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The Material Timber: Why Carpenters Love Wood

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Timber as a structural construction material: mechanical properties (strength, density, anisotropy), carbon storage and embodied carbon comparison vs. steel and concrete, predictable fire behaviour (Abbrand / charring rate), thermal insulation, acoustic performance, sustainability certifications (PEFC, FSC), and the global growth of multi-storey timber construction.

Inhaltsübersicht

  • Structural Properties of Timber: Strength, Density and Anisotropy
  • Carbon Storage, Embodied Carbon and the Climate Case for Timber
  • Fire Behaviour, Thermal Performance and Acoustic Properties
  • Sustainability Certifications, Biophilic Design and the Future of Timber
Cross-section of a Norway spruce structural beam showing annual rings and grain alignment — the anisotropic fibre structure that governs all mechanical properties of timber
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