Wood: a construction material for tall buildings

Wood has great potential as a building material, because it is strong and lightweight, environmentally friendly and can be used in prefabricated buildings. However, only changes in building codes will make wood competitive with steel and concrete.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature reviews. Materials 2017-07, Vol.2 (12), p.17051, Article 17051
1. Verfasser:	Wimmers, Guido
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	639/166/986 639/166/988 639/301/1023 Biomaterials Building codes Chemistry and Materials Science comment Competition Concrete Condensed Matter Physics Construction industry Efficiency Environmental impact Green buildings Materials Science Nanotechnology Optical and Electronic Materials Prefabricated buildings Seismic engineering Tall buildings Wood Wood construction
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Zusammenfassung:	Wood has great potential as a building material, because it is strong and lightweight, environmentally friendly and can be used in prefabricated buildings. However, only changes in building codes will make wood competitive with steel and concrete.
ISSN:	2058-8437 2058-8437
DOI:	10.1038/natrevmats.2017.51