Essays about: "Timber Industry"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 169 essays containing the words Timber Industry.
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11. Trendspaning på skogsintressenter – Lärk
University essay from SLU/School for Forest ManagementAbstract : Med en medeltemperatur som ökar och ett torrare klimat till följd av klimatförändringar står det svenska skogsbruket inför utmaningar. Det torrare klimatet medför en ökning av skadeinsekter som gynnas av högre temperaturer och angriper de trädslag som utgör majoriteten av det svenska skogsbruket. READ MORE
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12. “It was a free and healthy job” : timber floating on the river Ångermanälven in the 20th century
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : The exploitation of northern Sweden's forests began in about the 1830s and continued expanding northwards over the following decades. A key factor that enabling the exploitation of these forests was the natural infrastructure, such as the network of rivers, creeks and flooding during the summer, which made it possible to float timber from the forests to the sawmills on the coast. READ MORE
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13. Design for Disassembly and Reuse : Developing an Indicator System for Volumetric Timber Structures Based on Case Studies
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/TräteknikAbstract : The environmental impacts of the construction industry, and the built environment, as the end product of construction activity, are massive due to the extensive use of energy and resources. Sustainability and circular economy are recognized as the main solution to the existing environmental impacts of this industry and the main approach to the sustainable development of it. READ MORE
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14. Björktimmer i svenskt skogsbruk : en studie över björkens potential i timmerproduktion
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Björk är Sveriges vanligaste lövträd och utgör cirka 13 % av landets stående virkesförråd. Intresset för trädslaget har varierat historiskt men har med tiden ökat på grund av att till exempel certifieringskrav, klimatförändringar och skadegörare fordrar en större variation i trädslagsblandning. READ MORE
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15. Safety and durability of CLT-balconies
University essay from KTH/Hållbara byggnader; KTH/Bro- och stålbyggnadAbstract : The growing popularity of cross-laminated timber (CLT) in the construction industryhas resulted in a demand for research focusing on the construction and design of CLTbalconies. This paper aims to address this need by presenting a CLT balcony design aswell as investigating its structural stability and moisture safety. READ MORE