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Increased use of wood in urban areas

Increased use of wood in the building industry is a positive contribution to carbon sequestration. The effect will be enforced by using local wood sources. This project will focus on construction systems and envelope designs that are safe, robust, adaptab le and easily integrated into architecture of a high and sustainable quality. Key wood knowledge needs will be defined, and will be subjected to interdisciplinary research. A dominant category of new buildings in the urbanizing regions is believed to hav e two to eight storeys and be located in areas with high density. The aim of the project is to produce and publicise knowledge that will facilitate increased use of wood in this group of buildings. The urbanization process will be analyzed to be able to v erify the assumed distribution of building categories. Based on integrated principal solutions realistic and attractive examples of area plans and integrated architectural designs will be tested systematically. Practical solutions and calculation tools fo r joining wooden components of frame- and module based building systems will be developed in order to optimize the wood construction systems. Durable wood-based building envelopes are crucial for a successful increase in use of wood. A combined model and tool that simulate and predict future service life of wood in urban architecture will be developed and will enable a knowledge-based decisions regarding design and material selection. Also cultures attitudes and cooperation patterns that restrict well-des igned wood projects will be analyzed in the project.

Prosjektleder:
Marius Nygaard
Institusjon:
UoH-sektor/Arkitektur- og designhøgskolen
Aktivitetsnavn:
Bionæringsprogram
Prosjektstatus:
Bevilgning
Prosjektperiode:
01.01.2013 - 31.12.2016
Geografi:
Norge/OSLO
Fagområder:
Landbruks- og fiskerifag/Landbruksfag
Prosjektnummer:
225345