): Europe is one of the … 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
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
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
Urbach Tower | ICD/ITKE University of Stuttgart
Digital Design, Curved Timber, Timber Construction
Craftsperson and Furniture Design | Dorian Bracht
Craftsman based from Berlin, Dorian Bracht, focused on Japanese and Chinese joinery meaning all of his furniture is created without … More
Wood Model Making
Christian Kerez, a swiss architect, describes architecture as an “adventure” and an “intellectual work” and follows a design process 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
The Hut Next to the Guard’s House | Sachi Miyachi
The project, currently being presented in Leiden, NL, can be seen as a reflection of architecture through the expression of … More
Wood is a puff of air | Stuart McMillen
Read entire comic on Stuart McMillen’s Website: Website
Finnjoists (FJI)
Metsä Wood Finnjoists (FJI) are manufactured from high-quality oriented strand board (OSB3) web, and flanges made from our own Kerto laminated veneer … 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
KERTO-RIPA
The Kerto-Ripa panel is a structural engineered timber building element made from glued Kerto members. It is used to create … More
Cross Laminated Timber (X-LAM)
High material quality combined in one product: X-LAM as a solid cross-laminated panel can easily substitute brick, block, concrete and … More
Lignatur
Configurable hollow core timber floor elements. The main focus is on the interior space performance, giving different panels configuration depending … More
Living bridges
Image: F. Ludwig When we think of a better future for the construction industry, this is the best example of … 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
Hybridbau
Holzaußenwände Hybridbau: ökoeffizient + wirtschaftlich Hyridbau aus Stahlbeton und Holz vereint die Vorteile des Massivbaus mit denen der Holzbauweise und … More
Middle Fork | John Grade Studio
Creative Timber Applications