Mass timber is an engineered wood product formed by gluing or fastening wood panels in layers to achieve exceptional strength and stability. The production is so versatile that it can be used as structural panels, columns, beams, load-bearing structures, or ...
Category: Sustainability
This section covers the incorporation of sustainable building elements and processes in construction.
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What is Embodied Energy of Building Materials?
The embodied energy of building material is the total non-renewable energy or primary energy (carbon released) used throughout its entire life cycle, i.e., extraction, manufacturing, construction, maintenance, and disposal. In other words, it is the sum of greenhouse gas emissions ...
What is Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) for Buildings?
Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are certificates that represent energy efficiency of buildings based on a rating from A (very efficient) to G (inefficient). The rating denotes the cost incurred for heating and lighting the property and the extent of carbon ...
What is Ashcrete?
Ashcrete is an environmentally friendly material that is considered a substitute for traditional concrete. The invention of ashcrete is the result of efforts toward the production of sustainable construction materials. Not only does ashcrete reduce carbon emissions, but it also ...
Timbercrete: Components, Advantages, and Applications
Timbercrete is an environmentally friendly construction material, produced from a mixture of sawdust and concrete. It reuses waste products and replaces some energy-intensive components of conventional concrete. So far, timbercrete has been used to produce bricks, blocks, panels, and pavers, ...
6 Principles of Biophilic Design
Biophilic designs are innovative ways of incorporating nature into buildings and modern architecture. Biophilia means the human tendency to interact or be closely associated with other forms of life in nature. This concept is incorporated into the building industry to ...
Life Cycle Cost: Category, Costing Technique, and Application
Life cycle cost (LCC) is defined as the cost of an asset or its parts throughout its life cycle while fulfilling the required performance. Whole life cost (WLC) is the total of all significant and relevant initial and future costs ...
Top 5 Green Building Certifications
Green building rating or green certification are systems used to assess and recognize buildings that meet the green requirements and standards. These tools follow standard approaches applied to the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance, renovation, and demolition phases of ...