Timber Building Design and Construction for a Sustainable Future
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2025 | Viewed by 2290
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sustainability; space efficiency; large-scale timber buildings; multi-story timber frame residential buildings; tall/high-rise timber buildings; different frame systems of wood construction; perceptual studies on wood construction; adhesive-free and metal fastener-free wood products
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Interests: large-scale timber buildings; multi-story timber frame residential buildings; tall timber buildings; energy upgrade of suburban concrete apartment buildings and additional floor construction using timber; city planning and land transfer practices for wood-based built environments; special Issues of wood construction (fire, sound, energy efficiency, and long-term durability); the ecology of wood construction and environmental issues; different frame systems of wood construction; processes of industrial wood construction; adhesive-free and metal fastener-free wood products
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Wood is one of the most abundant biomaterials worldwide, having traditionally been used for construction. Recent studies on advanced engineered wood products highlight its vast but largely untapped potential to tackle global sustainability challenges. Alongside this, significant technological advancements are pushing the boundaries of wooden construction. Moreover, it has become more economically viable to use wood for buildings beyond low-rise structures. Consequently, there has been a notable shift in public perception, increasingly accepting wood as a material for high-rise buildings. This Special Issue focuses on timber building design and construction for a sustainable future.
Dr. Hüseyin Emre Ilgın
Prof. Dr. Markku Karjalainen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- wood construction
- sustainability
- space efficiency
- multi-story timber buildings
- large-scale timber buildings
- tall/high-rise timber buildings
- processes of industrial wood construction
- wooden additional floor construction
- adhesive-free and metal fastener-free wood products
- resident survey for wooden apartment buildings
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