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).

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Friday, 27 January 2023 07:40

Prefabrication In Timber Construction

Typically the choice to use on-site wood framing vs. some level of prefabrication depends on many
factors. Prefabricated and modular construction can offer a number of benefits.

Friday, 27 January 2023 07:36

Prefabricated and modular construction

Although the choice to use on-site wood framing versus some level of prefabrication depends on many factors, prefabricated and modular construction can offer a number of benefits, including faster construction, improved material efficiency and worker safety, enhanced quality assurance, and reduced material, labor and interest costs

Friday, 27 January 2023 07:32

Design for modular construction

The modular construction involves conducting the bulk of the construction process off-site in a controlled setting, hence it can contribute to
improved quality, less waste, increased control of cost, and reduced risk.

This thesis explores how production technology/ practices in prefabricated modular construction can influence the process of building adaptation to future social alterations.

The aim of the thesis is to study and propose solutions of the integration between architectural design, engineering and production using mass customisation principles

The opportunities to increase the use of wood in the Dutch residential construction sector and assess the effects on material related CO2 emission. Four house types are modeled with increasing quantities of wood used in constructions.

New two-story structure sets precedent for how Structural Round Timber (SRT) products can help Architectural, Engineering & Construction (AEC) teams address climate change with carbon-smart buildings.

The desire to make construction more climate-friendly is one of the drivers of mass timber’s growing popularity

Friday, 27 January 2023 07:04

Mass timber use around the world

Mass timber projects which demonstrate the increased use of this type of construction around the world

How innovations in Timber are transforming its role to the future construction

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