Medium-rise structural timber apartment: Luxury or long-term carbon storage solution?

Thomas, D; Ding, GK; Crews, KI

Medium-rise structural timber apartment: Luxury or long-term carbon storage solution?

Thomas, D Ding, GK

Crews, KI

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Publisher:: Graz University of Technology
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceedings of the Sustainable Buildings - Construction Products & Technologies, 2013, pp. 647 - 654
Issue Date:: 2013-01

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dc.contributor.author	Thomas, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ding, GK https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2697-9395	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Crews, KI https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1450-1423	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Hofler, K	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Maydl, P	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Passer, A	en_US
dc.date	2013-09-26	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of the Sustainable Buildings - Construction Products & Technologies, 2013, pp. 647 - 654	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-3-85125-301-6	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	The Australian construction sector contributes almost a quarter of the nations carbon emissions and the main strategy to address this has been to reduce the operating energy of existing buildings and by regulating energy consumption of new buildings. However there has been less focus on minimizing the embodied energy of new construction projects. Engineered timber products have been used in a number of large building projects to replace heavier materials as a structural alternative whilst providing benefits such as aesthetics and the capacity to store carbon. Cross-laminated timber (CLT) has found a market in apartment buildings in Europe with a growing number of projects using the product for both structural floors and walls up to 9 storeys high. Australia's first major CLT building stands 10 storeys high and is currently being marketed as a sustainable city apartment alternative to reinforced to reinforced concrete. This paper looks at the perception of consumers towards this new construction innovation in an attempt to understand whether Australian residents will accept sustainable timber use in apartment living.	en_US
dc.publisher	Graz University of Technology	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of the Sustainable Buildings - Construction Products & Technologies	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Sustainable Buildings - Construction Products & Tecnologies	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3217/978-3-85125-301-6	en_US
dc.title	Medium-rise structural timber apartment: Luxury or long-term carbon storage solution?	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CBI - Centre for Built Infrastructure
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
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Abstract:

The Australian construction sector contributes almost a quarter of the nations carbon emissions and the main strategy to address this has been to reduce the operating energy of existing buildings and by regulating energy consumption of new buildings. However there has been less focus on minimizing the embodied energy of new construction projects. Engineered timber products have been used in a number of large building projects to replace heavier materials as a structural alternative whilst providing benefits such as aesthetics and the capacity to store carbon. Cross-laminated timber (CLT) has found a market in apartment buildings in Europe with a growing number of projects using the product for both structural floors and walls up to 9 storeys high. Australia's first major CLT building stands 10 storeys high and is currently being marketed as a sustainable city apartment alternative to reinforced to reinforced concrete. This paper looks at the perception of consumers towards this new construction innovation in an attempt to understand whether Australian residents will accept sustainable timber use in apartment living.

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