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Glulam connections fire test report available
https://csengineermag.com/glulam-connections-fire-... [Fire Performance] [Magazine/Newspaper Article] 2017 Civil + Structural Engineer A new report available from reThink Wood demonstrates the fire resistance rating of glulam beam-to-column connections in Type IV construction. The findings support mass timber as a safe solution that meets, and in some cases exceeds, stringent fire safety standards for U.S. building design and construction. Arup, D.R. Johnson, MyTiCon and the Softwood Lumber Board partnered to complete three full-scale fire tests for glulam beam to column connectors. The fire tests were loaded to simulate typica... |
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Wood Meets Seismic Design Requirements
https://www.thinkwood.com/news/wood-meets-seismic-... [Seismic Performance] [Web Page] 2017 ThinkWood Seismic loading is a concern in many areas of the world. Research and building code developments have demonstrated that wood structures can meet or exceed even the most demanding seismic design requirements. In this video, experts discuss how the light weight of wood compared to other building materials allows for a reduced horizontal force in seismic events.... |
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Fire Safety and Protection: Why Wood Construction Comes Out on Top
https://www.thinkwood.com/news/fire-safety-protect... [Fire Performance] [Web Page] 2017 ThinkWood Hear from industry experts about mass timber construction’s proven safety and performance record for fire protection. Mass timber offers a distinct advantage because it chars on the outside while retaining strength. With innovative technologies and wood products such as cross-laminated timber (CLT), glued laminated timber (glulam) and nail laminated timber (NLT), wood meets modern building codes and outperforms other building materials.... |
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Designing for Durability: The Advantages of Wood Construction
https://www.thinkwood.com/news/designing-durabilit... [Moisture/Durability] [Web Page] 2017 ThinkWood Wood construction is long-lasting, adaptable and well-suited for any climate. In this video, hear industry experts discuss wood’s long history of durability and how innovative wood products and advancements in mass timber design are paving the way for a more sustainable future.... |
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Building Green: Design a Sustainable Future with Wood
https://www.thinkwood.com/news/building-green-desi... [Environmental Performance] [Web Page] 2017 ThinkWood Wood is the only major building material that grows naturally and is 100% renewable. Mass timber products have less embodied energy, are responsible for lower air and water pollution, and have a lighter carbon footprint than other common building materials. Hear why architects, engineers and developers are calling the 21st century the age of wood.... |
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Cost Advantages of Building Wood Structures
https://www.thinkwood.com/news/cost-advantages-bui... [Economics/Costs] [Web Page] 2018 ThinkWood Wood offers advantages in terms of material, construction and environmental costs. Wood is easy to use, fast to erect and workers can quickly learn wood construction techniques. In addition, when considered over its lifetime, wood performs better than alternative materials in terms of embodied energy, air and water pollution, and carbon footprint. In this video, hear from experts why wood is the building material of choice for both cost and quality.... |
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AWC Webinar: Cornucopia of Connection Conundrums
https://www.thinkwood.com/news/awc-webinar-cornuco... [Other] [Web Page] 2017 ThinkWood The American Wood Council’s (AWC) National Design Specification® (NDS®) for Wood Construction and Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS) are documents referenced in US building codes and used to design wood structures worldwide. Based on numerous help desk questions and feedback from design professionals, AWC has identified some of the most commonly overlooked wood connection engineering requirements from the NDS and SDPWS. These requirements will be discussed as well as resource... |
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AIA Live: Design Benefits of Mass Timber
https://www.thinkwood.com/news/aia-live-design-ben... [General Information] [Web Page] ThinkWood Architects, engineers and developers are increasingly looking to mass timber for their projects. Advances in wood technology and manufacturing have aligned to make tall wood buildings not only possible, but safe and cost effective. In this AIA Live session hosted by Architect Magazine, Jeff Morrow of Lendlease and Tom Chung of Leers Weinzapfel Associates discuss the benefits of designing buildings with mass timber, why industry professionals are choosing wood as their preferred building material... |
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Summary of selected timber research projects presented at World Conference on Ti
https://www.trada.co.uk/publications/research-summ... [General Information] [Web Page] 2016 ... |
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Summary of selected timber research projects presented at: INTER 2015
https://www.trada.co.uk/publications/research-summ... [Environmental Performance] [Web Page] TRADA ... |
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Wood Science and Engineering
https://www.trada.co.uk/publications/research-summ... [General Information] [Web Page] TRADA The first five articles summarise research projects presented at the 10th International Conference on Wood Science and Engineering (ICWSE), which took place on 5-7 November 2015 in Brasov, Romania. The event was hosted in collaboration with the International Union of Forest Research Organizations, Forest Products Society, Society of Wood Science and Technology, Academy of Technical Sciences of Romania, and Fachhochschule Salzburg.... |
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Summary of some research projects presented at INTER 2014
https://www.trada.co.uk/publications/research-summ... [General Information] [Web Page] TRADA The inaugural International Network on Timber Engineering Research (INTER) meeting was held at University of Bath from 31st August to 4th September 2014. Around 70 leading timber researchers from around the world participated at the event. Twenty one technical papers and a number of technical notes were presented and discussed over three days of technical presentations, at the end of which a compendium of research papers was published as the proceedings of the 47th meeting for this research grou... |
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Wind-induced vibration in tall timber buildings
https://www.trada.co.uk/publications/research-summ... [Vibration/Acoustic Performance] [Web Page] TRADA Wind-induced vibration is an important design consideration in tall buildings in any structural material. The two main forms of wind-induced vibration - across-wind vibration due to vortex shedding and along-wind vibration due to turbulence - were taken into consideration when undertaking this study. Both types are addressed in Eurocode 1. This research summary discusses a study which, following a sensitivity study into the effect of stiffness and damping on wind-induced vibration, addresses a ... |
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Thermal mass in lightweight domestic construction
https://www.trada.co.uk/publications/research-summ... [Moisture/Durability] [Web Page] TRADA High levels of thermal insulation and airtight fabric in modern residential building has raised concerns that recently built dwellings will have a tendency to overheat during periods of hot weather. Concerns that global warming may cause further rise to UK temperatures in the next 50 years (within the lifetime of these dwellings) would only exacerbate this tendency. This report which was prepared by the Steel Construction Industry is a summary update of original work undertaken by Oxford Brookes... |
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Biogenic materials for housing
https://www.trada.co.uk/publications/research-summ... [General Information] [Web Page] TRADA Biogenic is a broad terms that refers to materials of biological origin. At its most wide ranging, this could include fossil fuels that owe their formation to biological activities from previous geological epochs. However the term is commonly reserved for materials of relatively recent biological origin within the context of the construction sector, including timber; it also covers lower-profile materials currently used in niche applications.... |
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Contemporary non-metallic timber connections
https://www.trada.co.uk/publications/research-summ... [Connectors] [Web Page] TRADA In buildings such as swimming pools, grit salt storage facilities and agricultural spaces there is a need for the provision of corrosion-resistant structure. Timber structures are an effective solution in these instances. However, within these structures it is also necessary to use corrosion-resistant connections. In recent years, interest in the use of contemporary, non-ferrous connections has grown. In part this has been a response to the situation described above, but it has also been throug... |
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Future opportunities for British timber
https://www.trada.co.uk/publications/research-summ... [Markets] [Web Page] TRADA Timber has been used in Britain for thousands of years as a building material and it is increasingly important as the challenges of low carbon building develop further. Harvested timber is feedstock for a number of industries, with the majority going into sawmills. The remainder is used in panel board, pulp/paper, fencing, biomass and other products.... |
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Restoring discoloured uncoated timber cladding
https://www.trada.co.uk/publications/research-summ... [General Information] [Web Page] TRADA There has been an increasing trend to use uncoated wood cladding as the exterior facade to new building projects, both domestic and commercial. Such facades can provide an attractive, long-lived and above all, natural alternative to man-made cladding options. Uncoated cladding has been used primarily because of its low maintenance requirement on account of the absence of a decorative finish. Many architects choose to specify uncoated cladding because they want the wood to weather to a silver-gr... |
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Baltimore Carbon Challenge Design Winners
https://www.apawood.org/baltimore-winning-designs... [General Information] [Web Page] APA During an awards ceremony March 28, 2013 in Baltimore, MD, the U.S. Forest Service, Forest Products Lab (FPL) and APA – The Engineered Wood Association honored several local architects as winners in the Carbon Challenge Baltimore Design Competition. The contest, based in Baltimore but open to entrants nationwide, challenged residential architects to design an affordable house while considering strategies that reduce fossil fuel use and the structure’s carbon footprint.... |
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Providence Winning Designs
https://www.apawood.org/providence-winning-designs... [General Information] [Web Page] APA During an awards ceremony March 26, 2013 in Providence, RI, the U.S. Forest Service, Forest Products Lab (FPL) and APA – The Engineered Wood Association honored several local architects as winners in the Carbon Challenge Providence Design Competition. The contest, based in Providence but open to entrants nationwide, challenged residential architects to design an affordable house while considering strategies that reduce fossil fuel use and the structure’s carbon footprint. ... |
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