Sustainable use of wood in construction /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Coulson, Jim (James C.)
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley Blackwell, 2014.
• Θέματα: Building, Wooden.; Sustainable construction.; Construction industry > Waste minimization.; ARCHITECTURE > Sustainability & Green Design.; Electronic books.

"There is a great deal of innovation in the use of wood in construction, from impressive modern buildings to new construction products that reduce build times and improve building performance. As a renewable resource with proven low embodied energy, wood is both an environmentally responsible a...

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• Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Some Things You Should Know About Wood, Trees and Forests; 1.1 Some basic information on how trees grow; 1.2 Basic tree types
• softwoods and hardwoods; 1.3 The properties of timbers; 1.4 Different forests and tree types; 1.5 Rate of growth; 1.6 Natural forests; 1.7 Managed forests: Conifers; 1.8 Managed forests
• broadleaves; 2 The Concept of Being 'Sustainable'; 2.1 Being sustainable: A definition and a target; 2.2 What can we do to help?; 2.3 Using the forest resource: The economic argument; 2.4 Legal harvesting
• 2.5 The Timber Trade Federation: Introducing its responsible purchasing policy3 Voluntary Timber Certification Schemes; 3.1 Some further details on the RPP; 3.2 Checking legality
• I: The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI); 3.3 Checking legality
• II: FLEGT; 3.4 Going beyond FLEGT: MYTLAS; 3.5 Checking legality
• III: Other 'legality' certification schemes; 3.6 Checking sustainability: Chain of Custody Certification; 3.7 FSC and PEFC as Chain of Custody Certifiers; 3.8 Other Chain of Custody Certification bodies; 3.9 UKWAS; 3.10 Third-party assurance; 3.11 How Chain of Custody schemes operate
• 4 The UK Government and European Regulations4.1 Checking up on the checkers: The role of CPET; 4.2 CPET's help with legality and sustainability requirements; 4.3 Legality and sustainability: The UK government's definitions; 4.4 Legal timber sources
• the UK government's definition; 4.5 Sustainable timber sources
• the UK government's definition; 4.6 Category A and Category B
• 'Proof of Compliance'; 4.7 Current and future supplies of certified timber; 4.8 The EUTR: Europe's new and compulsory 'timber legality scheme'; 4.9 The meaning of 'due diligence'; 4.10 Satisfying the EUTR
• 4.11 Who actually needs to obey the EUTR?4.12 The 'first placer on the market'; 4.13 CE marking and the CPR; 4.14 CITES: What exactly is it?; 5 Specifying Sustainable Timber for any Project; 5.1 Using wood in a sustainable way; 5.2 The government's Timber Procurement Policy (TPP): A brief reminder; 5.3 Certificates; 5.4 What if I can't get the timber I want?; 5.5 The use of recycled timber; 5.6 Insisting on a particular Chain of Custody 'brand' for your certified timber; 5.7 Deciding which wood to use; 5.8 Some of wood's other characteristics
• 6 Some Principal Softwoods Used in Construction in the UK7 A Selection of Hardwoods Used in the UK; 8 Re-use of Timber and Wood Products; 8.1 The true 'carbon cycle'; 8.2 End of life disposal of timber and wood-based products; 8.3 Recycled timber; 8.4 Disposal of timber in landfill; 8.5 Burning wood: Fossil fuels versus biomass; 8.6 Biomass; 9 Energy Considerations and Construction Materials; 9.1 Embodied energy; 9.2 Cradle to grave analysis; 9.3 Cradle to cradle; 9.4 BREEAM; Appendix 1 Terms, Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in this Book