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Angesichts des vom Menschen verursachten Klimawandels und der Notwendigkeit, Wohnraum für eine wachsende Weltbevölkerung zu schaffen, ist zu überdenken, wie künftig gebaut werden soll. Holz ist ein Baumaterial, das unbegrenzt nachwächst, wenn Wachstum und Ernte nachhaltig bewirtschaftet werden. Jüng...

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Main Author: Dangel, Ulrich (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Basel, Switzerland : Birkhäuser Verlag, 2016.
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Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Forestry and Sustainability
  • The World's Forests
  • Deforestation
  • Climate Change
  • The Carbon Cycle and Forests
  • Sustainable Forest Management
  • Certification Systems
  • Products and Manufacturing
  • Forest Products
  • Carbon Sequestration and Substitution Potential
  • Industry and Wood Utilization
  • Reuse and Recycling
  • Life-Cycle Assessment
  • Globalization Trends
  • Craft and Construction
  • The Carpentry Trade
  • Timber Construction Systems
  • Wood-Based Composite Products
  • Hybrid Construction and Composite Components
  • Prefabrication and Mass Customization
  • Wood Technology and Digital Manufacturing
  • Values and Perception
  • Craft Tradition and Future
  • Authenticity and Contradiction
  • Weathering and Preservation
  • Health and Well-Being
  • Potential and Outlook
  • Wood in the City
  • Building in Existing Fabric
  • Multi-Story Timber Construction
  • Rapid Housing
  • Regional Value Added
  • Future Developments
  • Biography / Acknowledgments
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Illustration Credits.