This is the main output of the Sustainable Modular Houses for People in Need, Project Number: 2021-1-EL01-KA220-VET-000025502. The “research–knowledge hub” (RKH) is an electronic library developed and created for containing detailed items of applied research in the field of timber construction design principles, circular economy, sustainable development and material availability in different regions of Europe.

RKH is an innovative tool for bibliographic search, an electronic library in all languages of the partners in which the project partners have uploaded complete methods of construction (assembly and disassembly), studies, reports, practical guides and case studies which are expected to assist on finding all the necessary resources under one umbrella. The purpose of the RKH is to be a valuable tool in the hands of both researchers but mostly for the professionals who are actually involved in the whole phase of delivering a modular unit for people in need (from design to construction).

PLATES AND CONNECTORS FOR TIMBER

  • Keywords Modular, Construction, Materials
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language English
  • Publication Year 2019
  • Type Article

A detailed guide of conection systems for mass timber constructions

TOOLS FOR TIMBER CONSTRUCTION (CARPENTRY, TRANSPORT AND MACHINES)

  • Keywords Modular, Construction, Materials
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language English
  • Publication Year 2020
  • Type Article

A detailed guide of transportation systems and on site machinery for timber constructions

FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (SAFETY, FOR INDUSTRY AND CONSTRUCTION)

  • Keywords Construction, Regulation, Materials
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language English
  • Publication Year 2022
  • Type Article

A detailed guide of protection systems and protective equipment that must be folowed by the builders on constructon site

Tapes, sealants and membranes airtightness, wind tightness & waterproofing

  • Keywords Sustainability, Construction, Regulation
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language English
  • Publication Year 2022
  • Type Article

A detailed guide on airtightness, wind tightness and waterproofing solutions for a timber frame house by Rothoblaas

Fabric builds CLT vacation cabin in New Zealand rainforest

  • Keywords Sustainability, Construction, Off-site Manufacturing
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language English
  • Publication Year 2023
  • Type Article

How the CLT material is used in different environments creating forms that are adaptable to a variety of landscapes

Cross Laminated Timber - Ultimate FAQ

  • Keywords Sustainability, Construction, Materials
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language English
  • Publication Year 2022
  • Type Article

The most frequent questions and answers about the Cross Laminated Timber

Click here to htis link:https://katus.eu/learn/courses/cross-laminated-timber-faq

Heat recovery ventilation for eco-friendly homes

  • Keywords Sustainability, Circular, Construction
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language English
  • Publication Year 2022
  • Type Article

The most important aspects of a ventilation system & information you need to start planning your energy-efficient ventilation system in a timber house

Click here to this link:https://katus.eu/learn/courses/ventilation-eco-friendly-home

How to choose (truly) eco-friendly construction materials

  • Keywords Sustainability, Circular, Construction
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language English
  • Publication Year 2022
  • Type Article

A quick basic guide with info about sustainable materials for building a house

Click to this link:https://katus.eu/learn/courses/eco-friendly-construction-materials

Wood use in schools

  • Keywords Sustainability, Construction, Materials
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language English
  • Publication Year 2022
  • Type Report

Wood and mass timber provide flexible design, allowing for more open concept design in schools. This meets the learning goals and environment of teaching, keeping the student experience at the centre.

Mass timber building science primer

  • Keywords Sustainability, Construction, Materials
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language English
  • Publication Year 2021
  • Type Article

This is a guidance to knowledgeable industry professionals qualified in the design of mass timber buildings.

A village in Nigeria for community displaced by Boko Haram

  • Keywords Sustainability, Construction, Materials
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language English
  • Publication Year 2022
  • Type Article

A new community was developed with small size buildings to host terrorist group victims

Modular tent classrooms for refugees

  • Keywords Modular, Materials, Off-site Manufacturing
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language English
  • Publication Year 2022
  • Type Article

An attempt to accommodate refugees in tent classrooms using a range of materials

5 steps to using mass timber in multifamily housing

  • Keywords Sustainability, Construction, Off-site Manufacturing
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language English
  • Publication Year 2022
  • Type Article

A design-assist approach can provide the most effective delivery method for multifamily housing projects using mass timber as the primary building element.

APPLICATION OF MODULAR COORDINATION CONCEPT IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

  • Keywords Sustainability, Modular, Construction
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language English
  • Publication Year 2013
  • Type Article

The modular coordination system is the process of organizing the dimensions which can be applied to the traditional as well as partially prefabricated or totally prefabricated or industrialized building. Modular coordination which comprises Interrelated Concept for building and construction process. This can be applied comprehensively or partly depending upon the particular circumstances. The modular system can be applied to determine the size of building components and assemblies, installation and service systems to the design of the building. This can be achieved by application of the internationally agreed 100mm Module. Modular Coordination provides the easy grasped layout of the positioning of the building components in relation to each other and to the building and facilitate collaboration between planners, manufactures, distributors and contractors.

"ACTIVE HOUSE: A CONTEMPORARY HOUSING MODEL FOR FLOOD AFFECTED POPULATION"

  • Keywords Sustainability, Waste, Construction
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language Serbian
  • Publication Year 2015
  • Type Case Study

The effectiveness of architectural knowledge in the struggle for a better future can be seen in the attitude that a good design or a good architectural solution, does not belong solely to the privileged ones as an improvement of the basic requirements, rather quite the opposite, that it is created as a response to a need. The goal of physical and emotional wellbeing, combined with a long term strategy for reducing the negative impact of the built environment by converting it into a positive influence upon the natural ecosystem, brings together and advances bioclimatic principles, architectural design and sustainable construction in the contemporary housing model dubbed the Active House. The Active House Workshop was held, as part of a wider student initiative New Housing Models for Flood Affected Population, at the University of Belgrade - Faculty of Architecture. The purpose of the campaign was to provide help to flood affected communities and assistance in efforts for repairing buildings in Serbia, hit by the severe floods of May 2014. Students came up with nine design solutions for small family homes, which incorporate the principles of Active House into existing construction techniques. In an architectural context, when concerning repair work after flooding, the need to consider problems related to contemporary living conditions through the ‘active’ category is seen in a new understanding of nature which allows the replacement of a passive restoration model, with an active models for designing in interaction with the environment.

Notiuni introductive - Ce sunt panourile DLT?

  • Keywords Modular, Construction, Materials
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language Romanian
  • Publication Year 2021
  • Type Article

Practical Guide II A short description and definition of DLT panels

3D Printing of Buildings: Construction of the Sustainable Houses of the Future by BIM

  • Keywords Sustainability, Construction
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language English
  • Publication Year 2017
  • Type Research Paper

The paper presents the new technology of 3D printing of buildings for the sustainable houses of the future.

Energy Sustainable House: A Case study and validation through Revit

  • Keywords Sustainability, Construction
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language English
  • Publication Year 2022
  • Type Research Paper

For moving a step closer to energy sustainable building, in this research paper authors have studied the design, energy consumption and transformation of energy dependencies on roof top solar plant of a residential building by situation actor process & learning action performance methodology.

Modular construction: From projects to products

  • Keywords Modular, Construction
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language English
  • Publication Year 2019
  • Type Report

The article shows how modular construction offers the industry an opportunity to make a step change: shifting many aspects of building activity away from traditional construction sites and into factories with off-site, manufacturing-style production.

"Sustainable Construction—Technological Aspects of Ecological Wooden Buildings"

  • Keywords Construction, Materials
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language English
  • Publication Year 2022
  • Type Research Paper

This article is a review and presents the possibility of producing
frame buildings in Europe (Poland) in accordance with the applicable standards, including a heat
transfer coefficient.

"Potential of Modular Offsite Construction for Emergency Situations: A New Zealand Study"

  • Keywords Modular, Construction
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language English
  • Publication Year 2022
  • Type Research Paper

This study aimed to assess the potential of the modular offsite construction method as an approach that could promote the design and construction process of post-disaster reconstruction in New Zealand in emergencies.

Method for the architectural design of wood houses in Portugal

  • Keywords Construction, Materials
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language English
  • Publication Year 2020
  • Type Research Paper

The goal of this study is to propose a method for the architectural design of wood houses in Portugal. Construction and manufacturing companies were interviewed to understand the wood house market. A case study was developed by simulating four variations of a project, including different wood construction systems (wood frame, post and beam, logs, and cross-laminated timber).

Fusta sense llei

  • Keywords Construction, Materials
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language Catalan
  • Publication Year 2000
  • Type Article

Study that aims to ensure the mechanical resistance and stability of wooden structures and elements, in the field of their application, from the project, the execution to their maintenance.

"Developing temporary housing solutions for displaced persons – a study of user needs"

  • Keywords Modular, Off-site Manufacturing
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language English
  • Publication Year 2020
  • Type Article

A comparison of already existing temporary shelters for displaced persons.

Shear response of isolated angle brackets for cross-laminated timber buildings

  • Keywords Construction, Materials
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language English
  • Publication Year 2019
  • Type Research Paper

In this paper, shear tests on small specimens of CLT panels placed on polyurethane elastomer insulation bedding and
fastened to CLT floor with innovative insulated steel angle bracket are presented.

Prefabricated timber panels application possibilities for the energy refurbishment of residential buildings envelope in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Slovenia

  • Keywords Modular, Materials
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language English
  • Publication Year 2020
  • Type Research Paper

This research compares the residential building stock and
identifies potential types of buildings for energy refurbishment in Bosnia and Herzegovina and
Slovenia. It presents refurbishment possibilities of existing residential building stock in both
countries with prefabricated timber panels. It also presents potential obstacles to the wider
application of this refurbishment solution.

Pre-fabricated Material for Modular House

  • Keywords Modular, Construction
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language English
  • Publication Year 2019
  • Type Research Paper

Introduction of some of the existing prefabricated panels.

The application of green building concept through fabrication modular construction system in special house construction

  • Keywords Modular, Construction
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language English
  • Publication Year 2021
  • Type Research Paper

The purpose of this research is to produce a technical design for the Special House as a
reference in the optimal and efficient physical construction.

Mechanical performance of timber connections made of thick flexible polyurethane adhesives

  • Keywords Construction, Materials
  • Target Group Engineer
  • Language English
  • Publication Year 2021
  • Type Research Paper

This study investigates timber connections with flexible polyurethane adhesives, which prove to have the potential for timber-adhesive composite structures without mechanical connections for seismic regions.

This review includes literature studies and personal experiences related to relevant technological variables
defining glue bond performance in glue-laminated timber elements during their service life.

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