Analysis of timber as sustainable material for construction
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Analysis of timber as sustainable material for constructionData de publicació
2014-09-10Editor
University of Rijeka. Faculty of EngineeringISSN
1849-0662Cita bibliogràfica
BRAULIO, M. ; GALLEGO, T. ; LECHA, A. Analysis of timber as sustainable material for construction. En: International Conference on Innovative Technologies INTECH 2014 (Leiria, Portugal. 10-13 Setember, 2014.), pp. 89-92.Tipus de document
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Facing the climate change scenario, professionals and technicians of civil engineering and
architecture are searching for ecological solutions and construction methods that would allow for higher
energy-efficiency ... [+]
Facing the climate change scenario, professionals and technicians of civil engineering and
architecture are searching for ecological solutions and construction methods that would allow for higher
energy-efficiency and then reduce environmental impacts. Timber represents one of the best choices for
energy-efficient construction, since it also functions as a material with good thermal transmittance properties if
compared to other construction materials. This work analyses the possibilities and benefits that wood offers for
the construction industry, in terms of sustainability. On the one hand, the sustainable forest management
system contributes to ensure the quality and well-management in the exploitation of the forest in order to
produce timber and other sub-products such as cork, paper and tree resins. In relation to this, the construction
industry has an important role to increase the level of sustainable products by demanding certified timber. On
the other hand, due to its Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), timber has the lower energy consumption compared to
other building materials, as well as the CO2 stored and saved contributes to mitigate climate change. The LCA
stages for the production of timber, the potential of saving carbon emissions and its comparison with other
building products are presented. Concerning energy efficiency, once timber is implemented in a building taking
part of the structure or as cladding material, it provides a high insulation decreasing the thermal transmittance
of the walls, roofs, floors and windows. Its versatility as construction material also enables obtaining innovative
solutions which can be implemented in buildings, as it is presented in this study. The optimum energy
performance and low carbon emissions of timber make from this product a suitable and sustainable material to
be highly considered for the construction industry. [-]
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Comunicació presentada a IN-TECH 2014 International Conference on Innovative Technologies (Leiria, Portugal 10-13, september 2014).
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