Sustainable Development of Timber Buildings
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Building".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 April 2023) | Viewed by 1627
Special Issue Editors
Interests: timber engineering; bamboo engineering; structural materials; building conservation; earthquake engineering; vibration control
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: timber structure; timber floor vibration; timber connections; cross-laminated timber materials; seismic control
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, timber has attracted attention globally and has gradually been seen as a mainstream construction material. Timber is a renewable material that can sequester carbon from the atmosphere. With the pressing need to achieve net zero buildings, using timber as a substitute for more carbon-intensive materials has become an option in many countries. With the development of engineered wood products, such as cross laminated timber (CLT), glulam, laminated veneer lumber (LVL), etc., wood has become a reliable material for modern buildings. Timber is lightweight and easy to prefabricate, and hence one of the best options for modern methods of construction (MMC). Thus, there is a trend of using timber in taller buildings or with larger open spaces.
Although there have been several Special Issues published in various journals on timber, very few have focused on the broader issues. It is important to ask more fundamental research questions such as “how will timber contribute to the net zero building target in a particular country?”, for example. Therefore, this Special Issue will not only focus on technical issues regarding how to build with timber but will also aim to be a publication venue for research that demonstrates the environmental benefits of timber. We hope to recruit articles on the following topics:
- Wood products and wood material sciences—with a focus on durability;
- Structural performance and design of timber buildings;
- Fire protection and resistance of timber buildings;
- Sustainability and environmental benefits of timber buildings;
- Carbon footprint and LCA of timber constructions;
- Design and simulation tools of timber buildings;
- Wellbeing of occupants in timber buildings.
Dr. Wen-Shao Chang
Dr. Haoyu Huang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable materials
- construction technology
- forest management
- structural engineering
- environmental engineering
- building physics
