Comments on: The renaissance of timber structures https://www.archtam.com/blog/the-renaissance-of-timber-structures/ ArchTam Tue, 25 Jul 2017 14:20:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: CLT and the Future of Wood: The Timber Revolution Comes to Industrial Architecture « Archy Naija https://www.archtam.com/blog/the-renaissance-of-timber-structures/#comment-4243 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 18:09:32 +0000 https://www.archtam.com/blogs/the-renaissance-of-timber-structures/#comment-4243 […] the past several years, there’s been increasing talk of a renaissance in timber construction. Although we are predisposed to thinking of wood as a component limited to the classic […]

]]> By: Jessamie Yule https://www.archtam.com/blog/the-renaissance-of-timber-structures/#comment-4244 Wed, 16 Dec 2015 23:26:08 +0000 https://www.archtam.com/blogs/the-renaissance-of-timber-structures/#comment-4244 Hi Nick,

Just curious in the design of medium to high rise buildings, how would you account for the disparity in weight of CLT in comparison to concrete?

]]> By: Nick Hewson https://www.archtam.com/blog/the-renaissance-of-timber-structures/#comment-4245 Thu, 21 Aug 2014 23:19:51 +0000 https://www.archtam.com/blogs/the-renaissance-of-timber-structures/#comment-4245 Hi Rakesh,

Thanks for the comment. While I agree that deforestation and illegal logging activities are a huge issues in some areas of the world, the engineered wood products I am discussing in my post all come from sustainably managed plantations in well-regulated countries. The products are typically made from fast growing softwoods like pine or spruce which are currently of low value and largely used for wood chips, pulp etc and the structural use of these sorts of material is in the region of 1-2% of total volume harvested. Engineered timber is taking what was previously a low-value material and through processing turns it into a higher value material and makes much better use of our natural forest resources.

Studies have been completed around the world which show that even with the most optimistic market penetration projections for timber structures (of up to 15%), that the overall increase in demand for timber resources would only increase by 3-5% over current levels. In answer to your question it’s not really about deforestation as much as it’s about responsible stewardship and more effective use of our natural resources.

Nick

]]> By: Rakesh Bhat https://www.archtam.com/blog/the-renaissance-of-timber-structures/#comment-4246 Thu, 21 Aug 2014 07:17:33 +0000 https://www.archtam.com/blogs/the-renaissance-of-timber-structures/#comment-4246 While timber may be a better material in terms of aesthetics and performance but how do we factor the associated effects of deforestation ?

Cheers,

Rakesh

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