Essays about: "external timber quality"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words external timber quality.

  1. 1. Assessment of the environmental impacts, energy performance and economic aspects of various construction materials

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Mohsen Bayat Pour; Mohammed Labib Elsayed; [2020]
    Keywords : Bio-based Materials; Fossil-based Materials; Building Performance Simulations; Energy analysis; Environmental impact categories; Life cycle assessment LCA ; Economic analysis; Life cycle costing LCC ; Global warming potential; Climate change; Future climate analysis; Timber structure; Concrete structure; Insulation; HVAC systems; Heating demand; Cooling demand; Energy use; Hygrothermal analysis; Moisture; Thermal envelope; Thermal comfort; Indoor environmental quality; Actual case studies; Iterative workflow; Weather files; Parametric study; Reliability; Single-point rate SPR .; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Increasing CO₂ emission is considered as the main reason for global warming in the world. One of the reasons for producing CO₂ is using of fossil-based materials in the construction projects. READ MORE

  3. 2. Kartläggning och analys av ett sågverksbolag : rotlagerstrategi ur ett Lean Production perspektiv

    University essay from SLU/Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology (from 131204)

    Author : Adam Pettersson; Leon Persson; [2019]
    Keywords : traktbank; kundvärde; processkartläggning; virkesköp; flödeseffektivitet;

    Abstract : I dagens moderna skogsbruk lagras råvaran så nära inpå industrin som möjligt i ett stående och växande lager, rotlager. Rotlagring medför att råvaran inte tappar kvalitet och även kapitalbindningen minskar. READ MORE

  4. 3. External timber quality of birch in birch-spruce mixtures

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Fredrik Hörnsten; [2018]
    Keywords : mixed-species forestry; birch-spruce mixtures; external timber quality; birch;

    Abstract : The Swedish forest management model, largely based on monocultures of conifer species, has increasingly come under scrutiny. Its disadvantages to biodiversity, recreation and climate change susceptibility incentivize alternative ways of forest production. Mixtures with a secondary species is one such alternative. READ MORE

  5. 4. Timber-concrete hybrid innovations : A framework to evaluate economical and technical factors for the construction market

    University essay from KTH/Byggnadsmaterial

    Author : Vito Lorenzo Zaccaro; [2017]
    Keywords : hybrid construction; timber; concrete; standardisation; modularity; construction market;

    Abstract : Nowadays, the focus of the construction market is on sustainability aspects, for which purpose, the employment of wood seems promising. Nevertheless, in countries having high potentiality like Sweden, the timber construction market finds difficulties in growing. READ MORE

  6. 5. Factors driving and restraining adoption of Automation technologies in Swedish wood product industry.

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/JTH, Industriell organisation och produktion

    Author : Mwanza Mapulanga; Praveen Saladi; [2016]
    Keywords : Industrial competitiveness; automation strategies; Production system; investment decisions; Sweden;

    Abstract : Swedish wood product industry contributes significantly to the economy of the country. This industry adds more value to the sawn timber produced in order to manufacture different wooden products. Companies in Swedish wood product industry are presently seen as underdeveloped in terms of investments and developments in automation technologies. READ MORE