Essays about: "multi-story wood construction"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words multi-story wood construction.

1. 1. SUSTAINABILITY OF MULTI-STORY WOOD BUILDINGS : Can the Swedish forestry keep up with the demand?

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Celine Kozak; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainability; green washing; multi-storey wood buildings; clay; climate change; forest; sweden; case study; life cycle; architecture; Hållbarhet; Green washing; trähus; lera; klimat; skog; sverige; flervåningshus; fallstudie; livscykel; arkitektur;

   Abstract :   Wood has been traditionally used as a construction material in Nordic countries such as Sweden dating back to the 12th century. Using wood as a building material for the construction of buildings with more than two stories became the norm around the 1850s and has only increased with the pressing need for more sustainable and environmentally friendly alternatives to materials such as concrete. READ MORE

3. 2. Market development for multi-story wood construction : views of architects and structural engineers

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Economics

   Author : Isac Färnström; [2022]
   Keywords : architects; back casting; enabling factors; gap-analysis; limiting factors; multi-story wood construction; structural engineer;

   Abstract : The multi-story wood construction industry has been on the rise in the past decades because of new regulations making it legal in Sweden and Finland. Politicians have been suggesting more wood materials in buildings because of the positive environmental impact when wood stores carbon dioxide. READ MORE

4. 3. Assessing indoor environmental quality and occupant comfort in modern wood buildings with post-occupancy evaluation and building performance simulation

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

   Author : Henriikka Taipale; [2021]
   Keywords : Climate change; Post-occupancy evaluation; Building performance simulation; Residential; Wood buildings; Engineered wood products; Indoor environmental quality; Thermal comfort; Indoor air quality; Acoustics; Visual comfort; Case study; Denmark; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The European building sector is a source of significant negative environmental impacts, and large part of its carbon emissions can be attributed to heating, cooling and lighting of buildings – in other words, regulating buildings’ indoor environments. As people spend most of their lives indoors, there is a great challenge to create comfortable indoor environments, while also striving for further energy-efficiency and lower environmental impact. READ MORE

5. 4. Promoting sustainable market development : a case study of wooden multi-story buildings

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Economics

   Author : Gustaf Braunstein; [2020]
   Keywords : innovation; market development; regional innovation systems RIS ; small and medium-sized enterprises SME ; sustainable development; wooden multi-story construction WMC ; flervåningshusbyggande i trä; hållbar utveckling; marknadsutveckling; regionala innovationssystem; små- och medelstora företag;

   Abstract : Our planet and societies are about to radically change in becoming increasingly dynamic and complex. Particular drivers for change can be identified as massive environmental and social challenges, such as climate changes, poverty and financial crises. READ MORE

6. 5. Kommunikation av klimatfördelar med flervåningshus i trä

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Products

   Author : Elin Kvennefeldt; [2018]
   Keywords : boendepreferenser; kommunikationskanaler; konsument; köpbeteende; träbyggnation; communication channels; consumer; housing preferences; purchasing behavior; wood construction;

   Abstract : Jordens befolkning står inför nya utmaningar; klimatförändringar som får stora konsekvenser för både människor och djur, samt en befolkningsökning. I Sverige har befolkningen ökat de senaste åren, och då också behovet av bostäder. Sveriges kommuner beräknar att det kommer påbörjas 91 000 nybyggnader av bostäder under 2018. READ MORE