The Importance of Wood and Timber in Sustainable Buildings [E-Book] /

The Importance of Wood and Timber in Sustainable Buildings [E-Book] / edited by Ali Sayigh.

This book emphasizes the important message that architects and structural engineers must strive to ensure that the buildings they design and construct should not be major contributors to climate change. Rather, they should be exploring the use of green materials and building methods-such as timber,...

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Sayigh, Ali, editor
1st edition 2022.
Cham : Springer, 2022
XXIV, 311 pages 30 illustrations, 26 illustrations in color (online resource)
englisch
9783030717001
10.1007/978-3-030-71700-1
Innovative Renewable Energy
Building materials.
Buildings -- Design and construction.
Energy and state.
Energy policy.
Sustainable architecture.



  • Introduction
  • Inspired by Nature: The Wood Structure for Natural Architecture - Examples of Projects in Different Climate Zones
  • Timber as a Sustainable Construction Material in Malaysia
  • Multiple Ways of Using Timber for Sustainability in Buildings and the Future Approach
  • Energy and Environmental Performance of Prefabricated Wooden Buildings
  • Organic Construction Material - Applicability in Continental Climate
  • Sustainable Wooden Construction of Traditional Houses in Moderate Humid Climate of North Iran
  • Sustainable Buildings Wood Attraction in Vernacular Islamic Architecture: Solar Shading Devices and Natural Ventilation for Indoor Comfort
  • Bamboo: The Forgotten Versatile Material
  • Green Building Issues Using Wood and Timber in Buildings in the Arabian Gulf Countries
  • Wood as a Sustainable Building Material From Old to Contemporary Experiences: Review and Assessment of Global and Egypt's Examples
  • Wood Buildings in Portugal
  • The Role of Wood in the Architectural History of Mosques in the Middle East
  • One Floor at a Time: Cross-laminating a Sustainable Future for Mass Timber in North America
  • Contemporary Wood Architecture for Sustainable Buildings
  • The Role of Wood in Current Sustainable Building in Thailand as Architectural Ornaments
  • Sustainability of Malay Wood Craftsmanship for Malaysia's Regional
  • Architectural Identity
  • Traditional Uses of Wood in Architecture
  • The Use of CLT and Timber Technology in Current Construction and Its Impact on the Advances on Environmental Design
  • Conclusions.