International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management 2020
Combining a Ground Floor Timber Structure with a Modular Building System in Urban Environments
Publication: ICCREM 2020: Intelligent Construction and Sustainable Buildings
ABSTRACT
Combining a modular building system for multi-apartment blocks with another building system explores the possibility to construct a ground floor level more suitable for urban environments. Two building systems are conceptually explored and analyzed for this purpose. Solid boards made of cross-laminated timber (CLT) and a post-and-beam framework made of glue laminated timber (GLT). The aim is to determine which of the mentioned structures is the most suitable. CLT and GLT both proves to be practical solutions, each with its own strengths. However, a combination of the two might be optimal.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The research study was made in the research project of Timber on Top. We gratefully thank the interviewees at the case study company for their time and inspiration. This work was funded by the Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation (VINNOVA).
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ICCREM 2020: Intelligent Construction and Sustainable Buildings
Pages: 198 - 205
Editors: Yaowu Wang, Ph.D., Harbin Institute of Technology, Thomas Olofsson, Ph.D., Luleå University of Technology, and Geoffrey Q. P. Shen, Ph.D., Hong Kong Polytechnic University
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8323-7
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© 2020 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Oct 14, 2020
Published in print: Oct 14, 2020
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