Outputs (3)

Global Policies Influencing the Greater Adoption of Timber in Construction (2024)
Report
Hairstans, R., Ridley Ellis, D., Cramer, M., Plowas, W., Hart, S., Rogers, L., Connell-Skinner, K., & Seminara, P. (2024). Global Policies Influencing the Greater Adoption of Timber in Construction. Forest Industries Ireland

This report prepared on behalf of the Timber in Construction Steering Group and Forest Industries Ireland and authored by Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) and Edinburgh Napier University (ENU), emphasises the critical role of increa... Read More about Global Policies Influencing the Greater Adoption of Timber in Construction.

The Challenge of Strength Grading UK Hardwoods (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cramer, M. (2023, November). The Challenge of Strength Grading UK Hardwoods. Presented at ICWSE 2023, Brașov, Romania

Recent research in Europe is bringing a wider range of wood species to the construction market as structural timber and glue laminated products. This option would also open markets for currently underused UK species, foremost hardwoods, but testing e... Read More about The Challenge of Strength Grading UK Hardwoods.

How timber buildings can be designed for deconstruction and reuse in accordance with ISO 20887 (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sandin, Y., Cramer, M., & Sandberg, K. (2023, June). How timber buildings can be designed for deconstruction and reuse in accordance with ISO 20887. Presented at World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2023), Oslo

There is a need for a shift towards circular economy in the building and construction sector. Design for deconstruction and reuse (DfDR) and design for adaptability (DfA) have been suggested as means to facilitate reuse of buildings and diminish wast... Read More about How timber buildings can be designed for deconstruction and reuse in accordance with ISO 20887.